Examination orientation and hierarchical relationships are highly dominating evaluation and assessing system in China, hence the practical implementation of assessment reform in traditionally hierarchical societies is beset with difficulties. On the other hand, ePortfolio assessment is claimed potentially transformative to affect student learning and teacher instruction. To the end, this research then aims at investigating the implementation of ePortfolio-based assessment in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context and form a framework conceptualised in specific context, in order to obtain students and lecturers’ holistic and in-depth experiences in implementing ePortfolio contextually. The qualitative case study approach to obtain lecturers’ holistic and in-depth experiences in implementing ePortfolio were utilised. Data were collected through classroom observations, document analysis and interviews of two EFL lecturers. Fourteen lessons of the English course involving two .....

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This research intended to compare the impact of service quality, particularly reliability, assurance, tangibles, empathy, responsiveness, waiting time, and valence, towards customer satisfaction between taxi and Grab Car services in Malaysia. The research also aimed at comparing significant difference in service quality and customer satisfaction between both. Development of the research framework is based on adaptation of the Parasuraman‟s SERVQUAL model and Grönroos‟s Two- Dimensional model. Quantitative research via self-administrated questionnaire survey was adopted in this research. A total of 384 surveys were collected from local tourists who had used local taxi and Grab Car in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Johor, Penang, and Perak. The target respondents were screened using quota sampling technique where location is used as the control category in the first stage and the second stage is based on judgment. Measurement and structural model are incorporated in the data ana.....

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Modul IFitKids merupakan satu program latihan berpandukan latihan High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) digunakan bagi melihat kesannya terhadap kekuatan memori, penumpuan dan kapasiti aerobik. Latihan HIIT ini mampu meningkatkan tahap kecergasan dengan optimum dalam tempoh masa singkat. Kajian ini dijalankan secara kuantitatif menggunakan reka bentuk ujian Pra Pasca kumpulan kawalan seimbang. Subjek kajian terdiri daripada 64 orang pelajar sekolah rendah yang berumur 11 tahun yang dibahagikan kepada dua kumpulan iaitu 32 peserta dalam kumpulan rawatan dan 32 dalam kumpulan kawalan. Intervensi dijalankan selama 12 minggu dengan kekerapan latihan adalah 2 kali seminggu selama 20 minit setiap sesi. Kumpulan kawalan menghadiri kelas Pendidikan jasmani dua kali seminggu seperti biasa. Hasil dapatan menggunakan analisis ujian ANCOVA menunjukkan penyelarasan skor ujian pra sebagai kovariat, skor pasca bagi tahap kekuatan memori, penumpuan dan kapasiti aerobik kumpulan rawatan a.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk membina indeks kelestarian bandar warisan di Malaysia. Reka bentuk kajian yang digunakan adalah kuantitatif dengan kaedah tinjauan lapangan menggunakan instrumen soal selidik. Sejumlah 10 buah bandar warisan dan 1000 responden telah dipilih dengan menggunakan kaedah persampelan berkelompok dan rawak mudah. Dapatan kajian dianalisis menggunakan tiga kaedah iaitu (i) analisis faktor, (ii) analisis deskriptif dan (iii) pengiraan indeks menggunakan nilai minimum dan nilai maksimum bagi setiap petunjuk sebagai petunjuk matlamat. Hasil analisis faktor telah berjaya membentuk satu set soal selidik dengan lima konstruk utama ((i) kemakmuran ekonomi, (ii) kesejahteraan sosial, (iii) kesejahteraan alam sekitar, (iv) warisan budaya, (v) peranan kerajaan dan komuniti), 14 sub konstruk dan 57 petunjuk kelestarian yang sesuai untuk digunakan bagi mengukur tahap kelestarian bandar warisan di Malaysia. Melalui soal selidik yang dibina, maklumat kelestarian bandar .....

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Objektif kajian ini bertujuan menentukan tahap pengupayaan pengetua, tahap kepimpinan dan tahap prestasi kerja ketua panitia serta mengenal pasti perbezaan kepimpinan dan prestasi kerja ketua panitia berdasarkan jantina dan pengalaman mengajar. Kajian ini juga bertujuan menganalisis pengaruh pengupayaan dan dimensi pengupayaan terhadap kepimpinan dan prestasi kerja ketua panitia di sekolah menengah di negeri Pahang. Seramai 278 orang ketua panitia dari 39 buah sekolah menengah di negeri Pahang telah dipilih sebagai responden kajian dengan menggunakan kaedah rawak bersrata. Instrumen Empowerment Indicator Survey, Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ 5X) dan Prestasi Kerja digunakan dalam kajian ini. Perisian SPSS 23 dan SmartPLS 3.0 digunakan bagi melaksanakan analisis kajian ini. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa ketiga-tiga pemboleh ubah berada tahap tinggi (pengupayaan, 4.208; kepimpinan,4.000; prestasi kerja, 4.121). Analisis mendapati tidak terdapat perbezaan antar.....

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The Ta Oi people in Thua Thien-Hue province continue to preserve and promote numerous unique indigenous music genres. However, these invaluable cultural heritages are at risk of vanishing from their cultural life in the future if there is no comprehensive and scientifically backed protection policy in place. My first-hand fieldwork and surveys have demonstrated that folk music is integral to the Ta Oi people’s way of life, being practiced at every stage of their lives, in significant cultural events within the community, and during religious rituals. Music serves as a distinct language, fostering connections among individuals, between people, and between people and spirits within specific cultural spaces, thereby forming a remarkably distinctive cultural mosaic among the Ta Oi people. Utilizing qualitative research methods, this study focuses on conducting in-depth interviews with skilled local artisans and participating in folk music performances within the Ta Oi community. The find.....

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In piano education, the initial stages of teaching young beginners establish the foundation for future endeavours. Due to the necessity of collaborative effort, piano lessons can be a complex process for both the teacher and the student. A balance must be found whereby the teachers can administer information in a way that is compatible with the student’s learning style. Therefore, the teacher must adapt their instruction to the level of the student. This exploratory case study investigates how scaffolding process is adapted into piano education in private setting to enhance the learning process of young beginner students. 10 teacher-student dyads, with students ages between 5-7 years, were recruited. Weekly lessons over a span of four weeks were observed and documented. Interviews with participants were conducted to find out more insights on their perspectives of teaching. Video data analysis was conducted based on the three characteristics–contingency, fading of support and transf.....

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The Semai are a group of indigenous minorities, collectively known as the Orang Asli of Peninsular Malaysia. They are well-known for their dream songs or jenulak that is taught by the gunik (spirit guide) to halak (shaman). The knowledge of how jenulak is transmitted, created, and succeeded becomes important today when researchers collaborate with culture bearers to sustain their musical heritage. This knowledge is integral to the sustainability of Semai musical heritage, indigenous concepts, and values. This article examines (1) how jenulak is transmitted from one generation to the next generation; (2) how Semai musicians create music; and (3) who can succeed as the next generation of Semai musicians. It utilises the revisiting ethnography methodology in which the researcher reexamines case studies through data from past transcribed fieldnotes and interviews with Semai musicians over a span of 10 years. In this article, I argue that the learning of jenulak is not limited to th.....

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Contemporary Classical Music (CCM) emerged from Classical Music (CM) in the early 20th century; however, it has received mixed reception from both audiences and institutions. Due to its low acceptance among the mainstream CM audience, CCM composers need to take their own initiative to boost the visibility and exposure of their creative output. In addition, more musicians in recent decades have gradually specialised in this genre and perceived it as a potential career path, in addition to the competitive CM performing market. However, there is limited research on the CCM audience, both globally and locally. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the audience profile and their perceptions towards specific styles of CCM based on social status, educational level, musical background, and interest. An exploratory case study was employed to investigate the audience profile of the first International Composers' Symposium 2021 (ICS2021), which was a collaboration between Universiti Malaya, t.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menilai tahap amalan pembelajaran  tahfiz al-Quran berdasarkan  elemen-elemen persediaan pelajar dan proses pembelajaran seperti kaedah hafazan, alat bantu  hafazan, dorongan, permasalahan pelajar dan pencapaian hafazan al-Quran yang terdapat di institusi  pengajian tahfiz al-Quran. Kajian ini melibatkan 366 orang pelajar Maahad Tahfiz AI-Quran Addin di  Perak Darul Ridzuan. lnstrumen yang digunakan dalam kajian ini ialah soal selidik dan ujian  al-Quran secara bertulis bag mendapatkan maklum balas. Data kuantitatif daripada soal selidik  dianalisis secara deskriptif menggunakan Statiscal package for Social Sciences (SPSS) untuk  mendapatkan kekerapan, peratus, min dan sisihan piawai. Analisis korelasi Pearson digunakan untuk  mengukur tahap hubungan antara variable tersebut. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan terdapat hubungan  signifikan yang positif pada tahap sederhana (r = 0.645) di antara elemen kaedah hafazan dengan  persediaan pelajar. Se.....

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