Kajian ini bertujuan menilai keberkesanan strategi menggunakan Projektor Ortogon (PO) terhadap pencapaian dalam topik Pelan dan Dongakan Matematik tingkatan 5. PO merupakan bahan  manipulatif berasaskan teknologi yang boleh disentuh, dipegang dan dirasa. PO dibina bagi menguji  keberkesanannya terhadap pencapaian pelajar bagi topik Pelan dan Dongakan dalam subjek Matematik  tingkatan 5. Kaedah kuantitatif dengan reka bentuk kuasi eksperimen ujian pra-ujian pasca digunakan  bagi menjawab soalan kajian. Seramai 60 orang pelajar dipilih daripada dua buah kelas tingkatan  lima di sebuah sekolah menengah di daerah Kuala Selangor, Selangor. Pelajar daripada kumpulan  rawatan menjalani proses intervensi menggunakan PO manakala pelajar daripada kumpulan kawalan telah  melalui proses pembelajaran dan pemudahcaraan (PdPc) secara tradisional. Dapatan kajian berdasarkan  analisis ujian-t membuktikan terdapat perbezaan secara signifikan dalam skor kumpulan rawatan (M =  86.40; SP.....

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Objectives: The main aim of this study was to investigate the factors that influence students’, academicians’, clients’, as well as developer’s preferences in choosing their preferred approach in system development, namely structured analysis design (SAD) or object-oriented analysis and design (OOAD). Methods: The research design was based on a survey methodology and a case study. For the survey, questionnaires were administered to 30 students and 38 academicians, who were randomly selected from several Malaysian universities. For the case study, the requirements of the information system were modeled and presented to several clients to elicit their feedback. The survey data were analyzed using SPSS Findings: The result shows that students preferred the use of OOAD approach, which clearly outnumbered those who preferred the SAD approach, which stood at 33%. Interestingly, the majority (53%) of academicians preferred the use of a mixture of both approaches. Likewise, the clients.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan mengkaji hubungan kepimpinan distributif guru besar wanita dengan komitmen guru di sekolah-sekolah rendah Wilayah Keramat, Kuala Lumpur. Kajian ini menggunakan  instrumen Distributed Leadership Inventory (DLI) dan Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ).  Kajian berbentuk tinjauan ini dijalankan dengan menggunakan soal selidik yang melibatkan seramai  301 orang guru daripada sembilan buah sekolah rendah yang telah dipilih. Data dianalisis dengan  menggunakan kaedah statistik deskriptif dan statistik inferens. Dapatan kajian secara keseluruhan  menjelaskan hubungan amalan kepimpinan distributif guru besar wanita dan komitmen guru di Wilayah  Keramat adalah pada tahap lemah, r(301) = 0.340, p < 0.05. Kajian juga menunjukkan tidak terdapat  perbezaan yang signifikan antara komitmen guru berdasarkan faktor jantina, t(301) = 1.693, p >  0.05, umur, F(3, 301) = 0.793, p = 0.499 dan tahap pendidikan, F(3, 301) = 2.613, p = 0.051. Walau  bagaimanap.....

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Kajian   ini  bertujuan  mengenal  pasti  persekitaran  tempat   pengusaha   serta  proses pembuatan bot  di Pulau Duyong,  Terengganu.  Tuan Haji Abdullah Muda  (Adi Guru Seni Reka) merupakan informan utama bagi mendapatkan maklumat mengenai seni pembuatan bot di Pulau  Duyong, Terengganu. Kajian ini juga menjelaskan mengenai bentuk dan proses pembuatan bot yang  berlaku dalam konteks senirekanya melalui kemahiran beliau seperti penghasilan bot layar dan  bot-bot lain. Kajian ini menggunakan  pendekatan  kualitatif  di  mana  penyelidik  membuat    pemerhatian daripada aspek persekitaran  bengkel,  teknologi,  bahan serta  proses  penghasilan  bentuk, jenis dan teknik dalam penghasilan bot. Data yang dikumpul melalui proses pemerhatian,  temubual, rakaman visual dan dokumentasi bersama Adi Guru serta pekerja bengkel. Data dianalisis  dengan menggunakan model interaktif Miles dan Hubermen (1994). Hasil dapatan menunjukkan penggunaan  teknik.....

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Standardized and optimized methods in preservation and storage of RNA samples on three different tissues were elucidated on fish tissues. The treatments used included excision of fresh tissues, preservation of tissues by immersing completely in RNAlater followed by immediate freezing at -80°C prior to RNA assays. Current data suggests that preserving fish tissues in RNAlater with subsequent storage at -80°C produced satisfactory amount of RNA from dorsal fin and gonad, but not from muscle tissues. The optimized method will provide an alternative storage method option and enables greater usage of RNAlater for preserving RNA from animal cells...

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Kajian  ini  bertujuan  untuk  mengenal  pasti  tahap  motivasi,  minat,  sikap,  amalan pengajaran guru, pengetahuan Qirā’āt al-Sab‘ie dan hubungannya dengan tahap penguasaan Qirā’āt  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), minat (min=3.63, s.p=0.503),  sikap (min=3.80, s.p=0.525), amalan pengajaran guru (min=4.01, s.p=0.433) dan pengetahuan Qirā’āt  al-Sab�.....

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It is stated that Instructional leaders are responsible for making sure that positive attitude towards change is organised and created among members of the school. The study aimed to identify the level of Instructional Leadership practices among principals of the National Religious Secondary School in Malaysia. A total of 365 respondents from 57 National Religious Secondary Schools were selected by systematic random sampling method to answer the questionaires. Data is analyzed by using descriptive statistics identifying the mean, standard deviation and percentage to recognise the level. The result showed that the level of Instructional Leadership practices is significantly high (mean=3.85, s.d.=0.41). In conclusion, the study found that the level of Instructional Leadership Practices is high among the principals of the schools. The research implied that Instructional Leadership plays an important role and should be adopted by the principals and teachers of National Religious Secondary .....

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This study aimed to identify the effect of teacher self-efficacy on the readiness of teacher leadership. The study was quantitative in nature and used questionnaires as instruments in collecting data i.e. Teacher Self-Efficiency Scale and Teacher's Readiness. A total of 256 preservice teachers who were in the eighth semester at a public university were selected as a sample through a stratified sampling technique. The data were analyzed descriptively and inferential. The results showed that teachers' self efficacy (m = 6.91, s.d = 0.96) and teacher leadership readiness (m = 3.95, s.d = 0.40) were high. The result of the simple linear regression analysis showed that the self-efficacy of pre-service teachers influenced the readiness of teacher leadership at R2 = .35, F (134.749), p ..

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The quality of teaching model includes several important elements such as teaching knowledge, skills and attitudes. This study seeks to discover the level of teaching knowledge of preschool teachers. The methodology of the study is a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods. The instruments used were questionnaires, structured interviews and document analysis. 50 preschool teachers encompassing both private and public preschools answered the questionnaire, and only two preschool teachers were interviewed. The respondents of the study were identified using purposive random sampling. The results of the study found that 56% of teachers emphasised on one method of teaching, while 44% of teachers adopted various methods of teaching to help the children understand the learning content. Besides that, the teachers also chose a teaching method that is suitable to fulfil the learning needs of the children (56%) and fulfull need to learn in groups (54%). An appropriate teaching method was used.....

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In modeling growth of crustaceans, we normally encounter some difficulties such as the discrete growth fashion due to a process called moulting. All hard shells are shed periodically that hinder us from determining the age of an individual. To this end, we consider tag and recapture method to quantify growth parameters of wild crustaceans. For tag-recapture data, a sample of population is captured, tagged and released to its natural habitat. The growth estimation can be challenging, since the exact moulting time is normally unobserved. In this context, the intermoult period is not available for tag-recapture data. There are numerous statistical methodologies can be used for parameter estimations, for instance, the Generalized Linear Model (GLM) and the Generating Estimation Equation (GEE) method. Therefore, we are able to estimate individual growth without the age information. The conventional tagrecapture studies targeted for single recapture data that may mislead and cause biases whe.....

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