Tujuan  utama  kajian  ini  adalah  untuk:  membangunkan  model  peningkatan  prestasi penjawat  awam melalui Teknologi Prestasi Pekerja (Human Peiformance Techology). Secara  khususnya,    matlamat   yang  ingin  dicapai  dalam  kajian  ini  adalah:  untuk mengenal pasti tahap  peningkatan prestasi penjawat awam; mengenal pasti hubungan sistem    maklumat,    kompetensi     teknikal,    pelatihan,    dan    komitmen    terhadap peningkatan   prestasi;   mengenal   pasti    perbezaan   sistem   maklumat,   kompetensi teknikal,   pelatihan,   dan   komitmen   bedasarkan    latar   belakang   penjawat   awam; keempat,  mengenal  pasti faktor  penyumbang  kepada   peningkatan  prestasi  penjawat awam; dan kelima;  membangun  model peningkatan  prestasi penjawat   awam.  Kajian ini adalah terhad  kepada enam  ratus penjawat  awam  yang bekerja  di dua universiti  Kerajaan    di    Banten. .....

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Kajian  ini  bertujuan  untuk  mengenal  pasti  pengaruh  faktor  penerimaan  teknologi, budaya    organisasi   dan   kualiti   perkhidmatan    terhadap    aplikasi   perkhidmatan 1BestariNet dalam kalangan guru sekolah rendah di Pulau Pinang.  Kajian kuantitatif ini   menggunakan  soal  selidik  yang  telah  diedarkan  kepada  314  orang  responden secara  rawak   sistematik.  Data  telah dianalisis  menggunakan statistik  deskriptif  dan inferens. Dapatan  kajian menunjukkan sebanyak 80.2 peratus variasi di dalam aplikasi perkhidmatan 1BestariNet  diterangkan oleh pemboleh ubah bebas.  Empat pemboleh ubah bebas iaitu prestasi (β =0.781; p=0.00),  kreativiti (β=0.217; p=0.016), ganjaran (β=  −0.078;  p=0.017)  dan komunikasi (β=  −0.105;   p=0.002)  mempunyai  pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap aplikasi perkhidmatan 1BestariNet.  Kesimpulannya, kajian ini  amat  penting  bagi  memastikan  pengaplikasian  tal.....

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Kajian  ini  bertujuan  untuk  menilai  penggunaan  e-portfolio  melalui  aplikasi  weblog untuk  meningkatkan  kemahiran  berfikir  aras  tinggi  (KBAT)  pelajar  dalam  subjek Muzik   Tradisional  Malaysia  berasaskan  Model  Teknologi  Pedagogi  Pengetahuan Kandungan    (TPACK).     Penggunaan    Model    ADDIE    pula    digunakan    untuk membangunkan  weblog  sebagai  tapak   E-Portfolio.  Seramai  72  orang  pelajar  dari Universiti  Awam  iaitu  46  orang  daripada   bidang  Pendidikan  Muzik,  22  orang daripada  Pengajian  Malaysia  dan  empat  orang  daripada   Pengajian  Sejarah  yang mengikuti subjek Muzik Tradisional Malaysia dijadikan sampel kajian. Bagi  analisis kuantitatif,  data  dikumpulkan  melalui  soal  selidik  dan  responden  menjawab  soal  selidik   berdasarkan   item-item   soalan   yang   disediakan.   Analisis   kualitatif   pula  menggunakan  temu.....

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This study is intended to investigate  the literary achievement and the  graceful style reflected  in  Nalan’s  poetry  works  based  on  Wong  Guowei’s  literary  criticism.  In  addition, the influencing factors that formed the aesthetic features in Nalan’s poetries are also  the focus of this study. The methodology of interpretation applied here  are Hermeneutics,  Aesthetic of Reception and Kant’s Aesthetics with the aim to correlate the beauty of his poetries  with the personal background of the poet and the era of Qing Dynasty. The research outcome  indicated that Nalan’s elegant and euphemistic poetries were greatly influenced by his personal and  historical background including the family, education  and  past  experience  of  the  poet.  In   conclusion,  the  study  has  led  to  the discovery of new characteristics of Ci contributed by  Nalan on top of the influence by preceding works like Huajian Ci and Liyu. The implic.....

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Penyelidikan ini dibuat bertujuan untuk menjelaskan apresiasi sebenar dalam melihat seni folk karya  Zahir Yusof dari sudut interdisiplin. Penyelidikan ini bermula dengan pengenalpasti  intraestetik   karya  iaitu  bentuk,  simbol  serta  imej  dalam  karya.  Ini seterusnya membawa kepada melihat  pengaruh karya tersebut terhadap institusi sosial masyarakat.  Pengaruh  yang  dimaksudkan  adalah   persekitaran,  perilaku,  keperluan serta nilai dalam seni ‘Folk Art’ Zahir Yusof sebagai satu  unsur apresiasi ekstraestetik. Empat  bentuk  ‘Folk  Art’  dianalisa  berdasarkan  konsep  tertentu   iaitu  ‘Rosmaling’, ‘Zhostovo’,   ‘Bauernmalerei’   serta   ‘Canalboat’.   Penyelidikan   ini    mempraktiskan metod   kualitatif   dengan   pendekatan   kajian   kes   disamping   menggunakan    empat kaedah  utama  iaitu  rakaman  fotografi,  pemerhatian,  temu  bual  serta  dokumentasi.  Dapatan.....

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The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of human resource (HR) practices namely training, career development, performance appraisal and compensation on teachers’ job satisfaction. Quantitative correlational method was used and data were collected by using questionnaires from teachers pursuing their studies in a public university in Malaysia. The samples were selected by using simple random sampling technique. Upon receiving 148 returned questionnaires, data was cleaned and missing values were amputated by using mean. Data were then analysed by using multiple regression analysis. The findings of this study revealed that teachers were generally satisfied (mean>3.69) with all of the HR practices. However, only training (β=0.326, p-value..

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Teaching an entirely reading topic to accounting students in higher education is sometimes challenging as students generally prefer calculation topics. Teaching a purely reading topic is a challenge to the lecturer and the students may face problems in digesting the topic taught. Therefore, the engagement in learning is essential to enhance the understanding on the subject matter among students. Educators use a competition-based learning model to bring students’ deficiencies under control in their learning process in higher education. A specific learning activity involving the model was carried out through the production of mind mapping video for the course of Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting 2 on the Corporate Social Responsibility topic. The study was conducted to examine the factors influencing the effectiveness of the Competition-Based Learning activity in the accounting course. A questionnaire was particularly developed and distributed to all 63 students from the Bach.....

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The topic of distributed pedagogical leadership has attracted researchers’ interest in early childhood education leadership. A growing body of research focuses on investigating leadership enacted between directors and teachers in ECE settings. This small-scale study aimed at identifying the functions of distributed pedagogical leadership in ECE and understanding the interdependence of leadership enactments by the centre directors and ECE teachers within ECE settings. Data on the perceptions of six ECE professionals, two ECE centre directors, two ECE teachers and two child care nurses on distributed pedagogical leadership were collected via individual interviews and written documents. The results indicated that the studied ECE professionals perceived the core functions of distributed pedagogical leadership as constructing shared visions, goals and mutual values between centre staff, developing ECE pedagogy within the centre, facilitating learning and expertise of educators, building t.....

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The analytical comparative profile of the nursery services of TASKA in three states on the east coast of Malaysia namely Pahang, Kelantan and Terengganu is the main idea of this study. Survey method using questionnaire was conducted on 37 TASKA selected based on three registration status. The questionnaire was modified from the SERVQUAL Model. The data were analyzed using statistical chi-squared exact test. The findings show that there is no significant difference in the safety aspect shown by the institutional TASKA whether registered or unregistered. Nevertheless, the analysis shows that there is a significant difference in the nutritional aspect based on several items from the perspective of the caretaker. An independent sample t tests also found no significant difference between the registrationstatusesin all aspects. In conclusion, the difference in terms of the TASKA category can be assessed through different perspectives where safety and nutrition factors are the key indicators .....

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This study investigated digitization in education system and management of early childhood care education in Nigeria. The objectives of this study are to determine the relationship between collaborative learning, gamebased learning and management of early childhood care education in North-central, Nigeria. Two hypotheses were formulated and tested. Quantitative research design was used for the study. A self-designed questionnaire titled “Digitization and Management of Early Childhood Care Education Questionnaire” (DMECCEQ) was used to collect information for the study. This study focuses on public primary schools with early childhood care education in North-Central zone, Nigeria. The population of this study comprised all 2,729 head teachers and 5,529 teachers in public primary schools with early childhood care education in North-Central. Sample of 338 head teachers and 361 teachers were proportionally selected in the seven States with the use of Research Advisor (2006) table to de.....

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