Motivation and Attitude, being linked frequently to actual classroom studying situations, are very significant and crucial contributing elements within the second language learning process. The role of attitude and motivation in the acquisition of foreign languages has been a major concern to foreign language researchers. Attitude and motivation are known as essential and distinctive thoughts in social sciences. They have as well maintained their position as a central concept on the field. Attitude is an essential part of understanding human behaviour and it is considered as a mental state that includes feelings and beliefs. In this systematic review, the researchers explain the concept of attitude and its models, attitudes and language acquisition, and achievement motivation and its theories. The review of related literature shows that Arab postgraduate students have some positive attitudes towards the learning of the English Language and are also motivated towards the learning of the.....

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This study investigated the impact of student response system (SRS) on students’ engagement in English language proficiency classrooms. It compared patterns of engagement exhibited by students’ physical behaviours during language classroom activities in two different settings – with and without the use of SRS. This qualitative study gathered data through classroom observations using field notes and observational checklist. All the data were analysed qualitatively using thematic analysis approach. Altogether, three lessons utilizing SRS and three lesson without the utilization of SRS were observed and analysed. The findings showed that students’ behaviours during lessons with SRS indicated positive engagement in the classrooms unlike their behaviours during lessons without SRS. The results of this study implied that SRS could be a preferred choice of interactive, educational tools that could help educators to engage their students during the process of language teaching and lear.....

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Penyelidikan ini bertujuan mengkaji Kesatuan Organik iaitu subjek, bentuk dan makna karya berasaskan seni cetak oleh artis-artis seni rupa kontemporari Malaysia. Perkara ini bagi menjelaskan hubungan subjek, bentuk dan makna terhadap tindakan di luar batas disiplin konvensional seni cetak. Peranan media dan teknik seni cetak yang dianggap kurang penting dalam membentuk seni kontemporari abad ke-21 di Malaysia adalah isu utama kajian. Teori bentuk dan makna melalui model Kesatuan Organik dijadikan rujukan dalam membentuk kerangka konseptual. Kajian Kes dan Analisis Kandungan digunakan sebagai kaedah reka bentuk penyelidikan menerusi pendekatan kualitatif. Kajian Kes Pelbagai digunakan dalam pengumpulan data kerana artis-artis kontemporari mempunyai perbezaan latarbelakang dan penghasilan karya. Lima orang artis dipilih melalui kaedah pensampelan bertujuan, mudah dan pertimbangan. Data diperolehi menerusi teknik penelitian dokumen, pemerhatian visual dan temubual sebagai strategi triangu.....

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Generasi Z adalah generasi digital yang mula didedahkan dengan internet dan mengikuti perkembangan teknologi sejak zaman kanak-kanak. Ianya memberi kesan kepada tingkah laku mereka terhadap persekitaran semula jadi. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji perubahan tingkahlaku Generasi Z terhadap persekitaran semula jadi melalui Immersive Virtual Nature (IVN). Dengan peserta kajian seramai sebelas orang, kaedah kajian kualitatif secara temu bual separa berstruktur telah digunakan dalam penyelidikan ini. Kajian ini mendapati tingkah laku Generasi Z terhadap persekitaran semula jadi mempunyai keterbatasan bergantung kepada persekitaran tempat tinggal, aksesibiliti, darjah ketersampaian, ketakutan terhadap ruang asing dan ketagihan terhadap dunia maya. Mereka cenderung terhadap persekitaran maya kerana terdedah dengan teknologi maya dari peringkat awal dan dipengaruhi oleh faktor peredaran zaman. Oleh itu, setelah IVN digunakan, peserta kajian mendapat pengalaman yang imersif, meny.....

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This study aimed to investigate what teachers thought about integrating the teaching of HOTS in their ESL Reading lessons and the pedagogical strategies they used. It also intended to find out if their beliefs, assumptions and knowledge of HOTS influenced their pedagogical practices. The research used qualitative data gathering methods, namely interviews and classroom observations. 3 teachers were chosen as participants via purposeful sampling. 5 classroom observations were done for each participant. They were also interviewed before the first classroom observation and after the last classroom observation. The findings revealed that teachers pedagogical practices were influenced by their beliefs, assumptions and knowledge of HOTS. Hence, the degree of integrating HOTS via their lessons varied from one teacher to another. It was also found that teachers were confident of their content knowledge of HOTS. However, they were not sure of how to integrate it in the lessons. Theref.....

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Kajian ini dijalankan untuk menentukan kesan aplikasi WebQuest terhadap minat dan prestasi dalam topik Elektronik Tingkatan Dua di Sekolah Menengah. WebQuest merupakan perisian PdP yang mementingkan interaksi dalam persekitaran bilik darjah. Reka bentuk kajian adalah kuasi-eksperimen menggunakan ujian pra dan pos. Sampel kajian seramai 60 orang pelajar Tingkatan Dua telah dipilih secara rawak berkelompok dan seramai 30 orang pelajar dalam kumpulan rawatan dan 30 pelajar dalam kumpulan kawalan. Aplikasi ini juga dikenali sebagai Web pembelajaran berasakan WebQuest telah dibina menggunakan model ADDIE dan disahkan oleh tiga orang pakar. Instrumen kajian terdiri daripada ujian pencapaian bagi topik elektronik dan satu set soal-selidik. Data kuantitatif dianalisis secara deskriptif dan inferens. Analisis deskriptif menggunakan kekerapan, peratusan, min dan sisihan piawai. Analisis inferens yang digunakan pula adalah ujian-t bebas. Hasil ujian-t bebas menunjukkan terdapat perbez.....

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This study was intended to construct a new Escherichia coli-Pseudomonas shuttle vector for overexpression of elastase strain K in both E. coli and Pseudomonas as well as for rapid purification using new RTX-tag. A 6.5 kb novel shuttle vector, designated as pSIT/RTX, was constructed from pCon2(3) as to improvise the expression of pCon2(3). pSIT/RTX was employed with tightly regulated promoter PT7(A1/O4/O3) for controlling gene expression, stabilizing fragment (SF) for replication and maintenance of plasmid in E. coli and P. aeruginosa, attB gene for genome integration, elastase strain K as passenger enzyme and RTX-tag which is located at C-terminal for rapid purification. E. coli TOP10/pSIT/RTX was chosen to proceed with purification as the highest amount of proteolytic activity was detected at 12 h after incooperation with 0.6 mM IPTG (Isopropyl β- d-1-thiogalactopyranoside). Elastase strain K-RTX fusion protein was purified using Ca2+ as novel ligand in immobilized-metal a.....

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This study aims to explore the participation of professional Indian women in the decision-making power in the family on the aspects of marriage, career choice and domestic chores. Fifteen Indian women, who work in different professional sectors and live in Kuala Lumpur and the Selangor area, were selected as respondents for this study. A qualitative approach using one to one in-depth interview method was used to gather the primary data. Coding method was used to categorize the information into relevant themes and the data presented using thematic analysis. The findings highlighted that majority of the professional Indian women have more freedom and authority to make decision in the family. Love marriages becoming popular and higher acceptance for inter-caste and mix marriages in Indian society. Moreover, professional Indian women have the freedom to choose their own career and they preferred to remain in employment after marriage in order to be independent and for financia.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan mengkaji tahap penguasaan murid dalam peribahasa bahasa Melayu dengan menggunakan bahan multimodal di samping menarik minat murid untuk mengikuti sesi pembelajaran peribahasa di dalam kelas. Objektif kajian ini adalah untuk mengenal pasti strategi yang digunakan oleh guru dalam melaksanakan peribahasa di sekolah, mengenal pasti pendekatan PdPc guru menggunakan bahan multimodal dan menghuraikan kesan penggunaan bahan multimodal dalam pengajaran peribahasa bahasa Melayu terhadap pembelajaran murid. Kajian ini berbentuk kualitatif dengan menggunakan kaedah kajian kes. Tiga teknik pengumpulan data telah digunakan, iaitu pemerhatian, temu bual separa berstruktur dan analisis dokumen. Tiga orang guru bahasa Melayu terlibat sebagai peserta kajian utama, manakala murid-murid di dalam kelas mereka turut dijadikan sebagai informan. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa terdapat dua strategi yang digunakan oleh guru untuk mengajar peribahasa bahasa Melayu menggunakan .....

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Kajian ini bertujuan menilai keberkesanan Manual Program Latihan Imbangan terhadap tahap imbangan dan gerak kaki dalam kalangan pemain bola jaring daerah Rompin. Reka bentuk kajian ini adalah kuasi Eksperimental menggunakan praujian dan pascaujian. Seramai 42 pemain bola jaring bawah 12 tahun dari dua buah sekolah rendah daerah Rompin dibahagikan secara rawak kepada dua kumpulan iaitu kumpulan kawalan (N=21) dan kumpulan rawatan (N=21). Kajian ini menggunakan instrumen ujian imbangan dinamik bagi menilai tahap kawalan keseimbangan badan dan borang skor gerak kaki bagi menilai kesalahan gerak kaki. Hasil kajian menunjukkan terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan dalam tahap pencapaian imbangan pemain kumpulan rawatan. Analisis Ujian-t tidak bersandar menunjukkan kumpulan rawatan mencapai tahap imbangan yang tinggi (M = 93.29, SP = 4.256) = .000, p < 0.5 berbanding dengan kumpulan kawalan (M = 51.62, SP = 4.598). Program latihan imbangan memberi kesan yang positif terhadap tahap i.....

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