The klong yao performance in the Siamese communities of Perlis was adopted from the Thai community in Central Thailand. Before this adoption, the ethnic consciousness of the Siamese communities was oriented towards a local variation of Thai-ness with similarities to southern Thai people in terms of linguistic and geopolitical references. After the klong yao was actively included in their cultural practices, the Siamese communities began to develop a representative identity that reinforced Central Thai cultural expressions. In this respect, the performance of klong yao reconstructs the identity of the Siamese communities in Perlis, Malaysia toward a Central Thai identity. The shift from a local and marginalised type of Siamese identity to a hegemonic and centralised Thai identity is observed with the choice to use klong yao as a representation of their identity during Malaysia’s various occasions for showcasing cultural performances...

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenalpasti faktor - faktor yang mempengaruhi kecenderungan kerjaya sebagai E_erunding Takaful dalam kalangan pelajar Universiti Awam (UA) Malaysia. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah persampelan bertujuan melibatkan dua (2) buah Universiti Awam (UA) dan tiga ratus lapan puluh empat (384) orang responden yang mengikuti pengajian di UNIMAS dan UITM (Kampus Puncak Alam). Kajian ini berbentuk tinjauan dan menggunakan instrumen soal selidik. Data dianalisis menggunakan ujian-t dan ujian korelasi. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan responden bersetuju faktor yang paling mempengaruhi kecenderungan kerjaya sebagai Perunding Takaful adalah faktor sikap dengan memperolehi nilai min yang paling tinggi (Min=3.12) berbanding faktor lain yang dikaji iaitu faktor latarbelakang, faktor motivasi dan faktor kemahiran. Oleh itu dapat disimpulkan bahawa faktor sikap terhadap ke1jaya sebagai Perunding Takaful adalah faktor utama kecenderungan ke1jaya di kalangan pelajar - pelajar UNIMAS da.....

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This study aims to test the usability of English Oral Toolkit (EOT) with intelligent voice  recognition for children 3 to 6 years old. English might be a popular language to learn, but this   doesn't  necessarily  mean  it  is  a  simple  language  to  master.  The  fear  of  talking  or  pronouncing words wrongly becomes a major problem for using the language frequently. EOT with  intelligent voice recognition developed as a teaching and learning aids using Addie model as a  development model. Selected 30 preschools in Seberang Prai District has been monitored to analyse  method of teaching and learning process in English language being carried out. Questionnaires and  interviews been conducted on selected 30 preschools teachers and 15 preschool students as a sample  and the results used to collect data on the usability  of  learning  kit  that  been  developed.   Results  of  analysis  are  discussed  using descriptive analysis. Overall, t.....

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Accounting information system and internal audit effectiveness assist management in making appropriate decisions. The experience of accountants and auditors may enhance decision making. Moreover, the effect of accountants’ and auditors’ experience on the relation between accounting information system and internal audit effectiveness was not considered in the previous studies. This research aims to develop a structural equation model for the moderating effect of experiences on the relation between accounting information system characteristics and the internal audit effectiveness in Iraqi stock exchange-traded companies. Five constructs representing the characteristics of accounting information system have been selected including integration, flexibility, reliability, relevance, and timeliness. A quantitative approach has been used to achieve the research objective. A survey was conducted on 365 respondents including accountants, auditors and managers in several companies in the Iraq.....

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The objective of this study is to examine the correlation between the leadership style and athlete motivation among males and females adolescent athletes at SMK Dato 'Lela Pahlawan, Padang Serai Kedah. There were a total of 64 respondents comprising 32 male athletes and 32 female athletes who participated in various sports and were experienced with coach leadership styles. The data collection instruments used in this study were Leadership Scale for Sports (LSS), which measured five leadership behaviours perceived by athletes and Sports Motivation Scales (SMS), which determined the three basic factors of motivation including the intrinsic, extrinsic and amotivation of the athletes. The findings from Pearson product moment correlation analysis showed a positive and significant relationship between leadership behaviours and intrinsic motivation for male athletes in the training and instruction dimension (r = 0.64, p = 0.000, p < 0.05), and democracy dimension (r = 0.38, p = 0.032, p < 0.0.....

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Kajian  ini  bertujuan  untuk  mengenal  pasti  tahap  motivasi,  minat,  sikap,  amalan pengajaran  guru,  pengetahuan  Qir?’?t  al-Sab‘ie  dan  hubungannya  dengan  tahap penguasaan   Qir?’?t  al-Sab‘ie  dalam  kalangan  pelajar  Kelas  Khas  Membaca  dan Menghafal al-Quran (KKQ) di  Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) di negeri Perak. Kajian ini dijalankan di 20 buah sekolah dengan  melibatkan 308 responden yang terdiri daripada pelajar tingkatan dua. Kajian ini menggunakan  pendekatan kuantitatif dengan reka    bentuk    tinjauan    berdasarkan    Model    Pembelajaran     Al-Nawawi    dengan menggunakan  dua  instrumen  iaitu  satu  set  borang  soal  selidik  dan   ujian  syafawi. Statistik  deskriptif  iaitu  frekuensi,  peratusan  dan  min  digunakan  untuk   menjelaskan persoalan   kajian.   Analisis   deskriptif   menunjukkan   tahap   motivasi    (min=3.59, s.p=0.441),   minatÂ.....

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Teacher competency is crucial in ensuring the quality of early childhood education (ECE). This qualitative study was conducted to explore the competency among ECE educators in Malaysia. Seven ECE experts, seven government officers, and 12 operators have been interviewed in this study. Data analysis produced five themes; four of them supported the literature review, namely knowledge, skills, experience, and personality, while one additional theme was related to creativity. All themes were found to be important in improving the competency of ECCE in Malaysia. Implications in light of these findings were discussed..

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One of the congenital factors that affect the transmission of dengue disease is blood type. This study mainly aims to consider blood type O in humans and uses a differential equations system formulation to analyse the dynamical system. The basic reproduction number is determined as the threshold for dengue disease transmission model. This model has been applied to the data from weekly data dengue cases occurring in Bandung in the year 2013. When it is supported by actual data which provides the parameters and values for the variables, this model can be implemented and thus used to describe the dynamical system of dengue disease transmission with respect to O blood type in humans. It can be concluded that blood type O is an important factor to be considered when formulating strategies for prevention and treatment. This study provides a significant improvement to the knowledge of dengue transmission dynamics and should be beneficial in aiding control of the transmission of dengue disease.....

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Kajian  ini  bertujuan  membandingkan  persepsi  pelajar  sekolah  menengah  tentang persekitaran    bilik   darjah   di   Malaysia   dan   China.   Penyelidikan   kuantitatif   ini menggunakan  instrumen Student Perceptions of Classroom Quality  (SPOCQ) untuk mengumpul  data.  Sejumlah  260   orang  pelajar  dari  tiga  buah  sekolah  menengah  di Tanjung Malim, Malaysia dan 351 orang  pelajar dari empat buah sekolah menengah di Wilayah Feng, China telah dipilih secara rawak sebagai  responden kajian ini. Analisis deskriptif  dan  analisis  inferensi  digunakan  untuk  menganalisis   data  yang  dikumpul. Analisis  deskriptif  menggambarkan  tahap  persepsi  pelajar  sekolah   menengah  di Malaysia  dan China  terhadap  persekitaran  bilik darjah  dalam lima  faktor  iaitu   daya tarikan, cabaran, pilihan, pengertian dan efikasi kendiri akademik. Statistik inferensi  menggunakan ujian-t untuk menunjukkan p.....

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Knowledge worker is priceless and the main assets to the organizations. However most organizations are still unable to manage their knowledge workers properly. This paper reveals the influences of knowledge worker characteristics on knowledge integration capacity based on the data collected using questionnaire from 471 knowledge workers, working in organization located in Malaysia Multimedia Super Corridor. The results suggest that knowledge worker characteristics significantly and positively influence knowledge integration capacity. It is concluded that an organization must properly manage their knowledge worker in order to achieve the maximum potential or improve the organization capacity of knowledge integration...

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