The purpose of this research was to develop learning portal for students of Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Sultan Mizan Besut Terengganu and to determine the portal’s effectiveness and quality based on the theory of constructivism. The portal was developed using open source software, “moodle” as a platform. All the teaching materials used in the portal were developed by the researcher. The study used quasi experimental design to determine the effectivenes of the portal. A sample of 83 respondents of the Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Sultan Mizan’s Semester 1 Ijazah Sarjana Muda Perguruan Preparatory Programme (PPISMP) July 2008 took part in the study. The t-test show that the measure of the post test result of the experimental group was higher than the control group (t (136)= 6.03, p=.00). This shows that the learning portal has an effect on the students’ learning. The study also shows that the learning portal is able to create a condusive learning environment and its usag.....

1345 hits

7655 hits

2384 hits

2275 hits

2436 hits

7329 hits

3223 hits

This grounded theory study aimed to examine factors that influence Malaysian health providers' attitudes, knowledge, and responses to IPV survivors, including health providers' perceptions of IPV, factors that influenced the ways they work with IPV survivors, factors they perceived toward influencing IPV survivors' help-seeking behaviors, and their recommendations for improving IPV training. Seventeen (N = 17) participants were recruited using snowball sampling and theoretical sampling was utilized to ensure the data was saturated. The results found nine superordinate themes that highlights health providers' perceptions of IPV in general, conceptualization of IPV, institutional factors, health providers' personal factors, sociocultural factors, IPV survivors' resistance, and professional responsibilities, as well as recommendations for improving IPV training and services. Twenty-three themes and 71 subthemes were identified to further describe the superordinate themes. Implications of .....

2719 hits

Al-Qira'at al-Shadhdhah is a rejected recitation style which is not considered as part of the Qur'an. It is due to its inability to comply with the rules of Qira'at recitation set forth by the Ulama'. Among those companions who are frequently associated with Al-Qira'at al-Shadhdhah is "Abd Allah bin Mas'ut r.a. even though he has high reputation and credibility. There are several Qira'at originated from Ibn Mas'ud which are neglected and considered as Shadhdhah especially after the event of Qur'anic collection and rewriting during the reigns of "Uthman r.a. Thus, this incident has given vast opportunities to the enemy and commentators of Islam as a tool to attack authenticity of the Qur'an. Therefore, this study is aims to identify a narration of Al-Qira'at al-Shadhdhah recitation originated from "Abd Allah bin Mas'ut r.a. Later, it is evaluated and analysed based on one of the accepted pillars of recitation which is must be parallel with rasm mashaf'Uthmani. This study is also aim to .....

4228 hits

This study aimed to investigate the taxonomic characteristics based on micromorphology and macromorphology of Cyperaceae species and to build the taxonomic key based on these characteristics. The research method involved the use of light and electron microscopy. Sampling was carried out in four areas of Tanjong Malim, Ipoh, Kuala Kangsar and Gerik covering different ecology of open areas, wetlands and limestone. The findings showed that four out of the thirteen studied species; Cyperus compactus, C. compressus, C. iria, and C. kyllingia are common species found in all studied areas. Cyperus sphacelatus is limited to Gunung Lang, Ipoh while C. pulcherrimus often found in Pulau Banding, Gerik. This study showed the diagnostic characteristics of flower and spikelet is in agreement with the classification of Koyama, Eiten, Dahlgren, Tucker, Bruhl and Goetghebeur. Its diagnostic macromorphological characters have successfully been applied for developing the taxonomic key of Cyperaceae. The .....

3157 hits