Transcript PRC Licensure Examination for Agriculturists (2003

WORKSHOP OUTPUT PRESENTATION
BY:
DR. NENITA L. DE CASTRO
WHERE ARE WE NOW?
Performance Trends of LEA Examinees
A
total of 18,606 examinees (average is
2,326/year) took the LEA from 2003 to 2010.
 Average annual passing rate = 30.16%
 Average number of passers per year = 701
Luzon – 8,052 examinees, 2,452 passers (29.8%)
Visayas – 3,488 examinees, 887 passers (25.4%)
Mindanao – 4,364 examinees,1,300 passers (29.8%)
Institution
1. UPLB
2. CLSU
3. LSU (VISCA)
4. CMU
5. USM
6. BSU
7. MMSU
8. ASU
9. NSCA
10. ISU
11. CSCA
Passers/Takers
924 / 943
465 / 889
378 / 723
522 / 1,222
268 / 783
324 / 1,172
132 / 512
70 / 361
50/ 281
89/ 567
93/ 565
Passing Rate
98%
52%
52%
48%
34%
28%
26%
19%
18%
16%
16%
Year
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Average per Year
No. of
Examinees
No. of Passers
3471
2520
2248
1906
1764
1875
2132
2689
2962
3518
4861
5022
2914
769
640
668
570
600
575
817
972
1085
1334
1712
1808
963
Percentage
Passing
22.15
25.40
29.72
29.91
34.01
30.67
38.32
36.15
36.63
37.92
35.22
36.00
33.03
6000
5000
4000
No. of Examinees
3000
No. of Passers
2000
1000
0
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
% Passing per Year
Subject
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Crop
Science
Soil Science
Crop
Protection
Animal
Science
33.6 30.1 33.9 32.6 36.8 31.2
23.6 28.7
31
33
39.3 47.7 27.5 47.6
31.8 33.3 31.5 33.7 31.4
49
48.1 40.5 44.7 41.1
28.1 33.4 33.2 32.1 36.9 33.2 47.3 33.9 47.9
26
29.7
33
31.5 34.4 42.1 49.4 37.7
28
37
32
34
38.2 39.8
Agricultural
Economics
28.5 30.4 36.2 35.3 38.9 31.6 30.6 46.8 32.7 56.8 46.6
and
Marketing
Agricultural
31.9 33.7 36.7 34.8
Extension
36
54.9 45.7
35
63
41.9
40
60.2 33.3 39.8
70
60
50
Crop Science
40
Soil Science
Crop Protection
Animal Science
30
Agricultural Economics and Marketing
Agricultural Extension
20
10
0
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
1.
Examinees in the LEA come from different
baccalaureate programs in agriculture:
BSA, BAT, BSAS, BSAB and other BS
Agriculture related programs
2. Baccalaureate programs in agriculture from
CHED-recognized HEIs varied in the offering
of the prescribed ten basic courses as
required in the LEA:
(2) Crop Science courses
(2) Animal Science courses
(2) Crop Protection courses
(2) Soils Science courses
(1) Agricultural Economics and Marketing course
(1) Agricultural Extension and Communication
course
3. The prescribed ten basic courses of the LEA
were not strictly followed by the different
HEIs offering agricultural programs.
4. Performance of CHED-recognized HEIs is
low with 134 (44%) of 307 HEIs obtaining
zero passing rate.
5. Major specializations in the agriculture
degree programs (science-oriented
research; technology and production
oriented) produced different outcomes in
the examinees’ performance.
6. Examinees’ access to HEIs review centers
had an advantage in passing the LEA.
1. Implement strictly the requirements and
administration of the LEA by the PRC Board
at the regional/satellite offices.
Examinees must be graduates of BSA and
related baccalaureate programs and must
have taken and passed all the ten
prescribed basic courses in agriculture.
2. The HEIs need to improve and modernize the
agriculture curricular programs to include the
following:
a. preparation of HEIs standard basic course
syllabi
b. conduct of training workshops for faculty
teaching the basic courses
c. faculty development(enrolment in postgraduate courses to equip the faculty)
c. conduct of review classes prior to graduation
in preparation for the LEA
3.
The CHED-recognized HEIs should
be monitored periodically to assess
the institutional resources and
capability-building programs in
offering quality agricultural
education throughout the country.
The HEIs with zero passing rate in the
LEA should receive higher priority in
terms of attention and support from
CHED.