Kajian ini bertujuan membangun dan menguji Modul Kaedah Pengajaran Berasaskan Adventure (KPBA) terhadap pencapaian Statistik Asas, kemahiran berfikir kritis dan kemahiran kepimpinan pelajar. Kajian ini menggunakan reka bentuk kajian pembangunan modul dengan dua fasa pelaksanaannya. Fasa pertama melibatkan fasa pembangunan modul KPBA berasaskan model ADDIE dan Kemp. Fasa kedua kajian menggunakan reka bentuk kuasi eksperimen ujian pra-pos kumpulan kawalan tidak setara ke atas 30 orang pelajar semester dua Program Persediaan Ijazah Sarjana Muda Perguruan (PPISMP) di sebuah Institut Pendidikan Guru Malaysia yang dipilih secara teknik rawak berkelompok. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan tiga instrumen iaitu ujian pencapaian Statistik Asas, ujian kemahiran berfikir kritis dan soal selidik kemahiran kepimpinan. Data dianalisis secara deskriptif dan inferens menerusi ANOVA dan MANOVA bagi menentukan perbezaan pelajar antara kumpulan rawatan dan kumpulan kawalan. Kajian ini berjaya membangunkan Modu.....

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This study aims to formulate a framework of mobile educational application for early reading among kindergarten children. This study uses a design and development research (DDR) involving two phases. In the first phase, the design and development phase, the framework is formulated by obtaining experts’ consensus using Fuzzy Delphi Method (FDM) involving 14 experts in early childhood education and mobile learning. A mobile educational application for early reading among kindergarten children, Adik Jom Baca, is developed according to the framework using prototyping method. In the second phase, the implementation and evaluation phase, Adik Jom Baca is evaluated in terms of usability and impact. Usability testing is carried out using the Modified Nominal Group Technique (NGT) involving 30 experts working as a kindergarten teacher. The impact assessment is carried out using Non-Equivalent Control Group Design involving 10 kindergarten children. The main finding of this study is the framew.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan meneroka kefahaman pelajar Biologi di sebuah kolej matrikulasi terhadap konsep kitar karbon menerusi visualisasi penjanaan kendiri (self-generated visualization). Terdapat empat objektif dalam kajian ini iaitu, meneroka pemprosesan maklumat, mengenal pasti model mental yang terhasil dalam kalangan pelajar berbeza tahap pencapaian, menganalisis kefahaman pelajar mengenai konsep kitar karbon dan seterusnya mencadangkan kerangka instruksi visualisasi penjanaan kendiri terhadap konsep kitar karbon. Reka bentuk kajian yang digunakan adalah Grounded theory. Pensampelan bertujuan digunakan untuk memilih pelajar Biologi tersebut. Data dikumpul dengan menggunakan temu bual mendalam (in-depth interview), tugasan visualisasi kitar karbon dan ujian kefahaman kitar karbon. Data temu bual dan dokumen tugasan dianalisis secara kualitatif dengan menggunakan kaedah perbandingan berterusan (constant comparison method) manakala ujian kefahaman kitar karbon dianalisis dan dilaporkan s.....

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Problem Statement: Improper triage and prioritization of big-data patients may result in erroneous strategic decisions. An example of such wrong decision making includes the triage of patients with chronic heart disease to low-priority groups. Incorrect decisions may jeopardize the patients' health. Objective: This study aims to evaluate and score the big data of patients with chronic heart disease and of those who require urgent attention. The assessment is based on multicriteria decision making in a telemedical environment to improve the triage and prioritization processes Methods: A hands-on study was performed. A total of 500 patients with chronic heart disease manifested in di®erent symptoms and under various emergency levels were evaluated on the basis of the following four main measures. An electrocardiogram sensor was used to measure the electrical signals of the contractile activity of the heart over time. A SpO2 sensor was employed to determine the blood oxygen saturation le.....

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Preschool teachers? professional development and professional qualifications are crucial in enhancing the quality of children?s education. Studies related to the quality of preschool education and preschool teachers? professional qualifications are very limited in Malaysia. As such, this study embarks on finding the effects of ECCE teachers? professional qualifications on their understanding of overall ECCE training, perceptions of the quality of ECCE training, understanding of ECCE curriculum, and their understanding of the teaching and learning process. This study employed the descriptive research design using questionnaires to collect the data. The sample of the study consists of 296 preschool teachers from West Malaysia. The findings indicate that the ECCE teachers? professional qualifications have a significant effect on their understanding of the ECCE training. The results also show that ECCE teachers with higher professional qualifications have better perceptions of the quality .....

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In this paper, we have reported an electrochemical detection of metal ions based on Calixarene-based sensor. In the sensing strategy, 3-aminopropylsilane (APTMS) was initially self-assembled on indium tin oxide (ITO) followed by functionalization of dicarboethoxy-calix [4]arene (EtC4). The morphology and properties of electrodes were characterized by contact angle, atomic force microscopy, cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The electrochemical response characteristics of the modified electrodes (EtC4/APTMS/ITO) towards analyte ions; Zn(II), Cu(II), and Fe(II) ions were investigated by differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) under optimized conditions. It was found that the response of modified electrode towards the analytes was improved significantly as compared to the ITO electrode and resulted in limit of detections (LOD) of 9.88 pg/L, 8.33 μg/L and 1.15 μg/L, respectively. In addition, the detection limit of simultaneous d.....

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wo novel Schiff Base ligands are used in this work. These amphiphilic ligands were being chosen because of the suitability in forming Langmuir film by using Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technique. Characterizations of these ligands were carried out through LB technique to obtain the surface pressure-mean molecular area (П-A) and surface potential-mean molecular area (ΔV-A) isotherms. The analysis made from extrapolating the П-A graphs led to the result of the estimated area and the radius of the ligand molecules oriented on the air-water subphase. The UV-Visible spectrometer was used to study the optical properties of the ligands. This study was made in order to recognize the fundamental properties of these ligands for future works on detecting ions applications...

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The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between environmental information system and environmental performance for Malaysian manufacturing industry. This study is to examine the environmental information system (technology and processes) and environmental performance (financial performance and operational performance). This study proposed conceptual model between environmental information system and environmental performance for Malaysian manufacturing industry. Based on the proposed conceptual model, research hypothesis are being used and tested. Thus, this study provides new insights for the environmental information system to improve environmental performance for Malaysian manufacturing industry...

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This topic introduces the Preschool Education issues from Malaysian’s perspectives. Two fundamental issues have been highlighted; new preschool teachers’ application of knowledge and skills and inclusive early childhood education for special needs children. Actions taken are discussed in the light of governments’ and non-government agencies. The policy for minimum qualification of a diploma for nursery and preschool teachers are driving the early childhood in the private sector to move forward. For the inclusivity of special needs children, the government has taken initiatives to provide accessibility and equity to these children. The implication highlight the need for keeping advocacy efforts intentional and focused by developing strong relationships with early childhood education leaders, partners in federal agencies and government...

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Tin-doped zinc oxide nanorods (Sn:ZnO NRs) were prepared on magnesium (Mg)–aluminum (Al) codoped ZnO seeded layer-coated glass substrate using lowtemperature solution immersion for ethanol gas sensor applications. The crystallite size, diameter size, and thickness of Sn:ZnO NRs were found to be 46, 84, and 480 nm, respectively; these values were smaller than the values of those of undoped ZnO nanorods (ZnO NRs). Sn:ZnO NRs exhibited a hexagonal-shape structure with c-axis orientation. Sn:ZnO NRs also presented compressive strain and tensile stress with values of −1.61% and 3.75 GPa,respectively. The ethanol gas sensor based on Sn:ZnO NRs obtained a response of 3.8 and response/recovery times of 75 s/53 s to ethanol gas (240 ppm) at 100 °C; thus, Sn:ZnO NRs produced better sensing performance than ZnO NRs. Results demonstrate that Sn:ZnO NRs are very promising in fabricating ethanol gas sensors with high response at low operating temperature...

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