Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan pengaruh gaya kepimpinan transformasi ketua jabatan dan komitmen organisasi terhadap kepuasan kerja pensyarah di Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Swasta (IPTS), menentukan perbezaan pemboleh ubah berdasarkan faktor demografi serta mengenalpasti dimensi utama kepimpinan transformasi dan komitmen organisasi yang mempengaruhi kepuasan kerja pensyarah. Kajian tinjauan ini menggunakan soal selidik yang dijawab oleh 379 orang pensyarah yang dipilih secara rawak mudah. Data kajian dianalisis dengan menggunakan statistik deskriptif seperti min dan sisihan piawai serta statistik inferensi seperti ujian t, ANOVA dan regresi berganda (stepwise). Dapatan kajian menunjukkan kepimpinan transformasi ketua jabatan berada pada tahap tinggi dengan nilai min 3.74 (SP = 0.70), komitmen organisasi pada tahap sederhana dengan nilai min 3.25 (SP = 0.45) dan kepuasan kerja pensyarah pada tahap tinggi dengan nilai min 3.64 (SP = 0.59). Tahap kepuasan kerja pensyarah berbeza seca.....

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The study sought to investigate the dropout trends and patterns among the secondary school students by district in Perak. The study employed a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods involving cohort flow analysis of student enrolment, interviews and document analysis. In the first part, student enrolment by grade level in 2000-2010 in all the nine districts in Perak from the database provided by the Ministry of Education was analyzed. In the second part, data were gathered through interviews from Batang Padang District that demonstrated highest dropout rate so as to further understand why secondary school students dropped out from schools, what are those students doing after leaving schools and explore their views on what could have been done to keep them in schools. Results showed that average of total loss between Form 1 and Form 5 in Perak State was 8.11 percent. The highest percentage of dropout was in Batang Padang (16.52%), followed by Manjung (11.9%), Hilir Perak (1.....

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Norma baharu selepas pandemik COVID-19, sistem pendidikan mengalami tranformasi melalui platform digital berasaskan teknologi maklumat dan komunikasi (TMK) secara dalam talian. Perkembangan dinamik ini dilihat mempunyai nilai yang signifikan untuk dijadikan medium alternatif serta keperluan dalam kurikulum Pendidikan Seni Visual (PSV) Bidang Menggambar Tahun 4 yang mementingkan elemen teknologi dalam proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti elemen dan menganalisis strategi pengajaran guru PSV bidang Menggambar secara dalam talian. Peserta kajian dipilih secara persampelan bertujuan yang melibatkan guru pakar PSV, ikon guru digital dan informan berstatus pempengaruh yang mengajar PSV secara dalam talian. Kajian ini berasaskan reka bentuk kajian kes yang menggunakan pendekatan penyelidikan kualitatif. Pengumpulan data adalah melalui pemerhatian, temu bual, dan analisis dokumen. Data yang direkodkan dianalisisis menggunakan pakej perisian NVivo 10 bagi.....

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The purpose of this research was to compare the Omani and Malaysian students' motivation toward science learning in secondary schools. Motivation is an important component from any teaching and learning process. The results of previous studies revealed that students with better motivation usually perform better in school grades. The sample size is 359 students: 37.6% of them were Malaysian (135 students) while 62.4% were Omani (224 students). The 30-item Science Motivation Questionnaire (SMQ) was used in this research. It was developed by Glynn, Taasoobshirazi and Brickman. The results showed that the students had a _moderate_ motivation in general. Regarding the subcategories, the students had _high Extrinsically Motivation_ while they had a _moderate_ level of motivation in the other subcategories or motivational factors. An independent-samples t-test was conducted to compare the motivation towards science scores of Omani and Malaysians. This finding implied that the Omani students w.....

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Salah satu daripada matlamat reka bentuk pinggan hidangan seramik yang berkualiti adalah untuk melengkapkan domain maklumat ke dalam reka bentuk yang boleh digunakan. Ia akan terhasil apabila reka bentuk tersebut memenuhi keperluan pengguna. Meneroka keperluan pasaran baru dan kajian tentang keutamaan pasaran adalah penting dalam menemui pasaran sasaran. Berdasarkan kajian pasaran sebelum ini, industri perhotelan di Malaysia nampaknya mempunyai potensi besar untuk diterokai. Hotel merupakan salah satu pemain utama dalam seni dan industri kreatif. Bagi hotel yang mempunyai speciality restaurant, menu yang dihidangkan mempunyai eleman moden dan haute cuisine, pemilihan pinggan hidangan seramik untuk dihidangkan bersama menu perlu mempunyai eleman yang bersesuaian dengan menu yang dihasilkan. Dengan gaya kemewahan, objek karya seni seperti seramik digunakan sebagai medium komunikasi estetika dalam mendorong kehadiran pengunjung menginap di hotel mereka. Oleh itu, kajian ini bertujuan untu.....

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The integration of ICT in the higher education setting has progressed tremendously for the past 15 years. Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) provides Myguru2 as a platform to meet the demand. The study investigated the postgraduate students_ experiences about the online group forum which is one of the features in Myguru2. Sixteen postgraduate students participated in the study to identify the issues and challenges in the online group forum. Results of the study showed that most of the postgraduate students perceived the online group forum as followed: 1) the online group forum was flexible, 2) it developed knowledge and thinking skills, 3) it provided a platform for students to exchange ideas and 4) it promoted active participation. Technical issues, poor internet connection, uninteresting discussion and time limitations were challenges in participating in the online group forum. Based on the results, suggestions for improvement were provided. Keywords: MyGuru2, online portal, .....

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Penulisan ini akan membincangkan faktor-faktor penerimaan guru terhadap pendekatan Pembelajaran Teradun berdasarkan model-model penerimaan terdahulu yang telah stabil. Faktor-faktor penerimaan guru terhadap pendekatan Pembelajaran Teradun dikenal pasti melalui tinjauan literature dan tinjuan ringkas-temubual semi berstruktur. Tujuan penulisan ini adalah untuk membincangkan secara terperinci pembentukan dan penetapan faktor-faktor penerimaan guru terhadap Pembelajaran Teradun berdasarkan model-model terdahulu bagi persekitaran pembelajaran sekolah-sekolah Malaysia. Hasil penulisan ini diharap dapat memberi gambaran lengkap berkenaan faktor-faktor penerimaan guru dan ianya mampu menjadi panduan kepada pelaksana polisi bagi menjayakan pendekatan Pembelajaran Teradun di Malaysia. ** Kata kunci: Pembelajaran teradun, E-pembelajaran, penerimaan, FROG (VLE)...

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Kajian ini dijalankan bagi mengkaji aplikasi kognisi dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran di prasekolah bagi tunjang sains dan teknologi melalui Kaedah Hermeneutik. Kajian ini dijalankan secara kualitatif dengan menggunakan 14 buah Rancangan Pengajaran Harian (RPH) dari seorang guru praktikum. Kaedah Hermeneutik telah digunakan untuk menginterpretasi RPH bagi menganalisis aplikasi kognisi dalam komponen sains dan matematik yang diajar oleh guru praktikum. Hasil dapatan menunjukkan guru praktikum masih lagi kurang menerapkan aplikasi kognisi dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran di prasekolah berdasarkan tunjang sains dan teknologi. Kebanyakan aktiviti pengajaran dan pembelajaran serta alat bantu mengajar kurang memberi kesan terhadap proses kognisi kanak-kanak. Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia perlu menyediakan kursus tentang aplikasi kognisi untuk meningkatkan kemahiran mengajar di prasekolah.__ Kata Kunci: Tunjang sains dan teknologi, kaedah hermeneutik, aplikasi kognisi...

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This Paper discussed the inclusion of creative thinking skills into the existing Arabic curriculum in Nigeria_s tertiary institutions to provide more job opportunities for Arabic graduates. The study used a total population of 1350 students selected across universities and colleges of education in Yorubaland, Nigeria. Out of this population, 303 samples were finally drawn for the study. The research question of the study is to what extent Arabic curriculum content predicts employability skills of the graduates? The research hypotheses are: Arabic Curriculum content predicts creative thinking skills of the graduates in Nigeria, and b) R0: Arabic curriculum content does not predict creative thinking skills of the graduates in Nigeria. The Principal component analysis, Simple Regression Analysis, and other statistical tools were used for data analysis. The findings of the study show that there is a significant relationship between creative thinking skills and content of Arabic language. M.....

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The purpose of the study is to examine teachers_ technology integration level and teachers_ technology knowledge level in teaching and learning In addition, to determine whether there is a relationship between teachers_ knowledge, selfefficacy and technology integration in teaching and learning in secondary schools of Maldives. Furthermore, to find out if there is a difference in technology integration for science and non-science subject teachers. Study is a correlation study that uses quantitative methods. Sample size of 128 secondary teachers was selected from capital city Male_. Cluster random sampling method was used to randomly select the secondary schools. Data was gathered using survey questioner and data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical techniques. Results revealed that teachers often integrated technology in teaching and learning and teachers had intermediate knowledge regarding how to use technology. Teachers were proficient with basic technology kno.....

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