The purpose of this research is to determine the effect of a teaching and learning module which applies Naturalist Intelligence (NI module) for the topic microorganisms on form four Biology students’ achievement. This is a 2 X 2 factorial Quasi experiment method. Two aspects being compared are students’ gender and Biology teaching method. NI module used was developed based on Dick & Carey (1985) instructional model. This module was used as an intervention on 30 Biology students from the experimental group while another 30 students from the control group followed the conventional teaching and learning method. Two types of instruments being used in this study were Naturalist Intelligence (NI) checklist and Biology achievement post-test. Both instruments show a Cronbach alfa reliabilities of 0.72 and 0.73 respectively. NI checklist used was to determine the NI score and NI level in both of student groups. Biology achievement test was to determine the Biology achievement. Data obtained.....

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The purpose of the study is to gauge the compentency level regarding the application of computer softwares among the secondary schools teachers of Visual Arts Education in the district of Kubang Pasu, Kedah. It was a case study using a qualitative approach. The respondents were selected using a purposive sampling method. A sample of seventeen respondents were involved in this study. The data was gethered through questionaire, interview an observation. These data were analyzed inductively and sistemetically. The results of the study had found that the respondents had achieved certain level of compentency including th application of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator softwares, ability to use the printer, scanners, projectors and digital cameras. They were also able to use computers in the teaching and learning process. However the study also revealed that the level of computer application among these respondents was low. Therefore, these Visual Arts Education teachers neded to be giv.....

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Many programmes that involved the usage of computer equipments had been carried out in the schools under Malaysia Ministry of Education since 2000. The construction of computer laboratories, supplement of desktops and laptops had been distributed to all government school. Diverse reaction could be seen in printed media, radio and television concerning this action from government of this action that talked about to the advantages and disadvantages of such act. Visual Art Education had not been left out in receiving computer equipments through Curriculum Development Centre Malaysia Ministry of Education. The supplement of this equipment had been classified only to be used for Visual Art Education only and had to be placed in art room. This research is carried out to see whether computer equipment that had been supplemented is being used as it was predetermined by Curriculum Development Centre. The study is carried out since the acceptance of the computer equipments by the school manageme.....

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The purpose of this research is to build and prepare a teaching and learning module of Malay Keris handicraft that the educators can utilize in their teaching in the secondary schools. This research is focussed in producing a Malay Keris handicraft product whereby it had been thought theoritically only, before, during the teaching process. Therefore, from the results of this research the writer has developed a teaching and learning module of Keris handicraft based on the Curriculum Specifications fixed by the Ministry of Education and Curriculum Development Centre. The results of this research indicated that ‘keris’ is actually one of the traditional Malay handicrafts that its sovereignty should be preserved as a Malay symbol. Other than that, the writer wants to know whether this traditional Malay handicraft can be accepted in the teaching and learning process and whether it changes the students’ interpretation in learning a new thing. Besides looking at the development of Keris.....

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The readiness of visual art students towards using Adobe Photoshop software in learning Graphic design in secondary school is a survey research involving four schools in Kota Setar district. The main purpose of this research is to observe student’s readiness and in relation to demography and school infrastructure influences, in using the Adobe Photoshop software in graphic design learning in secondary schools. About 375 of form four art students were involved as research samples. Research data was obtained from questionnaires. Respondents admitted that using the software in making graphic design artworks has helped students in terms of increasing and enhancing their understanding, creativity and self motivation in graphic design learning. The result of the research shows that there is really a significant difference between the teaching and learning using Adobe Photoshop software and the teaching and learning in a conventional way. It has also shown that there is no readiness among t.....

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The purpose of this research was to study the implementation of PEKA in teaching of water pollution topic, for the subject of Biology for Form Four. Sixty students of Sekolah Menengah Sains Pokok Sena, Kedah were selected as samples in this research. Students were divided into two groups, thirty students were placed in experimental group which was involved in PEKA implementation (constructivism and 5E Learning Cycle module), while another thirty students were placed in control group which was involved in constructivism study only. Pre test, post test, questionnaire and interview were applied in this research. Data obtained in this research have been tested by using inferential statistics, t-test to differentiate students’ achievement between the two groups, experimental group and control group. Mean score for students’ interest in Biology and students’ attitude towards Biology laboratory works was also differentiated through t-test. ANOVA test was used to compare the aspects in s.....

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The aim of this research is to seek pre service and in service teachers’ perception towards quality of mathematics teachers in secondary school. The survey was done based on their knowledge of the subject contents, skills in the mathematics techniques and methods, good attitude and personality of teachers’ , cooperation with students, fellow teachers, parents’ and administration and also communication and efficient management system (process). 280 teachers in the pre service was chosen based on stratified random sampling and 172 in service mathematics teachers in the district of Batang Padang from 21 schools was selected as respondents. The data were analysed by using frequency and percentage, t-test, pair t-test, one way ANOVA and correlation. The finding of the research shows that teachers in the pre service have higher perception towards quality of mathematics teachers compared to teachers in service. However, the mean score of the quality of mathematics teachers in pre servic.....

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The purpose of this research is to identify the most effective revision method to students’ achievement in Physics and to determine students’ perceptions towards the revision methods being studied. During the research, three group of students revised Force and Pressure, a topic of Form Four Physics syllabus using three revision method modules. The three modules were Traditional Module Revision Method (KT), Self-Study Module Revision Method (KK) and Workshop Module Revision Method (KB) representing the traditional revision method, self study revision method and workshop revision method respectively. A total of 120 students from 165 of Form Five students from Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi Rawang were the participants and were chosen using purposeful sampling. The participants were randomly divided into three groups for each revision method module being researched. This research is an experimental research with Pre-post Test Treatment and Control Group Experimental Design. The ins.....

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This study is a survey to identify the usage of ICT in teaching and learning Mathematics in secondary schools in Batang Padang District, Perak. The aspects that identify are the interest of using ICT, usage of ICT equipment and the promblems of using ICT by the teachers in teaching and learning Mathematics. A total of 100 graduate and non graduate and also with experienced and less experienced teachers from ten schools in Batang Padang District were selected as samples for this study. The purpose of this study is to gauge the teachers interest on ICT, usage of ICT equipment and the problems they are facing when using ICT in teaching and learning Mathematics in school. For this purpose all samples were answered the questionares which were prepared by the reseacher. Datas obtained from the questionares were analyzed by SPSS (Statistical Package for the Sosial Sciences) and interpreted to fulfil the survey questions. The results show that more than 80 % of the teachers were given a positi.....

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This study was conducted with the aim of building a suitable instrument to collect data about the learning styles of students who are taking physics at the secondary school level. The absence of an instrument which is able to evaluate students’ learning styles in learning physics in Malaysia makes it all the more imperative for one to be constructed. This instrument is to be used specifically by students and teachers to identify the prominent learning style for physics. This study was conducted in three secondary schools in Kuantan, Pahang. A total of 216 students comprising boys and girls of various ethnic groups were chosen as the sample for this study. The data collected were analyzed using the SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science) version 13.0 software. A total of 43 items were constructed based on the Multiple Intelligences Theory. For the purpose of face validity and content validity, a total of nine experts in physics education were consulted. Responses from the nine e.....

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