To pass or fail : a UM librarian licensure performance study
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the UM librarian licensure
exam performance from 2002 to 2012 and find out the influence of the
scholastic performance of the student in the probability of passing the
board exam. Employing prediction-causation method of research,
revealed that the UM Library Science graduates have low level of
performance in the Librarians Licensure Examination, their passing rate
is still high as compared to the national passing percentage. The
graduates had a good GPA performance and their academic
performance in the English subject is moderate. Of the subject clusters
in the licensure exam, information technology have the highest score,
followed by management of libraries with laws and practices, selection
and acquisition of library materials, reference bibliography and user
services, indexing and abstracting, and the lowest cataloguing and
classification. Moreover, English grade does not statistically relate with
passing the board exam; while GPA have statistical influence on
passing the board exam.
Keywords: Librarian Licensure Exam; University of Mindanao;
Licensure Studies.