Children with special needs, especially those with disability in mental, physical or social/emotional interactions, are marginalized. Many people still view them as being troublesome, having learning difficulties, unproductive and burdensome to society. The objectives of the research are; to identify whether musical drama can control the coordination of mental function of children; to identify whether musical drama can improve communication ability and expression of children; to discern whether musical drama can help children work with people around them; to find out if musical dramas can develop a child's emotional and physical health; to find out if musical drama can improve children's creativity. The study employed a qualitative research approach. Data were collected through observation of the selected key informants who were teachers and principals as well as parents and children. The data obtained was then processed (reduced), the conclusion was drawn/verified through presentation.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menilai keberkesanan simulasi berkomputer dengan litar elektronik terhadap motivasi, pencapaian dan juga bebanan kognitif pelajar. Penilaian dilakukan melalui ujian pos, soal-Instructional Materials Motivational Scale (IMMS) dan ujian bebanan kognitif NASA Task Load Index. Kajian ini membincangkan mengenai pembangunan Simulasi LiveWire serta lembaran kerja makmal bagi perisian LiveWire yang akan dibangunkan bagi matapelajaran Rekabentuk & Teknologi bagi pelajar tingkatan dua di peringkat sekolah menengah Proses penilaian perisian kit LiveWire dan lembaran kerja makmal yang akan dibangunkan melibatkan penilaian kebolehgunaan dan kepuasan hati pengguna. Kaedah penyampaian dengan menggunakan LiveWire merupakan satu langkah kerja yang sistematik dalam penerokaan penggunaan simulasi bagi litar elektronik. LiveWire ini juga bersesuaian dan berupaya dalam meningkatkan pembinaan pengetahuan bermakna pelajar. Hal ini disebabkan oleh pendekatan strategi penggunaan lemb.....

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The purpose of this study is to review the conceptual framework for supply chain process of EIS. Two supply chain process of EIS (technology and processes) had been identified. This study used IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Statistics and analysed the data by using SPSS and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) technique. For practical implications, this research provides important guidelines for manufacturer and related companies to implement the supply chain process of EIS in order to improve the supply chain and information system. Therefore, the identification of EIS is significant to the Malaysian manufacturing industry in order to improve the supply chain process...

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The aim of this research is to explore the crucial dimensions of service quality experienced by disabled students at Malaysian HEIs. The Malaysian public universities were selected as a research context. This research involved disabled students registered at selected Malaysian public universities. Purposive sampling technique was utilized for selection of the respondents. Face-toface interview was conducted to gather the data. Thematic technique was performed to analyze the data. Result from the interview indicated that the disabled students were less satisfied with service experience offered by Malaysian public universities. The results also revealed that four dimensions need to give extra attention to improve the quality of disabled students’ service experience at Malaysian HEIs. The service dimensions include physical facilities, access to learning, communication, and empathy. This research will give a positive impact to the university’s management in providing service quality a.....

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Creative movement is one of the teaching and learning methods that helps to develop one’s potential in communicating expressions creatively, applied through a series of movements. This type of learning relies on imaginations to explore movements, depending on the types of movements to be created. Exploration of creative movements by using variety of props lead to the freedom of ideas in creative imaginations. The ability to master the process of movements’ creation by using props is essential in giving interpretations and forming the thoughts towards active and dynamic levels, to improve imaginative abilities. Therefore, this research was conducted to discover how the use of props helped in improving children’s imaginative abilities through exploration of creative movements. Props were selected as tools and stimuli to enable the children to carry out imaginative explorations in movements, portraying their creative ideas. Important focus was given to kinesthetic stimulation in for.....

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Artikel ini mengkaji aktivisme politik belia di Malaysia berdasarkan kepada beberapa indikator demografi seperti umur, jantina, dikotomi bandar dan luar bandar, serta tahap pendidikan. Perbincangan ini penting untuk menganalisis sama ada golongan belia di Malaysia adalah lebih aktif dalam aktiviti politik berbanding dengan golongan tua. Dengan menggunakan data soal selidik dari Asian Barometer Wave 2 (2005-2008) dan Wave 3 (2010-2012), dapatan kajian menunjukkan corak penglibatan politik golongan belia Malaysia adalah sama seperti hasil kajian literatur di Barat, khususnya di Amerika dan Britain iaitu golongan belia kurang melibatkan diri dalam politik konvensional, terutamanya mengundi dan menjadi ahli parti politik berbanding dengan golongan tua. Walaupun peratusan golongan belia di Malaysia yang menyertai aktiviti ‘Menandatangani Petisyen’ adalah tinggi dan signifikan berbanding dengan golongan tua, namun ianya hanya berlaku dalam Wave 2. Selain itu, kajian ini juga mendapati ba.....

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There is a dearth of studies on age-related patterns of political activism in Malaysia, specifically on young people’s patterns of political participation relative to their elders, and in relation to the rich literature that has developed in Western democracies. By analysing survey data from Wave 6 (2010–2014) of the World Values Surveys (WVS), this study aims to investigate the differences in political engagement between younger and older people in Malaysia, including new repertoires outside the mainstream politics, by addressing the question of whether young Malaysians are more active in political activities compared to older groups. The findings conform to the expected patterns in the literature that young people are less likely to participate in conventional political activities than their respective elders. However, we find no significant differences for unconventional political participation. The study further shows that demographic indicators such as the levels of education,.....

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Entrepreneurship education has traditionally focused on formal education, but many initiatives have been taken parallel with the 21st century teaching and learning strategies to engage student experience through learning by doing. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of entrepreneurship education on students’ entrepreneurship interest, intentions and competencies by implementing fashion entrepreneurship program. This study was held at Universiti Putra Malaysia for a period of five months. Samples were selected among undergraduate students who enrolled in Entrepreneurship Courses in First Semester 2016/2017. Screening process comprises interviews and basic sewing test were conducted to select 40 students as the respondents of the program. This program emphasized mentor-mentees system which involved 10 fashion entrepreneurs from the community. Respondents were exposed to entrepreneurship seminars, business and skills trainings, e-marketing workshops, sewing classes as we.....

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This study has highlighted a formula for calculating investment in Early Childhood Education (ECE) which involved two government kindergartens and two private kindergartens. The purpose of this study is to provide in-depth information on the investments made by the government and private sector in order to generate first-class human capital as early as the birth age. This is because every investment that has been made should be positive in returns on investment to generate the country's economy...

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Multimedia Interactive Making Clothing (MIMP) module. It is developed for the teachers to learn and facilitate (LFc) the teaching of topics on the subjects of Home Science (HS) in the Malaysian schools. The design of the study is quantitative and the survey method is used to collect data. The MIMP module has been certified by eight experts in the relevant fields of HS Education, ICT and Malay Language. A total of 37 HS students from Miri Sarawak Division were selected to test the reliability of the module activity by evaluating the effectiveness of LFc in each teaching session. The findings show that the module has a good validity of 82.5% and high reliability with an Alpha Cronbach value of .92. However, some aspects need to be improved so that the developed module can meet the objectives for which it has been designed. The findings of the study would be useful to other researchers who intend to develop other.....

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