Baseline Data: Survey Result as of April 2015

The data below is an addition to the survey result which we posted last March here - http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2015/03/blepp-2015-baseline-data.html. The initial result have a total of 91 respondents while this survey has 57 respondents.  There's a strong correlation on the trend and pattern of results of the last survey with this one.

Also, our gratitude to those who responded to the survey as well as to our generous sponsors who provided us review gift pass which we gave to our respondents, maraming salamat po (just click their name to visit their FB page):

1. East West Psychology Review Academy 
2. RGO Psychology Review Center 
3. Pathways International Review and Learning Center Corp. 
4. DigiPsych 
5. SRG PSYCH 
6. SPARK Psychology Review Center 

More first time takers than retakers.

Majority age of test takers are in the bracket of 20-22 mostly in their early twenties.

More female than male.

Self-review is higher by a few points with those doing review but it will be almost equal if result of those reviewing through review centers is combined with  the result of those in the distance/online review. 

SPARK Review Center continue to get high number of  respondents as the choice of review center

followed by Pathways and RGO.

It seems that passing the BLE for Psychometrician is a stepping stone in obtaining or becoming a licensed Psychologist. With MA in Psychology as pre-requisite for the BLE for Psychologist, this year saw an increase in the enrollment of those taking up Psychology in graduate school, a trend which will continue. Its implication would be a decrease of  Psychology graduate taking up units in education to become Values Education teacher  and those taking up MA in Guidance and Counseling. The priority would now be towards getting professionalized and licensed as Psychometrician and Psychologist so lesser competition for those in the field of education (teachers and guidance counselors).

But we hope to see those schools offering undergraduate and graduate courses in Psychology to improve their programs and offer other field to specialize like Sports Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Play/Music/Arts Therapy etc.       

School of Respondents

Angeles University Foundation
Bataan Peninsula State University
Batangas State University
Bohol Island State University
Bulacan State University
CEU Makati/Malolos
Colegio de San Gabriel Arcangel
Colegio de San Juan de Letran
De La Salle Lipa
De La Salle University
Divine Word College of Legazpi
DLSU-D (2)
DMMSU
FEU
Laguna State Polytechnic University (2)
Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas
Mondriaan Aura College
MSEUF
New Era University (2)
NTC
Our Lady of Fatima University
Pamantasan ng Cabuyao
PLM (2)
PUP (2)
Rizal Technological University
Saint Mary's University
Silliman University
SLSU (2)
SLU
St Paul (QC/Manila)
St. Dominic College of Asia
Trinity University of Asia
Universidad de Manila (3)
Universidad de Sta. Isabel
University of Batangas (2)
University of Immaculate Conception
University of Makati
University of San Carlos
University of San Jose-Recoletos
University of St. La Salle
University of the Cordilleras
Western Mindanao State University

Angeles University Foundation

Bataan Peninsula State University

Batangas State University

Bohol Island State University

Bulacan State University

CEU Makati/Malolos

Colegio de San Gabriel Arcangel

Colegio de San Juan de Letran

De La Salle Lipa

De La Salle University

Divine Word College of Legazpi

DLSU-D (2)

DMMSU

FEU

Laguna State Polytechnic University (2)

Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas

Mondriaan Aura College

MSEUF

New Era University (2)

NTC

Our Lady of Fatima University

Pamantasan ng Cabuyao

PLM (2)

PUP (2)

Rizal Technological University

Saint Mary's University

Silliman University

SLSU (2)

SLU

St Paul (QC/Manila)

St. Dominic College of Asia

Trinity University of Asia

Universidad de Manila (3)

Universidad de Sta. Isabel

University of Batangas (2)

University of Immaculate Conception

University of Makati

University of San Carlos

University of San Jose-Recoletos

University of St. La Salle

University of the Cordilleras

Western Mindanao State University

BLEPP 2015 Baseline Data - Part 2

This is the part 2 of the BLEPP 2015 Baseline data about the occupation or job or respondents, their purpose of taking the licensure exam and future plans (Part 1 here).

Majority of the respondents are new graduates so they are not yet employed. Like the data last year majority are employed as human resource officers or specializing in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. A number works as guidance counselor or assistant and others are already practicing psychometricians.

Below are the main reasons commonly cited for wanting to become licensed Psychometrician:

1. For employment/Work/Job: Clinical, HR, Government, Academe/School, Guidance Counselor, Legal, Community (for job application and use in current work).
2. To administer Psychometric Test/purchase of assessment tools.
3. As compliance of DOH requirements on current work.
4. For career/Advancement/Credential/Promotion/upgrade knowledge.
5. To become a teacher/help younger generations. 

As to their future plans, majority or 91% have the intention to become future psychologists. It also reflect the other data wherein 25 respondents plan to take up graduate studies in Clinical Psychology.  

Data shows that the majority will take up Clinical Psychology followed by Industrial Psychology. Since most of the respondents are newly graduate so most have not yet thought of what to specialize for graduate school.

It is also interesting to note that there are other specialization that seems not ventured into by Psychology graduates like music therapy, child/developmental psychology, and social psychology among others.

The other table are the most cited schools/universities among survey respondents, top on the list is UST and PUP. However, some respondents did not specify the school/universities they plan to enroll for their graduate school. 

Part 1 - http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2015/03/blepp-2015-baseline-data.html

BLEPP 2015 Baseline Data

The following data were gathered from February 27 - March 16, 2015 with a total of  75 female respondents and 16 male respondents for a total 91 respondents. 

The sign up/survey is ongoing and some of the respondents were given review gift passes from the different review centers that were featured in this blog and our FB page.  

Thanks to all respondents for us to come up with this baseline data for BLEPP 2015.

More female first time takers are taking the licensure exam at 61% compared to their male counterpart at 10%. Those yet to graduate some are graduating this year and others in 2016/2017. A total of 20% both male and female will be retaking the licensure exam. 

Those in the age bracket of 20-22 and mostly females composed 50% or half of the respondents. The rest of the respondents' ages are spread from the youngest age at 17 and the oldest at 38. 

This data also confirms the age bracket of the majority of respondents. Most of them at 63%  have graduated in 2013, 2014 and this year, 2015. The rest at 34% graduated from the year 1997 up to 2012. 

Data shows that almost half  of the respondents are doing self-review at 48%. Although the number of those availing services of review center has also increased as compared to the data last year and some continue to avail online and distance review. 

Again this data confirms the preceding or above data,  those doing self review responded NA for their review center. Meanwhile, many of the survey respondents are availing the services of SPARK Psychology Review Center.

Survey respondents came from 53 different schools or universities. Seven of the respondents came from Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP).

Baseline Data of BLEPP 2014

http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2014/08/initial-result-of-survey-and-sign-up.html

http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2014/08/125-schools-represented-in-the-survey.html

http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2014/08/survey-respondents-job-categories-and.html

To sign up and answer survey follow link below

http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2015/02/sign-up-for-regular-updates-on-2015.html