The issue with online learning is that children must study at home, thus teachers are expected to develop innovative and creative learning so that kindergarten students enjoy it. The objective of this research was to explore the methods involved in developing Interactive PowerPoint Game Media (POPOIN) for children aged 4 to 6 in Jepara Regency kindergartens. The research method was using research and development which was adopted from media development by Sugiyon. The research procedure has ten steps, but this study only uses four: (1) potential problems, (2) finding information, (3) product design, (4) design validation, and data collection techniques such as observation, student questionnaires, and evaluation tests. The sources of data are from teachers and students in Al-Hikmah Kindergarten, Kuwasen Kindergarten, Baitul Makmur Kindergarten, and East Suwawal Kindergarten IV at Jepara Regency. Techniques for collecting data include observation, questionnaires, and documentation. Data .....

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This study investigated how preschool teachers carry out the teaching and learning process during the Covid-19 pandemic. It also explored pre-school teachers’ experiences and challenges of online teaching during the pandemic. A qualitative research method specifically case study was employed to describe how the pre-school teachers comprehend their experiences with a phenomenon. Eleven pre-school teachers were selected using snowball sampling method. All the eleven teachers had more than ten years of teaching experience. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with all of them. An interview protocol was developed and all the items were open-ended questions. Interview data were transcribed and re-read many times to generate the codes. Emergent themes and categories were then checked and confirmed based on reliable sources from the literature. Data were then analysed using thematic analysis. Findings showed that the Covid-19 pandemic had negative effects on pre-school education and .....

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This qualitative research study was conducted to determine the pre-service teachers’ experiences in science teaching as bases for curriculum enhancement. The participants of this study were the 8 pre-service science teachers of Capiz State University-Roxas City Campus as well as Capiz State University-Pontevedra Campus during their pre-service teaching journey in S.Y. 2018-2019. The sample was determined purposively based on criteria set by the researchers. The study found out that the pre-service science teachers experienced troubles with regards to the complexity of science topics, have difficulties in preparing a lesson plan, and have misconceptions in employing teaching strategies and facilitating classroom activities. Moreover, they are challenged with the advent of the spiral curriculum. It was evident that the informants’ beliefs and attitudes in teaching science were observable in all folks of science teaching especially when it comes to their precept in teaching the subjec.....

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MOOC’s have advantaged many people through the provision of a variety of free online courses with zero learning commitment by prestigious universities around the world. It has attracted the enrolment of millions of people. Despite the millions of participations, drop-out rates are high and this has become the main issue regarding the effectiveness of MOOCs and its delivery system. This study therefore, is a quest to identify motivational factors that have contributed to the completion rates among MOOC course participants in Malaysian context. A descriptive-correlation research design was employed and simple random sampling technique was used to select 100 students from the Faculty of Education from a public university to participate in this study. The response rate of 73% was satisfactory. Results of this study revealed only motivation factors (r=.602, p..

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Kajian ini bertujuan membangunkan sebuah modul pengajaran dan pembelajaran bagi membantu guru yang mengajar murid Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil (SJKT) di Tahun Empat menghasilkan struktur ayat yang lengkap dengan tatabahasa yang betul. Kajian Reka bentuk dan Pembangunan (Design and Development Research Approach, DDR) telah digunakan bagi membangunkan modul WATAK dengan kaedah Jadual Ansur Maju (JAM). Sampel kajian terdiri daripada 133 orang guru Bahasa Melayu di SJKT yang terlibat dalam Fasa I dan Fasa III. Manakala 18 orang panel pakar yang terdiri daripada SISC+, munsyi bahasa, jurulatih utama kebangsaan dan negeri, guru cemerlang, pensyarah maktab, ketua panitia dan guru mata pelajaran dilibatkan dalam Fasa II. Dapatan kajian terbahagi kepada tiga fasa. Dapatan Fasa I Analisis Keperluan menunjukkan kesemua responden kajian (N = 119) bersetuju terhadap pembangunan modul WATAK. Selain itu, dapatan analisis dokumen menunjukkan terdapat lapan aspek masalah penulisan yang se.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk membina dan menentusahkan Instrumen Strategi Menghafaz al-Quran (ISMEQ) yang mengukur tahap strategi menghafaz al-Quran dalam kalangan pelajar Tahfiz Model Ulul Albab (TMUA). Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah kuantitatif berbentuk tinjauan dengan skala likert empat mata. Responden terdiri daripada 549 orang pelajar Tingkatan 4 di bawah kelolaan Maktab Rendah Sains Mara (MRSM) dan Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia (KPM). Draf awal instrumen yang dibangunkan mempunyai 59 item yang dibina berdasarkan model Crocker, L., dan Algina, J. daripada empat konstruk iaitu strategi matlamat, strategi perancangan, strategi aktiviti pengukuhan dan strategi persediaan dalaman. ISMEQ menggunakan model pengukuran Rasch melalui kesepadanan item seperti MNSQ, unidimensionaliti, analisis kebebasan setempat dan polariti item (PTMEA). Hanya 52 item dikekalkan dalam draf akhir ISMEQ berdasarkan nilai analisis komponen principal (PCA) dan kesepadanan item. Keputusan PCA menunju.....

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This study aimed to determine the effect of the group factor and use of technology on both organizational commitment and personal achievement, the effect of the group factor, use of technology, organizational commitment and personal achievement on the effectiveness of team building among employees in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia, and the mediating effect of personal achievement and organizational commitment in the relationships between group factor and effectiveness of team building, and between use of technology and effectiveness of team building. The study adopted the quantitative approach. The purposive sampling method was employed. A total of 520 employees from selected SMEs in Malaysia were chosen as a sample. The online questionnaire was used as an instrument to gather the data. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was used to analyze the data. The findings showed that group factor (GF) and use of technology (UT) have a significant and positive effec.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji kesan pengaplikasian peta alir terhadap penulisan karangan naratif murid tahun lima. Reka bentuk kajian kuantitatif berdasarkan kaedah kuasi eksperimen digunakan dalam kajian ini. Kaedah kuasi eksperimen dilakukan untuk mengenal pasti perbezaan pencapaian murid sebelum dan selepas rawatan. Kajian ini dijalankan selama lapan minggu yang melibatkan 60 orang murid di sebuah Sekolah Kebangsaan di daerah Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur. Sampel murid terdiri daripada kumpulan rawatan dan kumpulan kawalan. Kumpulan rawatan terdiri daripada 30 orang murid begitu juga dengan kumpulan kawalan. Praujian dan pascaujian dijalankan terhadap kedua-dua kumpulan. Kumpulan rawatan diajar dengan menggunakan aplikasi peta alir, manakala kumpulan kawalan diajar tanpa menggunakan peta alir. Bagi mendapatkan data kesan pengaplikasian peta alir terhadap skor penulisan karangan murid, analisis Ujian-t 2 Sampel Bersandar terhadap perbezaan skor min pencapaian karangan d.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji hubungan beban tugas dengan kepuasan kerja guru Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) daerah Kinta Utara, Perak. Kajian ini merupakan satu kajian kuantitatif yang menggunakan kaedah tinjauan. Sampel kajian yang adalah seramai 363 orang guru daripada 3,552 orang guru SMK dalam daerah Kinta Utara, Perak. Pemilihan sampel kajian ini adalah menggunakan teknik pensampelan rawak mudah. Kajian ini menggunakan soal selidik sebagai instrumen kajian. Instrumen kajian ini telah diadaptasi daripada Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) dan Job Descriptive Index (JDI). Dapatan kajian menunjukkan purata beban tugas guru ialah 77.12 jam seminggu berada pada tahap yang tinggi. Tahap kepuasan kerja guru (min = 3.60) pula berada pada tahap yang sederhana. Analisis Ujian-t menunjukkan terdapat perbezaan beban tugas guru yang signifikan berdasarkan jantina dengan nilai t (363) = - 4.951, p < 0.05. Walau bagaimanapun, perbezaan kepuasan kerja guru me.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti cabaran pendidikan yang dihadapi oleh watak-watak utama dalam novel-novel Re. Karthigesu, menganalisis strategi-strategi yang diambil oleh watak-watak utama dalam novel-novel Re. Karthigesu berdasarkan Teori Hierarki Keperluan Maslow (1970) serta mengkaji keberkesanan strategi keperluan hierarki dengan pencapaian pendidikan watak utama dalam novel-novel terpilih. Novel-novel tersebut ialah Vaanathu Veligal (1981), Thediyirukum Tharunanggal (1993), Anthima Kaalam (1998), Kadhalinaal Alla (1999) dan Sudhattam Aadum Kaalam (2005). Analisis tersebut telah dikaji dengan lima keperluan seperti dalam Teori Hierarki Keperluan Maslow iaitu keperluan fisiologi, keperluan keselamatan, keperluan kasih sayang, keperluan harga diri dan keperluan penyempurnaan diri. Reka bentuk kajian adalah kaedah kualitatif yang terdiri daripada dua kaedah iaitu kaedah teks dan kaedah perpustakaan. Dari segi kaedah pengumpulan data, kajian ini dikaji dengan meng.....

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