Hanifah Mahat

Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) | upsi · Department Of Geography and Environment

This study aims to identify the effectiveness of the use of social media as a medium to deliver awareness on environmental issues among the community in Malaysia. A survey with a questionnaire was used in the quantitative approach used in this research. The study sample, which employed a simple random sampling technique, consisted of 400 members of...

Creating sustainable cities and communities is one of the key goals in the Sustainable Development Agenda by 2030. To implement this goal, a measurement instrument needs to be developed to assess the extent of sustainability of each city, including heritage cities. Therefore, this study aims to validate the heritage city sustainability index instru...

This study aims to analyze the level, relationship, and contribution among the variables of readiness, motivation, interest, and attitude towards animated elements application in the subject of geography among Form 1, secondary school students in Jempol district, Negeri Sembilan. This study used a quantitative approach with a survey design and ques...

This study investigates the level of learning media among form-six students. A quantitative approach using a questionnaire instrument was employed. The sample size includes 201 form-six students using a simple random sampling technique where the analysis involved is a mean score scale. The findings showed that utilization levels were moderate. Pre-...

span lang="EN-US">This study was conducted to confirm the instrument of sustainability engagement and commitment in Eco-Campus activities of pre-service teacher. Respondents consisted of 500 pre-service teachers who were selected using stratified sampling techniques. The variables studied or the factors generated from exploratory factor analysis (E...

In this study, we aimed to determine the extent to which secondary school students practise environmental ethics. To this end, we used a questionnaire-based survey to accomplish the purpose of the study. The study's variables included knowledge, value, care, and responsibility in environmental ethics. We selected a sample of 180 students using syst...

One of the elements to creating a first-class mindset among youth is environmental value. The present study was conducted to validate the component to build the model of environmental values amongst Malaysian youths with first-class minds. One thousand Malaysian youths were selected from five geographical zones (North, Central, South, East Coast, a...

This article reviews the previously published studies on sustainable heritage cities, and to derive lessons for further research. The research method used is document analysis. A total of 30 journal articles from leading databases published in the five (5) years (2016-2020) were selected using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews an...

This article aims to measure the level of sustainability of heritage cities in Malaysia. A thousand residents of ten selected heritage cities throughout Malaysia were selected as the respondents based on the cluster sampling and simple random methods to complete the questionnaire. A Likert scale on questionnaires 1 to 5 was used to elicit feedback....

This paper aims to study carbon monoxide (CO) concentration in schools along Federal Road in Muallim, Perak. The quantitative approach with field survey and sampling methods used for theCO data. A sampling of CO data in Per million (ppm) value using Carbon Monoxide MeterAS8700A for three stations, SMK Khir Johari, SMK Agama Slim River, and SMK Dato...

The continuity of the cultural heritage left by the previous generation is highly dependent on the new generation, especially the youth. Youth is a link to the legacy left behind. Therefore, this study aims to examine the extent of youths' knowledge, attitudes, and practices on the elements of the intangible cultural heritage of the Dusun ethnic gr...

Research shows that the number of Malaysian upper secondary school students electing geography as a study choice and their achievement level in the subject has declined. One reason appears to be a lack of motivation to study geography. However, limited research has been conducted to explore the impact of geographic information system (GIS) integrat...

This article aims to examine the knowledge and attitude of the people of Simunjan, Sarawak towards the Rainwater Harvesting System (SPAH) as an alternative air preparation in the area. For the purposes achieved, quantitative quantities with the designs that have been used in this study. Study data were obtained using questionnaire instruments and s...

This article aims to identify the school traffic noise level along federal roads in Muallim District, Perak, namely SMK Khir Johari (SMKKJ), SMK Agama Slim River (SMKASR) and SMK Dato’ Zulkifli Muhammad (SMKDZ). Data were collected during school hours and on weekends, from 7 September to 13 September 2019 and three times a day, 7.00 -8.00 am, 9.00...

The continuity of the cultural heritage left by the previous generation is highly dependent on the new generation, especially the youth. Youth is a link to the legacy left behind. Therefore, this study aims to examine the extent of youths’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices on the elements of the intangible cultural heritage of the Dusun ethnic gr...

Human activities that cause land use changes are factors affecting the river’s water quality. This study was centred on assessing the quality of the water in the Jerteh River basin that was affected by the land use changes. The water samples were collected at five monitoring stations along the Jerteh River. The fieldwork was conducted between Novem...

This article aims to measure the level of sustainability of heritage cities in Malaysia. Respondents consisted of 1000 residents in 10 selected heritage towns throughout Malaysia selected based on cluster sampling method and simple random to fill out a questionnaire. Likert scale questionnaires 1 to 5 were used to elicit feedback. Five sustainabili...

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) subjects refer to school education policies and curriculum options to increase competitiveness in science and technology for students. Geography connects STEM disciplines with the application of geographical technology and tools, which can better understand cross-disciplinary phenomena to add...

The study aimed to examine environmental sustainability practices among youths in Muallim District, Perak, Malaysia. This study applied a quantitative method comprising questionnaires with 400 youths aged 19 to 40. A simple random sampling method was used to divide the respondents into groups of two. Most variables (including knowledge, values and...

This article seeks to identify the levels of well-being of residents of Selangor Northern Corridor, Lembah Klang-Langat Extended Metropolitan Region (EMR). The study involved 400 respondents consisting of the heads of household in periurban areas of Selangor Northern Corridor of Lembah Klang-Langat EMR. Respondents were selected via a simple random...

A study was conducted among school students in Baling district, Kedah to study their level of knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding water-saving. A quantitative approach was adopted by survey instrument. The study sample consisted of 144 students, selected based using simple random sampling technique while stratified random technique was used...

This study is aimed at reconfirming the characteristics of territorial rain particularly in the Western Region of Peninsular Malaysia, as established by Dale (1959). The focus was to identify the trends and the intensity of the long-term rainfall in the Western Regionfrom 1960 to 2010, which was classified as a wet area. Rainfall datafrom the rainf...

Stench related to odouris one of the main issues in human physical surroundings nowadays.Thisarticle aims to study the odour pollution level in Lumut town, Perak. Lumut town has been selected as a study area with six stations involved. Data collection was done by using the OMX-SRM Handheld Odour Meter to measure the odour rate levels in October 201...

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan dan mengevaluasi penerapan pendekatan pembelajaran hiburan dalam pelatihan Geografi Universitas Pendidikan Sultan Idris Malaysia. Pendekatan kuantitatif dengan desain survei menggunakan kuesioner digunakan penelitian ini. Sampel penelitian dari 137 calon guru geografi yang terdiri dari mahasiswa semester...

This article aimed to identify the water quality of the Liwagu River, Sabah, due to the impact of land use activities in the sub-basin area. The Liwagu river provides the main water source for the local population for domestic purposes. Observations on the water quality of the Liwagu river and identification of the types of land use activities alon...

This study purpose is to examine the surface temperature of the earth in Kuala Lumpur city. The aim is to identify patterns of temperature distribution and to study the temperature distribution at night and daytime in the city of Kuala Lumpur. This study embraces primary data through fieldwork. This study uses quantitative methods. Crossfield tempe...

Artikel ini bertujuan untuk meneliti perbezaan kualiti hidup penduduk dalam daerah Muallim dari berdasarkan tiga petunjuk sosial yang berbeza iaitu segi jantina, etnik dan tahap pendidikan. Dengan menggunakan soal selidik sebagai instrumen kajian, sejumlah 500 orang ketua isi rumah dari lima buah pusat petempatan kecil dalam daerah Muallim telah di...

Many of the studies related to air pollution in urban areas also consider the role of carbon dioxide (CO2) in determining the level of urban air pollution, especially in urban areas with high rates of motor vehicle use. Therefore, this study aimed to study the level of carbon dioxide concentration in the city of Kuala Lumpur by looking at the patte...

Climate literacy is one way to assess youth awareness about current climate change phenomena such as El Nino or La Nin a. This article aims to build a model of climate change mitigation practices and adaptation among youth in Malaysia, especially in the historical state of Malacca. A total of 400 youth respondents residing in the state of Malacca w...

The demand for individuals with educational background in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields has been rapidly growing. This paper presents the level of STEM education knowledge, skills and values among the students of Bachelor’s Degree of Education (B.Ed.) in Geography at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris. Research on S...

Climate change and global warming are the primary issues often debated when environmental issues are discussed nowadays. Among the efforts made to raise awareness concerning mitigation and adaptation to climate change is climate literacy acquired from the educational medium. Therefore, this article seeks to identify the level of awareness on climat...

The purpose of this study is to compare the quality of groundwater during wet and dry seasons in Malaysia especially in Kuala Krai District which frequently involved in annual monsoon floods and the question whether the wells can be used during floods as well as an alternative source when there are no floods. Six sampling stations were selected usi...

The purpose of this article is to map the curriculum of Bachelor of Education in Geography programme with the Standard Document of Curriculum and Assessment (DSKP) in school. An analysis of document been implemented to examine the linkages between the geography curriculum at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) towards the geography subject in...

model fit the data obtained which the value of the fit indices of CMIN/DF, TLI, CFI, IFI, NFI and RMSEA were used to produce the appropriate model. As a result, a total of 17 items were retained, consisting of recycling management practices (four items), electricity-saving practices (three items), eco-friendly product consumption (three items), pap...

The study aimed to examine the knowledge, attitude and practices of environmental sustainability of pre-school students in Malaysia. This study applied a quantitative method comprising questionnaires with 500 pre-school students. Research variables were knowledge of recyclable and non-recyclable materials, sustainability knowledge, sustainability a...

This study was conducted to examine well water quality in areas of different land use in Pasir Puteh, Kelantan, Malaysia. A total of four water sampling locations were selected to represent specific land use types, including Pasir Puteh town (urban land use), Padang Pak Amat (industrial land use), Bukit Gedombak (landfill site) and Kampung Jelor (a...

We conducted this study to evaluate the competencies of Form Six geography teachers in achieving the Malaysian Education Quality Standards. We applied a qualitative approach using the observation technique. The respondent observation consisted of three teachers who had more than 10 years of experience teaching Form Six geography and who were workin...

This study aims to analyse the water usage practices difference based on gender among Form Four students in Northern Kinta district, Perak. This study used quantitative (survey) method and involved a sample of 420 students who are selected using a stratified random sampling method from thirteen schools. The data were collected through a questionnai...

This article aims to verify the key factors behind the changes in small towns due to the spillover of the Klang-Langat Valley using Exploration Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) approaches. This study is based on the responses of 355 stakeholders from Hulu Selangor, Selangor, selected via random sampling. Likert scale que...

Clean water supply is a major problem among flood victims during flood events. This article aims to determine the sites of well water sources that can be utilised during floods in the District of Kuala Krai, Kelantan. Field methods and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) were applied in the process of selecting flood victim evacuation centres and...

Abstrak Artikel ini bertujuan menganalisis dan membina indikator bagi kesejahteraan hidup penduduk di kawasan pinggiran berdasarkan konstruk sosioekonomi. Pendekatan kuantitaif dengan menggunakan perisian SPSS dan AMOS telah digunakan dalam kajian ini. Pemilihan saiz persampelan adalah seramai 400 orang responden berdasarkan kepada pendapat yang di...

This paper purposed to validate Malaysian primary school students' energy saving practices via confirmatory factor analysis. The sample of the study was a total of 401 primary school students, who were selected with randomly cluster sampling method. To collect data, a five-point Likert scale was used. Data were exposed to descriptive analysis (Cron...

This article aims to develop and analyse a model for the well-being of the people living in the peri urban area based on the housing constructs. A total of 1000 respondents consisting of heads of household living in the Extended Metropolitan Region (EMR) of the Klang-Langat Valley were randomly selected as the study samples. The data were analysed...

A study of the water quality of the former tin mining lakes in Ipoh City was carried out to determine the Water Quality Index (WQI) and classification based on the Malaysia National Water Quality Standards, in order to determine its suitability to be developed as a water recreation area. Five former mining lakes were chosen: Gunung Lang, Taman Inda...

Evaluation of water sources quality plays an important role during floods especially the groundwater. This study aimed to assess the effect of floods on the quality of groundwater in Kuala Krai. Six sampling stations were selected involving six main parameters, namely dissolved oxygen (DO), pH, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen deman...

This article aims to examine the levels of education for sustainable development (ESD) knowledge among studentsin secondary schools according to zones in Malaysia by using GIS mapping. The five main zones of the study werethe north zone, the south zone, the east coast zone, the central zone, and the East Malaysia zone. This quantitativeform of stud...

This article discusses the issues that arise from the spatial transformation process along the Selangor Northern Corridor that have resulted from spill over of the Klang Valley-Langat Metropolitan Region. By using the data gained from the field study and questionnaires distributed to 355 heads of household, three findings were obtained, namely (i)...

Carbon literacy is a key medium to enhance the understanding of an individual's consciousness on reducing carbon emissions in the atmosphere towards addressing the issue of global warming and climate change. This article aims to identify the level of carbon literacy among lower secondary schools students in Malaysia. The study involved 463 Form 2 s...

Developing a post-carbon society requires the exposure on carbon literacy to increase the knowledge and awareness on keeping environment in order to reduce the negative impact towards environment. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the confirmatory factor for carbon literacy knowledge among secondary school students. Respondents consist of 105...

This study intends to examine student achievement in subject of geography. This studyinvolves variables of attitudes, interest, teacher’s role and parents’ role with student achievement. This is a preliminary study involved only one district in Sabah, Kota Marudu district. Data were collected through a questionnaire which contains 40 items to measu...

This article aims to build instruments for the purpose of measuring sustainability of e-waste management in the community. For the purposes of testing the validity and reliability of e-waste sustainability management tools in the community, Exploration Factor Analysis (EFA) and Validation Factor Analysis (CFA) are used. The respondents were 500 peo...

This article discusses some of the findings about the wellbeing of residents as a result of spatial transformation process currently happening in several selected small cities along the Selangor's Northern Corridor. By adopting the data obtained from the field work survey and questionnaire distributed to 355 heads of household randomly selected in...

ἀis article aims to develope the Structural Equation Model (SEM) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) student awareness around Sustainable Schools in Malaysia. ἀe cluster sampling technique was used in selecting the school samples and the respondents were then also selected through simple random sampling among upper second-ary pupils. A q...

Economic globalization has paved the way for a greater concentration of modern economic activities in metropolitan cities. Development of manufacturing and office-based economic activities together with residential areas in turn have resulted in the metropolitan cities to grow in size and eventually led to the expansion of urban region incorporatin...

This article aims to develope the Structural Equation Model (SEM) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) student awareness around Sustainable Schools in Malaysia. The cluster sampling technique was used in selecting the school samples and the respondents were then also selected through simple random sampling among upper secondary pupils. A...