This research investigates a group of primary five students utilizing their prior knowledge as they construct meaning while reading the expository texts in the English as the Second Language (ESL) classroom. In this case, the students are viewed as bringing personal meaning actively to the reading process. The reading comprehension lessons were carried out with a group of elementary students’ reading behaviours being observed and audio-recorded and the data were collected and analyzed qualitatively. The KWLS grid was used to assist students to activate their prior knowledge by generating questions and discussion to construct meaning while reading. Activating and developing prior knowledge presents background material supporting the importance of schemata and prior knowledge for literacy development. In short, the outcome of this research showed that comprehension can and should be taught. At this time, the challenge for the field is to mesh research with reality. Students of all ages.....

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This case study investigated the relationship between classroom instructions, socioeconomic status, and English as a second language (ESL) achievement among selected upper secondary school students from different socio-economic status, gender and ethnic groups in the district of Teluk Intan, Perak. It utitilized a survey research design with emphasis on the correlational method of analysis. Based on the findings of this study, the results indicate that there is a significant difference in the mean scores of the academic performance between male and female students. Therefore, there is a statistically significant difference in the academic performance of students learning English from different gender groups. On the other hand, there is no statistically significant relationship between the students perception of the effectiveness of classroom instructions and their academic performance in learning English. In addition, there is no statistically relationship between the students socio-ec.....

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The objective of this study is to investigate the use of reading strategies for academic text among tertiary level students. There were 12 respondents selected voluntarily to give information for this study. A 2, 004 words academic text were used as an instrument of this study. The researcher used two methods of data collection, they were: think aloud protocol and text retelling protocol. Respondents were asked to read the passage individually and do the think aloud protocol based on their readings. Later on, they do the reading for the second time before they were asked to do the text retelling protocol. The readings and retelling were recorded for transcription. Findings show that respondents have been using 17 types of reading strategies to understand the text. There were three types of reading strategies used frequently by the respondents, they were elaborating strategies (36.37%), rereading strategies (22.61%) and paraphrase strategies (20.39%). This study found that the use of re.....

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This purpose of this study was to determine students' degree of interest in learning based on gender, academic ability levels and subject streams; and determine whether a correlation exist between learning interest and the motivational approaches. The study made use of the ex post facto approach to study the main independent variable, motivational approaches, in retrospect for their possible effects to the dependent variable, interest in learning. The research instrument utilised a questionnaire to collect data from 150 Form Four students through stratified random sampling from two schools in Matang District, Taiping, Perak. The three-part questionnaire consisted of items on respondents' socio-demographic characteristics, their responses to interest in learning and their perception of the use of motivational approaches by their teachers. Statistical tests carried out were the t-Test and One-Way ANOVA for determining significance of different mean values between groups. Correlation test.....

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The purpose of this study was to identify the participation motives, goal orientation, preferred coaching styles of the Malaysian Sports Schools’ athletes and their respective coaches’ coaching styles. This study also examined the relationship between all the variables and their influence on the athletes’ performance. Instruments used in this study were Motives for Sports Participation (MPS), Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ), athlete’s preferred and perceived version of the Leadership Scale for Sport (LSS). The whole population of the two Malaysian Sports Schools for the year 2007 (N = 854; SSBJ = 409, SSBP = 445) were recruited for this study. Results of the study showed the motives for participation ranked accordingly, were Pride for the Family, Improving Skill, Health and Physical Fitness, Doing the Country Proud, Yearn for Challenges, Better Future, Eager to Succeed, Emotional Stability and Self Pride. The findings also revealed that the athletes were.....

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Islamic Private school of Southern Part of Thailand is resembling the continuous progress of education of Islam from the educational institute of Pondak tradition. The educational system of this Islamic private school is unique and different from others. Therefore, it is required the specific educational curriculum of Islam. The Educational Development Center of Region II-Yala has been a government organization which is responsible for creating and reforming the educational curriculum of Islam from time to time. It started from the fist step of registering of Islamic private school with the government until this present time, it consists of six curriculum which have been formed, implemented and reformed. They were Islamic Educational Curriculum 2504B [1961], Islamic Educational Curriculum 2513B [1970], Islamic Educational Curriculum 2523B [1980], Islamic Educational Curriculum 2535B [1992], Islamic Educational Curriculum 2540B [1997] and Islamic Educational Curriculum 2546B [2003]. Thi.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan membangun ujian diagnostik kemahiran menulis mekanis Bahasa Melayu. Reka bentuk kajian ini menggabungkan pendekatan kualitatif dan pendekatan kuantitatif. Pendekatan kualitatif digunakan bagi membangun ujian dan pendekatan kuantitatif digunakan bagi mengenal pasti kebolehpercayaan dan kesahan ujian. Kajian ini dilaksanakan sebanyak empat fasa berdasarkan lima langkah yang terdapat dalam model penilaian diagnostik kognitif Nichols. Lima langkah tersebut ialah substantif konstruk teori, pemilihan reka bentuk, pentadbiran ujian, skor respons dan semakan reka bentuk ujian. Konstruk ujian dibina berasaskan empat motor pembelajaran yang terdapat dalam teori motor pembelajaran Levine iaitu motor perancangan, motor logik, motor memori dan motor tindakan. Sampel terdiri daripada 162 orang murid LINUS yang dipilih berdasarkan keputusan ujian saringan kemahiran menulis mekanis. Kajian ini mendapati ujian diagnostik telah dibina menerusi lima langkah Model Penilaian Diagnostik.....

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