FIVE-YEAR LICENSURE EXAMINATION PERFORMANCE OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE GRADUATES

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Licensure examination performance serves as an indicator of the effectiveness of curricular programs for library and information science. This study analyzed the five-year performance of 159 BLIS graduates in the Librarians’ Licensure Examination from 2011 to 2015. Results show statistically consistent passing rates across the period, with a moderately high average passing rate of 57.89% and a mean general rating of 73.23%. Institutional passing outperformed the national rate by 45.12%, and performance varied by examination area and examinee group.

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ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

Purpose and significance of licensure performance

Legal and educational context for LIS degrees

Role of ICT in librarianship

LLE coverage and passing requirements

Trends and concerns in LLE results

Asian Journal of Contemporary Education DOI: 10.18488/journal.137.2017.11.1.9 Vol. 1, No. 1, 1-9 © 2017 AESS Publications. All Rights Reserved. [URL:](URL: www.aessweb.com)[ ](URL: www.aessweb.com)[www.aessweb.com](URL: www.aessweb.com) FIVE-YEAR LICENSURE EXAMINATION PERFORMANCE OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE GRADUATES Elizabeth A. Lascano1+ Apler J. Bansiong2 1,2College of Teacher Education, Benguet State University, Philippines (+ Corresponding author) ABSTRACT Article History Received: 25 July 2017 Revised: 10 August 2017 Accepted: 14 August 2017 Published: 25 August 2017 Keywords Curricular programs Librarians’ licensure examination (LLE) Passing rates Bachelor of library and information science (BLIS) Center-Reviewees Self-Reviewees First timers Repeaters. Licensure examination performance of graduates is one measure of the effectiveness of curricular programs. This study analyzed the five-year performance of 159 BLIS graduates in the Librarians’ Licensure Examination in from 2011 to 2015. Findings reveal that the passing the graduates’ passing rates were statistically consistent in the five-year duration. The average passing rate was moderately high at 57.89%, but the mean general rating was only 73.23% . The general ratings had a slightly platykurtic, negatively skewed distribution. Overall, the institutional passing rate surpassed the national passing rate by 45.12% . Passing rates were highest in Information Technology, Indexing and Abstracting, and Library Organization and Management. Lower passing rates were posted in Selection and Acquisition of Library Materials, and in Cataloguing and Classification. The first timers, and the review center attendees, outperformed their respective counterparts, while the male and female examinees were statistically even. The first timers scored better than the repeaters in five areas, save cataloguing and classification. Meanwhile the male examinees and the center-reviewers were better than their counterparts on only one area - Library Organization and Management, and Selection and Acquisition of Library Materials, respectively. Recommendations as to the result of this study were proposed. Contribution/ Originality: This study is one of the very few studies which have investigated the result of licensure examination of librarians in the Philippines. The paper’s primary contribution is finding that the alumni’s performance varied significantly across the six examination areas. Also, the first timers outperformed the repeatersin passing rates. 1. INTRODUCTION The effectiveness of a curricular program is almost always gauged in the graduates’ employability and their passing performance in licensure examinations (Visco, 2015; Tan, 2016) . For private higher-education institutions (HEIs), the licensure examination performance of alumni has become a source of prestige and a force that attracts prospective enrollees. For state universities and colleges (SUCs), it partly determines the budget the institution receives since licensure examination performance is one of the output indicators ofthe normative funding scheme in the allocation of expenditures to SUCs (Ladia and Nool, 2012) . Because of these reasons, higher education institutions are giving much attention to the licensure examination performance of their graduates (Tarun et al., 2014) . The Philippine government recognizes the significant role librarians and other information professionals play in the development of information-literate citizens. As such, two laws have been enacted to improve and strengthen library service and practice in the country. These laws are the Philippine Librarianship Act of 1990 (RA no. 6966) which was later repealed by RA no. 9246 (Ramos et al., 2013) . The enactment of these laws have paved way for the offering of Library Science, which later was renamed Library and Information Science. The former used to be a specialization course under the Educatio

FAQs

What period and sample were analyzed in the study?

The study analyzed the five-year performance of 159 BLIS graduates in the Librarians’ Licensure Examination from 2011 to 2015.

How were the passing rates and general ratings described in the findings?

Passing rates were statistically consistent across the five years, with an average passing rate of 57.89% and a mean general rating of 73.23%.

Which examination areas showed the highest and lowest passing performance?

Passing rates were highest in Information Technology, Indexing and Abstracting, and Library Organization and Management, while lower passing rates appeared in Selection and Acquisition of Library Materials and Cataloguing and Classification.

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