This study investigated the teachers_ attitudes towards co-curricular activities in schools. The aim of the paper was to highlight the teachers_ readiness, knowledge and commitment towards their involvement in cocurricular activities in schools. A total of 116 respondents participated in the survey. The findings showed that the teachers_ readiness of being involved in the activities of co-curricular was high (mean=4.00); their knowledge was found to be at high levels (mean=3.86) and their commitment was also at high levels (mean=3.86). The results of the study implied that the teachers_ attitudes towards the co-curricular activities influenced significantly the students_ performance at co-curricular activities. The students_ active participation in co-curricular activities served as the catalyst for students_ holistic development. Therefore, the teachers_ attitudes in terms of readiness, knowledge and commitment should be emphasized in curriculum planning and co-curriculum planning, im.....

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In 1983, the Moral Education (ME) subject was first implemented as a core subject in primary one to non-Muslim pupils, whilst the Muslim pupils attended Islamic Education. It was implemented in stages on a year-by-year basis until form five at secondary school by 1993. The first ME syllabus covered 16 core values and 64 sub-values. In 2000, the ME syllabus was revised and the values were then reduced to 36. In 2010, the Standards Primary School Curriculum (SPSC) was introduced. As such, the ME syllabus was further revamped and it now consisted of 14 values. As the SPSC is being implemented in stages on year to year basis, it can be expected that there will be changes to the curriculum for secondary schools. This article intends to revisit the values in the ME syllabus by analysing official documents relevant to ME for Malaysian schools. Keywords: Values; Moral Education; schools in Malaysia...

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This paper is an instance of how a Chinese language teacher trainer cooperated with a game-based learning (GBL) researcher to design and develop a mobile application for learning daily communication in Mandarin. The teacher trainer intends to assist beginning learners, specifically those who speak Malay as their first language, to establish confidence in speaking Mandarin in Malaysian_s daily living contexts; while the researcher has set out to test the ecological validity of a GBL cooperation model. The interdisciplinary cooperation between these individuals has given rise to the production of a Mandarin communication learning application. The key challenge encountered in the development has been to determine the choice of contents and communication contexts for beginning learners. This paper illustrates how the challenges have been resolved and discusses lessons learnt from the cooperation. The outcomes of the study would benefit academics, GBL researchers or developers who plan to i.....

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Developing quality and effective future teachers is a cornerstone of all teacher-education programs. An area of inquiry that has been identified as influential within the teacher development process is the concept of motivation. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine if there were differences between elements of effective teaching based on preservice teachers (PTs) motivation toward teaching. 68 (Male=44; Female=24) undergraduate Physical and Health Education PTs were recruited within this study. PT data were collected on their motivation toward teaching and elements of effective teaching. Results indicated that motivation was associated with elements of effective teaching. Keywords: Self-Determination Theory; motivation; teacher education...

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The objective of this study is to identify the cause and influence of the scholars-merchants culture in the late Ming Dynasty, the social morality of the late Ming Dynasty, and the scholars-merchants culture and the social morality of the late Ming Dynasty presented in Er Pai. The methodology applied in this research are Textual Analysis, Discourse Analysis, and the Historical Method to reveal the intersection between scholars-merchants integration and the development of socio-cultural history in the novel. This study found that the positioning of the social morality like public and private, righteousness and profit, as well as benevolence and destiny in the late Ming Dynasty and the relationship between the scholars-merchants culture and social morality in the late Ming Dynasty. During the late Ming Dynasty, the societal perspective regarding the concept of public and private emphasized meeting the reasonable criteria of private within the framework of conforming to the public. Righte.....

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This study aimed to explore the nature of the relationships between occupational stress, occupational motivation, and job satisfaction, with a focus on the mediating role of job satisfaction and the moderating effects of gender and years of experience from the perspective of schoolteachers in the Sultanate of Oman. A descriptiveanalytical approach was employed, and a questionnaire on stress, motivation, and job satisfaction among schoolteachers was utilized as the data collection tool, randomly distributed to 764 schoolteachers in Oman. Descriptive analysis, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and structural equation modelling (SEM) were used to test the study's model and hypotheses. The results showed a negative relationship between occupational stress and both occupational motivation (_ = -0.586, p < 0.05) and job satisfaction (_ = -0.597, p < 0.05). A positive relationship was also found between job satisfaction and occupational motivation (_ = 0.181, p < 0.05). Additionally, the res.....

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Objektif utama kajian ini adalah untuk menganalisis pengaruh strategi pemasaran digital terhadap prestasi kewangan dan bukan kewangan Aslipreneur di Malaysia. Kajian kuantitatif ini menggunakan soal selidik sebagai instrumen kajian. Seramai 147 orang responden Aslipreneur yang menjalankan perniagaan dalam talian telah dipilih melalui teknik pensampelan bola salji. Data dianalisis menggunakan analisis regresi pelbagai. Keputusan menunjukkan bahawa strategi pemasaran digital berdasarkan produk (_ = 0.115; t = 4.993; p < 0.05), harga (_ = 0.088; t = 3.622; p < 0.05) dan tempat (_ = 0.067; t = 2.121; p < 0.05) mempunyai kesan positif dan signifikan terhadap prestasi kewangan Aslipreneur. Sebaliknya, promosi (_ = 0.067; t = 1.954; p > 0.05) didapati tidak signifikan. Selain itu, strategi pemasaran digital iaitu produk (_ = -0.047; t = -0.570; p > 0.05), harga (_ = 0.090; t = 1.084; p > 0.05), tempat (_ = 0.100; t = 1.201; p > 0.05) dan promosi (_ = 0.114; t = 1.378; p > 0.05) tidak signifik.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan membina model petunjuk kesejahteraan hidup bagi kawasan pinggiran Wilayah Metropolitan Lanjutan (WML) Lembah Klang-Langat. Reka bentuk kajian yang digunakan dalam kajian ini adalah eksperimen. Alat kajian yang digunakan adalah dengan borang soal selidik. Pemilihan saiz pensampelan adalah seramai 400 orang responden secara rawak. Responden yang dipilih merupakan ketua isi rumah yang menetap di kawasan WML Lembah Klang-Langat. Dapatan kajian mendapati terdapat lapan petunjuk yang telah melalui kaedah analisis faktor iaitu perumahan, pengangkutan dan komunikasi, penyertaan sosial, keselamatan, kependudukan, persekitaran fizikal dan kesihatan, sosioekonomi dan guna tanah. Nilai Alpha Cronbach bagi kesemua petunjuk melebihi 0.8. Hasil analisis menunjukkan model Structural Equation Model (SEM) telah mencapai ketepatan padanan yang baik dengan mengikut nilai goodness of fit selepas melalui proses Analisis Faktor Penerokaan (EFA) dan Analisis Faktor Pengesahan (CFA). Dapat.....

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This research aims to develop the interdisciplinary talent training model suitable for new media art major, which is essential for cultivating innovative talents who can adapt to the needs of future society and economy. The study adopted the Design and Development Research approach. Based on this, the study was conducted in three phases. The first phase is needs analysis, aims to determine the needs, and the survey is based on the views of 10 teachers and 15 graduates. The instruments used are semi-structured interview and focus group discussion. The second phase is design and development, which adopted Nominal Group Technique(NGT) and Fuzzy Delphi Method(FDM), The purpose is to design and develop the talent training model suitable, and this research is based on the opinions of 5 NGT and 15 FDM experts. The last phase is to evaluate the interdisciplinary talent training model, and this phase is to determine the feasibility of this model. In this phase, the questionnaire survey was used.....

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Kajian ini mengkaji kesan latihan meditasi Mindfulness terhadap tahap kebimbangan, keyakinan diri, dan mindfulness atlit olahraga Indonesia. Pendekatan kuantitatif dengan reka bentuk eksperimental ujian pra dan pasca telah digunakan dalam kajian ini. Peserta kajian terdiri daripada 18 orang atlit olahraga daripada pasukan kebangsaan Indonesia Timur yang dibahagikan kepada kumpulan kawalan dan kumpulan rawatan. Instrumen kajian yang digunakan adalah Modul Mindfulness Meditation Training for Sport 2.0 (MMTS 2.0), soal selidik Competitive State Anxiety Scale Revised (CSAI-2R), dan Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS). Data dianalisis secara deskriptif menggunakan min, sisihan piawai, peratusan dan Ujian Two-way Mixed Anova. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan intervensi modul MMTS 2.0 dapat mengawal kebimbangan somatik F(1, 16) = 9.63, p < .05; kebimbangan kogntif F(1, 16) = 7.67, p < .05; meningkatkan keyakinan diri F(1, 16) = 23.86, p < .05; dan meningkatkan tahap Mindfulness F(1, 16) = 40.6.....

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