This paper intended to discuss the requirement analysis regarding the implementation of Design and Technology (D&T) subject in which had been introduced back in 2017 for all Malaysian high school. D&T is a performance-based subject, which includes the implementation of teaching and learning as well as assessment based on the standards of achievement. Therefore, the focus of this paper is to delve deeper into the challenges that came with the implementation of D&T subject and the needs for the development of measuring instruments in which includes the mastering of content knowledge, skill mastery, and the ability to grasp the values in D&T subject. This study is a research of quantitative methods and data collected through surveys. Questionnaire was used as the main instrument in this study. The finding among 100 respondents shows that 90% of respondents expressed the biggest challenge that they have to face is the lack of experience and teaching a nonoption subject, low in knowledge an.....

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Green building is a holistic project that requires integrated planning and design approaches through the involvement of multidisciplinary professions. Green building projects in Malaysia usually involve developers, architects, engineers and energy consultants to make decisions in planning and design. The role of town planners in the project is limited especially when it comes to getting the approval for planning from the local authorities. This study aimed to identify the level of town planners’ involvement in the planning and design process of green building projects in Malaysia. It also offered recommendations on how the green building projects could be supported by the town planners. The data were collected in two tiers of interviews. A first series of interviews was conducted among 22 town planners who represented town planning organizations from the private and public sectors in Malaysia. The data were analyzed qualitatively using the content analysis technique. Then, a second s.....

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ICT in the Malaysian education system serves as a tool to accomplish the National Education Blueprint 2015-2025. Under this blueprint, privileged groups such as the aborigines or Malaysian aboriginals will be given equal opportunity in education. However, a specific classroom teaching method is required to maintain the aboriginal students’ focus and attention on their learning experiences due to their unique paradigm of learning. This study used the Partial Least Square (PLS) and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) tool to examine the factors influencing personalised learning and digital self-learning ICT literacy module. It also measured the impact of personalised learning and digital ICT literacy module among secondary aboriginal students. This study involved 92 aboriginal students who participated in a transferable skills and ICT programme held in a public university in Malaysia. Results show that personalised learning positively supported the use of a digital ICT literacy module .....

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Study on the chemical constituents of the dichloromethane (DCM) crude extract of Platymitra siamensis Craib has led to the isolation of four oxoaporphine alkaloids. The compounds were identified as liriodenine (1), Omethylmoschatoline (2), lysicamine (3) and cepharadione-A (4) which were isolated first time from this species. The structures of the isolated compounds were elucidated based on their spectral data (1H, 13C and LCMS) and reports in the literature. Here we observed that, only alkaloid 1 exhibited obvious cytotoxic effects against MCF-7 human breast cancer cells line with IC50 value of 31.26 µM. This work is the first attempt on phytochemical and bioactivity study on the genus of Platymitra...

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In general, Riau Malay traditional clothes consist of different types. This type of clothing is subject to the wearers situations, conditions and the activities. For example, certain clothes are worn in official events or for daily activities. Clothing is a cultural symbol that marks the development, acculturation, and distinctiveness of certain cultures. Clothing can also be a marker for peoples thinking including traditional clothes from the Riau Malay community. Riau traditional clothes are typically daily clothes and traditional clothes.The method of this research is the research and development (R& D) through a process of reviewing the model, and study type of the philosophical forms and meanings of traditional Malay clothing in Riau. This type of research used a qualitative descriptive that describes the findings in the form of visual data, interviews, and literacy studies to support and analyze the subject of this study. The influence of traditional Malay clothing.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk meneroka dan mendalami tentang amalan kepimpinan guru besar sekolah rendah akreditasi C di daerah Paser, Indonesia. Kajian kualitatif ini menggunakan reka bentuk kajian kes. Pemilihan responden dijalankan secara persampelan bertujuan melibatkan tiga orang guru besar sekolah rendah di daerah Paser, Indonesia. Instrumen yang digunakan bagi mengumpul data ialah temu bual, pemerhatian, dan analisis dokumen. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan ketiga-tiga guru besar sebagai pemimpin sekolah dikesan mengamalkan sebahagian ciri-ciri yang telah disarankan oleh teori kepimpinan instruksional dan strategi kepimpinan. Elemenelemen yang diamalkan oleh guru besar adalah merancang matlamat sekolah, menyebar matlamat sekolah, merancang pengurusan program pengajaran, menyelia dan menilai program pengajaran, memantau kemajuan murid, menilai pengurusan program pengajaran, merancang iklim sekolah yang positif, mengawal waktu pengajaran, menggalakkan pembangunan profesional, .....

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We examine whether wide-ranging board diversity reduce earnings management from the emerging market of Malaysia. We contribute to the prior literature in several ways. First, while previous literature are mainly focusing on the developing economy, our study is the first that examine the relationship between all-inclusive set of diverse board characteristics and earnings management from the emerging economy. Second, we concentrate to the post-GFC period, where we intentionally avoid the GFC, a situation where managerial opportunistic behaviour to engage in earnings management is more prevalent due to economic reason. Third, we cover the potential complementary or substitutive effects of board diversity characteristics on earnings management. Using 1400 listed firms in emerging market of Malaysia over the period of 2009-2015, in contrast to our prediction, our findings demonstrated that the relationship between board diversity characteristics and earnings management in the Malaysia is mi.....

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In designing the fluidic based pressure sensor, the shape of the membrane is important in order to obtain maximum performance. The material used and the liquid inside the sensor is also important and deserve proper consideration. . In this work, the analysis of the membrane, materials and liquid using finite element analysis (FEA) are presented. The FEA simulation of the different shapes including square and rectangular shapes were carried out. The applied pressure and the dimension of selected membrane were varied in order to study the membrane performance.The result shows that the square shape produced the highest displacement of 4.7 mm compared to the other shapes. In terms of dimension, maximum performance can be achieved with a large area of membrane facing the applied pressure. The different types of membrane material andliquids that were used were also discussed. Two commonly used materials, Polyimide (PI) andPolydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) were chosen for this analysis. As for the .....

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In the KBSM English syllabus, vocabulary learning is only incorporated implicitly based on the four main skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. Often, ESL learners may  miss out on the different meanings that can be accounted for a word and its spelling due to less  effective method. This study aimed to investigate the effects of using the explicit method of  vocabulary instructions on vocabulary learning of two groups of Form Two students (60 students)  from sub-urban schools in Ipoh and Teluk Intan, Perak. The quasi-experimental research design was  implemented. A new word test was administered to select 45 target words and explicit vocabulary  lessons were used to help students learn these words. The scores of the pre and post-tests were  analysed by using the independent sample t-test, paired sample t-test and descriptive statistics.  The score comparison and total improvement score in percentage were also presented. The  questionnaires in the studentâ.....

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Kajian  tindakan  ini  bertujuan  menggunakan  Model  Konstruktivisme  Lima  Fasa Needham (MK5FN) dalam pengajaran kemahiran penulisan cerpen Bahasa Tamil. Selain itu, pengalaman  pelajar semasa menyertai pembelajaran berasaskan MK5FN dan kemahiran pedagogi yang diamalkan  sepanjang kajian ini juga turut dikaji. Kajian ini dilaksanakan dengan menggunakan kaedah  kualitatif. Seramai 18 orang pelajar Tingkatan Empat dan seorang guru bahasa Tamil yang bertindak  sebagai guru pemerhati terlibat dalam kajian ini. Peserta-peserta kajian ini dipilih dengan kaedah  persampelan bertujuan dari sebuah sekolah menengah di daerah Kuala Kangsar, Perak. Data kajian ini  dikumpul dengan kaedah temu bual pelajar dan guru; analisis cerpen yang dihasilkan oleh peserta  kajian dan pemerhatian yang dilakukan terhadap reaksi pelajar dan amalan pedagogi sepanjang empat  sesi pengajaran dan pembelajaran. Hasil kajian menunjukkan kemahiran menulis cerpen meningkat dalam  kalangan pes.....

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