Objektif kajian ini adalah untuk membangunkan dan menilai Modul Interaktif Realiti Maya (E-MARZ) Komponen Apresiasi Muzik Menengah Rendah. Kajian ini menggunakan reka bentuk dan pembangunan DDR (design and development research) yang diperkenalkan oleh Richey dan Klein (2007) yang melibatkan tiga fasa. Data fasa pertama iaitu analisa keperluan dikutip melalui edaran soal selidik terhadap 186 orang responden iaitu pelajar aliran muzik sekolah menengah dari empat buah sekolah berbeza. Data dianalisis secara deskriptif menggunakan perisian Statistical Packages for the Social Science (SPSS). Dapatan bagi fasa kedua iaitu fasa reka bentuk elemen modul menggunakan kaedah Fuzzy Delphi yang melibatkan 15 orang pakar bidang. Fasa pembangunan modul bersandarkan kepada proses produksi video dan model pembangunan m-ADDIE. Dapatan fasa ketiga iaitu fasa penilaian mengukur kebolehgunaan modul menggunakan kaedah temu bual serta soal selidik kebolehgunaan ke atas lima pakar bidang dan 82 pe.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menilai instrumen inventori nilai murni berdasarkan persepsi guru Bahasa Melayu. Teori perkembangan moral dan etika oleh Kohlberg telah digunakan dalam kajian ini yang mengfokuskan kepada elemen moral dan etika yang mendasari nilai murni. Kaedah kajian menggunakan reka bentuk kajian kes. Populasi guru Bahasa Melayu di sekolah menengah di daerah Sabak Bernam adalah seramai 195 orang dan sampel kajian seramai 50 orang guru Bahasa Melayu telah dipilih daripada 17 buah sekolah menengah di daerah Sabak Bernam secara rawak kluster. Instrumen kajian terdiri daripada satu set inventori yang mengandungi 17 dimensi nilai murni yang telah diadaptasi daripada Mohd Khairi bin Hj Othman. Kesahan konstruk inventori tersebut telah disahkan oleh empat orang pakar bidang dan nilai kebolehpercayaan instrumen berdasarkan pekali Alfa Cronbach adalah α = 0.96. Inventori nilai murni ini menunjukkan nilai kebolehpercayaan yang tinggi. Data kajian telah dianalisis menggu.....

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This study aims to know the effectiveness of the board game and song in improving speaking skills in kindergarten children. In this study, the term ‘speaking skills’ refers to the five different types of communicative competence in speaking, which are fluency, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and comprehension. A total of 40 kindergarten children aged 5-6 years in a school in Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara Indonesia, with details of 20 children in group A and 20 children in group B were involved in this study. This research is an experimental study with a static group pretest-posttest design. The research data were obtained through the t-test to obtain the min scores of the subjects in the two research groups. The results showed that the final score obtained by group A was 59.60, while the final score for group B was 60.20. In conclusion, there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups of 0.60 as a whole based on the final score. This demonstrates.....

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With the increased number of women participation in the labour force and the encouragement from the Malaysia government to the private sector in setting up preschool and early childcare centre, there is a high demand on the number of institution-based private childcare centre. However, the literature has shown that the number of childcare centres closing is on the rise and at a worrying state. Hence, the purpose of this study is to explore the possible factors affecting the closing down of childcare centre and to learn the best practices from the sustaining childcare centres. This study utilized multiple case studies methods in researching the success factors of those sustainable childcare centre as well as identifying the factors that lead to the closing down of some childcare centres. Two institution-based private childcare centres who have operated for more than ten years and two centres that have recently closed after operating between two to four years in the Klang Valley area wer.....

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This article aimed to discuss the implementation of sexuality education in the preschool context in Malaysia based on preschool teachers’ understanding. Past studies have reassured that teachers have played an important role in ensuring the success of early childhood sexuality education program. Numerous local and Asian studies have highlighted that due to the lack of training and limited assess on sexuality related resources, the implementation of this program in preschool level remained vague. To close the gap, interviews were conducted to discover Malaysia preschool teachers’ content knowledge and delivery on sexuality education in the early years. Ten qualified and experienced preschool teachers from Klang Valley were recruited as the study respondents. Content analysis was employed to extract emerging themes based on the interview scripts. Findings have revealed that the respondents showed a varied understanding about sexuality education in early childhood context, where their.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan membangunkan model pengurusan pentaksiran kanak-kanak di tadika dan prasekolah. Objektif kajian ini adalah untuk mengenal pasti elemen pengurusan pentaksiran dan meningkatkan kualiti pentaksiran bagi mengesan perkembangan kanak-kanak pada peringkat tadika dan prasekolah. Data kajian ini dianalisis menggunakan pendekatan Interpretive Structural Modelling (ISM). Seramai 12 orang pakar pendidikan awal kanak-kanak dalam bidang pentaksiran dan penilaian dilibatkan untuk mengenal pasti dan mengesahkan elemen pengurusan pentaksiran kanak-kanak prasekolah yang bersesuaian. Pendekatan ISM diaplikasikan untuk membangun model dan memetakan hubungan antara elemen yang dikenal pasti dalam model pengurusan pentaksiran kanak-kanak prasekolah. Kajian ini juga dapat merungkai satu sistem yang kompleks kepada beberapa sub-sistem berdasarkan pengalaman dan pengetahuan pakar yang dipilih. Dapatan kajian telah mencapai konsensus dalam memilih; (i) bentuk pentaksiran sebagai aktiviti ya.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan mendapatkan kesepakatan pakar tentang komponen dan ujian bagi reka bentuk dan pembangunan kerangka penilaian kecergasan fizikal berasaskan kesihatan kanak kanak prasekolah Malaysia. Pembangunan kerangka penilaian ini menggunakan kaedah Fuzzy Delphi. Borang soal selidik diedarkan kepada sejumlah 17 orang sampel yang terlibat sebagai pakar bidang dalam proses reka bentuk dan pembangunan. Borang soal selidik komponen kecergasan mengandungi enam bahagian, iaitu: (1) maklumat demografi; (2) komponen komposisi badan; (3) komponen daya tahan kardiovaskular; (4) komponen daya tahan otot tangan; (5) komponen kekuatan otot kaki; dan (6) komponen fleksibiliti. Manakala, soal selidik ujian kecergasan pula mempunyai lapan bahagian, iaitu; (1) maklumat demografi; (2) indeks jisim badan; (3) ukuran peratus lemak badan; (4) larian ulang alik 20 meter; (5) larian 1200 meter; (6) genggaman tangan; (7) lompat jauh berdiri; dan (8) jangkauan melunjur. Analisis kaedah Fuzzy Delphi menu.....

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Kelangsungan hidup sesuatu masyarakat sangat bergantung kepada kesediaan setiap anggota untuk memikul tanggungjawab dan menyedari setiap seorang mempunyai peranan yang saling melengkapi. Pendidikan seringkali dikaitkan sebagai senjata paling ampuh untuk menangani masalah kemiskinan. Jika individu dewasa dan berkeluarga tidak mampu berhadapan dengan tekanan kemiskinan, bagaimana pula kanak-kanak yang hidup dalam persekitaran serba kekurangan? Objektif kajian ini adalah untuk meninjau perlaksanaan program sokongan akademik di Rumah Kebajikan Kanak-Kanak(Persendirian/Berkediaman) serta menilai keupayaan institusi untuk merancang program sedemikian. Pengkaji telah melawat 35 buah institusi di Selangor untuk meninjau, mengedar borang soal selidik dan menemubual. Didapati kanak-kanak di institusi mengikuti pendidikan wajib dan pelbagai program pembangunan diri yang dianjurkan oleh institusi, sukarelawan dan organisasi luar. Program sokongan akademik di institusi dapat dikategorikan kepada du.....

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China entered the baby boom era with the announcement of Second Child Policy in 2015, this has led to increase of child birth rate and subsequently a growing shortage of preschool teachers. To solve this issue, Chinese State Council drafted the policy proposal on training of cross-disciplinary talents in higher education allowing people with different bachelor degree to become preschool teachers. Cross-Disciplinary Preschool Education Master Degree (CDPEM) program offered in some universities is an outcome of this policy. The purpose of this study is to explore in depth professional growth experiences of these CDPEM students. Findings of the study can be input to decision of the continuity of this policy. The study was conducted using qualitative research method. In-depth interviews of three Chinese CDPEM participants were used to collect data. These three CDPEM participants respectively have Chinese Literature, English Education and Applied Chemistry background. Findings is discussed .....

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The magnitude of the Covid-19 epidemic has many features of teachers’ jobs, which affects teachers’ job satisfaction and work motivation, especially for those who work from home. This study aims to examine the relationship between work from home and work motivation on teachers’ job satisfaction. In addition, moderating the effects of school location on the relationships between work from home and motivational work on teachers’ job satisfaction is also investigated in this study. This study uses a quantitative approach. A purposive sampling technique is used to collect data from 424 respondents in this study. A web-based questionnaire is used as the research instrument. The data are analyzed using PLS-SEM by using SmartPLS 3.0 software. The study reveals that working from home and work motivation has a significant effect on teachers’ job satisfaction. In the interim, the school location does not moderate the relationships between work from home and work motivation on teachersâ.....

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