This study was aimed to investigate the effect of Mathematics laboratory-based instruction on junior secondary students’ performance and retention in plane geometry. The investigation had four research questions and four null hypotheses. The research design was quasi experimental. Intact classes were used for the study. A sample of 122 public junior secondary class two students was drawn from a population of 2,371 in Port Harcourt Local Government Area of Rivers State Nigeria. Plane Geometry Achievement Test (PGAT) was used to collect data. PGAT was validated and had a reliability index of 0.85. The experimental group was taught plane geometry using laboratory-based instruction while the control group was taught using deductive teaching method. Mean, standard deviation and z-test statistic were used for analysis. A significant level of 0.05 was used for hypotheses testing. The finding showed that students taught with laboratory-based instruction had a higher performance and retention than their control group counterpart with a statistical significant difference. The study also showed that the male students in the experimental group performed and retained higher than the female students though without a statistical significant difference. It was recommended that laboratory-based instruction should be used by teachers to teach plane geometry practically.
Students, Laboratory, Mathematics, Performance, Retention
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