A cross sectional study ( cross-sectional study ) anthropometric data and percentile profile of students at an elementary school in the district of Batang Padang , Perak was conducted . Students are aged between seven and eleven years. Respondents were first year students until year five . Sample of 354 respondents was divided into groups according to gender and year of study. Analysis of the data used is descriptive statistics . Mean weight, height and BMI were obtained for each group of students . Distribution percentile for each group were analyzed population-based study . Percentile of the distribution was compared with the distribution percentile daripadaUS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) . Three percentile levels were used , 5 % , 85 % and 95 % , respectively, were accepted as the cutoff point to categorize underweight , ideal weight and overweight categories . Obesity is defined as a BMI of more than 95 % . There is a difference between the percentile distribu.....

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Kajian penyelidikan ini dijalankan untuk meningkatkan kualiti pendidikan dalam kalangan pelajar Ijazah Sarjana Muda Pendidikan (ISMP) Seni dalam Bidang Reka Bentuk Industri melalui penghasilan model tiga dimensi (3D) dengan menggunakan “modelling clay” yang dihasilkan dengan menggunakan campuran silikon. Kumpulan sasaran bagi kajian ini adalah pelajar ISMP Seni yang mengambil mata pelajaran Lanjutan Reka Bentuk Industri. Bahan yang digunakan bagi mendapatkan kebolehgunaan dan pengaplikasian modelling clay untuk menghasilkan model 3D dalam kalangan pelajar ISMP Seni. Kaedah pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah pemerhatian, rakaman visual, temu bual dan pemetaan tempat. Dapatan kajian membuktikan kebolehgunaan dan pengaplikasian modelling clay dalam kalangan ISMP Seni melalui tugasan menghasilkan sebuah model kereta yang dilakukan secara berkumpulan. Penggunaan modelling clay ini telah memberi kebaikan dan peningkatan dalam menghasilkan model 3D...

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Tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk mengenal pasti keberkesanan persekitaran, imej dan huruf dalam pendidikan kanak-kanak prasekolah. Kajian ini melibatkan responden seramai 20 orang kanak-kanak daripada Prasekolah Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusing, Batu Gajah, Perak. Metodologi kajian yang digunakan meliputi kajian kepustakaan dan melibatkan kaedah soal selidik tugasan sebagai alat pengukur. Hasil dapatan kajian mendapati imej dan huruf yang digunakan di prasekolah adalah signifikan dengan pengetahuan dan tahap kecerdasan kanak-kanak. Manakala, pengaruh persekitaran memainkan peranan penting dalam proses memahami imej dan huruf bagi kanak-kanak. Penggunaan imej dan huruf juga mampu meningkatkan minat dan menarik perhatian kanak-kanak di dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran. Hasil dapatan kajian menunjukkan skor min pada tahap yang tinggi, di mana min Pengaruh Persekitaran dalam proses memahami imej dan huruf (M = 3.996 ± 0.286), min Penggunaan Imej & Huruf yang digunakan (M = 3.600 ± 0.265), dan mi.....

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The creativity of earlier artists and sculptors in designing geometric are extraordinary provided with only a compass. Indeed, geometric in Islamic art and design are unique and have their own aesthetic values. In order to further understand geometric, self-learning with the approach of hands-on would be appropriate. For this study, Islamic themed geometrics designed and created, concerning only; i). The Square Repetition Unit and √2, ii). The Hexagonal Repetition Unit and √3 and iii) Double Hexagon. The aim of this research is to evaluate the creativity of Islamic geometric patterns artworks, through Fundamental Arts and Gestalt theory. Data was collected using specific tasks, and this research intends to identify the difference of Islamic geometric between 21 conventional (compass) untitled selected geometric artworks and 25 digital untitled geometric pattern artworks method. The evaluation of creativity, colors, layout, pattern and unity is known to be of utmost importance, alth.....

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Like other developing countries, Malaysia also will facing with aging phenomenon. Malaysian Government already started to rise up the issues of elderly people problem since 1995. The formulation of the National Policy for the Elderly in 1995 and the setting up of the National Elderly Health Council in 1997 confirm that the government is serious in its commitment to provide care and services for the nation’s elderly. A comprehensive health care system has been applied through extensive care for elderly with chronic diseases. The health care system has been developed to focus on short term care and short term hospitalization with the consequence that the services available may not be effective in dealing with elderly having chronic diseases and disabilities. A research has recognized a moment of truth from the older system. Resulted of analyzing have shown that elderly people in Malaysia dependent too much on their family support and government support which is a contrary with western .....

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Assessing Elementary School Students' Creative-Thinking Abilities in Music. Colleen Wong, 2013: Applied Dissertation, Nova Southeastern University, Abraham S. Fischler School of Education. ERlC Descriptors: Music Education, Elementary School Students, Performance, Assessment Music education has been part of Malaysian elementary school students and the implementation of it has been going on for many years in the school. Throughout the years, children have been fostered with creative-thinking skills that are considered one of the main components in the learning process. Music has linked students to be part of activities such as improvisation, composition, and instrument playing and collaborating with divergent and convergent thinking. This study was conducted in 1 government elementary school in Perak, Malaysia. Fifty students from 2 classes participated in this study; 21 nonintervention students and 29 intervention students. The Measure of Creative Thinking in Music (MCTM) was used to t.....

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Naratif telah menjadi satu ciri yang sangat menonjol dalam sejarah seni visual. Pelukis pada masa kini terus melibatkan diri dengan naratif untuk bercerita dan mengungkap suatu ungkapan agar menjadi lebih hebat dan menarik. Oleh itu, kajian ini dijalankan untuk mengetahui dan memahami apakah ciri-ciri atau konsep yang digunakan dalam struktur karya naratif. Selain itu, kajian ini juga dilakukan untuk memahami bagaimana perbezaan sifat pelukis yang menggunakan konsep naratif bagi menggambarkan karya mereka sebagai salah satu bentuk penceritaan mengenai subjek sama ada dalam konteks pengalaman peribadi, budaya popular, peristiwa sejarah, fantasi, fiksyen dan dunia. Akhir sekali, kajian ini dijalankan untuk memahami bagaimana semua maklumat tersebut boleh digunakan dalam memahami karya-karya yang dihasilkan oleh penyelidik meliputi pemahaman bergambar, struktur imej dan berkaitan dengan pembuatan maknanya. Para pelukis seperti David Salle, Christian Boltanski, Tim Barney, Jailani Abu Hass.....

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Kertas kerja ini dibuat bertujuan untuk menjelaskan apresiasi sebenar dalam melihat seni folk karya En. Zahir Yusof dari sudut interdisiplin. Penjelasan ini bermula dengan pengenal pastian intraestetik karya iaitu bentuk, imej dan simbol dalam karya tersebut. Ini seterusnya membawa kepada melihat pengaruh karya tersebut terhadap institusi sosial. Pengaruh yang dimaksudkan adalah persekitaran, perilaku, keperluan serta nilai dalam seni ‘folk art’ Zahir Yusof sebagai satu unsur apresiasi ekstraestetik. Satu bentuk ‘folk art’ telah dianalisa berdasarkan konsep tema tertentu iaitu ‘decoupage'. Nilai kepercayaan mewujudkan identiti Zahir Yusof yang tersendiri terhadap gaya dan olahan idea yang dihasilkan. Penjelasan apresiasi ‘folk art’ Zahir Yusof ini memberi makna dalam aspek rupa bentuk, imej dan simbol serta meninggalkan pengaruh positif terhadap institusi sosial masyarakat pada masa kini...

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The aim of this study is to investigate the roles played by the chemical nature of the CNT-philic surfactant for dispersing MWCNTs in polymer matrix. In this respect, the performance of single-, double-, and triple- chain anionic sulphosuccinate surfactants for the dispersion of MWNCTs in natural rubber latex (NR-latex) via latex technology was studied using a range of techniques, including field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Raman spectroscopy. The conductivities of the nanocomposites were also measured using four point probe instruments. The results show MWCNTs were efficiently dispersed in NR-latex with an aid of hyper- and benzene ring- branched triple-chain sulphosuccinate anionic surfactants, namely, sodium 1,4-bis (neopentyloxy)-3- (neopentyloxycarbonyl)-l ,4-dioxobutane-2-sulphonate (TC14) and sodium 1,5- dioxo-l,5-bis (3-phenylpropoxy)-3-((3-phenylpropoxy)carbonyl)pentane-2-sulphonate (TCPh), respectively. Importantl.....

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This study investigated the effects of Facebook collaborative writing on a group of English as Second Language (ESL) undergraduates'a writing participants of the study were 33 second year ESL undergraduates at the Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia. They were categorized into two groups i.e. experimental and comparison groups using the matching-only design. The experimental group was assigned to Facebook collaborative writing tasks while the comparison group was assigned with face-to-face tasks. Face-to-face is considered as the conventional method in this study. This study employed a quasi experimental design with quantitative data. Instruments of the study were pre- and post- writing tests, as well as a set of questionnaire. The fieldwork was conducted in one semester. Data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as mean scores, standard deviations, frequency and percentages while inferential statistics such as independent sample t-test and pai.....

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