Kajian   ini   bertujuan   menentukan   kesan   simulasi   PhET   (Physics   Education Technology) terhadap pencapaian pelajar fizik tingkatan empat bagi topik Hukum Newton. Kajian turut  menentukan persepsi pelajar terhadap simulasi PhET dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran (PdP) fizik.  Kajian dengan reka bentuk kuasi- eksperimen ini melibatkan sampel kajian yang terdiri daripada 40  pelajar tingkatan empat. Sampel kajian dibahagikan dengan bilangan sama secara rawak kepada  kumpulan rawatan dan kawalan. Kumpulan rawatan diajar menggunakan simulasi PhET selama tiga minggu  manakala kumpulan kawalan diajar menggunakan kaedah konvensional. Kedua-dua kumpulan ditadbir  dengan ujian pra dan pasca. Soal selidik juga digunakan bagi memperoleh persepsi pelajar tentang  penggunaan simulasi PhET dalam PdP fizik. Data kajian dianalisis menggunakan ujian-t tak bersandar  dan statistik deskriptif. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan peningkatan pencapaian pelajar yang signif.....

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This study was aimed to discover the historical background of the Malaysian Tamil folk songs, to analyse the trauma and to evaluate the impacts of the trauma experienced by the  Tamil labourers during the British colonisation in Malaya as reflected in the Malaysian Tamil folk  songs. Qualitative approaches with historical, descriptive and explanatory designs were used for  this study. A total of 146 Malaysian Tamil folk songs that met the research objectives were  analysed. Historical trauma theory and thematic analysis were used to collect information from the  folk songs. Data were analysed using narrative and discourse analysis. Narrative analysis describes  the content of the folk songs while discourse analysis explains the usage of terms and words used  in the folk songs that can be related to the emotions and trauma. The findings showed that physical  abuse, economic destruction and segregation were the significant traumas experienced by the Tamil  labourers du.....

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  Sequential teaching is essential for learning musical concepts for young beginners. There is a lack of Chinese teaching materials that sequenced according to a child- developmental  approach in Malaysia. While there are many singing materials written in the Chinese language, none  arranged in a sequential order, which Hungarian music educator Kodály believed is essential for  pupils to build or extend their musical vocabulary and musical concepts progressively. The purpose  of the study is to provide a set of sequenced Chinese materials for Year One Malaysian Chinese  pupils to be used by general music teachers who teach in Chinese primary schools. Reflective action  research, document research, journal writings and voice recordings serve as the primary data for  analysis in this investigation. Data were analysed through thematic analysis, and conclusion of the  analysis served as a primary source in forming the sequence. 22 cycles of action research were  carri.....

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Zakat is one of the pillars of Islam that must be fulfilled by every Muslim individual. Zakat funds can be distributed to the asnaf, who are a group of people eligible to receive zakat. Despite the increase in zakat funds collected each year, there are still some issues of students dropping out from school due to poverty and miserable living conditions. The findings from this study informed us that 78.3% of teachers were ready and had positive views about the recommendation that the school should be appointed as amil by Majlis Agama Islam dan Adat Melayu Perak (MAIPk) to distribute the zakat funds to eligible students. This study had developed a zakat collection and distribution model with teachers paying zakat to the school (the agent) and the latter would hand over the funds to MAIPk. Next, the MAIPk would return some 25 to 50 percent of the funds to the school to be distributed to the poor and needy students. This zakat localization model aimed to decrease the number of dropouts amo.....

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Kajian  ini  bertujuan  untuk  mengenalpasti  kefahaman  guru  pelatih  sains  terhadap elemen Pendidikan Sains Berasaskan Inkuiri atau Inquiry Based Science Education (IBSE) serta  mengkaji perbezaan kefahaman  berdasarkan  jantina,  tahap  pendidikan dan bidang pengkhususan guru  pelatih. Reka bentuk kuantitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif secara tinjauan digunakan bagi  menjawab persoalan dan menguji hipotesis dalam kajian ini. Pemilihan 365 orang responden kajian  berdasarkan Krejcie dan Morgan adalah daripada kalangan guru pelatih aliran sains di semester enam  dari Program Ijazah Sarjana Muda Pendidikan (Biologi, Kimia, Fizik dan Sains) dari tujuh buah  universiti awam di Malaysia secara pensampelan rawak berstrata.Kesahan instrumen yang digunakan  dalam kajian ini adalah melalui Analisis  Kesahan Kandungan (I-CVI) yang mengandungi 40 item yang  mewakili tujuh elemen IBSE (Penyoalan, Penyiasatan Saintifik, Pengumpulan Data, Menganalisis  Data,  .....

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This study examines the relationship between financial inclusion and the use of ar-rahn financing in enhancing individual economic well-being. Primary data assembled through questionnaire surveys were analyzed by using factor analysis and structural equation modeling. The results demonstrate that financial inclusion through patronising ar-rahn significantly improves the well-being of individuals and society. Importantly, the usage of ar-rahn financing for production purpose such as economic activity is claimed to be significant in enhancing individual well-being resulting into micro balancing and improving the financial and socio-economic development...

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Teachers in schools in Malaysia excessively use ‘role play’ to facilitate their teaching and learning. A form of theatre game known as ‘teacher in role’ is hardly used by Malaysian teachers although it is an instrumental technique for developing students’ learning ability. A research was conducted in a primary school to introduce the method of ‘teacher in role’. The teacher or facilitator takes on a role in the drama and plays along with the pupils. The teacher has to choose a piece of costume or a prop to signify that they are in the role. As soon as the teacher puts on the costume or picks up the prop, he/she becomes the chosen character and manages the learning opportunities from within the drama. Education 4.0, emphasizes on a holistic teaching method designed to assimilate critical thinking, scrutiny of emotion and moral values and to expand the learning experience and make it more relevant to everyday life situations and the ‘teacher in role’ method echos this p.....

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Kajian  ini  bertujuan  untuk  menganalisis  kesan  intervensi  permainan  digital  bagi mengukur emosi, minat dan kefahaman konsep asas pengaturcaraan dalam kalangan pelajar. Reka bentuk  dan pembangunan permainan digital yang dinamakan MAFKA1 menggunakan Model Reka Bentuk Permainan  (IPO) dan Kerangka Mekanik, Dinamik dan Estetika (MDA). Pendekatan kuantitatif dengan reka bentuk  eksperimen benar melibatkan kaedah ujian pra-pasca dan perbandingan relatif pasca-pra telah  digunakan dalam kajian ini. Pemilihan sampel kajian dijalankan secara pensampelan rawak berkelompok  melibatkan 150 orang pelajar program Sijil Aplikasi Perisian Komputer (SAPK) dari kolej komuniti  mengikut tiga zon semenanjung Malaysia. Subjek kajian terdiri daripada kumpulan KG, kumpulan KV dan  kumpulan KVG. Analisis data berpandukan statistik ujian-t, ujian MANOVA dan analisis regresi  menggunakan perisian Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS v.22). Dapatan kajian melalui  uji.....

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Kajian ini menguji kesan latihan Mindfulness Acceptance Commitment-Physical (MAC- P) dan Psychological Skill Training (PST) ke atas prestasi aerobik, anaerobik, kekuatan mental, dan efikasi kendiri fizikal. Modul MAC-P dan PST dibina berdasarkan pendekatan alternatif  dan konvensional dalam psikologi sukan untuk latihan aerobik dan anaerobik, serta telah melalui  proses kesahan oleh lima orang pakar. Kajian ini menggunakan reka bentuk kuasi-eksperimen.  Instrumen kajian terdiri daripada ujian Bleep dan Wingate, Mental Toughness Questionnaire (MTQ),  dan skala efikasi kendiri fizikal. Subjek adalah pelajar semester satu Sains Kejurulatihan, yang  diagihkan secara rawak kepada kumpulan MAC-P (n=21), PST (n=21) dan kawalan (n=21). Analisis  Kovarians (ANCOVA) menunjukkan kesan intervensi yang signifikan ke atas prestasi pasca V̇ O2max [F(2,59)= 8.12, p..

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Students in higher learning institutes in Malaysia face some difficulties in expressing themselves in English language and show lack of competency in speech. They perform poorly in the English language during examination held in the university and also interviews. Based on the problems encountered by the weak students, it was deemed necessary to provide some form of guidance to enable the ESL students to speak confidently. The guidance comes in the form of a cooperative interactive learning module for teaching speaking to weak ESL students. The purpose of the study is to develop a cooperative interactive learning module as a teaching approach that could benefit ESL students at the university. This study also investigates the attitudes of the students before and after using the cooperative interactive learning module concerning speaking.The research comprises of two stages namely instructional design, ADDIE model (to develop the module). A quasi-experimental design was carried out to lo.....

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