Indonesian students come to a Bimbel (Tuition Centre) to help them accepted as a student in top-IO universities in Indonesia. There are many Bimbels in every province in Indonesia. However, most of students from outside Java Island choose Yogyakartas Bimbel. Based on that, the objectives in this study were: (I) To identify the factors affecting students to choose Yogyakartas Bimbel, in terms of (a) the teaching-learning quality; and (b) the environmental factors; (2) To identify the motivation of students from outside Java Island to study in Yogyakartas Bimbel; (3) To identify the correlation between: (a) the teaching learning quality; and (b) the environmental factors, and students' motivation to choose Yogyakartas Bimbel; (4) To examine if the teaching learning quality and environmental factors playa significant role in students' motivation to choose Yogyakarta' s Bimbel. This study used a quantitative method using questionnaire as the instrument. The data obtained were an.....

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Kertas konsep ini adalah bertujuan untuk membincangkan dan menganalisis model penilaian yang digunakan dalam penilaian pelaksanaan kurikulum atau program pendidikan. Kertas konsep ini memberi tumpuan kepada Mata Pelajaran Sains Rumah Tangga sekolah menengah yang diajar pada peringkat menengah atas dan Model Stake Countenance. Model ini membincangkan dua matrik iaitu matrik deskripsi dan matrik pertimbangan yang memberi tumpuan kepada kepada kesesuaian antara apakah yang dirancang untuk berlaku dan apakah yang sebenarnya berlaku semasa perlaksanaan dengan melakukan pemerhatian sebelum, semasa, dan selepas pelaksanaan sesuatu kurikulum atau program pendidikan. Model Stake Countenance membincangkan tiga fasa pengumpulan data; masukan, proses dan hasil sebagai teras konsep dalam penilaian pelaksanaan kurikulum atau penilaian program pendidikan. Model Stake menunjukkan keberkesanannya dengan memudahkan penilai membuat pertimbangan menyeluruh dengan menggunakan kaedah penyelidikan kuantitati.....

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Dalam usaha  untuk menangani isu perubahan iklim dan  pemanasan global, para saintis  dan pengubal dasar  seluruh  dunia  mencadangkan  agar  pengurangan  secara  drastik  dalam penggunaan  tenaga  elektrik  harus dilaksanakan. Amalan  rendah karbon yang  dilakukan oleh isi rumah  seperti menjimatkan tenaga  elektrik adalah satu usaha yang baik demi kelangsungan hidup generasi akan datang. Justeru, kajian ini bertujuan untuk meneliti pendapatan isi rumah dengan penggunaan barangan elektrik dan  hubungan antara  penggunaan barangan elektrik dan  amalan  penjimatan  tenaga  isi  rumah.  Kaedah  kajian  adalah  sepenuhnya  berasaskan  soal  selidik  yang melibatkan 400  responden yang  mewakili isi rumah  dan telah dipilih dengan menggunakan teknik persampelan rawak  mudah.  Hasil  kajian  daripada  ujian  ANOVA  menunjukkan  terdapat  perbezaan  yang  signifikan  antara pemboleh  ubah pendapatan  dengan penggunaan  barangan elektrik iait.....

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E-waste is any refuse created by discarded electronic devices and components as well as substances involved in their manufacture or use. Minimising the production of e-waste helps preserve resources and reducing the amount of energy drawn from the earth. One of the strategies to address this problem is raising e-waste disposal awareness in a sustainable manner among the community. This article aims to identify the level of e-waste disposal awareness among the Malaysia community. This study involved 500 people from nine districts in Selangor, Malaysia by using stratified random sampling method. A questionnaire instrument was used to obtain feedback. The three variables of e-waste disposal awareness studied were e-waste disposal knowledge, e-waste disposal attitudes and e-waste disposal practices. Each variable was divided into three sub-variables; environmental, social and economic. The results showed that the respondents’ e-waste disposal knowledge and e-waste disposal attitudes were.....

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This article verified the key elements for the determinants of students’ knowledge in sustainable practices of energy saving. This study involved 423 students from ten primary schools in Batang Padang district, Perak, Malaysia. A five-level Likert scale was used as an instrument to record the responses. Overall, the questionnaire achieved reliability, with Cronbach alpha values for each variable being greater than 0.7. The data obtained were processed using exploratory factor analysis to observe the factors’ structure of energy saving knowledge. Next, confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to validate the pre-determined constructs. The findings from both analyses identified and validated the four key elements of students’ knowledge of sustainable energy conservation practice as: (i) electricity saving; (ii) water saving; (iii) maintaining environmental practice; and (iv) practice of the 3Rs (recycle, reuse and reduce)..

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We conducted this study to evaluate the competencies of Form Six geography teachers in achieving the Malaysian Education Quality Standards. We applied a qualitative approach using the observation technique. The respondent observation consisted of three teachers who had more than 10 years of experience teaching Form Six geography and who were working in the areas of Batang Padang district, Perak and Hulu Selangor district, Malaysia. The variables we assessed were practical knowledge, subject-content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, pedagogical technology knowledge, teachers’ teaching of professional behaviours and attitudes, and values modified from the Quality Level Rubric of the Malaysian Education Quality Standards. The observation findings showed that each teacher scored different points, ranging from three to four for the assessed variables. Teachers’ pedagogical technology knowledge needs to be improved as two out of three teachers were still using Teaching Aid Materi.....

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The objective of this study is to identify the main spatial distribution patterns associated with torrential rainfall days that linked to the topography of Peninsular Malaysia.This is done by applying cluster analysis on the most relevant principal directions extracted from a principal components analysis of the between day correlation. However, the characteristic of rainfall data in Peninsular Malaysia involve skewed observations which only take positive values and are skewed towards higher values. Thus, applying PCA based Pearson correlation on rainfall data set could affect cluster partitions and generate extremely unbalanced clusters. Tukey's biweight correlation is introduced to overcome the problem where the weight function down weights data values that is far from the center of the data. The findings indicate that ten rainfall patterns obtained are quite definite and clearly display the dominant role extended by the complex topography and exchange monsoons of the peninsular.  .....

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This study is designed to i) apply chaotic approach in predicting Carbon Monoxide (CO) data series and ii) improve the method in determining number of k–nearest neighbor. Chaotic approach is one alternative approach to predict any data series. Prediction through chaotic approach is made after three important parameters which are delay time τ, embedding dimension m and numbers of nearest neighbor k were determined. Therefore, the chaotic approach is applied. In this study, predictions are done to Carbon Monoxide time series observed at Shah Alam in Malaysia. Parameters τ and m are determined through average mutual information and Cao method respectively. While for k, most of the past researches frequently used try and error method. In this study an improvement of the method in determining the number of k is introduced. This improved method is done through plotting the graph of k versus the correlation coefficient (cc) of prediction model. Parameter cc is obtained through the predict.....

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The mission for photo-realism plants modeling areas yet open test. Within the L-System, non-regular and complex plant turn out to be all more numerically sensible. In any case, some control parameters should be adjusted again and to get the correct L-System axioms and productions protocols so as produce the good plants modeling. In this paper, an cross-compiling l-Systems stage are created for developing plant models from squiggly structures of computer graphics application to genuine numerically based representations. The determinations are worked using enabling the standards JSON IDE (Java Script Object Notation Integrated Development Environment) within primitive custom-made to LSystems algorithms. Besides, from plant modeled, a music score based on scientific pitch notation is generated. Toward the finish of this paper, various outlined programming precedentis gives through graphic interpretations on L-System...

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The purpose of this study is to analyze the game elements based on Gagne Nine Events of Instruction and to develop instrument which will be use to analyze the game elements needed in the development of digital educational games. The study was conducted using qualitative design where the interview and observation involved. A total of 20 students from a school in Tanjong Malim Perak participated in this survey. The findings of the study show that eight game elements are analyzed based on Gagne Nine Events of Instruction that are mystery, action, challenge, being at risk, uncertainty of outcome, opportunity for mastery, visible signs of progress and emotional content. These elements will be aligned with Gagne Nine Events of Instruction to develop an instrument. In conclusion, this study will further enhance the digital educational games design process and further promote innovation in teaching and learning in line with the Malaysian Education Blueprint 2013-2025.   ..

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