Short-term in-service courses are required by the Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE) to provide professional development for teachers. Most of the courses organized by the MOE have been conducted by the Teacher Professional Development Sector. All government teachers in Malaysia, including secondary music teachers, are required to complete seven days of professional development each year. The focus of the study is to determine whether the courses organized meet the needs of secondary school music teachers. The study investigates the types of short-term in-service courses completed and required by secondary school music teachers in the state of Melaka. Twenty-four music teachers from the state of Melaka were selected and sent a survey. The survey identified the courses completed and the musical, pedagogical, and technical knowledge acquired through the courses. The data were analyzed using SPSS software with descriptive analysis. The findings showed that there were particular trends, .....

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This research investigated the COVID-19 knowledge of 116 undergraduate Biology Education students and its implications for science education in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Employing a non-experimental descriptive survey design, data were collected via an online questionnaire titled "Knowledge of COVID-19 Disease Questionnaire" (KCDQ), with a reliability coefficient of 0.72. The questionnaire comprised 42 dichotomous items. The study addressed four research questions and one hypothesis. Data analysis involved the use of Median, Standard Deviations, and Independent-Samples T-tests. The findings show that undergraduate Biology Education students exhibit a high level of knowledge about COVID-19. The high-level knowledge of undergraduate Biology Education students on COVID-19 indicates that science education in the Fourth Industrial Revolution can build on a strong foundation of disease understanding. However, further research can explore ways to deepen their understanding and integra.....

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Fokus asas yang mendasari kajian ini adalah berdasarkan kepada dua tunjang permasalahan kajian  iaitu melibatkan golongan remaja. Masalah pertama ialah konflik zaman remaja dan kedua masalah yang  berkaitan dengan kebebasan untuk melukis seperti kanak-kanak kian hilang apabila mereka meningkat  remaja. Oleh itu kajian ini cuba untuk melihat kesinambungan lukisan ekspresi sebagai satu  mekanisme terapeutik diri remaja yang bermasalah. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah kualitatif  menggunakan teknik kajian kes. Penyelidikan ini di jalankan di Institusi Pemulihan Taman Seri  Puteri, Batu Gajah, Perak kelolaan Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat dan  melibatkan seorang peserta  kajian. Tujuan kajian ialah untuk meneroka dan memahami lukisan ekspresi yang dihasilkan oleh  peserta kajian  melalui bentuk, imej dan makna serta proses ekspresi yang dilalui olehnya menerusi  Japan tema lukisan stimulus. Data diperoleh daripada bukti dokumen visual, pemerhatian dan temu  bual . Data di.....

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Excellent speaking skill is crucial to endure in a highly competitive world. If English as Second Language (ESL) students have a good command of English language proficiency, a better future awaits them locally and internationally. Thus, this study investigated the gender differences and the effects of the Think-Pair-Share (TPS) strategy on the speaking performance of Malaysian Chinese ESL students. A mixed-method research design was used to study the Form Four ESL students at a Chinese Independent High School (CIHS). Forty ESL students, comprised of 20 male and 20 female students, participated in this study. A pretest and posttest were conducted on the control and experimental groups before and after implementing the think-pair-share strategy in the English Communication classroom. The students' participation was observed through video recording and recorded in field notes. Next, a semi-structured interview was conducted with five students from the experimental group. The d.....

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The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the quality of kindergarten environment creation on children's development in the areas of health, language, social, science, and art. The study was designed using mix method, which is quantitative method and qualitative method respectively. In the quantitative method, it includes a sample of 368 kindergarten teachers in Lanzhou, China. The sample for this study was selected through random sampling. In the qualitative method, four kindergarten teachers were selected for the interview research. The research instruments include the questionnaires, which are the Children Development Rating Scale and China Kindergarten Education Environment Quality Rating Scale, and the interview: Outline of the interview on the creation of the educational environment in kindergarten classes (teacher's volume). After expert validation and a pilot study, the Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression models were finally used to.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan mengenalpasti tahap sikap dan pertimbangan profesional guru dalam amalan pentaksiran formatif di kalangan guru. Hubungan antara sikap dan pertimbangan profesional guru terhadap amalan pentaksiran formatif guru dan peramal terbaik di antara sikap dan pertimbangan profesional guru terhadap amalan pentaksiran formatif guru juga dikenalpasti. Kajian ini berbentuk kuantitatif tinjauan keratan rentas melibatkan 226 orang responden terdiri dari guru yang mengajar Sains di sekolah menengah harian di daerah Petaling di bawah Pejabat Pendidikan Petaling Perdana, Selangor. Teknik pensampelan rawak berkelompok berperingkat digunakan dalam pengumpulan data. Instrumen soal selidik yang digunakan dalam kajian daripada adaptasi tiga instrumen kajian lepas yang mempunyai nilai kebolehpercayaan pekali Alfanya melebihi 0.60. Data telah dianalisis secara statistik deskriptif dan inferensi. Dapatan kajian ini menunjukkan skor min bagi sikap guru (M= 3.94, SP= 0.59), pertimba.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk membangunkan dan menentukan keberkesanan kit MyScPTE terhadap pencapaian serta menilai persepsi pelajar terhadap minat dan motivasi dalam standard kandungan Jadual Berkala Unsur di dua buah sekolah menengah di daerah Larut, Matang dan Selama. Kajian ini adalah kajian kuantitatif yang melibatkan reka bentuk kajian pembangunan dan kajian kuasi-eksperimental. Responden kajian terdiri daripada dua buah kelas pelajar tingkatan empat (n = 60) yang dipilih secara pensampelan rawak berkelompok. Dua buah kelas tersebut dijadikan sebagai kumpulan rawatan (n = 30) dan kumpulan kawalan (n = 30). Dapatan soal selidik minat dan motivasi dianalisis menggunakan statistik deskriptif sementara pra dan pasca ujian dianalisis menggunakan statistik inferensi. Kit MyScPTE memperoleh indeks kesahan yang baik iaitu 1.00. Hasil dapatan menunjukkan peningkatan pencapaian pelajar lebih tinggi bagi kumpulan rawatan (95%) berbanding kumpulan kawalan (30%). Minat (M = 4.63, SP.....

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Di Malaysia, kemunculan gerakan cybertroopers dilihat signifikan pada Pilihan Raya Umum ke-12 dan berkembang pada Pilihan Raya ke-14. Sejajar dengan perkembangan ini, isu cybertroopers mula mendapat perhatian ramai sarjana yang mengkaji tentang kewujudan dan peranannya dalam konteks politik di Malaysia. Namun, kajian berkaitan pendefinisian istilah politik cybertroopers masih lagi terhad sehingga istilah ini turut disamakan dengan konsep netizen, keyboard warriors, dan askar siber. Malah, kajian tentang ancaman kumpulan cybertroopers ke atas keselamatan negara juga kurang dibincangkan di Malaysia. Oleh itu, kajian ini menyelidiki konsep dan tipologi yang sesuai bagi menggambarkan cybertroopers dalam konteks Malaysia, ancaman yang dibawa oleh cybertroopers kepada keselamatan nasional serta mekanisme terbaik bagi mengawai gerakan ini. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah campuran iaitu gabungan pendekatan kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Bagi kaedah kuantitatif, kajian tinjauan menerusi .....

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Kajian ini membangunkan bahan bantu mengajar ChemReKene bagi topik tindak balas penambahan alkena dan mengkaji persepsi pelajar matrikulasi terhadap kemahiran komunikasi dan kolaboratif. Kajian ini merupakan penyelidikan reka bentuk dan pembangunan (PRP) ubah suai tiga fasa. Seramai 107 pelajar sistem empat semester dari sebuah kolej matrikulasi dipilih secara rawak sebagai responden. Kandungan ChemReKene dan soal selidik kemahiran komunikasi dan kolaboratif disahkan oleh lima pakar. Kandungan ChemReKene dianalisis menggunakan indeks kesahan kandungan item dan data kajian daripada soal selidik dianalisis secara deskriptif. Indeks kesahan kandungan ChemReKene adalah sangat baik. Kajian menunjukkan responden bersetuju bahawa kemahiran komunikasi dan kolaboratif mereka tinggi selepas menggunakan ChemReKene. Kesimpulannya, ChemReKene berjaya dibangunkan dengan indeks kesahan kandungan yang sangat baik. Persepsi responden adalah positif terhadap kemahiran komunikasi dan kolabora.....

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The objectives of this study are: (i) to evaluate the sport injury prevention and management (SIPM) knowledge and attitude among sports school athletes, (ii) to evaluate the SIPM knowledge, SIPM attitude, and kinesiophobia among sports school athletes with sport injury, (iii) to evaluate the relationships between SIPM knowledge and SIPM attitude among sports school athletes, and (iv) to evaluate the relationships between SIPM knowledge, SIPM attitude, and kinesiophobia among sports school athletes with sport injury. A survey with cross sectional study using the demographic information, SIPM knowledge questionnaire, SIPM attitude scale, and the 11-items Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK-11) were employed to collect the data among secondary school athletes in Malaysia Sports Schools. Among 306 respondents, 170 respondents (55.6%) were reported to have sport injury for the past one year. Male athletes were reported to have higher injury rate (63%) as well as upper secondary s.....

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