Tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk membangun dan mengkaji kesan penggunaan Modul STEM Pembelajaran lnkuiri Berasaskan Projek (PIP) terhadap kesedaran kefahaman, minat, sikap dan pencapaian matematik dalam topik Ruang dalam kalangan murid Tahun Satu. Reka bentuk kajian ini adalah berasaskan model PIP dan kajian kuasi eksperimen. Sampel kajian melibatkan 59 orang murid Tahun Satu di Seberang Perai Utara, Pulau Pinang, iaitu 33 orang murid dalam kumpulan eksperimen dan 26 orang murid dalam kumpulan kawalan. Instrumen kajian yang digunakan ialah modul STEM, ujian pra dan ujian pasca, soal selidik tentang kesedaran kefahaman, minat dan sikap murid terhadap pendidikan STEM. Data kajian dianalisis menggunakan kaedah statistik deskriptif dan inferensi. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan modul mempunyai kesahan memuaskan dengan peratus persetujuan ialah 95% dan kebolehpercayaan memuaskan dengan nilai alfa Cronbach ialah 0.701. Analisis Ujian Mann Whitney U menunjukkan bahawa skor pencapaian matematik bagi .....

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The main purpose was to assess preschool teachers’ peer leadership readiness in mobilizing ‘Fly with virtual Peer-Led Fun Innovative Inquiry’ (Fly with v-PeLFII) whilst validating the effectiveness of ‘Fly with virtual Peer-Led Fun Innovative Inquiry Model’ (Fly with v-PeLFII Model). The 3-point likert scale survey instrument which consists of seven constructs were gathered from 35 preschool teachers who attended the ‘Fly with v-PeLFII 21’ virtual workshop. Comparative analysis of Pre-Test and Post-Test of ‘Fly with v-PeLFII Model’ and descriptive statistics were utilized to analyze the data. The increased percentage from Pre-Test to Post-Test within the range of 57.14 percent to 71.43 percent revealed that 35 preschool teachers from Perak are ready to lead their peer teachers in mobilizing fun innovative inquiry in the new horizon. The result also portrayed that the newly developed ‘Fly with v-PeLFII Model’ was an effective online fun innovative inquiry approach .....

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In the course of coping among the survivors during disasters, it is important for the community to seek comfort, trying to forget the pains, worries and problems of the disasters. Thus, being finding the strategies to cope are very important. Reports have shown puppets play significant roles in enabling those troubling experiences worked through more compassionately. The study investigated the roles of puppets in assisting the survivors to cope better in times of disasters. The study employed a qualitative paradigm where a total of six respondents were interviewed. The findings show through puppets’ characters being played enabled disturbed thoughts and feeling to be clarified and the comfort served as a coping strategy. Besides that, the story lines create a sense of rooted-ness in time of disasters and help them to strengthen themselves to face the uncertainties. Consequently, the puppets stories generate sufficient make-believe to produce the effects of the psychological needs req.....

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Overexpression of a number of industrially- and medically-important proteins is always a challenge for most researchers as genes from bacterial hosts especially from the opportunistic pathogen, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, as well as from other Pseudomonads were reported to be poorly expressed in E. coli. Examples continue to be published demonstrating that certain Pseudomonas proteins cannot be expressed at satisfactory levels in E. coli owing to their promoter variations, absence of specific molecular activators and poor protein translation. Nevertheless, the extension of E. coli-based technology to Pseudomonas can be used to overcome such barriers. In this chapter, the evolution and modification of genetic tools ranging from types of promoters, elements for interspecies transfer, origins of replications, regulatory genes, genes facilitating in genome integration and host strains, used in the construction of Escherichia-Pseudomonas shuttle expression vectors will be explored and discussed.....

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In disaster preparedness programmes, puppet plays are an important therapeutic medium for children. Accordingly, this qualitative study was aimed to investigate the importance of puppet plays for children who were enrolled in the said programme. In-depth interviews were conducted on six respondents, two of whom were males included a school head, and a worker from the rehabilitation centre respectively. Meanwhile, the four remaining females included a teacher, two caretakers, and a disaster survivor among the disaster community. Following thematic analysis, it was found that the inclusion of puppet plays in a disaster preparedness programme not only educated nursery, kindergarten, and primary school children on disaster preparedness; they helped reduce the emotional impact caused by such untoward incidents as well. Hence, puppet plays can be useful in psychotherapy for children in such programmes. Keywords: Children, Puppet Play, Disaster Preparedness..

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Puppetry plays an edutainment role in playing and learning activities for nursery and kindergarten children. This qualitative study was aimed to investigate the benefits of puppetry activities for children who were enrolled in early childhood programs. In-depth interviews were conducted with four respondents, two of whom were child care providers from the nursery and two teachers were from kindergarten. Based on the thematic analysis, it was found that the inclusion of puppetry activities in an early childhood program can boost intellect and memory; enhance creative thinking and imagination; more manageable of self-control and emotions; ensure social and interaction; allow practice in focusing; language and communication; improve physical and mental health; connected spirituality and moral values. Most importantly, the daily living skills embedded in the puppetry activities can be translated into their lives. In sum, this study proved that puppetry activities help to enhance life skill.....

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Puppetry in early childhood care and education enhances and entices children to participate in play and learning activities. Children learn a variety of skills, knowledge, think creatively and develop their talents and experiences. The purpose of the study is to draft a puppetry-based learning conceptual framework and the perception of early childhood educators on the application of puppetry-based learning, which encompasses puppet crafts, pretend play with puppets, puppet shows and storytelling with puppets, the purpose being to enhance children’s holistic development. One hundred early childhood educators were selected from the government and private early childhood centers around Kuala Lumpur. The research data were collected through a questionnaire survey and were analysed using independent sample t-test and one-way ANOVA. Results showed that early childhood educators have a positive perception towards the usage of puppets in supporting children’s creativity and imagination, in.....

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This study reviews recently published scientific literature on the use of chatbot in education, in order to: (a) identify the potential contribution of the incorporation of chatbot as educational tool in educational institutions, (b) present a synthesis of the available empirical evidence on the educational effectiveness of chatbot as an educational tool, and (c) define future research perspectives concerning educational chatbot. From 369 sources, 25 studies on chatbots and their application in education were selected through a step?by?step procedure based on the guidelines of the modified PRISMA framework, using a set of predefined criteria between 2016 2021 in five prestigious databases (a) Ebscohost, (b) Emerald, (c) ScienceDirect, (d) SpringerLink, and (e) Scopus. For each article, we analyse the purpose of the study, the content to be taught with the aid of chatbot, the type of chatbot used, the research method used, and the sample characteristics (sample size, age range of studen.....

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The technology acceptance model (TAM) is an information systems model that models how consumers use and accept technology. Scholars have implemented TAM widely to examine the effectiveness and ease of use of online learning. Therefore, this analysis comprehensively analyses TAMs role in accepting online learning platforms by conducting bibliometric and content analysis based on the PRISMA framework. Insights into technology acceptance models were determined by bibliometrics analysis with VosViewer and content analysis. Methods: This study expanded all research from 2002 to 2020. A sum of 120 publications was analysed in January 2022 as documented in the Scopus database after applying the including and excluding criteria in addition to the manual evaluation. Results: This reviews findings identified the most compelling subjects covered by the journal. Most prolific countries, educational institutions, Journals, and authors were identified. Additionally, the results demonstrate several s.....

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This systematic literature review examines the barriers, strategies, and accessibility issues affecting the engagement and retention of learners with disabilities in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Employing the PRISMA procedures, this study systematically identifies and analyzes relevant literature from five prestigious databases: (a) Scopus, (b) ScienceDirect, (c) Emerald, (d) SpringerLink, and (e) EBSCOhost in order to identify (1) the common barriers experienced by learners with disabilities in MOOCs, (2) the strategies that can be employed to improve the engagement and participation of special needs students in MOOCs and (3) influence of accessibility on engagement and retention rates of learners with disabilities in MOOCs. After conducting the screening and eligibility analysis according to the pre-defined criteria, 19 studies of out 624 sources were finally selected between 2014–2024. The review underscores the necessity for comprehensive policy frameworks and institution.....

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