Kajian ini bertujuan mengenal pasti ciri-ciri realiti kehidupan masyarakat Tamil Malaysia, menganalisis kesesuaian ciri-ciri realiti kehidupan masyarakat Tamil Malaysia berdasarkan teori Sosiologi Sastera Model Pencerminan George Lukacs. Kajian ini juga menghuraikan unsur-unsur pengajaran dalam kumpulan cerpen Urimai Pōrāttam hasil karya A. Kandan. Kajian ini berbentuk kualitatif yang menggunakan kaedah analisis teks berdasarkan teori Sosiologi Sastera Model Pencerminan George Lukacs. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa terdapat sebanyak 33 isu yang mencerminkan realiti kehidupan masyarakat Tamil Malaysia, iaitu sebanyak 20 isu berkaitan masalah sosial, tiga berkaitan dengan ekonomi, enam lagi berkaitan pendidikan dan empat pula berkaitan dengan hal keagamaan. Kesemua 33 isu realiti kehidupan masyarakat Tamil Malaysia adalah seiring dengan teori Sosiologi Sastera Model Pencerminan George Lukacs. Kajian ini juga turut mengesan sebanyak 12 pengajaran yang bersifat teguran, pes.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan mengkaji kesan pengajaran menggunakan Strategi Model Peringkat Kefahaman Numerasi (SMPKN) terhadap pencapaian dan sikap murid Tingkatan 2 dalam menyelesaikan masalah matematik berayat. Kajian ini merupakan kajian kuantitatif dengan reka bentuk kajian kuasi eksperimen. Sampel kajian terdiri daripada dua buah kelas berjumlah 66 murid Tingkatan 2 yang dipilih secara rawak kelompok daripada sebuah sekolah di daerah Larut, Taiping. Seramai 33 orang murid sebagai kumpulan eksperimen menjalani pengajaran menggunakan SMPKN manakala seramai 33 orang murid sebagai kumpulan kawalan menjalani pengajaran menggunakan Strategi Pengajaran Konvensional (SPKON). Dua jenis instrumen digunakan bagi mengumpul data iaitu Ujian Pra dan Pasca Penyelesaian Masalah Matematik Berayat dan Soal Selidik Sikap terhadap Penyelesaian Masalah Matematik Berayat. Data dianalisis menggunakan statistik deskriptif iaitu min dan sisihan piawai, disusuli dengan analisis statistik inferensi men.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menilai impak pelaburan kerajaan terhadap kemahiran kebolehpasaran graduan kolej vokasional pertanian di Malaysia dan membina kerangka model kebolehpasaran graduan pendidikan teknik dan vokasional. Instrumen kajian terdiri daripada pelaburan kerajaan (perbelanjaan mengurus dan perbelanjaan pembangunan) dan kemahiran kebolehpasaran graduan (pengetahuan, aplikasi kemahiran, efikasi kendiri, metakognisi dan kemahiran insaniah). Bagi mencapai objektif ini, teknik persampelan rawak mudah telah digunakan untuk mengumpul soal selidik daripada 318 graduan kolej vokasional pertanian yang bergraduat pada 2017. Hasil analisis data menggunakan perisian SPSS dan SmartPLS menunjukkan empat dapatan penting. Pertama, kemahiran insaniah merupakan kemahiran kebolehpasaran yang paling penting kepada graduan. Seterusnya diikuti oleh metakognisi, efikasi kendiri, pengetahuan dan aplikasi kemahiran. Kedua, perbelanjaan mengurus merupakan perbelanjaan terpenting dan diikuti dengan .....

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This study is a research proposal paper that aims to develop mathematics teaching and learning modules based on character education. This study uses development design guided by ADDIE model. The analysis process will use a quantitative approach. The validity and reliability processes to be carried out are the content validity level, content validity index and Cronbach’s alpha analysis. Sampling techniques are intended to be used to select samples for validity and reliability purposes. The sample is among mathematics education experts, module experts, Language experts and students. This study is expected to have an impact on educators in conducting module development systematically. It is hoped that the module developed can be used as a guide to all education, especially mathematics educators in implementing the teaching and learning process based on character education. This study will help the Malaysian Ministry of Education to achieve the mission, vision and aspirations of the coun.....

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The education systems worldwide are showing changes in teaching and learning. The Covid-19 pandemic that occurred since the end of 2019 is also a contributing factor to the change in our country's education system. Students and educators have to cope with the challenges of learning out of the classroom. Therefore, one of the learning approaches, which is Mobile Heutagogy (M-Heutagogy) has been chosen by educators as a teaching and learning framework. Numerous studies have identified the effectiveness of M-Heutagogy to promote learner autonomy and capability among higher education institutions students. However, past studies have shown students mostly having problem to learn online due to weak Internet access. Hence, the main purpose of this study is to discuss the factors that influence the acceptance of M-Heutagogy. This study proposed a conceptual framework of M-Heutagogy acceptance that predicts the behavioural intentions to use M-Heutagogy among students. This study will contribute.....

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Failure in mastering basic reading skill, writing skill and counting skill (3M) among primary school in the country is still persistent. The 3M skill mastery performance gap between mainstream student and Special Remedial students are still apparent. The failure of some teacher to implement Special Remedial Program had caused student to be left out in learning. Study is intended to observe SPB implementation in Bahasa Melayu teaching and learning in mastering reading skill in remedial class. This qualitative study used case study design. This study used the Searchlight Model. One Special Remedial teacher and 22 Special remedial student from a primary school in Kinta Utara district, Perak state were chosen as intended. Study data were collected through observation, document researches, and interviews. Data was analyzed thematically using continuous comparative analysis technique. Study results found that constructs which were derived from this study to answer problem are remedial teache.....

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Learning Analytics for Children's Logic Development (LACLOD) is a web-based and mobile friendly learning analytic platform for assessing the logic development of children age 3 to 4 years old in TASKA PERMATA UPSI Malaysia. The platform is developed using Unity and connected through Google Analytics (GA) plugin where it tracked the user interaction for the application. LACLOD is designed only for mobile or tablet which is using Android. In this paper, the development of this learning analytic platform is presented. For evaluation of this system, observation and survey have been used, to get the feedback from 2 teachers (female) and 3 children (2 female and 1 male). Based on the evaluation, it can be seen that there are still rooms for improvement. Female children found it quit hard to understand the game but the male children looked satisfy because he knew on how to navigate the app and he actively played the app by himself. As for teachers, the acceptance to this kind of assessment is.....

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Pedagogical agents are animated virtual characters that play human instructional roles in educational settings. Towards the advancement of computer technology and communication, human learning is becoming more advanced by using technologies such as pedagogical agent. Previously, the look of pedagogical agents has been designed with own imagination of the designers without assessing its impact on the learning. In addition, there are limited researches on the visual appearance of pedagogical agent. Therefore, a further study is required to fill this gap and provide appropriate visual appearance for pedagogical agent that will contribute to enhancing students’ motivation in learning. Accordingly, the present research proposes kawaii designs for the facial appearance of pedagogical agent. Eventually, students’ affective state on the kawaii style pedagogical agents and relation towards motivation in learning also will be studied. Therefore, this paper proposes a conceptual framework tha.....

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the current practice in the vocational colleges that contributes to the issues found within the technical, building and engineering drawing subjects. The objective is to identify the effects of the current practice of these subjects’ on the issues identified through the literature study. This study adopted exploratory design, and literature analysis and interview were conducted for data collection. Through the literature analysis, the common issues found within the subjects were highlighted. Then these issues were posted to selected teachers for further discussion. The teachers were selected based on their expertise and years of experience. Through the interview session, feedbacks from the teachers were obtained pertaining to their current practice which directly shed light on the issues being faced. Empirically, the findings suggested that there are several areas worth to be improved in order to promote better practice which could elevate .....

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Lecturers’ job scope is challenging and demanding. It can lead to undesirable behaviours within the academic practice if lecturers start to feel burdened by those job scopes. Hence, rather than solely focusing on performance, lecturers’ engagement towards their tasks should be acknowledged. This article is attempting to discuss the issues and challenges related to the work engagement of lecturers by referring to previous articles. First, the concept of work engagement is described. Then, the reality of lecturers’ engagement is explored. Then, it is followed by the current challenges within their job that might risk their engagement are included. This article concludes with a summary of the article and some recommendations for future researches. The significance of this article is that proper measures can be planned and administered starting from the management level until the individual level which is the lecturers themselves so that work engagement can be attained. Keywords: W.....

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