<p>The main purpose of this study was to examine the knowledge in biology by immigrant pupils. My investigation is based on the pupil and I have focused on positive and negative factors that affect their performance in biology.</p><p>The study is based on marks in year 2006/2007, a survey and interviews made with four immigrant pupils at a compulsory school in Västra Götaland.</p><p>The study indicates that the result in biology of immigrant pupils is lower compared to Swedish.</p><p>Difficulties in language, the commitments by their parents and their surroundings are the main factors that affect their results negative.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:kau-2267 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Harfacha, Khalid |
| Publisher | Karlstad University, Faculty of Social and Life Sciences |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
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