6 Cebu grads top exam for teachers

CEBU, Philippines - Six graduates from Cebu universities made it to the Top 10 list of passers in the elementary and secondary levels, respectively, in the September 2015 Licensure Exam for Teachers (LET).

In the elementary level, Toni Rose Fabila, Lester Ochea, and Ric Roland Tordillo of University of Cebu – Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue shared the fourth, sixth, and ninth spots with a score of 86 percent, 85.6 percent, and 85 percent, respectively, while Lordiel Miasco of Cebu Normal University placed 10th with a score of 84.80 percent.

Of the 68,442 examinees, 21,461 or 31.36 percent passed the exam.

In the secondary level, Anna Maria Gracia Ingcog and Christopher Cabanog, both from Cebu Normal University, earned 88.20 percent and 88 percent, respectively, to land in the eighth and ninth spots.

Of the 81,463 examinees, 41.75 percent or 34,010 passed the test.

Doctor Filomena Dayagbil, dean of CNU’s College of Teacher Education, said the achievement is not surprising, as CNU has always produced topnotchers.

She said it is always expected for CNU graduates to top the board exam because of the high standards they observe while in school.

“We always feel proud of our students,” she said.

Coverage

The results were released yesterday, 48 days after the examinations.

The topics covered in the examination were Ge-neral Education subjects that comprise general learning competencies like English, Filipino, Mathematics, Science, and Social Sciences.

It also included Professional Education subjects such as Teaching Profession, Social Dimensions of Education, Principles of Teaching, Educational Development, Curriculum Development, Facilitating Learning, Child and Adolescent Development, Assessment of Student Learning, Developmental reading, Field Study and Practice Teaching.

In the secondary level, the topics covered were fields of specialization like English, Filipino, Bio-logical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Social Studies/Sciences, Values Education, MAPEH, Agriculture and Fishery Arts, and Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE).

In order to pass the exam, examinees must have an average rating at least 75 percent and must have no rating lower than 50 percent.

Higher passing average

The passing percen-tage in the recent LET was relatively higher than that of the March 2015 exam.

Based on results released by the Philippine Regulatory Commission, only 12,103 or 27.42 percent of the 44,144 in the elementary level passed the exam in March. In the secondary level, 17,904 or 31.63 percent of the 56,596 examinees passed the exam.

Meanwhile, in the August exam, 2a5,301 or 35.74 percent of the 70,786 examinees in the elementary level passed the exam. In the secondary level, 26,767 or 34.4 percent of the 77,803 examinees passed. — /JMO  (FREEMAN)