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EFFECTS MATHEMATICS LABORATORY BASED APPROACH ON GEOMETRY ACHIEVEMENT OF SLOW LEARNERS AMONG JUNIOR SECONDARYSCHOOL STUDENTS IN NIGER STATE

Dr. Etsu ShabamalikiMuhammad and Dr. Ahmad Manko

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Abstract The study aims at investigating the Effect of Mathematics Laboratory based approach on Achievement of Slow Learners among Junior Secondary School Students in Niger state. ?Pre-test?-?Post-test? control group design was used for the study. The sample consisted of 74 students; 33 students were assigned to the experimental group and 41 students to the control group. The experimental group was taught using Mathematics Laboratory based approach and the Control Group was taught using Conventional (Lecture) method. The data collected was analyzed using mean and t-test statistics. The study revealed that mathematics laboratory based approach is more effective than the conventional approach in enhancing slow learners? achievement in geometry. There was no significant difference in gender performance of the slow learners taught Geometry using Mathematics Laboratory based approach. Based on the findings it was recommended among others that secondary school teachers should be trained on the effective use of indoor laboratory based activity in order to enhance the students? performance in JSS Geometry. Keywords: Mathematics Laboratory Based Approach, Performance in Geometry, Slow learners, Gender.

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