Momuhaboi (meminang) ceremony in the Kadazandusun community requires the arrangement of civilized words to enable negotiation to be done in the complete way of gracious manner However; this tradition is increasingly forgotten because it is less used during merisik. If this situation persists then the legacy of the chosen words used exclusively for this ceremony will disappear. This is a major loss to the Kadazandusun generation as the bearer and conservator of the nation's heritage. Therefore, this study was carried out to collect the words that are often used during negotiations in momuhaboi (meminang) ceremony by Kadazandusun community. Data is obtained through fieldwork by interviewing and recording the old generation who have gone through the merisik rites in the past. The researcher also attended several merisik ceremonies at this time for collecting data. The data were analyzed using cognitive semantic theory for categorizing words with elements of euphemism. Then, the data is re.....

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Folklore is an ancient story that has become a special characteristic for every nation with diversity of cultures that embraces the cultural and historical richness of the nation. Usually the characters that appear in the folklore are in the form of animals, humans or gods. Generally, these folktales tell about an incident or the origin of a place. In this study, it focuses on the use of folklore as an educational entertainment in the classroom. The main method used to collect information is through a literature review by doing research from outside and within a country that is restricted to the educational entertainment of teaching and learning only. The finding of this study is that the use of folklore as a teaching material of educational entertainment can help students in increasing their interest and focus in the classroom. In fact, according to Rosliah Kiting, (2011), the use of storybook as a medium in Kadazandusun Language teaching and learning is able to enrich the vocabulary .....

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Kajian  ini  bertujuan  mengenal  pasti  kemahiran  komunikasi  lisan  dalam  pengajaran  dan pembelajaran Bahasa Melayu berdasarkan penggunaan peta minda dalam kalangan murid Sekolah Rendah.  Kemahiran komunikasi lisan adalah berdasarkan Dokumen Standard Kurikulum Pendidikan dan tahap  penguasaan kemahiran kurikulum. Kajian ini menilai tentang keberkesanan, teknik dan kebolehan murid  terhadap kemahiran komunikasi lisan dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran Bahasa Melayu berdasarkan  penggunaan peta minda. Pendekatan kualitatif dengan reka bentuk kajian kes telah digunakan dalam  kajian ini. Pemilihan subjek kajian dijalankan secara persampelan bertujuan yang melibatkan temu  bual terhadap enam orang guru Bahasa Melayu di Sekolah Rendah dalam daerah Hulu Selangor. Subjek  kajian juga terdiri daripada 30 orang murid Tahun Lima yang terlibat dalam pemerhatian semasa  pengajaran dan pembelajaran Bahasa Melayu dijalankan. Borang senarai semak digunakan semasa  pem.....

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Reading skill is an important skill in Kadazandusun language to enable pupils to follow and master the teaching and learning in the classroom. However, the findings from previous studies show that most pupils in primary schools have yet to master the basic skills of reading in the pronunciation aspect. Therefore, this study has to be carried out to study the effectiveness of ‘Sinding Pimato’ software application on the reading achievement of the Year One pupils. This study is a quasi-experimental study. The quantitative approach is used together with pre and post-test instruments. A total of 30 Year One pupils in a school at Tambunan District have become the sample for this study. The sample of the study was divided into two groups, namely the experimental group taught using ‘Sinding Pimato’ software and the control group taught by Chalk and Talk method. The findings show that there is a significant difference in the achievement of reading between the experimental group and the.....

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This research aims to analyze the achievements of cooperative learning and individual learning based on the usage of multimedia. The quantitative approach is the methodology used for this research. Pre test and post test are used, involving the control group and treatment group. The pre test and post test data are done through percentage calculation. Results of research shows that the teaching and learning process delivered using mutilmedia materials; with a combination of texts, graphics, audio, videos, and animation through cooperative learning are able to improve the understanding of students with different learning abilities from 75% to 97%. In conclusion, cooperative learning; assisted by multimedia elements contributes to the achievement of students compared to individual learning. Using audio visual helps students to understand and master the lessons. In addition, the implication of the research shows that cooperative learning, assisted by multimedia elements consist of leadersh.....

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A growing communications technology along with modern technology, from time to time. Developments in the wireless industry, internet access without borders and increasing demand for high data rate wireless digital communication moving us toward the optimal development of communication technology. Wireless communication is a technology that plays an important role in the development of the current transformation. Long Term Evolution (LTE) is a type of wireless communication that available for transmitting the large amounts of data, voice and video over long distance using a different frequency band. Low Noise Amplifier is located at the first block of the receiver system, which makes it one of the important parts to transmit the signal. This project is to design a Low Noise Amplifier for LTE Application that will work at 6 GHz using high-performance low noise Pseudomorphic High Electron Mobility Transistor (PHEMT) ATF36163 manufactured by Avago Technologies. The overall goal of this res.....

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This study aims to depict how academic expert evaluation was conducted to develop a rubric for measuring children’s 21st century skills when designing digital games. The 21st century skills that are related to game design are i) learning skills and innovation; ii) information, media and technology skills; and iii) life and career development skills. The rubric was developed based on cognitive, psychomotor and affective domains of learning. Six academic experts in the field of children’s education, educational measurement and educational technology for children were recruited as evaluators of this rubric. Cohen’s Kappa Coefficient formula was used to validate the results. The finding showed that each skill level should measure analytically and specifically based on game design activity. Researchers also found that children’s skill can be enhanced by adopting the concept of digital game-based learning (DGBL), especially through game design activity. The rubric of children’s ski.....

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When discussing the education system quality of a country, the main focus points to teachers’ professionalism. Teachers are the foundation to the education system as they are the implementors to the policy, curriculum goal and the government’s desires. Professional teachers will always perform the duties and responsibilities assigned to them with full dedication. In formal education in Malaysia, preschool is the most critical period to prepare children with various skills, self-esteem and positive attitudes for the next phase of learning. Even though many efforts have been implemented by the ministry to increase teachers’ professionalism, there still 9exists preschool teachers who failed to implement the curriculum as expected. Thus, this concept paper discusses the concept of Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP) to build the professionalism of preschool teachers. DAP is the basic knowledge that needs to be mastered by preschool teachers regarding appropriate teaching and .....

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Education 4.0 is the inspiration of the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2015-2025 which is focusing on teaching and learning especially in terms of personalization of learning, quality education and learners as connectors, creators, and constructivist (Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia, 2015). Pre-service teachers’ mastery of the technological pedagogical content knowledge for teaching practice is deemed crucial in order for them to face the challenges apparent in the Industrial Revolution 4.0. The purpose of this study is to investigate how themastery of TPACK assists the pre-service English teachers with their teaching practice. The research design was mainly qualitative. Four ESL pre-service teachers were selected using the purposive sampling method. Each teacher was observed five times over a period of twenty lessons. Non-participant observation was conducted during the teaching sessions. A checklist was used during the observation to ensure uniformity in the elements observed during .....

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This paper aims to provide a comprehensive literature review on the role of employability skills or generic skills in designing, integrating, and assessing curriculum in Malaysian higher education context. This study addresses the issue and challenges of integrating generic skills or employability skills in higher education context. Then the research gap on the lack of integrating generic skills in Malaysian higher education system is highlighted and the past studies which addressed the issue of integrating and assessing generic skills in Malaysian universities are reviewed. The results revealed that some Malaysian universities attempted to integrate generic skills into their curriculum to increase the rate of employability; however, there is an ambiguity regarding the assessment of generic skills in the context of higher education. Further research needs be conducted to investigate the assessment of generic skills...

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