Module 1: Institutional Review

Congratulations! You are now at the last lap in your course. You are on your way to
finishing all the academic requirements for you Education degree. To attain your
ultimate goal - which is to be able to exercise your profession and make it your lifelong
career you need to be licensed. Becoming a professional teacher which will give you
the privilege and the right to be an educator requires a license- much like becoming a
lawyer, a doctor, engineer or nurse. You need to become an LPT or Licensed
Professional Teacher.
Philippine Law requires that you pass a licensure examination. This used to be known
as the Licensure Examination for Teachers or LET. This is now known as Philippine
Board Examination for Teachers or PBET. The law that requires that you need to be
licensed is RA 7836 of 1994, otherwise known as Philippine Teachers
Professionalization Act of 1994. This was later amended by RA 9293. Section 26 of
the said Republic Act states:
Sec. 26. No person shall engage in teaching and/or act as a professional
teacher, whether in the preschool, elementary or secondary level,
unless the person is duly registered as a professional teacher, and a
holder of a valid certificate of registration and a valid professional
license or a holder of a valid special/temporary permit.
The coverage of the exam is divided into 2 parts for the BEED: General Education
Subjects and Professional Subjects.
The General Education subjects are English, Math, Science, Filipino, Social Science,
and ICT. The ProfEd subjects are the ones marked in your student record as PECMS-
like the teaching profession, Principles of teaching, Field Study.
The BSED will have 3 parts in addition to the above there will also be a test on their
specialization.
The coverage is so wide that there is a need to read and review every day since memory
works on the principle of recency- we remember the most recent information. This
institutional review will just be one of the steps to help you prepare for the exam by
helping you focus on your goal to become a professional teacher. Taking the review
and earnestly answering all the questions will help you to be “in the zone”-alive, alert,
enthusiastic about passing the exam. At the same time, paying attention to your errors
and learning from them will make this review a purposeful endeavor.
Most of the items in the tests have already been tackled in class and you have already
developed some strategies to do well in tests: good study habits, listening and focusing
on the lesson as it is being discussed in class. Although there are some test-taking
strategies that will help you do your best and get that passing score.
The exam consists of multiple-choice questions which have 4 options. Some will be
completion statements, others will give a situation and therefore, will be a paragraph.
Some test taking tips that you can use are:
1. This review and other reviews may not be enough to give you a 100% chance
of passing the test. You have to do extra reading on your own especially on the
competencies required for each part of the test. The PRC competencies that
will be tested are in their website.
2. Except for Filipino in the General Ed. Test and for those who are Filipino
majors, all other items are written in English. Continue improving your
comprehension skills in English. If you have good reading comprehension in
English, your chances of passing the exam is greater. Read everyday and
paraphrase what you have read.
3. Be sure you understand the question before choosing the answer. For
completion items, the first part of the question is the stem. Understand what
the stem requires or means, pay attention to details if the question gives a
situation. Read the question in its entirety.
4. Some choices may all seem correct, but you are supposed to choose the best
answer. After choosing the best option insert your answer into the sentence and
read the resulting sentence to determine if your answer makes sense.
5. As you read the question, give the answer mentally without looking at the
choices yet. Then look at the choices to see if your answer is given , or if there
is a choice that is very much similar to your answer.
6. Eliminate all options that are obviously incorrect, or you have not come across
in your readings.
7. Pay attention to words like always, never, not- If you find at least one option
that is not correct, then the statement is incorrect.
8. When you find the words all of the above in the stem, and two of the choices
are correct, then the answer then the answer will be all of the above
9. Most of the time when you are in doubt about changing your original answer,
your first choice is usually correct.
10. Answer all questions. If you are unsure make an educated guess.
OTHER REMINDERS
1. Arrive early so that you will have the time to relax before the actual test begins.
As they say: “better an hour too soon than a minute too late”.
2. Listen attentively to last minute reminders from the proctors.
3. Try to answer questions consecutively but do not spend too much time in
answering a question. If you are taking more than 2 minutes to answer a
question, leave it then go back to it later. If after going back you are still unsure
of your answer make a guess.
4. Feel confident that you have prepared sufficiently and will pass the examination.