10 Tips on Passing the Licensure Exam for

Teachers (LET)
I completed 18 credits in Education alongside my degree in Mass
Communications, majoring in Journalism. In 2008, after a year I graduated, I decided to take
LET, the Licensure Exam for Teachers, so I would get licensed to teach.

I had two choices to review for the challenging exam. Either enroll in a review class or study on
my own. I chose the latter. It was not an easy choice. I guess I was just lucky that my friend
already enrolled in a review class that I photocopied her review manuals.

I started to review though just a month away before the exam. If my goal was to be one of the top
10 examiners, I guess I would had taken the review seriously and started the review months
before. I might also had enrolled in a review center. (And that would be a big challenge since I
did not take an Education course, full time.) But that time, I just want to pass the exam and get a
license. So, it took a lot of self-discipline to study by myself since I easily get distracted by a lot
of things that time. After only a week or two left before the exam, that I seriously went through
all the manuals and tried to understand every concept in Education. Define cramming. I’m so
glad I passed the exam though, with an overall score above 80%.

After what I’d gone through before the exam and passing it, I believe you can do the same! I
have listed below ten things you should do if you plan to review on your own to get a license for
teaching.

1. Know your weak and strong subjects. Alot time on reviewing the lessons of your strong
subjects. And enjoy the review so you could easily remember what you are reading. But alot
more time on your weak subjects. Well, at least if you are weak in math for example, make sure
you didn’t miss reviewing the concepts of what is covered in the test for General Math.

2. Understand theories and concepts. Review the different methods of teaching. Imagine how
these ideas would be applied in a real teaching environment. If you are already teaching then that
is great, since you can easily imagine how the theories and concepts are applied in the real world.

3. In my opionion, the exam is more of your analytical skills, so strive hard to improve it.
Once you have understood theories and concept, make sure you know how to differentiate them
and explain them in your own words. At least by doing these, you can easily recall them when
you are taking the exam.

4. Don’t take for granted subjects under General Education. Remember that you have to pass
all three sets of tests including General Education. Don’t assume this test is easy since you took
this up when you were in Elementary or High School. Remember that a lot of years had passed.
So brush up your memory especially the basic mathematical equations and basic science
concepts.
5. Prepare everything before the exam. Make sure you have read the test guidelines many
times. Check your calculator. To be sure, check the allowed calculators in the PRC’s list. If you
don’t want to buy a new one though, make sure you have a non-programmable calculator. But
don’t take my word on this because I wasn’t sure if other proctors had allowed calculators not in
the list, although my friend said she didn’t even check the list and just grab a basic calculator
with her. Proctors check each calculator before the exam starts.

6. Take enough sleep before the exam. Make sure you don’t feel drowsy while taking the exam
so you have enough time to answer them all. I think that’s the reason one of my friends fail.

7. Eat well and use the restroom before the exam. You are not allowed to go out while taking
the exam.

8. Avoid erasures. In CEU, where I had my college years, we took our exams in Scantron. So, I
was used to answering tests by shading the boxes or circles. I knew how erasures could make a
bad score. So before you shade it, make sure you are shading the right answer, or at least it is
your final answer. If you need to erase it, make sure it is clean. But I still don’t think it is a good
idea.

9. Follow instructions. Listen to what the proctor is telling you during the exam. If it is not
clear, ask the proctor.

10. Most of the time, you haven’t reviewed whatever appears on the real exam. What will
help you answer the exam are your basic understanding of the Education topics and your
analytics skills. Don’t overdo it though because you might miss the right answer. Other test
takers define it as common sense