Fully Residential School (FRS) under the Ministry of Education in Malaysia is a type of school, which produces high performance human capital. Important factors in the academic success of high performing students should be focused on to produce more high-performing students to fulfill the needs of the nation. This study aims to apply the Academic Success Inventory for College Students (ASICS) in the context of FRS in Malaysia and measure the instrument quality as well as identify the most important factor in the academic success. The sample comprised 305 students from three FRS. The data was collected using the ASICS instrument, which contained 49 items. Later, the data was analyzed based on the Polytomous Item Response Theory using the Xcalibre software. Based on the Chi-square, p-value, and the -2 LogLikelihood, Samejima's Graded Rating Model was found to be the fit model with the data. Unidimensionality assumption and local independence were tested using the exploratory factor analy.....

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Virtual worlds are growing in popularity very quickly. This growing popularity of 3-dimensional (3-D) virtual worlds has drawn attention from educationists. Today, 3-dimensional (3-D) virtual worlds are exploited for online and virtual learning. Unlike the common online learning platforms, a virtual world environment closely resembles a 3-D video games environment. Thus the age of students might affect their sense of presence, interaction, and satisfaction in the said environment. Hence this study was conducted to investigate whether there are differences between students of different age groups on their sense of presence (place presence, social presence, and co-presence) and their learning satisfaction. The study was carried out for six weeks and involved 33 part-time diploma students with the use of interview and questionnaires as instruments. In this study, the researcher developed our own 3-D virtual world, known as ViEW, by using the Open Wonderland open source virtual world progr.....

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Item response theory (IRT) offers some advantages over classical test theory and has been widely used to analyze dichotomous types of data in educational testing. This study aims to explore which is the most appropriate model to be used in the analysis of dichotomous items of the Anatomy and Physiology course. The study involved 971 nursing students studying in the Ministry of Health Malaysia training colleges. Exploratory factor analysis was performed on the data of the final examination paper containing 40 multiple-choice items. Results of the analysis showed that the unidimensionality and local independence assumptions were met. Data calibration was performed using an IRT-based software, Xcalibre based on the negative twice the log-likelihood statistic (-2LL). Results showed that the 3PL model is the most appropriate model for analyzing the data of the study. This study concludes that the 3PL model should be given a priority in analyzing the dichotomously scored items that involve g.....

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Satu ketika dahulu, bidang keusahawanan lebih banyak dipelopori oleh kaum lelaki berbanding dengan kaum wanita. Namun demikian, keadaan ini telah berubah apabila lebih ramai kaum wanita mula menyahut cabaran dengan melibatkan diri dalam dunia perniagaan pada masa kini. Antara golongan wanita tersebut, golongan ibu tunggal juga turut mengejar peluang yang ada dalam bidang keusahawanan ini. Keadaan hidup yang bersendirian tanpa suami dan ditambah lagi dengan tanggungjawab untuk menyara keluarga menyebabkan mereka terpaksa mencari pekerjaan dan sesetengah menjalankan pemiagaan secara kecil-kecilan bagi memperoleh pendapatan. Dorongan dan motivasi ibu tunggal ini untuk memberanikan diri menceburi bidang pemiagaan merupakan suatu perkara yang perlu dikagumi dan dipuji. Langkah ini selaras dengan dasar Kementerian Pembangunan Usahawan yang mahu menggalakkan penglibatan kaum wanita dalam bidang pemiagaan secara lebih efektif agar mampu bersaing dalam pasaran ekonomi yang bersifat global pada .....

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Kekuatan daripada Al‟Quran telah lama diketahui oleh manusia khasnya umat Islam. Selain Al‟Quran, Selawat kepada Nabi juga dipercayai mempunyai kekuatan dan memberi kesan kepada kehidupan manusia. Walaupun demikian pembuktian kekuatan Al‟Quran dan Selawat Nabi secara saintifik masih sangat kurang dijalankan. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk membuktikan kekuatan sebenar Selawat Nabi berdasarkan perubahan warna aura badan seseorang. Kajian ini adalah kajian eksperimental dan rekabentuk pemilihan responden yang digunakan adalah within subject design. Peralatan yang digunakan untuk mengumpulkan data perubahan warna aura adalah WinAura. Peralatan WinAura mengukur perubahan medan elektromagnetik berdasarkan perubahan gelombang elektrik badan. Responden terdiri daripada 15 orang Muslim dan 15 orang bukan Muslim. Kajian dijalankan di Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK), dan eksperimen dijalankan pada waktu pagi. Hasil kajian mendapati majoriti warna aura responden Muslim adalah hijau sedangkan .....

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The invention of Augmented Reality (AR) has provided a platform for individuals to see virtual and real objects simultaneously in a real-life setting. As compared to other technologies being implemented in education setting, it may contribute a new method to educate. This study investigated the possible effect of AR technology on students’ spatial visualization ability. ARScience Magic Book Learning System (AR-SMB) is a learning tool based on the AR technology which was developed in this study to facilitate students in learning science concept, hence enhancing their spatial visualization ability. The type of data collection methodology used is the quantitative approach in which pre-test and post-test design were implemented and the participant comprised of 34 fifth-grade students. According to the results, it was found that the scores of the Mental Rotation Test (MRT) posttest were significantly greater than the pre-test, thus AR technology can be considered to be beneficial in enhan.....

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Assessment is a method to determine the level of learning and the process of documenting knowledge, attitudes, skills and beliefs. Through this literacy assessment, instructor will have an opportunity to apply relevant strategies and procedures that were considered relevant during their teaching and learning process. However, most of us were familiar with Information and Communication Technology (ICT) based modes of delivery but less familiar with the needs and challenges face in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector. Thus, this study was conducted to investigate whether the process of knowledge construction in an open learning system can assist TVET practitioners in performing tasks that needed to be completed as an important element in assessment in one of their class subject. Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) is based on the pedagogical process of observation where these TVET practitioners will learn progressively through active group interacti.....

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This pilot study was conducted with the aim to validate the instrument used in evaluating the competency of teachers in the field of technical and vocational education. This instrument consists of 45 items and is administered to 53 teachers from a selected vocational college. The Rasch Model with the help of the Winstep Version 3.72.3 software has been used in this study for the purpose of checking the functionality of the item and the validity of the instrument. An analysis has been made based on the suitability of items in measuring the construct, item and person reliability and separation index, polarity and residual correlation value. The Rasch analysis showed that the item reliability was valued at 0.92 while the person reliability valued at 0.96 with their item MNSQ between overfit (1.4). Based on the findings, there are three items that were dropped because of failing to meet the inspection criteria. The finalized instrument consists of 42 items, in which it is suitable for eval.....

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Augmented Reality (AR) is one of the latest technology that has grown significantly due to its effectiveness in various fields includein education field. AR can be defined as a technology where virtual object can be overlaid into real environment in real time. AR can serve as an effective tool to ensure the learning process more attractive and engage the student.However, previous studies on AR have not provided an in-depth investigation of the learning process, especially the interaction involved in student while they use an AR. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the student interaction and their performance in subject content, and their relationship between them while using AR. A quantitative research design was employed with 34 grade 5 elementary school students as respondents. The results of the content analysis towards student interaction with the AR demonstrates that turning the AR markers, inspecting the AR elements and commenting on the AR elements are recorded as the high.....

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Several instruments that measure the teaching, learning, and assessment quality have been developed and published. However, a psychometrically sound instrument to measure teaching, learning, and assessment quality in early childhood care and education that suitable for the Malaysian context needs to be validated. Therefore, this study aimed to validate on teaching, learning, and assessment quality in early childhood care and education instrument, which contains 68 items. The sample comprised 3,498, selected by stratified random sampling from a population of all Malaysian kindergarten teachers. Data were analyzed based on the Polytomous Item Response Theory (IRT) using the Xcalibre software. Samejima's Graded Rating Model (SRGM) was found to be the fit model with the data. Unidimensionality assumption and local independence were tested using the exploratory factor analysis and were fulfilled. The instrument?s reliability was overall very good (?=0.966) and the construct validity was als.....

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