Kajian ini sedaya mungkin meneroka persoalan berkaitan ciri-ciri karisma yang dimiliki watak-watak remaja perempuan dalam novel-novel remaja Melayu. Karya yang digolongkan sebagai karya untuk remaja berjaya menonjolkan ciri-ciri karisma watak remaja sehingga menuntut pengiktirafan sewajarnya pihak tertentu. Kajian yang lebih berpaksikan psikologi remaja berteraskan Teori Karismatik yang diperkenalkan oleh Max Weber, di samping pandangan ilmiah oleh sarjana lain seperti Bernard M. Bass dan Hunsaker P. L. serta sarjana tempatan. Kajian yang dilakukan secara jelas mengiktiraf novel-novel remaja yang mengutarakan watak-watak remaja berkarisma yang ditonjolkan oleh novel-novel pilihan. Analisis yang dilakukan melibatkan isi dan bentuk novel pilihan membuktikan bahawa pengarang berjaya memasukkan unsur-unsur karisma dan menjadikan watak-watak itu mendominasi keseluruhan naratif dalam novel tersebut. Isi dalam novel remaja pilihan menyerlahkan kepimpinan berkarisma serta mempengaruhi keseluru.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk membangunkan dan menilai keberkesanan Kit Organik konsep bentuk molekul kimia dalam meningkatkan pencapaian pelajar. Kit Organik dibangunkan dan direka bentuk berasaskan model reka bentuk pengajaran Gagne (1985) dan model reka bentuk alat bantu mengajar tiga dimensi Taba (1962). Tajuk bentuk molekul kimia dipilih dalam kajian ini agar dapat membantu mengatasi kesukaran pelajar mempelajari struktur molekul organik.Kit Organik konsep bentuk molekul kimia direka cipta berasaskan strategi pengajaran dan model-model atom kimia yang dihasilkan selaras dengan minat pelajar. Kit Organik merupakan alat bantu mengajar yang direka dengan menggunakan bahan-bahan yang murah dan mudah diperoleh.Kit Organik konsep bentuk molekul kimia dinilai oleh 97 orang pelajar tingkatan empat dari tiga buah sekolah di daerah Batang Padang, enam orang guru kimia, dan seorang pensyarah universiti. Penilai memberikan maklum balas yang positif terhadap Kit Organik konsep bentuk molekul kimi.....

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Thinking skills are greatly emphasized in the Malaysian education system. Both critical and creative thinking skills are clearly outlined in the curriculum document prepared by the Ministry of Education. These skills are incorporated in the learning outcomes to enable learners to solve problems, make important decisions, and express themselves creatively. Some of these thinking skills are well practiced during pre-writing sessions. A number of pre-writing techniques are developed to enhance the thinking skills in order to facilitate writing skills. One of the pre-writing techniques often used in teaching writing skills is mind maps. How effective is mind mapping in helping students to write good essays? This study is designed to answer the question. Therefore, this study investigates the use of mind mapping as a pre-writing technique in writing factual essays. A total of 60 Form Four students from a school in Putrajaya were selected and divided into an experimental group and a control .....

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The purpose of this study was to analyse the recurrent errors in verbs made in sixty English compositions written by thirty students at the National Institute of Education, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The students were given a test with two sections. They were required to write two compositions by choosing one question from Section One and one question from four options provided in Section Two of the test.This study is designed to fulfill a four-fold function:1) To identify and classify the common errors in the use of verbs in student writing;2) To indicate the frequency of certain types of errors;3)To explain the sources of these errors; and4) To suggest remedies with a view to correcting the errors.In the study, the errors in verbs were categorized into four major types: Verb Tenses, Verb Forms, Subject-Verb Agreement, and Modals. The researcher found that most of the errors made were in Verb Tenses, followed by errors in Verb Forms, then errors in Subject-Verb Agreement, and finally, erro.....

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Kajian ini merupakan kajian kualitatif yang menganalisis laporan-laporan dasar bahasa yang ditulis pada zaman sebelum merdeka. Laporan-laporan yang dikaji ialah Laporan Cheeseman (1946), Laporan Barnes (1950), Laporan Fenn-Wu (1951), dan Penyata Razak (1956). Perbandingan dibuat berdasarkan syor-syor dalam Penyata Rahman Talib (1960) yang menjadi asas kepada Ordinan Pelajaran 1952.Kajian ini seterusnya menjelaskan pelaksanaan kurikulum pendidikan di sekolah rendah pada zaman sebelum merdeka yang merangkumi abad ke-14, abad ke-19, zaman pemerintahan Jepun, dan zaman pemerintahan British. Kurikulum pendidikan di sekolah rendah diperjelaskan melalui sistem pendidikan vernakular Melayu, Cina, Tamil, dan Inggeris. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan pendidikan vernakular Melayu selama enam tahun dan sistem Kelas Melayu Khas di sekolah Inggeris sebelum melanjutkan pelajaran ke sekolah menengah masih diteruskan sehingga merdeka.Jelasnya, sistem pendidikan sekular yang diperkenalkan oleh British kekal .....

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This study aimed to determine the effect of the quality attributes of Hospital Information Systems (HIS), namely system quality, information quality and service quality, on patient satisfaction, the effect of quality attributes and patient satisfaction on continuance intention to use HIS, and the mediating effect of patient satisfaction in the relationship between quality attributes and continuance intention to use HIS. The study was also conducted to validate Delone and McLean_s success model in the healthcare domain, particularly the adoption of HIS in Al-Sharjah City public and private hospitals. This study adopted a quantitative approach. A sample, which was made up of 500 outpatients aged above 18 years old, was selected using cluster sampling. Self-administered questionnaires were used as an instrument to collect the data. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to test the proposed hypotheses. The findings revealed that system quality (_=0.409, p-value=0.00), information qua.....

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Penyelidikan ini bertujuan untuk membina dan menilai perisian serta melihat persepsi dan minat pelajar terhadap proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran dalam penggunaan perisian multimedia interaktif yang bertajuk 'Pengenalan kepada Reka Bentuk Poster'. Isi kandungan perisian ini adalah berdasarkan kepada modul sukatan mata pelajaran Grafik di Fakulti Seni dan Muzik. Multimedia interaktif yang dibina sebagai bahan kajian dibangunkan oleh penyelidik dengan menggunakan perisian Macromedia Director versi 8.5.Penyampaian konsep dalam perisian ini menggunakan Teori Konstruktivisme manakala konsep pembelajaran kendiri yang digunakan dalam perisian ini adalah berasaskan Teori Motivasi Humanistik. Penggunaan elemen-elemen multimedia seperti teks, grafik, audio, dan lain-lain dalam perisian bagi meningkatkan minat dan keseronokan belajar di kalangan pengguna adalah berasaskan Model ARCS. Model reka bentuk pengajaran yang digunakan dalam perisian ini adalah berdasarkan Model Dick dan Carey.Kaedah pen.....

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Language learning strategies employed are one of the factors that affect how individual learners learn a language. This study investigated the English language learning strategies used by gifted students from PERMATApintar National Gifted Centre located at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. It also looked at the variation of language learning strategies used in terms of cognitive style, gender, and language proficiency. This is a survey study that utilized quantitative and qualitative methods. Data were collected using questionnaires on 104 gifted students and semi-structured interviews with six gifted students. The Strategy Inventory Language Learning (SILL) by Oxford was used to identify students' language learning strategies use, while Group Embedded Figure Test (GEFT) by Witkin, Oltman, Raskin, and Karp was used to identify students' cognitive styles. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that gifted students used more indirect than direct strategies, .....

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The purpose of this study is to identify the verb phrase errors that students make in their written compositions. Writing good sentences is not a skill that comes easily or automatically. Instead, it must develop slowly, over time, through practice. Through writing, educators especially teachers are also able to gauge their students' ability and level of proficiency.To meet the purpose of this study, the researcher conducted an analysis of verb phrase errors found in the written compositions of fifteen Form Five students from School A. This study also aims to identify the possible causes of verb phrase errors and provide a better understanding of the nature of these errors. A systematic analysis of the types and frequencies of verb phrase errors was conducted, and examples of errors produced by the respondents were discussed and illustrated.Additionally, the researcher discussed various interpretations of the study's results and suggested several recommendations for further research in.....

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Penyelidikan dijalankan untuk mengenal pasti amalan kepimpinan distributif pengetua dalam meningkatkan prestasi kerja guru. Selain itu, penyelidikan dijalankan untuk mengenal pasti amalan prestasi kerja guru yang berkaitan dengan kompetensi pedagogi, keperibadian, profesional, dan sosial pada dimensi visi misi dan matlamat, budaya sekolah, tanggung jawab dan amalan kepimpinan sekolah, serta cabarancabaran amalan kepimpinan distributif yang dihadapi di sekolah. Kaedah kajian ini dijalankan secara kualitatif menggunakan pendekatan kajian kes dengan kaedah pensampelan bertujuan di tiga buah sekolah menengah atas negeri di Maumere, Kabupaten Sikka, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia. Sampel kajian melibatkan 3 orang pengetua, 2 orang guru di setiap sekolah dan ibu bapa pelajar. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui pemerhatian, temu bual dan analisis dokumen seterusnya dilakukan transkripsi data dan analisis data melalui penyajian data; pengurangan data; penggabungjalinan data; dan kesimpu.....

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