Penilaian prestasi sering menjadi isu kontroversi di kalangan kakitangan di jabatan awam ataupun  swasta di mana-mana negara di dunia ini. Sektor awam di Malaysia melaksanakan  penilaian  prestasi   melalui  Sistem  Saraan  Malaysia  yang telah diperkenalkan sejak tahun 2002. Objektif kajian ini  ialah untuk melihat hubungan jantina, pengalaman mengajar dan tahap pendidikan guru dengan tujuan  penilaian prestasi dan penerimaan Penilaian Tahap Kecekapan di kalangan guru-guru Sekolah Menengah  di Daerah Batang Padang. Kajian ini juga membincangkan hubungan di antara faktor sikap penilai,  teknik penilaian prestasi dan kemahiran pegawai penilai dengan tujuan dan kesan penilaian prestasi  dalam Sistem Saraan Malaysia. Sebanyak 200 soal selidik telah diedarkan kepada guru-guru Sekolah Menengah di Daerah Batang Padang, Perak.  Kaedah persarnpelan rawak digunakan untuk mendapatkan data dari responden kajian. Sebanyak 150 soal  selidik telah diterima kembali dari resp.....

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The basis of this project is to create a color code using Braille touch specially designed with complete details to be placed on the garment. This study aims to analyze how clothes and Braille affect each other in providing information in the design, how to coordinate clothes according to color by color code, and to overcome the challenges of wearing clothes amongst visually impaired people. This project is to contribute and achieve SDGs 9 and 11 which are related to Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, and Sustainable Cities and Communities. Braille becomes a major element in designing color code by entering the details required to convey information. It also plays a role in terms of color identifications to visually impaired people using a braille touch that has been designed with various shapes to represent each color code. This information must be on the garment to satisfy the requirements of the visually impaired community. Incorporating fashion elements and components on a co.....

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Karya seni mempunyai makna yang tersendiri berdasarkan idea yang ingin dikongsi atau disampaikan oleh seseorang seniman. Penulisan ini, akan mengulas dan membincangkan tentang apresiasi seni berdasarkan karya yang dipersembahkan melalui Pameran Solo, Aznan Omar: Mencetak Satira yang telah berlangsung pada 23 Julai hingga 06 Ogos 2011. Pameran ini telah diadakan di House of Matahati (HOM). Karya-karya beliau yang dipersembahkan menggunakan teknik tuangan logam atau Lost-wax Casting. Dalam penghayatan makna, dua karya dipilih secara rawak untuk di perbincangkan. Penulisan ini menggunakan kaedah pendekatan ikonografi dalam seni yang telah diperkenalkan oleh Erwin Panofsky, bagi penghayatan yang lebih jelas dalam apresiasi seni. Erwin Panofsky telah memperkenalkan tiga peringkat dalam menghayati dan juga memahami karya seni dari sudut ikonografi. Tiga peringkat menghayati karya seni tersebut, adalah yang pertama pra- ikonografi, yang kedua analisi ikonografi dan yang ketiga adalah tafsiran.....

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This study was conducted to identify the primary design features applied to upcycle fashion. To achieve the goals, a study was carried out on five well-known fashion designers in the upcycled fashion industry to identify what design features they used in their creations and what sustainability philosophy they implemented. This study applies secondary research methods under exploratory research as a method to collect the data needed to answer the objective of the study. The results of this study found that the design concept, material selection, technique/production process, and design philosophy/awareness of sustainability are the primary features in the upcycle designs created by the fashion designers who were analyzed. These characteristics should be incorporated into any upcycle fashion design as they define the notion of fashion sustainability. This study concludes that a fashion design that 'wears' upcycle design name must have at least four main characteristics which are a clear .....

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The main of this study is to identify and come out with a new bunion shoe design using geometric analysis: Hallux Valgus angle HVA for Malaysian women. A bunion is a bulging bump that appears on the side part of the metatarsal tibiale which commonly occurs in women compared to men. There are three stages of bunion which are mild, moderate, and severe with different angles of measurement. This study seeks to identify each stage of the bunion using the geometric angle on three participants' ethics which are Malay, Chinese and Indian, and also to measure the circumference of the bunion. The method that will be used in this research is quantitative which also involves a sample size is n=150. As a result, the data shows that the highest percentage is in size seven. The circumference of size seven consists of mild 220 mm, moderate 245 mm, and severe 282 mm. The result of the circumference will be used to make the shoes last in different stages. Hence, this study will be helpful by construct .....

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This paper discusses Understanding Behaviour and Preference: A Study On Designing Litter Prevention Outdoor Signage. Creating an effective awareness and environmental education has always been a challenge in sustainable development. After the travel ban was lifted, there is a significant increase in improperly disposed garbage in public areas due to an increase in visitors. To achieve goals 12,13, 14, and 15 of the Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs)s, these issues need to be tackled first and foremost. This study attempts to investigate the issue of littering behavior using a quantitative method. The survey data was collected using 50 respondents as simple random sampling. Three designs that were developed using Lasswell’s Communication Model are put to test with local park visitors. The results are then used to draw a relationship between demographic background and littering behavior as well as their design preferences. The results revealed that the design with an educational m.....

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Fashion trend forecasting is the prediction of mood, behaviors and buying habits of the consumer. It is no longer a question of identifying your customers by demographic and sociographic. Malaysia does not have any forecaster that predict the upcoming trend for fashion industry. Usually, Malaysian designers will usually refer to the international forecaster such as WGSN or trendwatching.com or else, to gain some idea to produce a design. This study was focused on the forecast of modesty fashion specifically for year 2024. The objectives were 1. To establish a local trend forecasting and theme to use in local modest clothing. 2. To analyses the trend forecast for modest wear on year 2024. 3. To proposed a theme forecast of modest wear based from collected data of trend forecast for 2024. Quantitative method was used in this research. The questionnaire was created undertake a survey on the Trend Forecasting for Malaysia Modest Wear for year 2024 among woman 18 to 30 years old. Majority w.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis penguasaan kemahiran merancang eksperimen dalam kalangan pelajar, meneroka isu-isu yang mempengaruhi kesediaan pelajar dalam merancang eksperimen dan meneroka isu-isu yang berkaitan dengan pengendalian PEKA Biologi dalam kalangan guru. Kajian ini menggunakan reka bentuk kajian kes deskriptif. Seramai 190 orang sampel pelajar dipilih menggunakan kaedah pensampelan rawak berlapis manakala 22 orang pelajar dan 5 orang guru Biologi dipilih menggunakan kaedah pensampelan bertujuan. Tiga instrumen yang telah disahkan oleh pakar iaitu ujian penilaian penguasaan kemahiran merancang eksperimen, protokol temu bual guru, protokol temu bual pelajar dan nilai kesahan ialah 0.79, 0.91 dan 0.80. Data daripada ujian penilaian penguasaan kemahiran merancang eksperimen dianalisis secara statistik deskriptif iaitu melibatkan frekuensi dan peratusan manakala data temu bual dan pemerhatian dianalisis menggunakan kaedah analisis tematik. Dapatan kajian men.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan membangun dan mengenal pasti tahap kebolehgunaan Conics Representation Board (C-ReB) bagi topik Conics dalam kalangan pelajar Program Matrikulasi Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia. Kajian reka bentuk dan pembangunan ini hanya melibatkan dua fasa iaitu fasa analisis keperluan dan fasa pembangunan. Suatu kajian analisis keperluan dijalankan terhadap 96 orang pelajar program matrikulasi bagi mengenal pasti topik kursus Matematik SM025 yang sesuai terhadap penggunaan bahan manipulatif. Dapatan menunjukkan 77.1% bersetuju bahawa bahan manipulatif sesuai digunakan dalam topik Conics. C-ReB dibangunkan berasaskan kepada model ADDIE selain menerapkan Teori Konstruktivisme Lima Fasa Needham serta berpandukan Spesifikasi Kurikulum Matematik Sains SM025. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah soal selidik analisis keperluan (SSAK), borang penilaian pakar (BPPC) dan soal selidik kebolehgunaan C-ReB (SSKC). Ketiga-tiga set soal selidik ini dibuat kesahan oleh tiga orang paka.....

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Kajian ini merupakan sebuah kajian yang menjurus kepada keberkesanan penggunaan mesin terjemahan (MT) dalam menterjemah kata nama khas (KNK) ke dalam bahasa Arab sesuai dengan struktur dan gaya bahasa Arab. Kajian ini timbul berikutan terdapat beberapa penambahbaikan yang diperlukan dan faktor kekurangan kaedah yang sesuai untuk menstruktur KNK daripada bahasa Melayu ke dalam bahasa Arab. Kajian ini menyasarkan tiga objektif iaitu mengumpul hasil terjemahan KNK menggunakan MT atas talian ke dalam bahasa Arab, menganalisis hasil terjemahan KNK dan mencadangkan kaedah terjemahan KNK berdasarkan Teori Dinamik dan kaedah Ta‘reeb, menggunakan tiga jenis MT atas talian sebagai instrumen untuk menterjemah iaitu MT Google, Bing Microsoft dan Yandex. Kajian yang berbentuk kajian gabungan, iaitu kuantitatif dan kualitatif ini menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif dan kaedah analisis dalam mengumpul maklumat dan menganalisis 30 data KNK yang dikecilkan kepada 15 KNK sahaja. Seterusnya, .....

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