The purpose of this study is to design a questionnaire instrument for an attribute assessment oncommunication skills, leadership and teamwork for the students in Faculty of Sports Science and Coaching, Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI), Malaysia. Four variables are used to measure the attributes of communication skills, leadership and teamwork, including oral communication, written communication, leadership and teamwork. A number of 212 Sports Science students have been selected as the study sample. The study analysis uses Cronbach's alpha test to obtain reliability of the instrument. Factor analysis is also used to obtain validity on social skill and responsibility instruments. Finding from the factor analysis shows that only 59 questionnaires items from the overall 65 items are valid for the assessment. All of the assessment items on communication skills, leadership and teamwork questionnaires obtained high reliability value which is r = .93.  ..

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This study is conducted to identify how the mentoring program is used in sports and how this mentoring program takes place in a sports organization. The population of this study was UPSI students representing the university football team. The selected sample consists of approximately 25 people. The sample consists of players representing the university from the beginning of the student's entry or who have recently been involved in representing the university, but still have background in playing high-level football. The instrument of this study is observation. Observation method is a research method used to measure the research variables. Observation is also an alternative in collecting data other than questionnaires and interviews. Using this method, researchers should observe their samples within a certain timeframe. Prior to observation, researchers need to make good and careful planning. Each observation must have specific purpose, systematically done, focused, and must be recorded.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti hubungan antara personaliti dan prestasi kerja dalam kalangan guru prasekolah berdasarkan lima item yang terdapat dalam model personaliti  Big Five berpandukan teori personaliti Eysenck dan satu item prestasi kerja dalam kalangan guru  prasekolah yang mengajar disekolah kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia daerah Manjung, Perak. Pendekatan  kuantitatif melalui kajian kes instrumental digunakan. Sampel kajian yang dipilih secara rawak  terdiri daripada 56 orang guru prasekolah yang mengajar kanak-kanak enam tahun. Data yang  diperolehi melalui soal selidik dianalisis dengan statistik deskriptif dan analisis korelasi  Pearson. Dapatan menunjukkan tahap personaliti Big Five openness (M=3.70, SP=0.43) adalah tahap  paling tinggi dan diikuti dengan conscientouness (M=3.60, SP=0.30), extroversion (M=3.50, SP=  0.40), agreeableness (M= 3.34, SP=0.50) dan neuroticism (M=3.31, SP=0.60) serta tahap bagi prestasi  kerja adalah (M=3.80, SP=0.4.....

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Tujuan utama kajian ini adalah untuk mengenal pasti hubungan antara konsep diri dan sokongan ibu bapa dengan pencapaian akademik pelajar Kolej Vokasional  Slim River. Sebelum itu,  kajian itu juga mengkaji prestasi akademik mereka yang berasaskan jantina dan Status Sosioekonomi  (SSE) mereka. Hasil analisis Independent t-test menunjukkan tidak terdapat perbezaan yang  signifikan antara prestasi akademik lelaki (M = 3.243, SP = 0.92) dan perempuan (M = 3.240, SP =  1.16) pada t = 0.190, p = 0.05). Analisis juga menunjukkan tidak terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan  antara prestasi akademik bagi kumpulan SSE tinggi, SSE sederhana dan SSE rendah yang ditentukan  melalui ujian ANOVA (F (2,88) = 12.088, p = 0.05). Sementara itu, keputusan analisis korelasi  Pearson Moment menunjukkan terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara prestasi akademik pelajar  dengan konsep diri (r = 0.960) dan sokongan ibu bapa (r = 0.901). Sebagai kesimpulan, konsep diri  dan sokongan ibu bapa me.....

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The purpose of this study was to examine the use of Know-Want-Learned (KWL) strategy to improve English Foreign Language students’ ability in comprehending academic reading  materials. The subjects of this study consisted of 60 junior high school students in the district  of South Kalimantan, Banjarmasin. The researcher adopted a mixed-method and employed a  quasi-experimental design. The experimental group was taught by using KWL strategy while the  control group was taught by using the conventional strategy. The instruments used in this study  were questionnaires, pre and post-test and semi-structured interview. Data from questionnaires were  analyzed by using descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that the students were proficient  in reading activity and were interested in using KWL strategy in comprehending academic reading  materials. The pre and post-test mean scores were analyzed through paired and independent sample  t-tests. The findings of the pre.....

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This study was conducted to identify the effect of high intensity interval training (HIIT) on physical ability among special education students. A total of 30 participants from a special education school were divided into two groups, treatment group (n=15) and control group (n=15). The treatment group underwent usual normal sports training with additional of HIIT for eight weeks while control group underwent usual normal sports training for the same period of time. The tests that were conducted are 1 minute half sit up, 30m sprint, agility t-test and standing long jump. Independent t-test results showed that treatment group produces significantly greater percentages improvement in performance compared to the control group in all the tests performed. As the conclusion, the inclusion of HIIT in training program increases the physical ability among special educations students  ..

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The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Learning Assessment Instrument (LAI) for badminton games based on Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) in Physical Education (PE) subject. Present findings showed high validity and reliability of LAI when comparing students’ learning achievement. The students’ learning achievements of cognitive, psychomotor and affective aspects were performed very well at Band 5. This study also revealed there were no significant differences between boarding schools, religious schools and daily schools, but there was a strong relationship with students’ achievement. In conclusion, LAI was found to be very effective and can be used as a standard measurement in student’s reasoning activity and guide teachers in teaching and learning assessment. ..

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This paper reports the fndings of a comparative study in which students’ perceived attainment of the objectives of an engineering ethics education and their attitude towards engineering ethics were investigated and compared. The investigation was carried out in Japan and Malaysia, involving 163 and 108 engineering undergraduates respectively. The research method used was based on a survey in which respondents were sent a questionnaire to elicit relevant data. Both descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were performed on the data. The results of the analyses showed that the attainment of the objectives of engineering ethics education and students’ attitude towards socio-ethical issues in engineering were signifcantly higher and positive among Japanese engineering students compared to Malaysian engineering students. Such fndings suggest that a well-structured, integrated, and innovative pedagogy for teaching ethics will have an impact on the students’ attainment of ethics.....

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In today’s development, social problems and indisciplinary among students are to be observed as getting serious. Our community often discuss about these negative issues commonly commited by teenagers, especially students at school and higher education. Due to this, one question related to social and disciplinary problems has been brought up – how far have students learn to internalise and practise noble values in their lives. Therefore, this paper aims to discuss the premilanary findings of the internalization of noble values among students. This study is a quantitative study using a descriptive survey research design. Data collected through questionnaire. The data were analyzed by SPSS using descriptive statistics and t-test. The survey findings revealed that overall of the internalization of noble values among students is high. The study also found no significant differences toward the internalization of noble values among respondents based on gender and stream of studies. In con.....

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Augmented Reality or "AR" has been recognized for its significant importance in different areas of technology, not to mention its significant presence in the education sector. This research aimed to map the relevant literature on AR usage with the aim of rehabilitating people with disabilities. The search was performed on three databases: Science Direct, IEEE Explore and Web of Science from 2013 to 2018. . Based on our inclusion and exclusion criteria, (n=13) articles were selected. Seven of the studies (n=7/13) intellectual disability. Six of the studies (n=6/6) physical disability. The basic idea of this article is to measure the size of the virtual environment utilization in order to rehabilitate the disabled, in addition to the ability of modern technology to restore people with disabilities to normal life and integration into society. This research is expected to display the current literature in this area and to increase the understanding of this research field  ..

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