Learning style is expressed as the way a learner approaches a process of learning and how he accrues the content of learning. This normally involves interactions between teachers, students and teaching materials. Knowing appropriate students’ learning style can improve students’ performance and increase student involvement in teaching and learning. A case study was conducted involving 30 first year students from the Department of Mechanical Engineering in an AutoCAD course at Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah Polytechnic (POLIMAS), Kedah. An analysis was conducted on a set of questionnaire to obtain the mean value, standard deviation and percentages. Based on Honey and Mumford’s model, the findings revealed that the students’ learning style was inclined towards activist and pragmatist typology. This study provides information necessary to help in the process of deciding the suitable learning strategy to be applied to students at the polytechnic. In general, these findings help.....

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Creativity is one of the assests for developing countries to move towards industrialized nations. Therefore, elements of creativity should be developed from preschool level. Based on the findings from the literature in 2000-2016 on elements, criteria, process, products, and creative behaviors, a set of elements for creative assessment for preschool education was identified. These include inventiveness, authenticity, originality, flexibility, fluency, and imagination. This is useful to be used in a later study on how teachers incorporate creativity elements in designing creative assessment...

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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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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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Modern apprenticeship training systems require trainees to have the capability to become highly skilled workers. However, most studies only deal with high-skill and knowledgeable terms without deliberating in depth what skills are required in the high-skilled intentions. Thus, this study is conducted to examine the characteristics of the trainers to form the model of modern apprenticeship trainer characteristics to develop highly skilled workers. Modern apprenticeship system should combines elements of mixed trainee ability. Previous study showed that most trainees enter public training institutions due to poor academic results. This creates the view of public vocational training institutions as second-class education. Study using grounded theory method was to identify the factors behinds successful trainees and how they manage their learning process. A total of 32 respondents were interviewed comprising trainees, industry supervisors, and employers. The results showed that there are e.....

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This paper intended to discuss the requirement analysis regarding the implementation of Design and Technology (D&T) subject in which had been introduced back in 2017 for all Malaysian high school. D&T is a performance-based subject, which includes the implementation of teaching and learning as well as assessment based on the standards of achievement. Therefore, the focus of this paper is to delve deeper into the challenges that came with the implementation of D&T subject and the needs for the development of measuring instruments in which includes the mastering of content knowledge, skill mastery, and the ability to grasp the values in D&T subject. This study is a research of quantitative methods and data collected through surveys. Questionnaire was used as the main instrument in this study. The finding among 100 respondents shows that 90% of respondents expressed the biggest challenge that they have to face is the lack of experience and teaching a nonoption subject, low in knowledge an.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenalpasti maksud pentaksiran kreatif mengikut pandangan guru prasekolah.Selain itu kajian ini adalah untuk menilai amalan pentaksiran kreatif di kalangan guru dalam pendidikan prasekolah berdasarkan temubual, pemerhatian dan cara guru menilai hasil kerja murid serta membina contoh rubrik penilaian hasil kerja murid berdasarkan elemen kreativiti(kelancaran,keluwesan,kejelasan dan keaslian)selari dengan prinsip pentaksiran kreatif.Pendekatan kualitatif dengan reka bentuk kajian kes telah digunakan dalam kajian ini dengan melibatkan kaedah triangulasi data iaitu pemerhatian,temu bual dan analisis dokumen.Subjek kajian melibatkan empat orang guru prasekolah dari empat jenis prasekolah yang berbeza di Daerah Tanjong Malim,Perak. Instrumen kajian yang digunakan dalam kajian ini ialah protokol temubual dan nota catatan lapangan.Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan analisis transkip temubual dan pemerhatian serta analisis dokumen. Hasil dapatan kajian .....

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Issue of skilled and knowledge worker is an issue that frequently discussed among agricultural training institutions and employers in the sector. It is viewed seriously by Malaysian government through Agrofood Policy 2011-2015 by emphasising agricultural workers that are highly skilled and knowledgeable to assist Malaysia achieves high-income developed nation status. However, what are the characteristics of those high skilled and knowledge workers? This question is the base of this research. By using qualitative approach, modified Delphi technique / method is chosen as the research framework. Eleven experts from various stakeholders such as agriculture lecturer, leaders of agricultural training institutions, agricultural instructor and agricultural industry employer in Malaysia. Finding reveals ten characteristics of k-workers that are needed to enable them to have high employability skill in order to satisfy / fulfil national requirement of skilled workforce. This finding can be used .....

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