While different countries have inherited different methods of teacher preparation, all countries aim for coherent programs, i.e. universitybased courses are aligned with classroom practice. Yet, most published empirical research is based on data from western countries and focuses on a single feature of coherence (e.g., coherence between campus and internships). Our study examines a Malaysian teacher education university’s effort to increase program coherence, investigating 446 preservice teachers’ perceptions of various features of coherence. The preservice teachers represent six different specialist areas in the Bachelor of Education. Across these areas, the program was generally perceived as coherent. Observed differences between the areas, potentially stem from a dissonance among teacher educators about how to integrate theory and practice. Change efforts require time to implement and teacher educators discuss their beliefs about coherent teacher education to ensure coherent pra.....

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the temporary anxiety level among the Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI) football players during the Higher Education Institution (IPT) Championship League 2018. The inventory for this research is ‘Competitive State Anxiety Inventory– 2 (CSAI – 2)’ which has been implemented on 25 people. Their anxiety level is obtained through the mean value and the standard deviation using the one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test from the ‘Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences Version 11.5 (SPSS+11.5)’. The findings of this research show that the temporary anxiety level of the Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI) football players increases when it is closer to the match. 7 days before the actual match, the mean score range which is the anxiety cognitive mean is 21.36. The anxiety somatic mean is 17.80 and the self-confidence mean is 25.20.  An hour before the match, the mean score shows an increment on the mean anxiety cognit.....

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There are many adapted teaching and learning (TL) practices that utilized e-learning tools to teach computer laboratories among the tertiary education students. What is the appropriate approach for TL on computing subjects catering for the current era of students?Since information and knowledge can be accessed widely and learnt from the Internet technology. Kolb’s experiential learning and inquiry-based learning approaches had presented several studies area application and resulted to enrich students’ hands-on learning. This research aimed to identify the teaching practices for game development related to computing skill subject. Focus is made for educators to adapt the teaching model as a method for students’ learning emphasizing on software skills in developing game content. The proposed teaching models are framed as referenced from both Kolb’s and inquiry-based learning theories to design the lesson plans and lab exercises. Then, a pilot test survey was conducted among the g.....

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This study proposes a current state analysis framework for the understanding and evaluation of the user experience design (UXD) practice in industry.In this study, using PAR and grounded theory, an evaluation framework was developed to assess the UXD practice in industry. The study was conducted among a UXD community of practice, UX Malaysia. The proposed framework incorporated implicit, and explicit design practices as well as practice constraints. Implicit practice is grouped into values and goals while explicit practice comprises of job roles/design decision and knowledge. Constraints encountered by individuals who are motivated to practise user experience design in the development process include those related to: direct control, between direct control and indirect control, indirect control, between indirect control and no control and no control...

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This paper aims to explore past researches that examine the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and financial performance. The researcher intends to conduct researches that examine the relationship between CSR and financial performance in Iraq corporations. This paper highlights review of literatures from various countries that examine relationships between CSR with financial performance. This paper is based on secondary sources which are accumulated from many researches in Malaysia, Australia, UK, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Nigerian, and Jordan. The study uses information generated from literature reviewed from different researchers relating to the topic. This method was applied by collecting information from journals and online sources relating to the issue under consideration. Regression analysis documents significant evidence to support a positive relationship between CSR and financial performance. Evidence suggests that CSR leads to good financial performance in .....

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This study aimed to identify the level of state anxiety among football players of a Malaysian premier league and a university football players. This study involved 40 players aged between 18 to 32 years old. The questionnaire used in this study was Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 Reverse Survey (CSAI-2R) to measure the level of athlete's somatic anxiety, cognitive anxiety and self-confidence. The findings showed that the premier league players has a lower level of somatic and cognitive anxiety than the university players. Premier league players also were shown to have higher levels of self-confidence. Based on the findings, experience and achievement level are the contributing factors in determining the level of anxiety and increasing self-confidence. The more experience and skills the athlete has, the easier it is for athletes to control the level of anxiety...

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to produce a business incubator training model for students to form graduates in order to have competence in the field of entrepreneurship in an effort to reduce high unemployment. Design/methodology/approach – The method used in this study was research and development (R&D) that consisted of the following five stages: first, planning based on the result of initial observation in the field, second, development of training model, third, validity test model, fourth, limited test and fifth, final model determination. This research used and involved 12 beauty successful beauty salon entrepreneurs as validator models of business incubator training management. Findings – The test results show that the training model developed is effective in forming entrepreneurship competence of graduates, so it is feasible to be applied in Beauty Education Study Program, Engineering Faculty of Universitas Negeri Semarang. Practical implications – The resulted .....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenalpasti kepentingan penglibatan ibu bapa dalam pencapaian akademik pelajar di sekolah Tamil melalui model perkongsian sekolah dan keluarga. Kajian ini memfokuskan penglibatan ibu bapa kepada enam aspek utama mengikut teori Epstein iaitu aspek keibubapaan, aspek komunikasi, aspek pembelajaran di rumah, aspek membuat keputusan, aspek koloborasi dengan komuniti dan aspek kesukarelawanan yang membolehkan penglibatan ibu bapa dengan kerjasama sekolah dan komuniti luar untuk meningkatan pencapaian akademik pelajar. Kajian ini melibatkan siasatan naturlistik dengan menggunakan temubual separa berstruktur ke atas empat orang guru besar dari sekolah pencapaian tinggi (Gred A) dan sekolah pencapaian rendah (Gred B) sebagai sampel kajian dan juga guru sekolah yang mempunyai pengalaman mengajar lebih dari 15 tahun bagi kaedah kuantitatif. Instrumen kajian yang digunakan ialah borang soal selidik dan temuduga responden. Kesemua data diproses dengan menggunakan bantu.....

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Although research has been conducted on the musical compositions of Tazul Izan Tajuddin, the focus has mainly been on the musical analysis of the composition itself. Supporting material such as performance guidelines on how to perform Tazul's compositions effectively is lacking. This paper focuses on the performance guidelines on a solo piano work, Kabus Pantun (2018). As a newly commissioned work, the complexity of musical material presented in Kabus Pantun appears to suggest that different playing techniques are required. Studying music of this "experimental" kind, where playing techniques owe little or nothing to the techniques of traditional repertoire, forces one to rethink one's approach to learning and practice; a performer may need to find alternative strategies to perform these contemporary pieces effectively, particularly in the execution of the notes. Encapsulated within Tazul's Kabus Pantun (2018), this article also attempts to elucidate how John Rink's idea of a performer'.....

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Accuracy estimation is an important issue in time series forecasting field, for example Islamic investment namely sukuk. In order to provide the accuracy estimation of forecasting, the statistical estimator has to be unbiased and has minimum error. In this study, the statistical estimator of moving average model is applied to forecast the sukuk series data. However, the accuracy of this model is questionable and in order to improve the accuracy, this study proposed a hybrid approach using artificial neural network (ANN) algorithm for moving average model. Noted that, the parameter of moving average is selected by considering the AIC, AICc and BIC criterion values, and the selected parameter eventually to be used as input layer of ANN algorithm. In order to examine the forecasting performance, the proposed algorithm used to calculate the 10 days ahead and 15 days ahead forecasting. Based on empirical result, it has shown that, the proposed algorithm helps to reduce the error estimation .....

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