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Content Knowledge in Mathematics and its Effects to Pre-Service
Teachers’
Achievement

Marorie C. Brin and Marilou O. Meting

Cavite State University – Tanza Campus, Tanza, Cavite

The study was conducted from April 2017 to November 2017 at Cavite State
University
– Tanza Campus to determine the pre-service teachers’ content

knowledge in Mathematics and its effects to their achievement. It specifically
aimed to (1) determine the pre-service teachers’ demographic profiles; (2)
identify the content knowledge of pre-service teachers in Mathematics; (3)
determine the achievement of pre-service teachers; and (4) determine if

content knowledge in Mathematics affects students’ achievement. These were
carefully studied through the use of research questionnaires which were
distributed to 45 students, selected using purposive sampling. It used
descriptive-correlation design that covered statistical method regarding
content knowledge in Mathematics and its effects to pre-service teachers’
achievement of selected pre-service teachers in Cavite State University General

Trias City and Rosario Campuses. sIt was revealed that pre-service teachers are
at level 2 (mediocre) content knowledge in Mathematics and their
achievements are very satisfactory. Overall, content knowledge affects pre-
service teachers’ achievement.

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