Lim Seong Pek

As the rate of technology development is concurrently increasing with the number of elderly people, it is necessary for people to be digitally literate and be able to use technology to its full capacity. However, research has found that the digital divide is still happening within the community, as not everyone has fully accepted technology in thei...

Educators, employers, and governing agencies view critical thinking (CT) as one of the most desired outcomes of higher education. This study employs a qualitative phenomenological design by applying an explicit five-stage procedure to infuse preselected thinking skills to a class of 22 international students in a 14-week reading programme at a loca...

Technological advances offer a new shift of change to education for sustainable development. Education for sustainable development encourages knowledge, skills, values, and behaviour to enable a more sustainable society. In this era, it is almost impossible to come by without the help of technology. It is gradually incorporated into classroom instr...

Gamification is a prominent concept that has been in the spotlight over recent years, parallel to the advancement of technology. It integrates game attributes in a non-game setting to promote learners' engagement during the process of learning. Educators are increasingly faced with imparting and fostering sustainable practices on topics pertaining...

Emotions trigger cognitive, behavioural, and psychological responses tendencies that reciprocally affect children's reactions when they perceive challenges and opportunities. Emotion Regulation (ER) abilities develop throughout infancy and childhood and constantly grow until they develop entirely at adolescence. The emotion regulation abilities are...

Gamification elements constitute a game. It can be present in either digital or analogue forms or both, regardless of its setting. The most commonly used elements are points, leader boards, badges, levels, and feedback. These game attributes are also widely used in the education field due to their potential to positively affect learners, especially...

Delays in the completion of projects are often related to communication errors in the transmission and interpretation of instructions at the construction site. It is well known that most construction firms use foreign labour on these projects as they are cheaper and available in greater numbers. The purpose of this study is to determine how such co...

Learning has evolved to being online, and it is now considered a norm for learners to learn synchronously and asynchronously. Previous studies have proved that this type of learning has proven to provide higher learning outcomes. However, that is if learners perceive it as positive. Unfortunately, learners from low-income families have had difficul...

Outdoor play encompasses a spectrum of activities that take place in the natural environment within an area. However, technology advancement has led to an overwhelming prominence of more sedentary indoor activities, such as television, video, and computer games allowing children to spend more time on digital technology daily. As a result, there has...

The rapid growth of urbanisation has brought significant benefits to the world economy and cultural and societal development and increased social problems worldwide. The nature of crime is not uniform but varies from geographical region to another. In some areas, property crime is more common, while crime against a person (violent) is prevalent in...

Living in a world of unstable and fluctuating economy has put children’s development at risk particularly children from low-income families. Hence their development should be on alert. The concern regarding online learning is crucial towards children’s emotional development as it can positively or negatively affect them. In the volatility, uncertai...

Gamification carries the element of fun and creativity into classroom teaching. It is not an unusual fact that playing games varied among learners and created an effective classroom environment. In the 21st-century teaching era, learners’ fun and creative learning environment are prioritized. Lessons filled with fun games are believed to produce a...

Outdoor play is a broad term that refers to a wide range of activities in a natural setting. However, modern technological advancements and gadgets such as television, computer and online games have resulted in children spending an increasing amount of time each day engaged in sedentary indoor activities rather than spending time outdoors. Many chi...

Negara Malaysia menimpa kemelut Covid-19 yang menyedihkan sejak pertengahan 2020. Dalam bidang pendidikan, aktiviti pendidikan secara semuka yang melibatkan semua institusi pendidikan terjejas dan kerajaan Malaysia memperkenalkan aktiviti pembelajaran dan pemudahcaraan dari rumah (PdPR) secara atas talian, perlu dilaksanakan semasa pelaksanaan Peri...

With the increasing usage of technology in this era of change, education is one of the most affected fields. Schools and institutions have now moved on to use Learning Management Systems for learners’ education and teachers are forced to come up with new exciting ways to teach their learners. One of the most common ways is by using Digital Educatio...

Technological advances offer a new shift of change for society. In this era, it is almost impossible to come by without its help. The Malaysian government has invested highly in information and communications technology (ICT) for online teaching and learning at the current time. Digital technologies have been integrated into the teaching and learni...

The concept of gamification has spread widely in recent years supported by the development of technology, especially due to the plethora of computers and video games and game apps for other devices. Gamification is the use of game thinking and game mechanics in non-game contexts that support play to engage users in solving problems or created for t...

The need for effective delivery in language has always been given emphasis among speakers. The process of transferring accurate and concise information has proven to be closely related to work performance and progress for any field. Furthermore, the presence of technology in today's communication has made daily life routines much more straightforwa...

span lang="EN-US">The evolution of technology has changed the way how human communicate in the current time. With the advancement of technology, instructions and messages could be delivered in a split second. Even though life is made easy with technology, some information and details should be delivered face-to-face in order to avoid communication...

Learners’ communicative in English language has been unsatisfactory due to the factors that affect their self-confidence and motivation to speak. However, the problem persisted even though ways were used to overcome the lack of communicative ability among learners in Malaysia. Therefore, this study was conducted to address learners’ perceptions of...

The evolution of pictures has brought changes to communication in the current time. From smoke signal to smartphones as a medium of communication, has enabled people to keep in touch with one another easier. The development of technology produces internet which is essential to every humankind around the world. With the help of internet, people coul...

Selfie has been classified as a mental disorder and many psychologists have categorised this kind of disorder as 'selfitis'. However, in this study, selfie had worked well for educators teaching English proficiency course in a local private university in Malaysia. Developing second language writers' writing ability had never been an easy task for t...

The pandemic of Covid-19 has changed how education works in the current time. A child’s learning development has always been placed on the responsibility of the school. However, during the pandemic, parental involvement has become vital in the world of education. The involvement of just a few parents may influence the quality of instruction in a cl...

Planning a creative learning environment is not an easy task. Teachers prefer to teach traditionally in chalk-and-talk approach during language teaching. However, this does not fit learners of the 21st Century as they prefer game-like activities instead of pen-and-paper lessons. Hence, the introduction of gamification in classroom would result in i...

The equilibrium of demand and supply relationship between the Malay middle class parents (demand) and the private preschool educational entrepreneurs (supply) has made it as a sustainable business today. Hence, the main objective of this study is to describe the venture of Malay female entrepreneurs into franchised preschool education business. The...

The ability of being a multilingual is important in determining the success of an organisation especially in the tourism industry. In the focus of Smart Selangor towards 2025, being multilingual is among the top most priority and of highest importance. Hence, this study was carried out to examine tourists' perceptions towards the role of multilingu...

Writing has been subjected as a burden for the students taking Proficiency English subjects during their first two semesters studying in the university. For these students, writing a composition has been a task they would prefer not to do. As many of them are not sure how to first generate and organise their ideas, how to express themselves fluentl...

Developing learners' ability in writing is one of the major problems faced by educators today. The limited duration of time is one of the major concerns in this study. The learners will only use English language when they are asked to and only when the opportunity arises during classroom lessons. However, the use of English language will be ignored...

Selfie is commonly defined as a self-portrait posted online in the social networking sites such as Facebook. The number of selfie photos in Facebook has grown tremendously in the recent years. With the development of mobile technology to the like of smartphones and tablets, the process of taking selfie has been easier as compared to the past. The o...

In English language learning, reading is a skill that is critical to success across domains of the activity. Reading is acquired in our daily life and living environment where we read for understanding, enjoyment or task completion. Other than that, the information obtains from reading gives a lot of guidance for our written presentation. In fact,...

Writing has an advantage over other skills as it provides second language users a chance to modify and polish their work before presenting it to the world. Writing seems to be the most important language skill in helping students to write their reports and assignments throughout their study in institution. A case study approach was used to examine...

Writing had been subjected as a burden to students studying in the tertiary institution of higher learning as the most important language skill. Many studies had indicated that there was improvement towards the students' writing ability towards the end of each treatment assigned. However, there were still many who find it difficult in generating id...