This study aims to ascertain teachers’ intrinsic and extrinsic factors and their relationship towards the blended learning approach in teaching and facilitating. The study was conducted on 200 primary school teachers who were teaching in a few schools in Selangor and Perak and the sample was selected randomly. The questionnaire contained 11 constructs and self-reporting items were chosen to obtain the data. The findings indicated that there was a moderate positive relationship for intrinsic teacher factors such as individual innovation, information technology specific innovation, computer self-efficacy, ICT knowledge and skills with blended learning practice. There was also a moderate positive relationship for extrinsic teacher factors such as administrators’ support, role of change agents, school and training facilities with blended learning approach in teachers’ teaching and learning. As such, to ensure the success of the implementation of the blended learning approach as well .....

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation of ICT policies in investigating o Behavioral Intention (BI) and Use Behavior (UB) factors by employing experience and workload of teachers as moderator. The identified factors were Use Expectancy (UE), Social Influence (SI), Facilitating Conditions (FC) and Teacher Efficacy (TE). Experience and workload are defined as moderator variables, and integrated into the study model. The data were collected through a questionnaire among 720 teachers in Malaysia. The findings showed UE, SI, FC, and TE were significant factors affecting BI and UB. The findings of empirical analysis also revealed that experience factors moderate the relationship between FC and UB. Meanwhile, workload factors moderate (1) UE and BI relationships, and (2) TE and BI relationships. This study also provided positive implications for efforts to promote learning practices using a blended learning approach through constructive guidance to policymakers and plann.....

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This pilot study was conducted with the aim to validate the instrument used in evaluating the competency of teachers in the field of technical and vocational education. This instrument consists of 45 items and is administered to 53 teachers from a selected vocational college. The Rasch Model with the help of the Winstep Version 3.72.3 software has been used in this study for the purpose of checking the functionality of the item and the validity of the instrument. An analysis has been made based on the suitability of items in measuring the construct, item and person reliability and separation index, polarity and residual correlation value. The Rasch analysis showed that the item reliability was valued at 0.92 while the person reliability valued at 0.96 with their item MNSQ between overfit (1.4). Based on the findings, there are three items that were dropped because of failing to meet the inspection criteria. The finalized instrument consists of 42 items, in which it is suitable for eval.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis perbezaan amalan penggunaan air dalam kalangan pelajar tingkatan empat daerah Kinta Utara, Perak mengikut jantina. Kajian kuantitatif ini melibatkan 420 orang pelajar dari tiga belas sekolah. Pemilihan sekolah sebagai sampel kajian adalah menerusi teknik persampelan rawak berstrata manakala respondan dipilih secara kaedah rawak mudah. Data kajian dikumpul melalui borang soal selidik yang berfokus pada aspek lima pemboleh ubah iaitu pengetahuan, nilai, kemahiran, sikap dan amalan penggunaan air secara lestari. Analisis inferensi (ujian-t) digunakan untuk menjawab objektif kajian. Dapatan analisis t-test menunjukkan bahawa tidak terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan dari segi pengetahuan, nilai, kemahiran dan amalan penggunaan air secara lestari berdasarkan jantina. Seterusnya analisis ujian-t menunjukkan bahawa terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan dari segi sikap penggunaan air antara pelajar lelaki dengan pelajar perempuan. Jelas bahawa tidak wujud pe.....

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This study aims to examine the professional and pedagogical competencies of form six geography teachers in Malaysia. Study involved 200 geography teachers from across Malaysia, separated into five zones; the Northern Zone, the Central Zone, the East Coast Zone, the Southern Zone and the East Malaysia Zone. A questionnaire was used to collect the data. The six variables of professional and pedagogical competence studied were as follows: teachers' understanding of their topics, professional knowledge, subject content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, pedagogical technology knowledge and professional values. The findings showed all competencies of professionalism and pedagogy to be at high levels. Specifically, correlations revealed teachers' understanding of topics to have strong, significant relationships with their subject content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge and pedagogical technology knowledge, and moderate, significant relationships with their professional knowle.....

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This study attempts to determine the level of learner and customer identity among Malaysian students, their impact on academic performance (AP) and student-lecturer relationship (SLR) and the differences between students at public and private higher education institutions (HEIs). Methodology: This study adopted a quantitative approach. Data collected from a sample of 400 students was analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM) in AMOS software. Main Findings: The findings reveal a high level of learner identity (LI), but a low level of customer identity (CI). LI has a significant and positive effect on AP and SLR. CI only has a significant and negative effect on AP. All the relationships do not differ significantly across public and private HEIs. Applications of this study: The findings provide useful information and insights to the HEIs on how SAL and SAC identity among students could be exploited so as to enhance educational quality and increase student retention, particularly.....

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This study aims to examine values relating to the beauty and benefits of Malay pantuns and proverbs based on the sphere of beauty and the sphere of benefits. This qualitative study was based on Braginsky’s approach involving the sphere of beauty and the sphere of benefits. In addition, the library study method was used to collect secondary data and descriptive analysis was used to analyze such data. The analysis revealed that Malay pantuns and proverbs were filled with noble values that could explain the state of the Malay mind. In particular, eloquently crafted Malay pantuns and proverbs could highlight the pre-eminence of Malay thinking of the traditional Malay societies of past generations that had strong identity. The findings of this study can serve as guidelines for other researchers, literary scholars, and students to embark on similar research.Based on the nobles values of Malay pantuns and proverbs, which highlight their beauty and benefits, such traditional literary arts ca.....

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The introduction of 21st century learning skills in the Malaysian education system requires the teachers to learn and adapt new knowledge. The success of the implementation of the new skills depends on the teachers' views and willingness to accommodate them into their practices. Thus, this research seeks to examine teachers' perspectives on 21st century learning skills in English as a second language classrooms. 291 English language teachers in Malaysia were surveyed using a questionnaire designed to elicit teachers' responses on various aspects related to 21st century learning skills. The results of the study highlighted important insights on aspects such as teachers' knowledge, perceived use, benefits and challenges of 21st century learning in Malaysian ESL classrooms. The findings indicate the need for further exposure to 21st century learning construct so the implementation would be more effective  ..

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This study identifies the religious activities implemented in SABK as a medium for life-long learning and their impacts on students’ moral appreciation. This study involved 289 students from eight government-funded religious secondary schools in the State of Perak. The study adopts the quantitative method and the findings were analysed to obtain the frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. Moreover, the Pearson correlation test was used to examine the relationship between the variables. The study found the implementation of religious activities as a medium of lifelong learning is high (mean = 4.13, SP. = 0.48), while moral appreciation among students is at a moderate level (mean = 3.14, SP. = 0.35). The results show a significant relationship between religious activities conducted in schools with students' moral appreciation. Based on these findings, it is hoped that all parties can cooperate to support students’ spiritual and emotional growth through religious activitie.....

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Kajian ini dijalankan untuk mengenal pasti pelaksanaan Talaqqi Musyafahah pengajaran Al Quran Kurikulum Dini di Sekolah Agama Bantuan Kerajaan (SABK) Perak, mengkaji tahap penguasaan bacaan Al Quran dan hubungan antara pelaksanaan Talaqqi Musyafahah dengan penguasaan bacaan Al Quran pelajar SABK. Maklumat kajian diperolehi melalui kaedah kuantitatif melalui soal selidik dengan melibatkan 304 orang pelajar tingkatan empat SABK di negeri Perak. Data kajian yang dikumpul, diproses dengan menggunakan perisian windows SPSS versi 22.0. Penemuan kajian menunjukkan bahawa pelaksanaan Talaqqi Musyafahah berada pada tahap tinggi (min=4.15,sp.=0.65) dan penguasaan bacaan al Quran pelajar adalah tinggi (min=4.28,sp.=0.52). Kajian juga menunjukkan juga bahawa wujudnya hubungan yang sederhana tinggi (r=0.514, p..

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