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outside the classroom. The four students were called S01, S02, S03 and S04. Table
5.2 shows information of the students
Table 5.2 Mrs. Engka’s Students Selected as Participants in the Case Study
Categories
S01 S02
Students
S03 S04
Gender Male Male Female Female
Age 16 16 17 16
Biology
Achievement
Attitudes
Towards Biology
Parent Career
(Father/
Mother)
3.0 3.5 3.5 3.5
I sometimes
was interested
in biology. It
depends on the
topic.
A small
business owner/
Tailor
I disliked
biology.
Lawyer/
Nurse
I disliked biology
because it needed
too much
memory.
I studied
biology because
I would like to
be a dentist.
Labors Engineer/
House wife
S01 was sixteen years old boy. His mother was a tailor, and his father
owned small private business. Outside formal schooling studying, S01 spent several
hours in private tutorial institutions for enhancing his knowledge of Physics,
Mathematics, Chemistry, and English language during school day and weekend.
Even though he believed that studying biology was necessary for his everyday living,
he was occasionally interested in that study. His biology learning achievement score
was 3.0 and his GPA was 3.46.
S02 was also sixteen years old boy. His father was a lawyer, and his
mother was a nurse. He disliked studying biology, but liked studying Math,
Chemistry and Sport. However, he did not study in any private tutorial institute, his
biology learning achievement score was 3.5 and his GPA was 3.63.
S03 was seventeen years old girl. She lived in Bangkok with her aunt
while her parents were now labors living in another province. Outside formal
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