Creative movement is one of the teaching and learning methods that helps to develop one’s potential in communicating expressions creatively, applied through a series of movements. This type of learning relies on imaginations to explore movements, depending on the types of movements to be created. Exploration of creative movements by using variety of props lead to the freedom of ideas in creative imaginations. The ability to master the process of movements’ creation by using props is essential in giving interpretations and forming the thoughts towards active and dynamic levels, to improve imaginative abilities. Therefore, this research was conducted to discover how the use of props helped in improving children’s imaginative abilities through exploration of creative movements. Props were selected as tools and stimuli to enable the children to carry out imaginative explorations in movements, portraying their creative ideas. Important focus was given to kinesthetic stimulation in for.....

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Artikel ini mengkaji aktivisme politik belia di Malaysia berdasarkan kepada beberapa indikator demografi seperti umur, jantina, dikotomi bandar dan luar bandar, serta tahap pendidikan. Perbincangan ini penting untuk menganalisis sama ada golongan belia di Malaysia adalah lebih aktif dalam aktiviti politik berbanding dengan golongan tua. Dengan menggunakan data soal selidik dari Asian Barometer Wave 2 (2005-2008) dan Wave 3 (2010-2012), dapatan kajian menunjukkan corak penglibatan politik golongan belia Malaysia adalah sama seperti hasil kajian literatur di Barat, khususnya di Amerika dan Britain iaitu golongan belia kurang melibatkan diri dalam politik konvensional, terutamanya mengundi dan menjadi ahli parti politik berbanding dengan golongan tua. Walaupun peratusan golongan belia di Malaysia yang menyertai aktiviti ‘Menandatangani Petisyen’ adalah tinggi dan signifikan berbanding dengan golongan tua, namun ianya hanya berlaku dalam Wave 2. Selain itu, kajian ini juga mendapati ba.....

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There is a dearth of studies on age-related patterns of political activism in Malaysia, specifically on young people’s patterns of political participation relative to their elders, and in relation to the rich literature that has developed in Western democracies. By analysing survey data from Wave 6 (2010–2014) of the World Values Surveys (WVS), this study aims to investigate the differences in political engagement between younger and older people in Malaysia, including new repertoires outside the mainstream politics, by addressing the question of whether young Malaysians are more active in political activities compared to older groups. The findings conform to the expected patterns in the literature that young people are less likely to participate in conventional political activities than their respective elders. However, we find no significant differences for unconventional political participation. The study further shows that demographic indicators such as the levels of education,.....

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Entrepreneurship education has traditionally focused on formal education, but many initiatives have been taken parallel with the 21st century teaching and learning strategies to engage student experience through learning by doing. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of entrepreneurship education on students’ entrepreneurship interest, intentions and competencies by implementing fashion entrepreneurship program. This study was held at Universiti Putra Malaysia for a period of five months. Samples were selected among undergraduate students who enrolled in Entrepreneurship Courses in First Semester 2016/2017. Screening process comprises interviews and basic sewing test were conducted to select 40 students as the respondents of the program. This program emphasized mentor-mentees system which involved 10 fashion entrepreneurs from the community. Respondents were exposed to entrepreneurship seminars, business and skills trainings, e-marketing workshops, sewing classes as we.....

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This study has highlighted a formula for calculating investment in Early Childhood Education (ECE) which involved two government kindergartens and two private kindergartens. The purpose of this study is to provide in-depth information on the investments made by the government and private sector in order to generate first-class human capital as early as the birth age. This is because every investment that has been made should be positive in returns on investment to generate the country's economy...

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Multimedia Interactive Making Clothing (MIMP) module. It is developed for the teachers to learn and facilitate (LFc) the teaching of topics on the subjects of Home Science (HS) in the Malaysian schools. The design of the study is quantitative and the survey method is used to collect data. The MIMP module has been certified by eight experts in the relevant fields of HS Education, ICT and Malay Language. A total of 37 HS students from Miri Sarawak Division were selected to test the reliability of the module activity by evaluating the effectiveness of LFc in each teaching session. The findings show that the module has a good validity of 82.5% and high reliability with an Alpha Cronbach value of .92. However, some aspects need to be improved so that the developed module can meet the objectives for which it has been designed. The findings of the study would be useful to other researchers who intend to develop other.....

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This study examines the effect of implementing the Green Skill (GS) in Design and Technology (DT) subjects to assessing students’ green practices. This quantitative study uses a quasi-experimental technique to evaluate 62 year-five primary school students: group of treatment utilising the GS Module, and the control groups without GS Module. A GS practice rubric test was conducted to measure the performance of the students after they had practised the GS. The GS practice - questionnaires were only answered by the treatment group after using the module for nine weeks. The analysis results of the t-test show that the level of GS practice between the male and female students is almost the same and at a good level. The MANOVA's findings show that there are no significant differences of the Waste practice, 3R and water usage of green skills between male and female students. These clearly shows that the practice of the two groups are at the same level and good. Conclusion, that GS can be in.....

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Green technology can be seen as one of the elements that can minimize environmental quality degradation and provide a healthier environment. In addition, green technology is also important to be applied in the field of education to inculcate student's interest in appreciating the environment. Students can also practice the knowledge learned and disseminated to the community towards a more sustainable country. This concept paper aims to provide environmentally relevant information and sustainable development education (ESD) in line with the importance of green technology. This is due to the lack of awareness of environmental conservation and conservation among the community. Therefore, the awareness of environmental conservation should be nurtured since childhood as those who will change the next generation. Hence, the application of green technology as a sustainable development education driver (ESD) is expected to help address environmental issues. Additionally, Technical and Vocation.....

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This article discusses the development process of a module based on ADDIE Development Model. Teaching module is one of the elements that can help in the teaching and facilitating process for a subject. Therefore, in designing a module, a development model that contains thorough and systematic phases and processes is crucial. The aim of this article is to discuss the use of ADDIE development model in the development phase of Green Skills (Gs) teaching module for the Design and Technology (D&T) subject at primary schools. This is because ADDIE model is among the design models that are systematic and effective, comprising five phases which are analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation. The use of ADDIE model is suitable in developing the Green Skills teaching module because it is systematic and complete as it has five sufficient steps so that the results meet the desired objectives and makes the teaching and facilitating process more effective. ..

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Many universities have introduced Arabic language for specific purpose courses in order to help learners master the terminologies and language patterns used in specific fields. This paper reviews the rising popularity of learning Arabic for specific purposes among Malaysian students in view of more contemporary needs than decades ago when the Arabic language is learnt mainly for religious purposes. The qualitative approach has been adopted in conducting this literature review. This review provides input to help create a module for teaching Arabic for specific purposes. This study has a significant contribution to the field of Arabic teaching in Malaysia as it informs practitioners and researchers on how to improve the effectiveness of Arabic for specific purpose courses to help students gain academic and career advantages in the long run...

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