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Development of a classroomactivity based instructionl design model for teachers in teaching Chinese as a foreign language at Beijing Universities

Lifei, Liu

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This study aims to develop a Classroom Activity-Based Instructional Design (CAID) Model to support teachers in teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (TCFL) through activity-based teaching in universities in Beijing. The research was conducted in three phases. In Phase I, a need analysis was carried out with 285 TCFL teachers through an online survey, and the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean scores and standard deviations. The findings revealed issues in activity design, implementation, and evaluation, highlighting the need for a systematic CAID model to guide teachers. In Phase II, the design stage involved semi-structured interviews with five experts, who confirmed the proposed components and elements while suggesting three additional elements. In the development stage, 19 experts validated the model using the Fuzzy Delphi Method (FDM), and the results confirmed that all components and elements were accepted with expert consensus exceeding 75%, threshold values.....

Thesis Published 2025 61 hits Available

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Social networking sites (SNSs) as a platform to support teaching and learning in scondary schools

Norhayati Mahadi

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As the world is becoming increasingly borderless with the advent of technology, the academic spaces are increasingly becoming less confined to the four walls of a classroom. Many higher educational institutions abroad have started harnessing the connective power of SNSs to further engage with students outside the classroom. In line with this current trend in education, ideally there should be online platforms which support the teaching and learning of subjects in Malaysian secondary schools. This research is a systematic study of design, development and evaluation processes to establish an empirical basis for the creation of THE EXCHANGE, a prototype of a virtual platform using a SNS, to support the teaching and learning of English in a secondary school. The development of THE EXCHANGE is based on an ISD model, ADDIE. The research also aims to obtain the users' evaluation on the prototype developed in terms of its usability. THE EXCHANGE is evaluated by 46 .....

Thesis Published 2011 60 hits Available

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Learning motivation as a mediator between ethnic identity family environment and academic performance among Guangxi minority college students

Li, Fanghong

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This study examined relationships between ethnic identity, family environment, learning motivation, and academic performance among ethnic minority undergraduates in Guangxi Province, China. A cross-sectional survey involved 828 students from three colleges. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. The instrument measured four latent constructs: (i) ethnic identity, using items adapted from established ethnic identity instruments; (ii) family environment, using items adapted from the Family Environment Scale; (iii) learning motivation, using items adapted from the Academic Motivation Scale; and (iv) academic performance, using self-reported indicators of grades, academic engagement, recognition, and academic-related experiences. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics in IBM SPSS (version 27), and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) in SmartPLS4. SEM results showed that ethnic identity (_ = 0.366, p = 0.000) and family env.....

Thesis Published 2025 65 hits Available

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The incidence and wage effects of over and under-education among ethnic groups in Malaysia

Zainizam Zakariya

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This paper extends the study of over-education in Malaysia by looking at the incidence and wage effects of over- and under-education across ethnic groups. Using the second Malaysia Productivity Investment Climate Survey (PICS-2), around 18% and 28% of workers employed in jobs for which they are overeducated and undereducated, respectively. By ethnic group, around 19% of Malays were overeducated with the corresponding figure of 15% each for the Chinese and The Indians. By contrast, around one-third of Chinese and Indian were undereducated as compared to 26% for the Malay. With respect to earnings outcomes, Ordinary Least Square (OLS) models showed that being over educated resulted in a greater earnings loss, around 9 to 11% irrespective of gender. However, being undereducated increases the individuals_ wage premium by around 9 to 12%. Close examination by ethnic groups revealed that the penalty is greater for the Indians (15%) and followed up by the Malays (10%) and Chinese (5%).Neverth.....

Article Published 2015 59 hits Available

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The causal relationship between education level, income, unemployment, and poverty in the District of Sumenep period 2003-2012

Moh. Usman Kurniawan

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This study aims to examine the causal relationship between the variables education level, income, unemployment, and poverty in the District of Sumenep. Data that isused in this study is a time series data from the period 2003-2012. Methods used to view the data stationary using Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) and Phillips-Perron (PP) method and testing the causal relationship between variables using Granger Causality Test. Based on the results of the data analysis it can be concluded that relationship between education level and poverty are not mutually independence or influence; the relationship between poverty and unemployment is not independence or influence each other; the relationship between unemployment and income is interdependence or mutual influence; the relationship between income and education level is interdependence or mutual influence; the relationship between education level and unemployment are not mutually independence or influence; the relationship between income and p.....

Article Published 2015 58 hits Available

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Pengaplikasian AI dalam pembelajaran dan pemudahcaraan Plamoly Bahasa Tamil

Logammal Sumugam

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk meneroka pengaplikasian kecerdasan buatan (AI) dalam pembelajaran dan pemudahcaraan Palamoly Bahasa Tamil di peringkat sekolah rendah. Palamoly yang bersifat kiasan dan sarat dengan nilai budaya sering menimbulkan kesukaran kepada murid untuk memahami makna tersirat secara mendalam. Kajian ini menggunakan reka bentuk kualitatif melalui temu bual mendalam bersama enam orang guru Bahasa Tamil bagi mengenal pasti cabaran pengajaran, tahap penglibatan murid serta keberkesanan penggunaan AI dalam PdP. Data dianalisis menggunakan pendekatan hermeneutik bagi menafsir pengalaman guru dan makna tersirat berkaitan penggunaan AI dalam pedagogi. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa AI membantu meningkatkan kefahaman kontekstual, keyakinan murid serta keupayaan mentafsir Palamoly secara bermakna melalui visualisasi, interaksi dan sokongan pembelajaran yang bersesuaian. Walau bagaimanapun, kajian ini turu t mengenal pasti kekangan dari segi kesediaan guru, masa dan sokongan p.....

Thesis Published 2025 47 hits Available

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Study on hardness and wear of aluminum aa332.0 composites reinforced Mg2 Si via stir casting: a review

Fizam Zainon

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Aluminum alloy AlSi12CuFe (AA332.0) is use as matrix material and Mg2Si (_ 10 _ 15 _m) as reinforcement will study. Composites containing of 15wt. % and reinforcement develop by stirring casting route. The ingot alloy melts in a graphite crucible in an electric furnace at 750_C _ 5_C. This molten stir for 45 minutes and the Mg2Si particles will add inside the vortex during stirring. After completion of the particle feeding, the molten will re-melt in the same temperature for another 15 minutes. The molten finely pours into the metal mould and allowed to solidify at room temperature. Full heat treatments will provide for the samples; solution treatment consist of heating in an electrical furnace at 500_C (_1_C) for 5 hours and then quenching in water at room temperature. The aging treatment shall be done at 170_C for 2 hours. Hardness analysis conducts by following the ASTM E384 _ 09 using a Vickers hardness tester. The wear tests conduct using a pin on disc sliding wear testing machine.....

Article Published 2015 49 hits Available

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Pembangunan modul psikopendidikan Cbt hybrid untuk tekanan daya tahan dan kesejahteraan diri guru pelatih institute pendidikan guru

Nurul Shuhada Sharif Mudin

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Kajian ini bertujuan membangunkan dan menilai kebolehgunaan Modul Psikopendidikan CBT Hibrid bagi menangani tekanan serta meningkatkan daya tahan dan kesejahteraan diri dalam kalangan guru pelatih di Institut Pendidikan Guru (IPG). Reka bentuk kajian ini menggunakan pendekatan Reka Bentuk dan Pembangunan (DDR) yang dilaksanakan dalam tiga fasa berasaskan model ADDIE. Fasa pertama melibatkan analisis keperluan menggunakan soal selidik terhadap 407 orang guru pelatih yang dipilih melalui pensampelan berkelompok bagi mengenal pasti tahap tekanan, daya tahan dan kesejahteraan diri. Selain itu, fasa ini turut melibatkan 46 orang kaunselor IPG melalui soal selidik bagi meninjau keperluan pembangunan modul. Fasa kedua melibatkan reka bentuk dan pembangunan modul menggunakan kaedah Fuzzy Delphi Method (FDM) dengan .....

Thesis Published 2025 70 hits Available

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Sensitivity analysis of managerial ownership and company performance in Malaysia

Mohd Abdullah Jusoh

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This study investigates the sensitivity of managerial ownership on company performance of public listed companies in Malaysia. Three years panel data of 730 Malaysian public listed companies were examined. The results showed that that the managerial ownership affected the firm performance at different levels of ownership. The low and moderate level of managerial ownership showed a positive and significant with ROA, ROE, Tobin_s Q and share price. This is due to the low and moderate level of ownership, the managers having aligned their interests with those of the shareholders. However, the concentrated managerial ownership had negative and significant relationship with all performance indicators. Therefore, the involvement of management in monitoring and controlling activities fail to reduce agency conflict in the emerging economy. This study is perhaps the first that explain the different level of managerial ownership in relation to company performance utilizing extended agency theory .....

Article Published 2015 49 hits Available

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Performance measurement system and lecturers’ performance: testing the mediation role of competency in Malaysian research university

Sharul Effendy Janudin

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Since performance of lecturers is the key contributor of academic excellence, universities need to empower its human capital to be competitive and subsequently achieve world-class status. Unfortunately, effort to conduct research on measuring the performance of higher education institutions has a major setback compared to other industries due to its complex nature and difficulty in measuring its outputs. Furthermore, review of literature indicate that research conducted in education environment mainly focus on organizational performance rather than work performance. This study fills the gap by providing a research framework focusing on Theory of Work Performance. The interaction between performance measurement system and competency on lecturers works_ performance at the individual level was investigated through analysis on data gathered from 368 academics staff from five Malaysian research university. Finding shows 1) performance measurement system (PMS) has significant relationship wi.....

Article Published 2015 31 hits Available

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