The research aimed to investigate the effects of Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) as a control group compared to Sport Education Model (SEM) and Hybrid TGfU and Sport Education Model (HTGfU–SEM) as treatment groups on the psychomotor domain in badminton doubles game play. The effectiveness of these models were assessed based on execution skills off serve, forehand, lob shot, drop shot and smash in badminton doubles game play. The research employed Quasi Eksperimental preposttest design. The sample involved a total of 96 students aged 13 years old chosen intactly and distributed equally each in three groups with 16 girls and 16 boys. The adopted Game Performance Assessment Instrument (GPAI) was employed to access psychomotor aspect of serve, forehand, lob shot, drop shot and smash. The data were analyzed using Mean, SD, ANOVA, MANOVA, MANCOVA and post-hoc test. MANCOVA analysis results showed that there were significant improvement in serve performance, forehand, lob shot and d.....

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In this paper, the authors discuss on the integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in teaching and facilitating (TaF) Malay Literature where it plays an important role in keeping with current educational developments. Through the Malaysian Education Development Plan 2013-2025 (Pelan Pembangunan Pendidikan Malaysia 2013-2025) it appears that efforts to increase ICT in education in preparation for generating human capital that ICT literacy need to be further enhanced. Furthermore, the country is facing severe challenges in its efforts to provide a quality education system. The main objective of this study was to identify the TaF method practiced by the teachers of Malay Literature and how they integrate ICT in TaF. The study was conducted in three selected schools in Negeri Sembilan which offer elective Malay Literature in the fourth grade. A semi-structured interview method for six teachers was conducted. Questionnaire techniques and observations during the TaF proc.....

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Cancer represents a significant burden on both patients and their families and their societies, especially in developing countries, including Libya. Therefore, the aim of this study was to model the geographical distribution of lung cancer incidence in Libya. The correct choice of a statistical model is a very important step to producing a good map of disease in question. Therefore, in this study will use three models to estimate the relative risk for lung cancer disease, they are initially Standardized Morbidity Ratio, which is the most common statistic used in disease mapping, BYM model, and Mixture model. As an initial step, this study begins by providing a review of all models are proposed, which we then apply to lung cancer data in Libya. In this paper, we show some preliminary results, which are displayed and compared by using maps, tables, graphics and goodness-of-fit, the last measure of displaying the results is common in statistical modelling to compare fitted models. The mai.....

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In Malaysia, the students’ academic assessment has changed over time as it is now made to be more holistic. Predictive models used for educational data in Malaysia are still inadequate in giving a true picture of the students’ academic performance. The reason behind this is due to the lack of research in Malaysian context on predictive models and factors affecting students' academic achievement. Therefore, this study will conduct a systematic review on the literature, in order to identify the predictive methods for students’ academic performance in higher education. Through three major bases: WoS, Science Direct and IEEE Xplore, an extensive search was conducted to find any related articles from 2014 to 2018 that use "predict", "forecast", "academic performance", "student" and "higher education" keywords in their text. Initially, 195 articles were selected to be used in this review. However, through titles and abstracts’ filtering and screen processing, only 69 articles found t.....

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Conventional classroom teaching and learning of programming tends to be didactic, which is usually tends to be monotonous and less interesting. In learning programming – a subject that is deemed extremely challenging to master – such a situation can have a serious repercussion in that students can easily become unmotivated and demoralized to learn. As such, students need to use relevant learning tools that can stimulate and motivate them to learn such a course. Of late, many researchers have started using online game-based learning (GBL) tools to improve students’ motivation and performance. Invariably, most of the studies mainly focused on GBL tools to move avatars. As such, this study focuses on programming as the activities in such a game. In this study, the researchers used the prototyping model to develop an online GBL application called Prog-GBL by integrating the elements of mastery learning approach and ARCS model to help motivate students in learning programming. The eva.....

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Most of the countries globally depend on the energy-related industries in daily and economic activities. Due to the perpetual population growth and the fast economic development, the development of energy generation model is crucial in availing the economic planning strategy of the country. The study developed and evaluated the energy generation model of Al-Zawiya Steam Power Plant, Libya. Specifically, the study focused on the causal relationship between input and output of the energy generation model using the Partial Least Squares–Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) method as the sample size was too small to utilize Structural Equation Modelling-Analysis of Moment Structure (SEM-AMOS). A data was gathered from Al-Zawiya Steam Power Plant, Libya which consisted of 12 indicator variables with 60 observations. The analysis revealed that most of the causal relationships in the developed model were significant at p..

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Based on the PLS-SEM structure, validation is required for each part of the model for the structural model, measurement model and overall model. This study’s objective is to outline the measurement and structural criteria required to develop the model. It also, presents a Robust Partial Least Squares-Path Modeling (RPLS-PM) via. Winsorization which includes the internal and external models. The relationship between an indicator variable and latent variables is depicted by the external model whilst the relationship between exogenous latent variables and endogenous latent variables is recounted by the internal model. The RPLS-PM’s outputs and inputs were derived by considering electricity generation data relating to Al-Zawya Steam Power Plant, Libya...

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The utilization of teaching aids is crucial in enhancing students’ mathematical process skills. However, teachers give less accentuation on this aspect of usage which leads to students’ low competence in mathematical process skills. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a developed teaching aids, in particular, a Smart Kit in enhancing mathematical process skills and achievement among selected primary school students in Hulu Kinta, Perak. The experimental method was used in this study. Cluster sampling was used to select the samples. The samples were divided into two groups, the control and treatment groups which each consisted of 36 respondents. The treatment group was engaged with the developed Smart Kit while the students in the control group followed the conventional method of teaching and learning. Measurement and Geometry topics at primary school level were selected and students’ mathematical process skills were assessed based on Malaysia Assessmen.....

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Kajian   ini   bertujuan   untuk   menjawab   beberapa   persoalan   berkaitan   tradisi pengebumian klirieng sebagai amalan pengebumian sekunder masyarakat Tatau di Tatau, Sarawak. Fokus  kajian merangkumi sejarah asal-usul orang Tatau, kepercayaan yang diamalkan, kaedah pembuatan  klirieng, fungsi dan analisis perlambangan di sebalik motif dan ukiran yang terdapat di bahagian  permukaan klirieng. Kajian ini juga melihat hubungan antara masyarakat Tatau dengan klirieng  melalui hubungan spiritual iaitu klirieng sebagai perlambangan kepada aspek cara fikir dan falsafah  masyarakat Tatau. Kaedah kualitatif dengan menggunakan pendekatan etnoarkeologi iaitu cabang kepada  ilmu arkeologi digunakan untuk mendapatkan dan menganalisis data yang diperolehi. Tiga pendekatan  yang dimaksudkan ialah pemerhatian di lapangan terhadap objek klirieng dan tapak pengebumian,  temubual terhadap individu berautoriti seperti ketua adat, ketua rumah panjang dan juga penelit.....

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Tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk mengkaji kesan program latihan kekuatan jangka pendek linear dan tidak linear terhadap prestasi otot di kalangan pemain bola sepak lelaki  Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Skudai. Reka bentuk kajian ini adalah quasi-experimental kerana  kajian ini menekankan analisis perubahan min skor prestasi otot selepas empat minggu latihan linear  dan tidak linear. Tiga puluh pemain bola sepak lelaki UTM Skudai yang berumur 18-23 tahun terlibat  dalam kajian ini. Pembolehubah bebas dalam kajian ini adalah program linear (LST) dan tidak linear  (NLST) dan pemboleh ubah bersandar adalah ujian kekuatan maksimum (1RM) bahagian atas badan, ujian  kekuatan maksimum (1RM) bahagian bawah badan, 30 meter larian pecut, dan ukur lilit lengan dan  peha. Kajian ini menggunakan ujian Paired Sample T untuk menganalisis ujian pra dan pasca untuk  peserta di dalam kedua-dua kumpulan latihan dan Multivariate Analysis of Variances (MANOVA) untuk  menganalisis perb.....

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