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Table 1. The sample of the study (source: created by authors)
Treatment
Comparison
School
Gender
Number
%
Number
%
SMKSS
– Male
10
9.6
–
–
– Female
7
6.7
–
–
SMKTS
– Male
13
12.5
11
16.2
– Female
12
11.5
5
7.3
SMKHC
– Male
9
8.7
12
16.6
– Female
15
14.4
9
14.3
SMKSG
– Male
21
20.2
17
25.0
– Female
17
16.4
14
20.6
Total
– Male
53
51.0
40
58.8
– Female
51
49.0
28
41.2
Grand total
104
100
68
100
Typical case purposive sampling as is applied here, is a type of purposive sampling that is
useful when a researcher wants to study a phenomenon or trend as
it relates to what are con-
sidered “typical” or “average” members of the effected population. The sample schools chosen
satisfy certain criteria, that is:
average schools, students with average ability in mathematics
measured through Primary School Evaluation Test (Malaysia) result and participating teach-
ers having about 5 years teaching experience.
All four schools are normal, semi-urban public
schools. For interview purposes, six students from each school were randomly selected to
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