A Comparative Study Between Experiential and Conventional Teaching Methods on Students' Retention of Mathematics Concepts

The efficacy of several pedagogical approaches for teaching mathematics that improve student retention were examined in this study. Using a non-equivalent control group for both the pre- and post-test, the researcher employed a quasi-experimental design. Sixty seven (67) students in SHS 2 made up the population. A sample of 67 second-year students from Krobo Community Day Senior High Schools served as the study's subject conducted in 2022/2023. Experiential learning was the mode of intervention for the experimental group, whereas traditional/conventional teaching method was employed by the control group. Based on the study's findings, t(df) = -9.646 and p = 0.00 less than α = 0.05, indicating a significant difference between the experimental and control groups. The results showed that students taught limit of functions through experiential learning approaches retained more content than students taught limit of functions through traditional method. It was therefore recommended from the study that mathematics teachers should teach mathematical ideas through practical learning strategies (experiential learning).