The main aim of this study is to help EFL students’ improve their oral communication proficiency out-of-class. To achieve that, video-movie was chosen as a medium for improving the subjects' oral communication proficiency. It was hoped that movie could function as a pseudo-immersion for the students, an accessible and easy alternative to being in the English native countries. Based on that, this study aim has been transformed into this research question ‘what effect does self-directed learning using movies has on the students' perceived oral communication proficiency?’. To answer that, six first year students at the faculty of English language and literature, Ajloun University in Jordan, were selected based on purposive sampling and divided equally into two groups, treatment and control, based on random assignment. The subjects in both groups were asked to take the self-assessment language test twice, once before the beginning of the case study scheme and another after. Likewise,.....

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This study was aimed to construct and test the validity of Module to Empower Bully Handling by using Cognitive Behavior Therapy This survey-designed study was using questionnaires to get the validity value of the module. MEBH is a module consists of 12 strategies and 23 self-activities. The questionnaires used were Module Validity Testing Questionnaire by Russell (1974) and Module Validity Testing Questionnaire based on Strategies and Activities by Mohammad Aziz Shah (2010). The content validity of MEBH was assessed by nine experts consist of academicians and practitioners in guidance and counseling field. Based on Russell (1974), the analysis value of content validity of this module was high which is 93.00%. The content validity for Strategy 1 The Introduction of Module to Empower Bully Handling is 93.00%, Strategy 2 Objectives, Definition and Concept of the Module to Empower Bully Handling is 91.00%, Strategy 3 Types, Factors and Implications of Bully is 89.60%, Strategy 4 Discipline.....

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This study aims to test the application of the Emotional Competency Module developed specifically for adolescents in Malaysia to help address the emotional competency issues in Malaysia. The module Emotional competency was developed in three phases, first phase conducted the survey, and interview with adolescents, students and professional dealing with emotional competency issues of different schools and universities. Phase 2nd was development of the emotional competency activities to enhance the emotional competency based on the thematic analysis and review analysis of the research findings. Phase 3rd designed the validity and reliability to test the module effectiveness among adolescents. A test was conducted to measure the effectiveness of the module. Students (N=25) participated in two days program and pre and post evaluation was conduct to measure the effectiveness of the module. Findings of pre and post -test indicated that the module is effective to enhance the emotional compete.....

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This case study examines the importance of psychological assessment and interventions to handle impulsivity and inattention behavior of 8 years old boy. Case study finds are based on clinical interview, family sessions, teachers recommendation plans, psychological assessment, and individual intervention plans. The child attended the sessions for 12 weeks. The interventions have a significant effect on the behavior outcome and family understanding about the child, emotional, cognitive and social issues. Child behavior was significantly improved in the classroom by engaging in activities and providing positive verbal support and appreciation by teachers. Study shows the significant importance of psychological management to manage childhood problems. The early detection of issues and management can help the children to learn effectively in school and society. The implications of the study are important for healthy development and early childhood education.  ..

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This study aims to examine the effectiveness of the Emotional Competency Module developed specifically for adolescents in Malaysia to help address the huge delinquent behavior cases in Malaysia. Method: This module is one of the modules that was developed based on Daniel Goleman’s four emotion competency constructs. The module reliability instrument was developed based on the objectives of the activities in the module. A pilot test was conducted to measure the reliability of the module. After the pilot test, 19 participants were asked to answer the module reliability instrument and later on a Cronbach’s alpha value was analysed. Results: All the four domains and the overall module activities items showed very high reliability values. The reliability value showed that the module had a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.968 to 0.826. The reliability value of the overall module was 0.985.  Implications: The findings of the study suggest that the module is effective for adolescents as each activ.....

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This study was proposed to evaluate student’s life style behaviors as contributing factors of depression. Life style is very significant to predict mental and physical health. This study highlighted the importance of life style behaviors as predicating factors of depression. Students now a day's having challenging life style and having maladaptive behavior to handle stressors which eventually drain their productive skills to be active and healthy. Research design was cross sectional survey method, students (N=240), age (18-30 years) (Mean=22.0) were selected through randomly sampling from different faculties of Sultan Idris Education University. Structured questionnaire were used to assess the demographic information. Life style behaviors, including diet patterns, physical activity, study habits, social support, and mobile usage, financial stress, shopping behavior and sleep quality were measured by using Lifestyle Behavior Questionnaire. Depression was assessed by using Beck depress.....

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This study is a design and development-based research which intends to develop a module specifically to be implemented on adolescents to help enhance their emotional competence and also to test the content validity ofthemodule. Seven professionals with experience in dealing with adolescent emotional issues were recruited to validate the module. A rating scale based on this is constructed to be evaluated by the professionals. The overall validity was calculated based on the percentage of agreement between the professionals. The Emotional Competency Module received an overall validity rating of 85.6%. Therefore, there is evidence that shows that this module is suitable to be implemented to enhance the emotional competency level of adolescents..

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The study aims to identify the level of students’ higher order thinking skills (HOTS) in solving HOTS fraction word problems. A sample of 48 Year 5 students from two schools participated in this research. The instrument of the study consisted of a set of test questions that contains 12 Fraction HOTS questions. Descriptive statistical analysis was used to assess the students’ existing capabilities. The findings revealed that the current ability of Year 5 pupils in answering HOTS fraction word problems are at poor level which is 75 % followed by 20.84 % at satisfactory level and 2.08 % are respectively at good and excellent levels...

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This study aims to test the validity and reliability of a Primary School Assessment Instrument for Year 4 students which cover the topic length involving word problems. This research is a developmental research. The product of this research is to develop instruments in subjective test items. The validation of assessment instrument is carried out to evaluate the validity of the assessment instrument. The validation is performed in the early stages of product development by three experts on Mathematics Education. The findings show that all experts agree that the content and quality of the item. The Cohen kappa value is 0.75. The finding indicates that the instrument has a high validity. A total of 20 Year 4 students from a rural primary school in the District of Marudi, Baram, Sarawak were involved in this study. From the analysis, it was found that the Cronbach alpha coefficient value is 0.857. This finding shows that the instrument has a high reliability coefficient..

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While research and implementation on the part of the industry has proven that the development of the right talent can improve productivity and provide competitive advantage, the higher education institution is still slow to act and seize the opportunity. Public universities in Malaysia are no exception in this regard and has only begun to design a more systematic talent development plan recently although the relevant circulars have been issued by the government since 2006. The case study aims to identify the problems that arise in the planning and implementation of talent development strategies at one of the public university, as well as highlighting recommendations to enable it to compete with other higher education institutions. The case study uses a qualitative approach such as interviews and analysis of official documents. Respondents consist of top management and staff involved with the implementation of the plan. The result of this study found that four (4) major obstacles to the.....

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