Tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk menentukan hubungan antara motivasi dengan pencapaian akademik dan penerimaan pelajar dalam pembelajaran kursus Computer Preventive Maintenance terhadap m-pembelajaran di kolej vokasional. Dalam kajian ini, Teori Keazaman Kendiri dan Model Penerimaan UTAUT (Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology) telah digunakan untuk mengukur motivasi pelajar dan menguji tahap penerimaan pelajar terhadap penggunaan teknologi baharu, masing-masing. Kajian ini melibatkan lapan pemboleh ubah tidak bersandar, iaitu motivasi ekstrinsik, motivasi instrinsik, jangkaan prestasi, jangkaan usaha, pengaruh sosial, keadaan kemudahan, keseronokan dan niat tingkah laku, dan pembolehubah bersandar adalah pencapaian akademik pelajar. Kajian kuantitatif dengan reka bentuk hubungan ini melibatkan satu sampel kajian terdiri daripada 70 pelajar yang dipilih daripada 85 pelajar yang mengikuti kursus Computer Preventive Maintenance di empat buah kolej vokasional di Kual.....

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Spatial ability is about mentally manipulating things and their components and is considered critical for different domains such as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, it was also can understand the relation and nature of geometry to solve mathematical problems in everyday life. This study aims to design teaching materials in the form of pop up books based on Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) to improve students' spatial ability in three-dimensional material. This type of research is the development research R&D (Research and Development) with the ADDIE model. This study discusses the design stage. The subjects of this study were teachers and students of eight-grade of Muhammadiyah Boarding School (MBS) Pleret Yogyakarta. The research data was obtained by interviewing to describe students' needs, and learning information used, as well as document analysis to analyze curriculum, learning materials, and teaching materials. Data analysis techniques use qualitative analy.....

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Mathematical connections are the ability to link between topics in mathematics, associate mathematics with other sciences, and with daily life. Mathematical connection day is one of the abilities that are the goal of learning mathematics. Teaching materials or modules that are not compatible with mathematical connection capabilities can support learning objectives. Ethnomathematics is one that used in learning mathematics through cultural media that is around students. The inquiry is a way of learning to find solutions in a critical, analytical, and scientific method by using steps to conclusions because facts support them. So, getting ethnomathematics and inquiry combined can improve students’ mathematical connection abilities. This study aims to design teaching materials consisting of ethnomathematics-based mathematical modules using inquiry methods to improve mathematical connections. This research is a type of ADDIE development research. The procedure of this research includes an.....

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Inclusive Education Program for pupils with Special Needs is the current national agenda that is being solidified in the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 and supported by Zero Reject Policy beginning January 2019. Adhering to the current development, Inclusive Education Program for pupils with Special Needs has been restructured and implemented with improvement in training for all teachers so that the acceptance of Special Needs pupils in mainstream classes could be realised through meaningful teaching and learning practice and to increase competencies the abilties of all pupils. Addressing this need, a qualitative study in the form of case study has been conducted to analyse the teaching stretegies implemented by mainstream teachers teaching in the Inclusive Education Program focussing on the process of teaching phase evaluated in Le Francois model of teaching. The participants consisted of three mainstream teachers teaching in a primary school in Melaka whom were evaluated thro.....

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The School In Hospital strives to provide formal education through fun learning approach to students receiving treatment at 15 hospitals throughout the nation. The School In Hospital (SIH) Sabah Women and Children’s Hospital (SWACH) has a Volunteer Program in which NGOs and CSR initiatives could participate in. Examining the impact of the volunteer program is crucial to ensure that the volunteer activities are in line with the mission of the school. This will also provide the school with information that will be useful for future improvements in the volunteer program. Thematic analysis was done on the volunteers’ reflective writing in the volunteer task sheet and on the teachers’ focus group interview. The analysis reveals that the SIH SWACH volunteer program has had a positive impact on both the volunteers themselves and the students. Thus, the involvement of NGOs and CSR initiatives in the volunteer program is considered complementary to the mission of the school, especially th.....

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Pictorial Communication (KOMBAR) is an approach that can be used as an alternative method in training communication skills among children with special needs. This action research was conducted to investigate the effect of using KOMBAR approach in enhancing the development of receptive and expressive English language among children with special needs. Three students with autism disorder were selected for this study. The initial survey found that students with autism had difficulty communicating in English due to their limited vocabulary which prevented them from communicating in simple English. Observation methods are used when students perform activities using the KOMBAR approach. Meanwhile, pre and post tests were used to see changes in achievement in the methodology used for the receptive and expressive mastery of autism students in English.Data from the module given over 3 months were video recorded to see the effectiveness of the KOMBAR approach used in English teaching. The findin.....

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Hearing impairment is an area within special education. It is also one of the factors contributing to difficulty in learning at schools for children. Some students are also unable to communicate effectively with teachers. Linguistically, hearing impaired children are already having a tough time understanding the Malay subject, before adding on the two different hand codes. This study utilizes a quantitative descriptive research design where data was gathered from five schools in Malaysia, from different states. It would analyze hearing impaired student Bahasa Melayu achievement obtained from the five schools ranging from year 1 to year 6. The tests were divided into 2 sections which are comprehension and writing. Findings indicated that students did worse in their writing section compared to the comprehension section for both the mean and median analysis..

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One of the most frequent causes of learning difficulties in children is dyslexia. Dyslexia Association of Indonesia as a center of diagnostic and intervention of children with dyslexia has served more than 800 cases since 2005. However, studies on dyslexia in Indonesia were still very few comparing to the extent of the problem which need solutions. The study was conducted to know the demographic characteristics, behavioral problems, and IQ profile of children with dyslexia during the study period. Data were collected from medical record. There were 133 children with dyslexiaadministered in the study and dominantly male (76%). Most of them were diagnosed at the age of 4-6 year old (56.5%) and 7-9 year old (33.8%) with median age of diagnosis at 79months. About 49.6% were primary school students and 39.9% were preschoolers. Result showed that 3% of children have mild dyslexia, 33% have moderate dyslexia, 42% have severe dyslexia, 13% were at risk of dyslexia, and 9% have no severity defi.....

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The essential oil of the leaves of Sarcotheca laxa (Ridl.) Knuth was analysed by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Thirty-two chemical components, comprising 97.4% of the total oil composition were identified. βCaryophyllene (24.5%), δ-cadinene (13.8%), germacrene D (8.6%), bicyclogermacrene (6.5%), and aromadendrene (5.2%) were the most abundant components of the essential oils of S. laxa. The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities were determined by 2,2- diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and lipoxygenase inhibition, respectively. The essential oil showed significant radical scavenging activity with 50% inhibition (IC ) values of 75.2 50 mg/mL and moderate anti-inflammatory activity with an IC value of 55.7 mg/mL. To the 50 best of our knowledge, this is the first study on the composition and bioactivities of the essential oil report concerning the genus Sarcotheca.  ..

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The chemical composition and the lipoxygenase activity of the leaves essential oil of Rothmannia macrophylla were determined via hydrodistillation. The essential oil was analysed by using gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) techniques. A total of 20 chemical components (98.3 %) were identified in the oil, which was dominated by oxygenated sesquiterpenes (73.1 %). The major components were τ-muurolol (38.4 %), β-eudesmol (20.9 %), α-cadinol (5.8 %), and δ-cadinene (5.7 %). The essential oil displayed moderate activity towards lipoxygenase activity with IC50 value of 50.5 μg/mL. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the initial study that had looked into the essential oil composition of R. macrophylla collected from Malaysia.  ..

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