Splitting Science in LET for Secondary Teachers

Board Resolution No. 95-01, Series of 1995 previously adopted Science as a field of specialization in the Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers, Secondary Level.
The Resolution continues the framework of field specialization in the LET Secondary Level while modifying the Science field by splitting it into two subjects.

The Board resolves the change because teachers with majors in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or General Science previously had Science as a field of specialization, requiring study of three (3) more subjects beyond their major.
The Board finds that examinees experienced difficulty in passing under the prior Science-as-a-single-field approach.
The Board conducts consultations with education and science stakeholders, leading to an “urgent need” to split Science into Biological Sciences and Physical Sciences.

The Resolution splits Science into two (2) subjects of specialization: Biological Sciences and Physical Sciences.
The Board provides that examination will be given in both fields in the Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers, Secondary Level.
The Board adopts specialization assignments tied to the examinee’s major:
- Teachers who major in Physics, Chemistry and General Science take Physical Science.
- Teachers who major in Biology and Environmental Science take Biological Sciences.
The Board states that the examination questions shall be within the scope of the syllabi in the LET 2001.

The Board adopts the syllabi of the Biological Sciences and Physical Sciences subjects as contained in Annex A.
Annex A forms an integral part of the Resolution.
The Board directs that questions to be prepared must be within the scope of the syllabi for the LET 2001.

Teachers with majors in Physics, Chemistry, or General Science take Physical Science as their specialization field.
Teachers with majors in Biology or Environmental Science take Biological Sciences as their specialization field.
All examinees who are covered by the LET for Professional Teachers, Secondary Level participate in examinations for the two specialization fields as implemented by the Resolution.

The Board provides that the split subjects are included in the **Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers, Secondary Level starting in August 2001.
The Board mandates that the questions to be prepared for implementation in August 2001 must be within the scope of the syllabi.

The Resolution requires complete publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation, whichever occurs earlier, and then grants a fifteen (15) days post-publication effectivity period.
Copies of the Resolution must be furnished to:
- all teacher training institutions,
- CHED, and
- DECS.
The Board confirms the governance approval and administrative attestation process through adopted and attested/approved signatures and certifications attached to the Resolution.