Purpose of this study: This article discusses the basic principles that must be possessed by Muslim scholars to understand knowledge and its sources. The term ‘academic crime’ generally refers to the conduct of a few university lecturers, who violate the ethics and good practices of the teaching profession through the misappropriationof powers or by making false claims. However, academic crimes can also be classified as frauds in publications. Indeed, the ability to reason is one of the things that a person possesses. Nevertheless, it is not  absolute, because the Quran and hadith are on the topmost. Methodology:  This study uses the qualitative method and finds excessive rationality by the Anti-Hadith Group (AHG), leading them into a crime, i.e., rejection of the hadith as one of the sources of Islamic law. Findings: The revelation is believed to be true even though it contains metaphysics (al-ghaibiyyat) that cannot be logically explained. Furthermore, in rejecting hadith,  .....

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Assessment of learning involves determining whether the content and objectives of education have been mastered by administering quality tests. This study assesses the quality of Chemistry Achievement Test and compares the item statistics generated using CTT and IRT methods. A descriptive survey design was adopted using a sample of N=530 students. The specialised XCALIBRE 4 and ITEMAN 4 softwares were used to conduct the item analysis. Results indicate that, both the two methods commonly identified 13(32.5%) items as “problematic” and 27(67.5%) were “good”. Similarly, a significantly higher correlation exists between item statistics derived from the CTT and IRT models, [(r=-0.985,) and (r=0.801) p..

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The aim of this study was to develop a continuous professional development training module based on multicultural counselling competency for professional counsellors in Malaysia. The research methodology comprised three phases: (i) training need assess- ment using survey method, (ii) module design and development and (iii) module eval- uation using an experimental design. First, the Multicultural Counselling Competency Survey-Malaysian Counsellor Edition questionnaire was used to collect data from 116 professional counsellors from various work settings. The results clearly indicated the need for continuous professional development training to enhance counsellors’ multicultural counselling competency. The development of the training module adopted Sidek’s model, a Malaysian-based framework for module development. The developed training module was then evaluated for its effectiveness through analysing its content validity and reliability. Results revealed that the training module sco.....

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This concept paper is about character education framework within the context of multira-cial society in Malaysia. It discussed social development from the perspective of integrat-ed education. In the context of multiracial and multicultural society, character education is needed to address the issue of education from different social settings. As such, within the Malaysian context it is Malay, Chinese and Indian education blended together to de-velop social cohesive society in Malaysia. The unique aspect of multiracial and multiethnic society in Malaysia where each society inherited its own educational legacy is now bridged by a cohesive character education framework that makes a real Malaysian society though bound by racial element but united through cohesive values. Integrating universal values, and cultures that bind together different ethnics using common language, and approach is an integral part of character education framework..

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Artikel ini bertujuan menganalisis perbandingan antara teori psikologi Barat dan teori Islam yang boleh diterapkan dalam pembangunan psiko-pendidikan karakter anak-anak. Karakter amat berkait dengan aspek perilaku, sikap, cara dan kualiti diri yang ada pada seseorang individu. Kajian lepas telah menunjukkan bahawa pembangunan psiko-pendidikan karakter sangat penting dalam pembentukan watak dan tingkah laku individu. Oleh kerana pendekatan psiko-pendidikan karakter banyak merujuk kepada teori dan konsep Barat, justeru dengan menambahkan pendekatan Islam dalam pembangunan psiko-pendidikan karakter, ini dapat melengkapi serta menambah baik kerangka sedia ada dengan konsep-konsep yang merujuk kepada al-Quran dan as-Sunnah sebagai suatu sumber yang relevan. Kertas konsep ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis konsep pembangunan psikopendidikan karakter teori Psikologi Barat dan Islam. Kaedah pengumpulan data adalah dengan rujukan sumber melalui kajian perpustakaaan. Berdasarkan analisis kajian, t.....

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