Philippine E-Journals

Correlation of Teacher Education Graduates’ Academic Performance, Licensure Examination Performance, Type of Work and Waiting Time for Job Search

Shirley D. Dangan

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

Graduates’ performance in licensure examination and their employability are key performance indicators in quality assurance. The quality of teacher education curriculum offered by universities is measured by the graduates’ performance in the licensure examination for teachers and their employability in teaching. A teacher education graduate must have a valid professional license to be employed as teacher. This study determined the relationships of the teacher education graduates’ academic performance, rating in the licensure examination for teachers, type of work and waiting time for job search. A descriptive-correlational research design was used to study the direction and magnitude of the relationship between the variables involved in the study. One hundred sixty-four teacher education graduates of Palawan State University Cuyo Campus were involved as respondents. Descriptive survey and documentary analysis technique were employed in gathering data. The statistical analysis of data revealed significant relationships between the teacher education graduates’ academic performance, rating in the licensure examination for teachers, type of work and waiting time for job search. Licensure tests increase the costs of entering an occupation and a failure rate lengthens the waiting time for job search and creates uncertainty about obtaining employment.