This study aimed to evaluate job-related affective well-being, perceived supervisor support and positive feedback as contributing factors to work engagement of lecturers in the context two countries in the South East Asia. A total of 134 lecturers of one university in Malaysia and one university in Indonesia were recruited through simple random sampling. The research instruments were Job Affective Well-Being Scale, Survey of Perceived Supervisor Support and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, while the statement of positive feedback was given in a hardcopy form or via personal e-mail. Multiple regression analysis showed that job affective well-being (β = 0.49, p = .01) and perceived supervisor support (β = 0.27, p = .01) made significant contribution to the prediction of work engagement. However, positive feedback statement (β = 0.02, p = .75) was not a significant predictor of work engagement. Therefore, a better strategy of the implementation of positive feedback should be co.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk membina kit pembelajaran interaktif bagi membantu murid berpencapaian rendah menguasai kemahiran membaca perkataan. Terdapat tiga alat, iaitu borang soal selidik kebolehlaksanaan, permainan pintar dan borang penilaian kesahan. Dapatan menunjukkan tiada perbezaan yang signifikan dalam keperluan untuk membangunkan kit pembelajaran interaktif untuk murid berpencapaian rendah berdasarkan kumpulan perkhidmatan [t=2.64, p=.749 (p>.05)]. Penemuan juga menunjukkan bahawa tidak terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan dalam kandungan kit pembelajaran interaktif dengan tahap pendidikan [t = -1.00, p= .752 (p>.05)]. Keputusan MANOVA menunjukkan perbezaan yang signifikan antara tahap pendidikan dengan murid berpencapaian rendah [F(1)=6.98, p=0.01 (p..

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Kajian ini adalah usaha untuk melihat penggunaan teknik 7S iaitu melalui kata kunci akronim 7S (Sekolah, Sabtu, Sebelum, Semasa, Suasana, Selepas, Sangat) dalam proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran bahasa Melayu penulisan dalam kalangan murid Orang Asli di sekolah rendah. Menurut Abdullah Hassan (1987), kegagalan dalam merancang dan menentukan teknik pengajaran bahasa Melayu menyebabkan isi pelajaran gagal disampaikan secara berkesan. Berdasarkan kajian lepas, kualiti pengajaran merupakan aspek penting dalam menarik minat dan meningkatkan kemahiran berbahasa murid. Tujuan utama kajian ini adalah untuk mengenal pasti keberkesanan teknik 7S dengan kaedah didik hibur agar dapat membantu murid-murid Orang Asli menulis karangan berpandukan rangka karangan. Seterusnya, mempermudahkan murid-murid menulis karangan dengan mengemukakan idea yang menarik, huraian yang mantap berserta contoh dan penyampaian yang menarik. Ini bersesuaian dengan saranan yang dikemukakan oleh Lembaga Peperik.....

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This study examines the integration of twenty-first century skills among Arts Education Master Trainers at the Sekolah Seni Malaysia Kuala Lumpur. The focus of this study is related to the instructional methodologies for the Arts Education subject consisting of Visual Art, Music, Dance and Performing Arts. The instructional methods examined in this study included teachers’ knowledge and teachers’ competencies. The study utilised mixed-method case study approach. A survey was conducted by using questionnaire as a research instrument. A total of eight Arts Education Master Trainers and 154 students were involved in this survey. The sample was chosen randomly. The data was analysed by using descriptive analysis consisting of mean, percentage and standard deviation. The data was then tabulated and interpreted. This was followed by a focus-group interview and three-phase interview based on Seidman’s Model were also conducted among eight Arts Education Master Trainers: Three.....

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The study aimed to develop a holistic integrated framework for promoting mobile-Heutagogical practices among student teachers. Methodologically, this study was carried out based on the phenomenological perspective of selected student teachers concerning the above affordances and challenges of M-Heutagogy through interviews. Thereafter, followed by the quantitative approach which has included pre-service teachers and practicing teachers. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with the use of IBM SPSS Amos was performed to determine the estimates of the parameters of the study framework. Based on the interview findings, it was revealed that the use of such a novel learning tool helped spur their students’ interest, stimulate their curiosity, and improve their confidence in learning scientific concepts. However, the main barriers to full integration of such a tool in teaching and learning were attributed to the lack of technical support, teaching skills and confidence, and suitabl.....

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Economics students are facing problem to think critically and participate effectively in the collaborative learning context. Developing mobile cartoons that are related to students’ daily life and address aspects of thinking can help improve students’ critical thinking. The aim of this study is to develop a structural model for promoting economics students’ critical thinking. This new model is based on Vygotsky’s (1997) Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) theory and Multimedia Learning Theory (Mayer, 2014). This study employed the quantitative research method. Phase one involved the developing of the model. In phase two, survey design was employed. A total of 293 economics students from two public universities were selected as samples. The findings from the Exploratory Factor Analysis retained six factors; which were conceptual understanding, analyse the problem, analytical, decision making, creativity and organize. Confirmatory Factor Analysis was employed and indicat.....

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This study reports the outcomes of a comparative study on engineering ethics and character education between engineering undergraduates of Malaysia and Indonesia. The main objective of this investigation focuses on the attitude of the undergraduates towards engineering ethical issues. The study was conducted involving 83 Malaysian and 135 Indonesian undergraduates who pursuing their study in engineering programmes. A quantitative method was used in which a questionnaire was administrated to elicit relevant data. The results of the data analysis showed that the attitude towards engineering ethics and character education among Indonesian engineering students was positive and significantly higher than Malaysian engineering students. These findings revealed that various pedagogical approaches for teaching engineering ethics course will have positive impact on students' attitude towards ethics. Therefore, the study findings opens up a new dimension in ethics education which highli.....

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Kajian ini dijalankan untuk menganalisis Pola Psikologi Orang Tahanan di bawah Akta Pencegahan Jenayah (POCA) 1959 melalui interpretasi Art Drawing–House-Tree- Person (AD-HTP) di sebuah Pusat Pemulihan Khas yang terletak di Bentong, Pahang. Kajian ini adalah untuk memahami pola psikologi orang tahanan dari segi perhubungan keluarga, perkembangan hidup dan juga konsep kendiri melalui interpretasi lukisan projektif AD-HTP bagi mengenal pasti corak pemikiran dan tingkah laku yang menjurus kepada perlakuan jenayah. Kajian ini berbentuk kajian kes yang melibatkan seramai sembilan orang tahanan di bawah Akta Pencegahan Jenayah (POCA) 1959 dan mempunyai empat orang informan. Data kajian ini dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan kaedah temu bual semi struktur, pemerhatian langsung dan analisis dokumen. Kesemua data yang diperoleh dianalisis secara manual dengan berpandukan kepada Visual Model Data Analysis dan juga proses triangulasi. Hasil kajian daripada analisis lukisan projektif AD-.....

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Dalam pembelajaran abad ke-21, elemen teknologi ditekankan dalam pembelajaran di peringkat sekolah. Namun begitu, elemen teknologi ini masih kurang digunakan dalam mata pelajaran Pendidikan Seni Visual Tingkatan 3 pada tajuk Lukisan Digital kerana perisian yang sedia ada memerlukan kos yang tinggi untuk mendapatkannya. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk membina modul pembelajaran Teknik Lukisan Digital Tingkatan 3 menggunakan perisian sumber terbuka iaitu GIMP yang boleh digunakan, dikaji, diubah dan percuma bagi memudahkan guru dan murid dalam melaksanakan pembelajaran di dalam kelas. Dalam konteks kajian ini, pengkaji menggunakan kajian reka bentuk dan pembangunan untuk membangunkan modul berlandaskan kepada model ADDIE. Terdapat lima fasa yang perlu dilalui dalam membina modul MpTLD iaitu Fasa Analisis Keperluan, Fasa Reka Bentuk Modul, Fasa Pembinaan Modul, Fasa Pelaksanaan dan Fasa Penilaian. Pembinaan modul ini juga berasaskan teori minimalis dan teori beban kognitif. Kaedah .....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk meneliti elemen Kemahiran Berfikir Aras Tinggi (KBAT) dalam hasil penulisan karangan murid Tingkatan 4 mengaplikasi Teori Metafora Konsepsi. Kajian ini merupakan kajian kualitatif yang menggunakan kaedah analisis dokumen. Sebanyak 10 data karangan murid Tingkatan 4 telah dipilih dalam kajian ini. Instrumen senarai semak diaplikasikan sebagai metod analisis. Hasil kajian membuktikan bahawa pemetaan idea dalam penulisan karangan murid melibatkan pelbagai jenis Metafora Konsepsi. Dapatan juga menunjukkan bahawa murid-murid telah membina idea penulisan dalam karangan jenis perbincangan dengan mengaitkan latar pengetahuan yang berhubung kait dengan pengalaman dan konteks persekitaran. Menerusi kajian ini, elemen KBAT yang menjadi inti pati penting dalam kandungan kurikulum Bahasa Melayu dapat dihayati dari perspektif interdisiplin, iaitu dalam bidang Pendidikan dan bidang Semantik secara tidak langsung. Kajian berasaskan Teori Metafora Konsepsi dapat m.....

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