Pentaksiran berasaskan sekolah (PBS) masa kini dilihat dari perspektif yang lebih luas. Demi menjamin kualiti pendidikan yang menjurus kepada pembangunan modal insan ‘minda kelas pertama’, sistem peperiksaan sekarang telah diperkukuh dengan memperluaskan konsepnya kepada pentaksiran. PBS merupakan satu bentuk amalan pentaksiran yang dirancang, dibina, ditadbir, diperiksa, direkod dan dilapor secara terancang oleh guru dan pihak sekolah. Pentaksiran ini perlu mengikut prosedur yang ditetapkan oleh Lembaga Peperiksaan. Sehubungan itu, amalan pentaksiran yang dilaksanakan oleh guru diharap dapat memberikan maklumat yang tepat dan menunjukkan keadaan sebenar tentang tahap pembelajaran murid. Artikel ini merupakan kertas konsep yang membincangkan isuisu berkaitan kesediaan guru dalam amalan melaksanakan PBS. Artikel ini turut mengetengahkan isu kesediaan guru serta kesannya ke atas amalan PBS. Perkara yang dibincangkan adalah selari dengan Pelan Pembangunan Pendidikan Malaysia (PPPM) 20.....

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This paper explores school professionals’ experience in promoting social cohesion. School professionals are principals, teachers and counsellors. The study utilised Ecological System theory to explore types of challenges faced by school professionals to promote social cohesion. This study defines social cohesion as a stage for developing unity among multi-ethnic nation. The case study research design was used to gather data Results indicate that challenges faced by school professionals exist in the micro-sytem and macro-system layers with special characteristics and elements. This study employed a case study research designed to explore in-depth understanding of ethnic relation at the school levels. The data was gathered from interviews with 13 school professionals from two national secondary schools. The participants consisted of principals (n=2), vice principal (n=1), counsellors (n=2), class teachers (n=3), discipline teachers (n=2), and physical education teachers (n=3). Data gat.....

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Pengetahuan dalam melaksanakan aktivit kelestarian membantu individu mendapatkan pelbagai pengalaman, memperoleh pemahaman asas dalam usaha memastikan kelestarian alam sekitar. Malah, peningkatan tahap pengetahuan tentang alam sekitar dapat membentuk sikap positif terhadap alam sekitar. Justeru kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti pengetahuan guru berhubung pendidikan pembangunan lestari (Education for Sustainable Development-ESD) yang dilaksanakan menerusi Program Sekolah Lestari Anugerah Alam Sekitar (SLAAS). Pengetahuan dalam kajian ini terdiri daripada pengetahuan Program SLAAS, pengetahuan Kandungan ESD, dan pengetahuan amalan ESD. Protokol temu bual telah dibangunkan dalam kajian ini. Seramai 12 orang guru dari tiga kategori sekolah yang terlibat dalam Program SLAAS telah ditemu bual. Dapatan utama kajian menunjukkan responden mengetahui aktiviti yang dilaksanakan dalam Program SLASS namun kurang memberi penegasan terhadap nilai di sebalik aktiviti tersebut. Kedua, pengetahu.....

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Kajian ini adalah untuk menganalisis pengajaran mata pelajaran Matematik ke arah aplikasi kognisi dalam Kurikulum Standard Sekolah Rendah (KSSR) di sebuah sekolah rendah melalui Kaedah Hermeneutik. Kajian ini melibatkan enam orang guru yang mengajar mata pelajaran Matematik KSSR di sebuah sekolah rendah yang terletak di Sungai Siput (U), daerah Kuala Kangsar. Sampel kajian adalah berdasarkan borang soal selidik yang diedarkan kepada mereka. Hasil kajian didapati terdapat tiga masalah utama yang dihadapi oleh murid, iaitu sukar memahami konsep matematik, sukar mengingati istilah atau kata kunci matematik dan juga masalah dalam penyelesaian masalah matematik. Guru juga menghadapi tiga masalah utama dalam pengajaran Matematik, iaitu bahan rujukan matematik kurang, guru tidak berpengalaman atau guru bukan opsyen Matematik dan masa pengajaran dan pembelajaran Matematik tidak mencukupi. Hasil kajian juga menunjukkan tiga kaedah penting yang boleh digunakan oleh guru semasa mengajar Matematik.....

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Dalam memastikan CSR bercirikan Islam dilaksanakan dengan sebaiknya, faktor dan cabaran menjadi indikator yang harus dipertimbangkan agar pelaksanaannya mengikut garis panduan dan prinsip Islam. Hal ini kerana, pencapaian organisasi Islam yang cemerlang juga dipengaruhi oleh perlaksanaan CSR Islam. Objektif kajian ini memberi tumpuan untuk meneroka faktor dan cabaran pelaksanaan CSR Islam di Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (BIMB). Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah kualitatif melalui temu bual mendalam dengan sepuluh orang informan yang terdiri daripada pelaksana CSR di BIMB. Hasil kajian mendapati terdapat empat faktor yang menggalakkan BIMB melaksanakan CSR Islam iaitu kesedaran pihak pengurusan, budaya institusi Islam, etika pelaksana CSR dan memenuhi tuntutan masyarakat. Manakala cabaran yang dihadapi untuk melaksanakan CSR Islam adalah dari sudut strategi komunikasi, sumber maklumat, pengurusan sumber manusia dan kewangan..

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This paper describes the results from ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopic studies of diamide ligands namely N,N’-2,6- bis(3-pyridylmethyl)pyridine dicarboxamide (L5) and N,N’-2,6-bis(4-pyridylmethyl)pyridine dicarboxamide (L6) towards chloride, nitrate and chromate anions in solution. The responses of the ligands towards anions are monitored by the changes of the absorbance in the UV spectra. The time interval experiments were conducted from 0 to 3 hours, resulted to the rise of the absorbance of the ligands. The change in the absorbance value is attributed to the increase of interaction between the ligands and anions that is proportional with time. In contrast to the ligands, the absorbance of anion is decreased showing the reduction of anion concentration in the solution. Rapid UV response indicates the sensitivity of these ligands towards anions which at the same time showing promising potential as sensitive anion sensor...

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The study on thiourea derivatives and its coordination complexes have been well documented with majority of the synthesized compounds have high potential to be used as antibacterial agents. In line with this interest, two thiourea ligands derived from amino acids, namely 2-(3-dodecanoyl-thioureido)-3-methylbutyric acid (L1) and 2-(3- dodecanoylthioureido)-3-phenylpropionic acid (L2) have been reacted with ZnCl2 and CuCl2, to produce three new complexes with general formula of [Zn(L1)Cl2] (1), [Zn(L2)Cl2] (2) and [Cu(L2)Cl2] (3) as suggested by elemental analysis. The complexes were characterized by spectroscopic techniques such as Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-Vis). The antibacterial activities of the complexes were evaluated against three common Gram-positive strains (S. aureus, S. epidermidis and B. subtilis) and two Gram-negative strains (E. coli and S. typhimurium). This study revealed that complex 3 had a good antibacterial activity towards Gram-pos.....

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An extremely easy method is presented for producing TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) films as photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cell applications. This paper presents the study on the effect of Polyethylene glycol 20000 (PEG 20000) on the properties of TiO2 NPs films. The amount of PEG 20000 were varied between 0.1 and 0.5 g. Sonication and stirring of commercial TiO2 NPs Degussa P25 and PEG 20000 in ethanol results in highly homogeneous dispersions which are used to prepare TiO2 films. The use of optimum amount of PEG 20000 will increase the light absorption due to the increment of the surface area within the film. The films were characterised using ultraviolet-visible-near infrared spectrometer, field emission scanning electron microscopy and current-voltage measurement...

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Snail allergy is rare, but it can lead to severe allergic reactions. Life-threatening reactions including anaphylactic shock have been often reported after snail consumption. Cerithidea obtusa is a commonly consumed sea snail in Malaysia and other Asian countries. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of immediate hypersensitivity reactions to this species of snail by skin prick test (SPT). Snail proteins were extracted from the snail flesh. A total of 131 patients with atopic diseases were skin prick tested with the snail extract. Out of 131 subjects, 10 (8%) were sensitized to C. obtusa extract. Most of these subjects are allergic rhinitis (70%), allergic conjunctivitis (60%), asthma (20%) and food allergic (20%) patients. As a conclusion, this study showed that the immediate hypersensitivity to marine snail, C. obtusa exists among local atopic patients at a low frequency of 8%. It seems like a patient with C. obtusa sensitization is also probably to be sensitized .....

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The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of multi-frames video recorded experiments (MFVREs) on pre-university students’ achievement for capacitor topic. This study was carried out among 60 Diploma Science students of Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia. Students’ pre-test and post-test scores were analyzed using independent sample t-test. The effectiveness of MFVREs on students’ achievement were analyzed for four subtopics of capacitor: basic concept of capacitor (S1), series connection of capacitors (S2), parallel connection of capacitors (S3) and combination of series and parallel connection of capacitors (S4). Findings revealed that MFVREs give significant effects on students’ achievement for S2, S3 and S4 subtopics but no significant effect to students’ achievement for S1 subtopic compared to PowerPoint slides. Thus, MFVREs approach can be used either as a teaching aid in normal classroom or a student-centered learning video in order to improve th.....

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