In Malaysian inclusive preschool classrooms, the learning of all academic subjects among Students with Special Needs (SSN) are based on the national curriculum like other mainstream students in inclusive preschool classrooms. As according to the framework of Kurikulum Standard Prasekolah Kebangsaan (KSPK), social skills is a crucial element to be learnt in one key domain of the six pillars, self-appearance. However, children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are having a complex developmental condition which involve challenges in social skills. Children with ASD take longer than other typical children to learn social skills. Fortunately, technology has grown exponentially towards providing learning tools among children with ASD such as the use of Virtual Reality (VR). VR offers a computer-generated simulation that allows its users to experience and interact with a virtually structured environment. VR has provided many opportunities for children with ASD to build social skills through.....

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The purpose of this study is to determine the sensitivity of a potential to strain measure to acute training load accumulated over the weeks, during a competitive period among Malaysia Rugby (MR) players. Twenty-eight (n=28) elite Malaysia Rugby 15's players completed eight-weeks training program [six weeks of intensive training (IT) and two weeks of reduced training (RT)]. During the process, Bronco speed-endurance test were administered at before (TO), after (T1), and after the RT (T2) phase. The session’s Rating of Perceived Exertion (SRPE) was used to quantify the perceived training load and strain during each training session. Wellness questionnaire was used to determine player's daily wellness level. Results showed that higher Acute-Chronic Workload Ratio (ACWR) during first and second week of training, and slightly reduced before entering pre competition phase and its followings week (competition phase). Bronco test result indicated significant improvement starting.....

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The objective of this research is to study the understanding and practices of Mathematics teachers on the application of 21st century learning in high schools in Miri, Sarawak. By using a quantitative approach, a questionnaire instrument was constructed and adapted from previous studies that focused on Mathematics teachers in Miri secondary schools as a sample of this study. The research outcome showed that Mathematics teachers have a high level of knowledge in 21st century learning. The application of 21st century learning for cognitive aspect, affective and psychomotor is at a moderate-high level. The statistical analysis one-way ANOVA shows that teachers' understanding of 21st century learning based on teacher's age was found to be insignificant at the value of F (df = 3, 90) = 1.060, p> 0.05 while for teachers' understanding of 21st century learning based on teachers' experience in teaching Mathematics was also not significant at F (df = 4, 89) = 1.931, p> 0.05. In conclusion, Math.....

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Since the turn of the 21st century, recent research has demonstrated that adventurebased programs are linked to positive psychological outcomes, including mental toughness. However, there are very limited studies conducted on how to design a specific instrument and model of the adventure-based mental toughness program. There are three primary objectives of study as follows: 1) determine whether there is a significant need to develop an Adventure-based Mental Toughness Inventory (AbMTI); 2) to validate the consensus on the development of AbMTI; and 3) to validate the AbMTI and Adventure-based Mental Toughness Model (AbMTM). The study is based on the modified Development and Design Research (DDR). There were total of 507 participants in the study who participated in an adventure-based programs. The statistical tools IBM Statistics (SPSS) and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) were used as the primary statistical tools in this study. The findings of the study significantly va.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk reka bentuk dan membangunkan modul pentaksiran Pendidikan Kesihatan bagi guru tahun satu untuk melaksanakan Pentaksiran Bilik Darjah. Metodologi Reka Bentuk dan Pembangunan (DDR) telah digunakan dalam kajian. Metodologi tersebut mempunyai empat fasa. Data bagi fasa pertama iaitu analisis keperluan telah diperoleh daripada soal selidik yang diedarkan kepada 298 orang guru Pendidikan Kesihatan yang mengajar tahun satu sebagai persampelan bertujuan. Data fasa kedua iaitu fasa reka bentuk, diperoleh melalui teknik Fuzzy Delphi. 20 orang panel pakar telah digunakan dalam fasa ini. Analisis adalah berdasarkan respon pakar terhadap soal selidik yang terdiri dari tujuh skala Fuzzy linguistik. Pada fasa ketiga iaitu fasa pembangunan pula, penyelidik telah menggunakan 13 langkah yang terdapat dalam model pembangunan modul Meyer. Pada fasa keempat iaitu fasa penilaian modul telah dinilai dari segi keberkesanan dan kebolehgunaanya. 60 murid tahun satu telah d.....

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The two main purposes of the present study were to explore the gadget landscape in Malaysian households and to examine the relationship between gadget use and psychosocial status in pre-schoolers. The sample of the current study consists of 234 parent-child dyads of pre-schoolers aged five and six. Most parents in the study are Malays, married and living in urban regions (e.g. Kuala Lumpur, Sepang & Melaka Tengah). Next, most of the raters are mothers (74.4%). The raters were asked to complete the Gadget Use Questionnaire, to evaluate gadget usage such as duration of use, types of content when using media and types of gadget available, used and owned by pre-schooler, and the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), to measure psychosocial status of pre-schoolers such as Peer Relationship Issues, Emotional Problems, Conduct Problem, Hyperactivity and Prosocial Behaviour, in Bahasa Malaysia. Descriptive analysis was used to describe the trends of media use while Ordinal.....

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Animasi talking-head merupakan pendekatan yang boleh digunakan sebagai perwakilan guru atau agen pedagogi dalam medium pembelajaran digital. Namun, animasi talking-head berpotensi mengakibatkan ketidakselesaan sekiranya reka bentuk karakter talking-head yang tidak betul digunakan. Oleh itu, artikel ini akan membincangkan serta mencadangkan suatu kerangka konseptual bagi panduan untuk kajian-kajian berkaitan permasalahan ini. Kerangka konseptual ini dibina berdasarkan teori, prinsip dan tinjauan literatur yang dilakukan. Artikel ini juga menggariskan cadangan kajian lanjutan untuk mengukuhkan lagi kerangka konseptual yang dibina...

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The initiatives of green technology module through curriculum is an anticipated outcome of the continuous integration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) into the syllabus of educational curriculum in schools. This attempt is among the accomplishments by the Ministry of Education in promoting enthusiasm and engagement of students in STEM. Critical thinking, innovating thinking, problem solving and scientific thinking are the components that should be present in STEM education to build up students’ higher order thinking skills (HOTS). In this concept paper, green technology implementation along the process of learning which could build up students’ thinking skills is discussed. According to the literature, there are problems that arise due to the lack of understanding to implement green technology that would eventually impact STEM education. Nevertheless, in implementing it, numerous aspects and disputes have to be put into consideration. In this study, the re.....

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Kajian ini dijalankan bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti tahap penerimaan murid dalam aspek minat dan motivasi serta mengkaji hubungan di antara penerimaan minat dan motivasi murid terhadap pembelajaran menggunakan permainan DaMath bagi tajuk Operasi Asas Aritmetik Nombor Integer. Populasi kajian adalah murid tingkatan satu di sebuah sekolah di daerah Petaling Perdana, Selangor dan melibatkan seramai 233 orang murid yang dipilih secara rawak berkelompok sebagai responden kajian. Kajian ini menggunakan borang soal selidik sebagai instrumen kajian. Data dianalisis menggunakan analisis deskriptif melibatkan nilai min dan sisihan piawai. Hasil kajian mendapati nilai min bagi penerimaan murid daripada aspek minat terhadap pembelajaran berasaskan permainan DaMath adalah sebanyak 2.4040 manakala nilai min bagi penerimaan murid dari aspek motivasi adalah sebanyak 2.4059. Ini menunjukkan bahawa tahap penerimaan murid terhadap pembelajaran menggunakan DaMath bagi tajuk Operasi Asas Aritmetik Nombor .....

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Kajian ini adalah berkenaan literatur bagi pelaksanaan Kaedah Pendaraban Cepat dalam topik Pendaraban terhadap minat dan tahap pencapaian murid tahun Empat. Kaedah Pendaraban Cepat merupakan satu kaedah yang merangsang murid untuk membuat pengiraan mental. Pengiraan mental bermaksud pengiraan matematik yang dilakukan dengan menggunakan akal fikiran semata-mata, tanpa bantuan alat tulis dan alat mengira, dan tanpa terikat kepada algoritma. Topik Pendaraban merupakan satu topik yang memerlukan banyak pengiraan secara mental. Tambahan pula, topik Pendaraban merupakan satu topik yang sukar untuk dikuasai oleh murid terutamanya apabila melibatkan pendaraban dua digit dengan dua digit. Kaedah Pendaraban Cepat dapat membantu murid untuk membuat pengiraan mental secara cepat. Kajian literatur ini bertujuan untuk melihat pelaksanaan kaedah ini dan untuk menilai impak kepada tahap pencapaian dan minat murid terhadap topik Pendaraban khasnya melibatkan pendaraban dua digit dengan dua digit. Liter.....

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