Teachers Board Exam (Elementary Level) 2013
The Teachers Board Exam, also known as the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET), is a board exam facilitated by the Board of Professional Teachers under the Professional Regulatory Commission to assess the competency of Bachelor of Secondary Education and Bachelor of Elementary Education graduates.
As per R.A. 1080, individuals who passed the board exam need not take the civil service exams to be eligible for the following positions:
- High School Teacher
- Grade School Teacher
- Special Education Teacher
- Preschool Teacher
Review Courses for Teachers Board Exam (Elementary Level)
There are review courses that you can take to prepare for the board exam. The content of these review courses may vary depending on the review centers, but they’re mostly based on the examination scope released by the Professional Regulatory Commission which includes:
General Education (40 %)
- English
- Study and Thinking Skills
- Writing in the Discipline
- Speech and Oral Communication,
- Philippine Literature
- Master Works of the World
- Filipino
- Komunikasyon sa Akademikong Filipino
- Pagbasa at Pagsulat tungo sa Pananaliksik
- Masining na Pagpapahayag
- Mathematics
- Fundamentals of Math
- Plane Geometry
- Elementary Algebra
- Statistics and Probability
- Science
- Biological Science
- General Biology
- Physical Science with Earth Science
- Social Sciences
- Philippine Government New Constitution with Human Rights
- Philippine History
- Basic Economics, Taxation, Agrarian Reform
- Society, Culture with Family Planning
- Rizal and Other Heroes
- Philosophyof Man
- Arts
- General Psychology
- Information and Communication Technology
Professional Education 60%
- Teaching Profession
- Social Dimensionsof Education
- Principlesof Teaching
- Educational Technology
- Curriculum Development
- Facilitating Learning
- Child and Adolescent Development
- Assessmentof Student Learning
- Developmental Reading
- FieldStudy
- Practice Teaching
TAKING THE EXAM
Licensure exams for Bachelor of Secondary Education and Bachelor of Elementary Education graduates are held twice a year, usually around the months of March and September. Below are the dates and testing centers for the 2013 Teachers Board Exam (Secondary Level):
DATE | DAY/s PLACE | DEADLINE OF FILING |
---|---|---|
March 10, 2013 | Sun / Manila, All Regional Offices Zamboanga & Hongkong |
Repeaters: Jan. 4, 2013 First timers: Jan. 11, 2013 |
September 29, 2013 | Sun / Manila, All Regional Offices Zamboanga |
Repeaters: June 7, 2013 First timers: June 28, 2013 |
NATIONAL PASSING RATE
The table below shows the number of board passers in the Licensure Exam for Teachers in the last 3 years:
EXAM | EXAM TAKERS | BOARD PASSERS | PASSING RATE |
---|---|---|---|
September 2012 | 50,997 | 25,136 | 43.50% |
March 2012 | 32,798 | 13,925 | 42.46% |
September 2011 | 45,171 | 10,243 | 22.68% |
April 2011 | 33,023 | 5,221 | 15.81% |
September 2010 | 39,508 | 7,737 | 19.58% |
April 2010 | 31,306 | 4,835 | 15.44% |