This academic study is aimed accurately at the established validity of critical thinking questionnaires in the TIG Welding Training Modules based precisely on Project Based Learning (PBP) in the Subject (DJJ3032) of Mechanical Workshop Practice 3 in Polytechnic Malaysia. This study represents a quantitative approach that uses the survey method to influence an excellent opinion through a questionnaire related to the content of critical thinking. The research sample consists precisely of 8 vicariously experienced experts in the chosen field of welding in Malaysia. The findings show that this research instrument maintains the moral content validity..

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This pilot study was conducted to examine and verify the reliability of instruments for the manufacturing industry in Malaysia. The manufacturing industry instruments that had been prepared consists of 88 items and is distributed to 40 female workers from several factories located in Kedah, Perak, and Selangor. The purpose of the establishment of this instrument is to measure the three main constructs of this study, which is; (1) career aspiration; (2) job satisfaction; and (3) career development. The approach used to examine the validity and reliability of the items and respondents in this study is emanate from the Rasch Measurement Model Approaches which is much more valid and well-grounded compared to just focus on the output produced by Cronbach’s Alpha. The Winsteps software Version 3.73 has been used to check on the functionality of the items in the aspects such as the item reliability and the separation of item-respondent, polarity item, the suitability of the item to measure .....

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This study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of the use of learning kits among students to improve student performance on the topic of Mechanical Design. This study was conducted based on the type of quasi experimental research approach. The population of the study was Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama (SMKA) Falahiah in Kelantan. The sample consists of 52 students selected from 4 classes. The researchers divided the samples into two groups namely the control group and the treatment group. The treatment group is taught using a learning kit while the control group is taught using conventional methods. The instrument used by the researcher in this study is a set of pre and post test questions. When data is obtained, the researchers process the data using SPSS software (Statistical Package for Social Science). T-test analysis is used to compare the difference in pre-test performance and post-test between treatment group and control group. The significance level of the study was d.....

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The aim of establishment polytechnic in Malaysia is to produce excellent and quality graduates to cater the needs of human capital in our country. However, the achievement of the graduates is still at a less satisfactory level. The failure among students to achieve outstanding academic achievement is due to not understanding the process and their learning style. This study is conducted to explore and examine the depth of learning style practice among students using Felder-Silverman learning style model (FSLSM) with their academic achievement in engineering study at polytechnic Malaysia. The method of data collection was in the form of survey using questionnaire. There are 36 polytechnics in Malaysia and 8792 students were involved for the study. The results of data analysis obtained among engineering students using Index Learning Style (ILS) were upon four dimensions of FSLSM which are processing, perception, input, and understand. A formula is generated based on ILS referring to the r.....

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This paper focuses on children’s experience and learning opportunities in ethnically diverse preschool settings. The study involved 60 children and three teachers from three PERPADUAN (Unity) Pre-school settings. A qualitative methodology was applied to explore children’s experience and learning opportunities. Direct observation of children’s free play and in-depth interviews were conducted with the children and teachers within 16 weeks. Observation based on instruments from the ECCE Research Project which included two main standards, an element of children’s learning and meaningful learning. An indicator of standards started with working towards, meeting the standard and exceeding the standard. The primary findings of this case study emergent from the exceeding standard that children’s learning experience and opportunities are divided into three: Children need the challenge to be competent, Active learning and learning comes from social interactions. Given an opportunity, th.....

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This study aimed to identify the effectiveness of learning aid for the Electric Circuit topics. The learning aid was developed using ADDIE model because it was designed to create lesson plans and learning materials so that the delivery of the lesson will be more effective and efficient. This model was included the phases of analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation. A set of questionnaire was used in this research. Students were divided into two groups, conventional groups and learning aid group (intervention). The study involves a set of questionnaire was distributed to 48 of form 1 students in Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama Falahiah, Pasir Pekan, Kelantan. The findings showed that Learning Aid for Serial and Parallel Circuit topics (Electrical Circuit) can effect of the student performance. It is suggested this learning aid can be used as a kit to replace a conventional method to improve the student performance..

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Nowadays, the mining of sand resources from rivers areas especially in Perak state is a common practice and may lead to destruction of public assets as well as impacts or increase stress on commercial and noncommercial living resources that utilize these areas. This study was carried out to determine possible river sand removal capacity and their consequences towards Sungai Perak. Van Veen Grabber and Helley Smith sediment sampler are used to collect bed soil samples and determine sediment transport at the time of sampling. These two methods could estimate the suitability of available sand material and the flux of sediment transport locally. By conducting the surveys and analysing all the collected data, it showed positive results. Almost 90% of the grab samples were good quality of sand. The minimum total  quantity of minable sand in Sungai Perak at Bota Kanan is 713,073.1 tonnes (269,084.2 m3) with the maximum replenishment period of 100 days. The recharge sediment transport yield o.....

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 Balance significant for keeping up postural harmony and along these lines for the shirking of falls. Ageing may influence the central nervous system and neuromuscular system properties prompting deficiencies in equalization and step execution. The motivation behind this investigation was to assess the test-retest reliability of the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) used to look at equalization in elderly adult. Twenty healthy volunteer elderly adult (age 62–91) were incorporated three males and 17 females into the examination. The Berg Balance Scale (BBS) was assessed twice by a similar assessor. Each volunteer played out the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) succession in random request around the same time and after two days. The test-retest reliability assessments were made at roughly a similar time of day. The mean age in years of the participants was 71.9. The test-retest reliability for the BBS was excellent Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (ICC = 0.994). The BBS is a reliable and valid sca.....

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The split delivery vehicle routing problem (SDVRP) is a relaxed  version of the classical VRP where customers can be visited more  than once. The SDVRP is also applicable for problems where one or  more of the customers require a demand larger than the vehicle  capacity. Constructive heuristics adapted from the parallel savings  and the sweep methods are first proposed to generate a set of  solutions which is then used in the new and more efficient set  covering-based formulation which we put forward. An effective repair  mechanism to remedy any infeasibility due to the set covering  problem is presented. A reduced set of promising routes is used in our model, instead of the original set of routes, proposing and using well defined reduction schemes. This set covering-based approach is  tested on large datasets from the literature with encouraging results. In brief, seven best solutions including ties are found among the 137 SDVRP instances...

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Penang Island, or Pulau Pinang, is one of the most urbanized and densely populated regions in Malaysia. It is undergoing rapid environmental degradation. Simultaneously, a significant culprit for soaring rates of deforestation and severe climate change is inefficient and unsustainable food waste management. Literature reviews have analysed the efficacy of various composting systems that divert food waste to be repurposed and transformed into a value-added soil enhancement. They reveal the superiority of an in-vessel Economic Smart Food Waste Composter. The ESFWC employs a plastic drum to turn compost materials, an automated programming system, and microbial solutions to accelerate the aerobic digestion of organic waste. The ESFWC requires minimal time, cost, labour and GHGs emissions. For this study interviews and questionnaires were conducted with stakeholders on Penang Hill, or Bukit Bendera. It displays a need for an ESFWC, to reduce the detrimental environmental effects of food was.....

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