Gamification is being used in education to motivate students through various game elements, one of which is rewards. However, rewards should be relevant and suitable otherwise it will not have the desired effect. The aim of this study was to determine the types of redeemable rewards that students in an Institution of Higher Learning would like to obtain to motivate them to do well in their modules or programmes. A questionnaire, which included close and open ended questions, was distributed to students in a local private institution. 158 completed questionnaires were obtained from students who were in Foundation, Diploma, Bachelors and Masters degree programmes. The questionnaire included some suggestions of rewards and students were asked to rank them. They were also asked to suggest some rewards which they thought would motivate and engage them to attempt and complete work given in class or as homework. The results show that students would like to receive tangible as well as intangib.....

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The advancement of technologies especially Augmented Reality (AR) in the field of education has brought special conditions where teachers and learners have controversial perspectives in using new technologies for educational purposes. Therefore, this study tried to investigate the faculty members’ ideas about Augmented Reality English Trainer (ARET) as a researcher-made application in the contexts of Iran and Turkey to ensure how educational beneficiaries can implement this application in face-to-face or distance education, and how their views are different. Subsequently, the basic phenomenological-qualitative design was chosen by the researchers of the study to investigate the views of faculty members in these countries. To do so, an online elite interview (based on Instant Messaging Applications and Google Forms) was designed with seven questions to reflect the faculty members’ views during using ARET as an educational application by focusing on English vocabulary learning. There.....

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The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the Brain-based Learning Approach in enhancing vocabulary acquisition and retention among Year 4 pupils in a primary school. The strategy implemented was based on Brain-Based Learning Principles. The goal of Brain-based education is to make the utmost use of the situations in which the brain learns the best. Hence, it can be said that brain-based learning in the classroom demonstrates an innovative approach which enhances positive learning conditions for school children. Vocabulary acquisition is an important component in second language acquisition, and it becomes more meaningful when retention of the words learnt is maximized. Embedding brain-based learning strategy in teaching and learning provides opportunity for better vocabulary acquisition and retention, at the same time, increases the level of motivation among young learners. A descriptive quantitative design was used in this study involving 33 pupils from a primary schoo.....

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The study depicted the classroom environment during the teaching and learning process, focusing on appraising the teachers' demeanour and pedagogical strategies in the intermediate classrooms of the 'English as foreign language (EFL)' context of Bangladesh. The intermediate level denotes the higher secondary level of the 11th and 12th grades. Sixteen teachers of eight intermediate institutions from three districts of Bangladesh were selected as the key participants of this study. The study used two tools: classroom observation and interview. The researchers observed the teachers' deportments both from the outside and inside the classroom. The teachers and the students were observed to understand the current classroom scenario by evaluating the teacher's interactions, abilities and inabilities to manage the EFL classrooms. The interview was conducted in the 'Key Informant Interviews (KII)' format to know their viewpoints about their classroom deportments. The study found that some teach.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi penerimaan pelanggan terhadap pelaksanaan ar-Rahnu di Kota Langsa, Aceh. Kajian kuantitatif ini menggunakan  boring soal selidik ini melibatkan 185 responden yang dipilih melalui pensampelan rawak. Data  dianalisis dengan menggunakan analisis regresi pelbagai. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa faktor  tempat (β= 0.301, p= 0.001), produk (β=0.257, p=0.004), dan promosi (β=0.200, p=0.020), secara  signifikan mempengaruhi penerimaan pelanggan. Namun faktor harga (β=0.143, p=0.147) tidak  berpengaruh secara signifikan penerimaan pelanggan terhadap pelaksanaan ar-Rahnu. Implikasi kajian  mengetengahkan tentang kepentingan peranan institusi ar-Rahnu yang perlu diperkemas bagi membantu  masyarakat memahami sistem pajak gadai Islam dengan lebih baik dan menjadikannya sebagai alternatif  bagi pajak gadai konvensional yang telah lama digunakan. Kajian juga mencadangkan agar jumlah  institusi ar-Rahnu t.....

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Kajian bertujuan meneroka dan mengkaji bentuk retorik visual, interpretasi simbol, tema, mesej serta persepsi audiens terhadap retorik visual yang digunakan dalam iklan kempen khidmat awam (PSA-Public Service Announcement) alam sekitar di Malaysia. Pendekatan kualitatif dengan reka bentuk kajian kes dan analisis digunakan dalam kajian ini melibatkan lapan iklan khidmat awam alam sekitar. Selain itu, temu bual  dijalankan ke atas empat kategori responden,  pemilihan peserta secara persampelan bertujuan sebanyak 17 orang, melibatkan enam pelajar IPT, tiga ahli akademik, empat pereka grafik dan empat orang awam. Data dianalisis menggunakan analisis deskriptif yang terbahagi kepada empat peringkat iaitu deskriptif, interpretasi, penilaian dan analisis bertema untuk melihat kekerapan tema. Tiga konsep retorik visual iaitu (a) symbolic action, human intervention, presence of audiences, (b) Signifier and signified, (c) Ethos, Pathos, Logos, Kairos and Topos, dan teori (PSA) Awareness, instr.....

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This research aimed to optimise and characterise environmental friendly biodiesel produced through biodegradation of organic wastes by black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens)  larvae.  This  research  is  divided  into  four  main  studies,  namely characterisation of organic wastes, cultivation of insect larvae, characterisation of insect larval lipid and determination of the properties of insect larval biodiesel. The organic wastes used for cultivation of insect larvae were food kitchen waste (FKW), soya residue (SR) and mixed waste (MW). The main scientific instruments used in this study were Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer and gas chromatography-flame ionisation detector (GC-FID). For organic wastes and insect larvae characterisation, several analyses such as content of moisture, protein, carbohydrate, ash and fat, pH value and crude fiber were carried out. The extraction of larval lipid was conducted using Soxhl.....

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Kajian  ini  bertujuan  mengenal  pasti  dan  menganalisis  akan  realiti  kedudukan sosioekonomi masyarakat Tamil ladang serta menghuraikan unsur ekstrinsik dalam pemaparan realiti kedudukan sosioekonomi masyarakat Tamil ladang dalam novel-novel Tamil Malaysia. Kajian ini ialah sebuah kajian kepustakaan yang menerapkan analisis teks  dan  deskriptif  untuk  menganalisis  tujuh  buah novel  Tamil  Malaysia,  iaitu Cemmaṇṇum Nīla Malarkaļum, Tuyara Pātai, Ilaţciyap Payaṇam, Maṇpulukkaļ, Noiva Pūkkaļ, Nakarntu Koṇţirukum Vācalkaļ dan Selancar Empat. Perbincangan dibuat berpandukan  lima  aspek  kedudukan  sosioekonomi  iaitu  pekerjaan,  pendapatan, pendidikan, kesihatan  dan  infrastruktur.  Kelima-lima  aspek  ini  dianalisis  dengan menggunakan teori realisme berdasarkan unsur intrinsik watak dan latar. Unsur ekstrinsik pula dibincangkan berdasarkan unsur biografi pengarang, masyarakat di persekitaran pengarang dan pemikiran pengaran.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi pengajaran al-Quran terhadap pelajar disleksia daripada perspektif guru pendidikan khas di negeri Perak. Pengkaji memilih reka bentuk kajian kes dengan menggunakan model Ibnu Khaldun sebagai teori asas mengenai pengajaran al-Quran yang menekankan tentang pengetahuan, kaedah pengajaran dan kemampuan pelajar. Seramai tiga guru pendidikan khas yang mengajar al-Quran kepada pelajar disleksia serta tiga pelajar disleksia dipilih sebagai peserta kajian daripada dua buah sekolah di negeri Perak. Data dikumpul dengan menggunakan instrumen ujian dan temu bual. Data temu bual telah dianalisis menggunakan analisis tematik. Hasil ujian menunjukkan penguasaan bacaan al-Quran dalam kalangan pelajar disleksia berada pada tahap sederhana lemah. Temu bual terhadap murid mendapati murid lebih cenderung meminati subjek yang mudah. Kaedah pengajaran guru yang disukai oleh pelajar disleksia tersebut adalah pengajaran yang menggunakan Bahan.....

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Kajian ini adalah bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti sikap dan kompetensi guru pelatih Institut Pendidikan Guru (IPG) Kampus Tun Abdul Razak terhadap Teknologi Maklumat dan Komunikasi (TMK). Objektif kajian ini ialah menilai sikap dan kompetensi serta hubungan antara sikap dengan kompetensi terhadap TMK. Kompetensi TMK dibahagikan kepada dua konstruk iaitu pengetahuan dan kemahiran. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah soal selidik yang mengandungi 35 item. Sampel terdiri daripada 299 orang guru pelatih sepenuh masa IPG Kampus Tun Abdul Razak. Analisis statistik menggunakan deskriptif dan korelasi pearson. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa guru pelatih IPG Kampus Tun Abdul Razak mempunyai sikap yang positif terhadap TMK dan mempunyai kompetensi pengetahuan serta kemahiran yang tinggi dalam TMK. Dapatan kajian juga menunjukkan terdapat hubungan yang signifikan tetapi sangat lemah antara kompetensi TMK dengan sikap. Manakala tidak terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara kompetensi pengetahuan de.....

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