Artists have interpreted and explore the concept of colour, space and environment in variety of different forms of installations to represent various contexts: physically and visually, emotionally and psychologically. Liam Gillick’s and Daniel Buren’s works especially manipulate colour reflection through the use of coloured panels that arrange in repetitive geometric forms effectively transform the space into a glowing colour reflection environment. By exploring the concept of illusionary planes, Sol LeWitt’s installations manipulate viewers’ perception and the relationship between colour, space and architecture. Meanwhile, Olafur Eliasson is the artist that explores colours and its effect on space and surroundings within the context of perception and reality. The unique character of each installation has a strong role in influencing a physiological and psychological experience...

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Anatomy and morphological characters were employed to identify four samples of Tacca sp. (Belimbing Tanah) from different localities in Perak. Anatomical characters including leaf epidermal characters, leaf venation, type of stomata and trichomes were investigated through transverse sections, epidermal peel and leaf clearing procedures. The outline and vascularization of the sections were also investigated. Result has shown that Tacca from four different localities in Perak were similar anatomically. However, morphologically these four species can be differentiated mostly based on their leaves, flowers and fruits. The leaf margins are slightly different of either entire or denticulate, and the colours of floral bracts are either purplish-black or purplish-black at the base gradually turns white to the apex. Eventhough they are slightly different morphologically, Tacca of Gunung Lang and Gunung Liang were suggested as T. chantrieri based on dichotomous key of Kalkman which emphasizes on.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti hubungan antara tahap kemahiran al-Quran guru Kelas Khas Kemahiran Membaca dan Menghafaz al-Quran (KKQ) dan pencapaian pelajar dalam pelajaran tajwid al-Quran di Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur. Seramai 134 orang pelajar KKQ terlibat dalam kajian ini. Kajian kuantitatif ini menggunakan reka bentuk kajian tinjauan dan data kajian diperoleh dengan menggunakan sebuah instrumen soal selidik. Kesahan data dilakukan dengan menubuhkan panel rujukan pakar. Data dianalisis secara inferensi untuk mendapatkan nilai korelasi pearson bagi pemboleh ubah yang dikaji. Melalui kajian rintis yang dijalankan, didapati kebolehpercayaan alat kajian berdasarkan alfa Cronbach berada pada tahap tinggi iaitu >0.80. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan, terdapat hubungan signifikan pada tahap yang rendah antara tahap kemahiran al-Quran guru dengan pencapaian tajwid al-Quran pelajar. Justeru, kemahiran ini perlu dikuasai dan ditingkatkan oleh guru KKQ kerana ia merupakan salah sa.....

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Kertas kerja ini memfokuskan kepada hubungan landskap dan kesihatan yang memerlukan perancangan yang terperinci. Rasa penyembuhan dapat dicipta menerusi gabungan “softscape” (alam semula jadi) dan “hardscape” (alam buatan). Healing Garden atau Taman Penyembuhan adalah satu perancangan landskap bertujuan meringankan tekanan di tempat kerja, di jalanan dan di rumah. Taman penyembuhan menyentuh lima deria penglihatan, pendengaran, rasa, sentuhan dan bau...

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The teaching of engineering courses is relatively challenging due to the nature of the courses that are perceived as “difficult courses” by a number of students. Thus, the purpose of this action research was to explore the problems faced by electrical and electronic engineering (PKEE) students studying a difficult topic–transistor. This research was also aimed at identifying the students’ attitude towards Problem-based Learning (PBL). Literature has shown that PBL could enhance students’ understanding and make the learning more meaningful. The theoretical framework of this study was based on Kemmis and Mc Taggart model. Cooperative learning method was also utilised in this study consisted of Jigsaw technique in the first and second rounds of the study. In the final round, the discussion method was used. In an action research design, a classroom is a usual research site. Thus, an engineering class of 30 Form 5 students in a Technical School was selected. The PBL method was app.....

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The talking‐head animation is an instructional animation capable of improving the communication skills through enhancing the pronunciation skills; whereby a word is pronounced correctly and accurately. This had been proven by several researches, which indicate that learning with interactive animation is much more advantageous than conventional learning. Hence, the mistake in choosing the realistic level of an animated character at a particular condition has negative effect on students’ learning performance. Therefore, this study would focus on the Uncanny Valley phenomenon, which is understood to have an effect on the students’ emotions. This phenomenon is mainly attributed to the animated character design which is almost similar to real humans. To overcome these problems, the non‐realistic three‐dimensional and two‐dimensional talking‐head animation courseware has been developed to ensure that students get the maximum learning from the point of emotional reaction and lea.....

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Aktiviti membentuk doh boleh diaplikasikan untuk membantu murid bermasalah pembelajaran mempelajari kemahiran mengenal huruf. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk melihat sejauh mana aktiviti menggunakan membentuk doh dapat membantu meningkatkan penguasaan mengenal huruf dalam kalangan murid bermasalah pembelajaran. Kajian eksperimental kuasi dijalankan terhadap enam orang murid bermasalah pembelajaran yang dipilih secara pensampelan bertujuan di tiga buah sekolah menengah yang menjalankan Program Pendidikan Khas Integrasi (Masalah Pembelajaran) di dua buah daerah di negeri Perak Darul Ridzuan. Kumpulan kawalan di Sekolah A terdiri daripada dua orang murid (M1 dan M2) manakala rawatan dijalankan di Sekolah B dan Sekolah C. M3 dan M4 di Sekolah B menerima Rawatan 1 menggunakan aktiviti membentuk doh manakala M5 dan M6 di Sekolah C menerima Rawatan 2 menggunakan aktiviti percikan. Alat kajian terdiri daripada ujian pra dan ujian pasca dan kajian telah dilaksanakan selama tiga bulan. Dapatan kajian.....

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This paper reports the development and validation of a test that measures the whole range of basic science process skills as stipulated in the Malaysian science curricula and that is suitable for Malaysian upper primary school students. In the instrument development phase, 58-item Basic Science Process Skills (BSPS) Test was generated according to a set of a priori indicators. These items were vetted by two reviewers consisting of experienced primary science teachers to ensure content validity and to establish inter-rater reliability (or, degree of agreement). The analysis of inter-rater agreement in categorisation of basic science process skills items yielded a Cohen’s Kappa value of 0.877, p = .000 < .001. The BSPS Test was then field tested with a group of 197 upper primary students (Grades/Years 4-6, or aged 10- 12) that represents top, average, and bottom sets. The dataset was subjected to item analyses, resulting in a quality 29-item BSPS Test. The BSPS Test has a KR-20 reliabi.....

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Peranan masjid kepada umat Islam amat luas ruang lingkupnya kerana ia adalah institusi yang boleh menyatukan seluruh umat Islam. Pengembangan ekonomi masjid merupakan antara langkah yang boleh dilakukan oleh institusi masjid untuk tujuan pengimarahan. Melalui pengenalan sistem elektronik perakaunan masjid (EMAS) yang telah dilaksanakan oleh institusi masjid di Negeri Perak, mendapati jumlah dana masjid yang terkumpul dalam bentuk simpanan tunai beserta tanah wakaf yang tidak diusahakan adalah banyak. Oleh yang sedemikian, institusi masjid seharusnya menjana ekonominya bagi memastikan kelangsungan aktiviti masjid dapat diteruskan dan seterusnya memacu pembangunan ekonomi ummah melalui penglibatan dalam kegiatan-kegiatan ekonomi yang produktif...

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Tujuan kajian ini adalah bagi mengenalpasti kesan perbezaan tahap keupayaan spatial pelajar terhadap prestasi kognitif dalam pembelajaran subjek biologi sel dengan menggunakan perisian visualisasi tiga dimensi. Perisian visualisasi tiga dimensi dihasilkan dengan menggunakan teknologi realiti maya dalam persekitaran web. Prestasi kognitif diukur dengan menggunakan ujian pencapaian. Reka bentuk kajian kuasi eksperimen digunakan dalam kajian ini. Seramai enam puluh satu orang pelajar daripada sebuah universiti telah dipilih sebagai sampel kajian yang pemilihan adalah berdasarkan kepada kumpulan kelas sedia ada. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan tiada perbezaan yang signifikan bagi pelajar berbeza keupayaan yang mengikuti pembelajaran dengan perisian visualisasi tiga dimensi. Hasil kajian ini menunjukkan perisian visualisasi tiga dimensi dapat membantu pelajar berkeupayaan spatial rendah untuk mempelajari subjek sains biologi seiring dengan pelajar berkeupayaan spatial tinggi. Dapatan menunjukkan.....

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