A Lean-integrated teaching approach for secondary school mathematics: A case study of loci

Nickson Mweni

A Lean-integrated teaching approach for secondary school mathematics: A case study of loci

Abstract

The ongoing low performance in mathematics is due to a pedagogical deficit in the teaching of Loci in Grade 12. In order to close the pedagogical gap in enhancing loci conceptual understanding, the paper offers a case study of a lean, integrated teaching strategy in secondary loci mathematics. The study was carried out in two specifically chosen mathematics classrooms at Kachororoni Secondary School in Ganze Sub-County, Kilifi County, Kenya, using a non-equivalent control-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental method. There were fifty students in each of the experimental and control groups. The Lean Integrated Teaching Approach was used to teach mathematics to the experimental group. The Traditional Teacher-centered Approach was used to teach mathematics to the control group. ANOVA, independent t-test, paired t-test, and correlation analysis were used to examine the data. According to the study, applying lean principles boosted pupils' comprehension and engagement with geometric ideas. To improve the conceptual understanding of Loci, the study suggests incorporating lean principles into pedagogy by streamlining teaching strategies, optimizing resource use, and encouraging active student participation.

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Supporting Institution

The author declares that there is neither conflict of interest nor affiliation with nor involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest, such as educational grants or non-financial interests, such as personal relationships, in the subject matter discussed in this manuscript.

Project Number

1

Ethical Statement

The study didn’t require approval of the ethics committee because it did not involve research on humans as specimens. Furthermore, it was a study in Mathematics Education.

Thanks

I do acknowledge the teachers of Kachororoni Secondary School, Ganze sub-county, Kilifi County, Kenya, for the support I have received in writing this paper. Secondly, to all scholars whose literature I have cited, without whom it would not have been possible to write a case study of this magnitude. Lastly, to the students who participated in the study.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Mathematics Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Nickson Mweni ^*
Kenya

Early Pub Date

June 11, 2026

Publication Date

-

Submission Date

December 10, 2025

Acceptance Date

April 7, 2026

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Year 2026 Number: Advanced Online Publication

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https://izlik.org/JA43HB62GA

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APA

Mweni, N. (2026). A Lean-integrated teaching approach for secondary school mathematics: A case study of loci. Journal for the Mathematics Education and Teaching Practices, Advanced Online Publication, 39-54. https://izlik.org/JA43HB62GA

AMA

1.Mweni N. A Lean-integrated teaching approach for secondary school mathematics: A case study of loci. JMETP. 2026;(Advanced Online Publication):39-54. https://izlik.org/JA43HB62GA

Chicago

Mweni, Nickson. 2026. “A Lean-Integrated Teaching Approach for Secondary School Mathematics: A Case Study of Loci”. Journal for the Mathematics Education and Teaching Practices, no. Advanced Online Publication: 39-54. https://izlik.org/JA43HB62GA.

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Mweni N (June 1, 2026) A Lean-integrated teaching approach for secondary school mathematics: A case study of loci. Journal for the Mathematics Education and Teaching Practices Advanced Online Publication 39–54.

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[1]N. Mweni, “A Lean-integrated teaching approach for secondary school mathematics: A case study of loci”, JMETP, no. Advanced Online Publication, pp. 39–54, June 2026, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA43HB62GA

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Mweni, Nickson. “A Lean-Integrated Teaching Approach for Secondary School Mathematics: A Case Study of Loci”. Journal for the Mathematics Education and Teaching Practices. Advanced Online Publication (June 1, 2026): 39-54. https://izlik.org/JA43HB62GA.

JAMA

1.Mweni N. A Lean-integrated teaching approach for secondary school mathematics: A case study of loci. JMETP. 2026;:39–54.

MLA

Mweni, Nickson. “A Lean-Integrated Teaching Approach for Secondary School Mathematics: A Case Study of Loci”. Journal for the Mathematics Education and Teaching Practices, no. Advanced Online Publication, June 2026, pp. 39-54, https://izlik.org/JA43HB62GA.

Vancouver

1.Nickson Mweni. A Lean-integrated teaching approach for secondary school mathematics: A case study of loci. JMETP [Internet]. 2026 Jun. 1;(Advanced Online Publication):39-54. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA43HB62GA