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The goal of artificial intelligence is to build robots that can learn, reason, and adapt to carry out complicated tasks. The research aims to provide essential guidance to enhance students' knowledge related to artificial intelligence devices. The highlights of the need for Indonesian engineering students to align their competencies with the 4.0 in...
Abstrak Kajian ini bertujuan mengenalpasti elemen-elemen kepelbagaian budaya dalam kurikulum latihan perguruan di Institut Pendidikan Guru (IPG) di Malaysia. Elemen kepelbagaian budaya diberi fokus dalam pendidikan bagi untuk meraikan kepelbagaian dan menimbulkan kesedaran terhadap kepelbagaian budaya masyarakat berbilang kaum di Malaysia. Kajian y...
Evidence is steadily mounting on the prominence of online and technology-enabled learning in higher education. The present study intended to investigate whether virtual, interactive, real-time, instructor-led (VIRI) online learning has the potential to yield comparable student performance and engagement results to that of a traditional face-to-face...
Globally, there are still many occurring social issues that may be a hindrance towards the achievement of the overall development of a nation, and one of them is gender equality. Although it is a social issue that can affect the society, gender equality however affects women more than men as it can put women at a more disadvantaged situations such...
Most research on gender equality and feminism have been concentrated on non-indigenous women worldwide, with very few studies focusing specifically on Jahai tribe women. Indigenous women are important in advancing the ideas of feminism and gender equality within their societies. This paper is a case study focuses on the indigenous women which is th...
Generally, ESL students face problems in writing essays because they are more used to writing in their native language. They may have difficulties in generating ideas and writing ideas creatively. Developing students' self-efficacy in creative thinking is just as crucial as the scenarios and tactics used in its implementation. They therefore requir...
In a world dominated by digitalisation, digital intelligence is critical. Digital intelligence is required for
education, employment, and active participation in the community. Digitalisation has transformed our way
of thinking, feeling, and living, and its rapid evolution has made change, which was once the exception, the
norm. As a result, change...
Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) is also one of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDG 5). This fifth goal aims to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. One of the SDG5 goals is to enhance the use of enabling technologies, particularly information and communications technology, to promote women’s empowerment. A...
In the era of pandemic, almost all educational institutions had to undergo education via the Internet instead of face-to-face teaching approach. Thus, the use of mobile devices application is becoming more significant and prevalent among students at higher education institutions (HEIs) during the pandemic. Furthermore, many universities currently u...
This chapter presents a study about flexible learning pathways towards SDG4 in Malaysian higher education. The purpose of the study was to explore the lecturers' perception on flexible teaching and the students' readiness for flexible learning pathways to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4) in Malaysian higher education institutions (...
Education is an important factor in a society's human capital, social, economic, technological, and political development. SDG 5 of the 2030 Agenda aims to encourage women's full participation and equal leadership opportunities at all levels of political and economic decision-making. However, recent research shows that the gender disparity in highe...
A promising digital visual aid that encourages learners to think critically and creatively is
digital mind mapping. This digital tool takes a conceptual approach to teaching and learning,
assisting students in visualizing a subject and comprehending how various ideas are
interconnected in both theoretical and practical contexts. However, many stude...
Digital mind map is a digital tool that is becoming increasingly popular in today’s pedagogical visual aids. However, few empirical studies have been conducted regarding Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) student’s competencies on using digital mind map in learning of their technical subjects. Hence, this survey research was des...
Stories can contribute to the emotional well-being of children and storytelling is one of the new methods of teaching in the classroom. The main objective of the present study is to evaluate the effects of integrating digital Storytelling on the level of social intelligence and emotional intelligence in female elementary school students. In this qu...
Validity and reliability are two essential steps to be established before any research instrument is secure to be used. Hence, this research study intended to determine the validity and reliability of a module, namely the Mini-Research Project (MRP) Module. The MRP Module was designed and planned to offer basic knowledge and skills in writing a min...
This study aimed to explore the personality of student for robotic based learning in Technical and Vocational Education System. The Robotics Learning Survey (RLS) consists of 48 items before going through the purified process by using Winstep software for Rasch Analysis. This RLS was adapted and modified from Holland Theory (realistic, investigate,...
This region of Southeast Asia shares more social and cultural ties with other Austronesian peoples in the Pacific than with the peoples of mainland Southeast Asia. Contemporarily, Asia Pacific is still the fastest growing economic region in the world despite economic turbulence and uncertainties in recent years due to the global economic slow-down....
ABSTRAK Pada zaman sains dan teknologi ini, pengajaran guru haruslah selari dengan perkembangan semasa. Tujuan kajian ini untuk mengenalpasti kepentingan permainan bahasa bermultimedia kearah meningkatkan kemampuan murid dalam kefahaman al-Quran dan mampu membaca terjemahan tulisan Jawi. Dewasa ini tahap penguasaan kefahaman al-Quran dan Jawi dalam...
Empirical studies conducted within the Technical and Vocational Education (TVE) discipline in Malaysia tends to give greater emphasis to quantitative data collection techniques. Aware of the potential usefulness of combination of techniques, this paper discusses the application of the Delphi technique where qualitative and quantitative data collect...
The purpose of this paper is to seek validation of an expert consensus on the needs of instruments about 'Innovative Instructional Leadership'. The needs of this instrument are to improve the professionalism of administrators on the context of technical and vocational education. Validation was done by 11 experts who have the expertise, experience a...
This study aims to examine how the panel has been selected as experts in assessing indicators of innovative instructional leadership (IIL) administrator in polytechnics based on 222 items were obtained through previous studies. A total of eleven people were selected as the expert panels in a study where expert selection criteria based on their back...
This study aims to check on instrument learning environment for engineering students. A total of 252 respondents participated in this study. Variables studied in this research are infrastructure facilities, peer interaction and lecturer interaction. Results from factor analysis showed three factors solution with Eigen values is above 1.0. The value...
Generally, empirical study conducted by Technical and Vocational Education (TVE) in Malaysia is more of a quantitative design. Modified Delphi technique provides designed to gather input from participants without requiring them to work face-to-face. Often, the process is used to find consensus among experts who have differing views and perspectives...
This article discusses the consensus among a panel of experts on future expectations for innovative instructional leadership style (IIL) in technical and vocational education (TVE). Eleven experts consisting of professionals in the areas of leadership and TVE were involved. Four-round Delphi technique was performed in this study. In the first round...
Employability Skills (ES) is the deciding factor in hiring graduates by potential employers in today’s environment. Failure of Technical institutions in embedding both technical and employability skills among its graduates will lead to their unemployment. To remedy the situation it is pertinent to identify the factors that contribute to ES developm...
This survey study was carried out to develop an the employability skills (ES) model for engineering students. A total of 252 respondents were involved in this research. The employability skills studied the critical and problem solving skills, lifelong learning and information management skills, communication skills, team work skills, technology uti...
This paper reports on a study carried out to validate the employability skills (ES) measurement model for engineering students. A total of 280 respondents were involved in this research. Data were analyzed descriptively for reliability (Cronbach Alpha values) and confirmatory factor analysis was utilized in order to find measurement models for each...
Kajian ini bertujuan untuk membuat semakan terhadap instrumen kemahiran ‘employability’ bagi pelajar kejuruteraan. Seramai 280 orang responden terlibat dalam kajian ini. Pemboleh ubah yang dikaji dalam kajian ini adalah kemahiran komunikasi, kerja berpasukan, kepimpinan, pembelajaran sepanjang hayat dan pengurusan maklumat, pemikiran kritikal dan p...
Kajian ini dilakukan bagi meninjau kepentingan kemahiran employability dari perspektif pelajar kejuruteraan politeknik Sultan Azlan Shah Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi Malaysia. Rekabentuk kajian ini berbentuk deskriktif dengan menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif. Responden terdiri dari pelajar kejuruteraan awam, elektrik dan mekanikal di Politeknik S...
Among the plethora of studies conducted thus far to explore the factors affecting EFL reading effectiveness, scant attention seems to be paid to the why of poor reading comprehension of most EFL learners. In this regard, the present article capitalized on qualitative research on a small scale, for the purpose of addressing the not-so-often-debated...
The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of integrating mobile and CAD technology on designing process of Malaysian polytechnic architecture students. This study utilized a quasi-experimental method. The sample comprises of sixty students in both the treatment group and in the control group. Results show that there is a significant dif...
The aim of the research was to explore the factors that influence the human capital development of Orang Asli youth in Peninsular Malaysia. Surveys and interviews were conducted at Orang Asli settlements in Bera, Gua Musang, Cameron Highlands and Pulau Carey. High dropouts among Orang Asli students have become an issue as it was reported nearly 34%...
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the Design and Technology-based (DAT) subjects as perceived by students. The study found that the respondents have positive perception towards DAT-based subjects. Differences in respondents’ perception and attitudes towards teaching DAT-based electives in Integrated Living Skills (ILS)...
The paper reports a survey to investigate the influence of contextual aspects on students’ career planning and development. A set of questionnaire was used to collect data from 1,436 Form Five students from 22 Technical/Vocational schools in Malaysia. The results show that contextual factors have influenced the choice of students’ career decision....
This study was conducted to explore the importance of employability skills of engineering graduates through employers’ perspective. The respondents consisted of 180 employers in various fields of engineering in Peninsular Malaysia. The instruments used in this study were adapted from the SCANS model. The result shows that the employers put high lev...
The current article was an attempt to explore the degree of Iranian EFL learners’ awareness of reading comprehension strategies and their potential comprehension failure. To this end, 12 EFL university-level students were interviewed, using a researcher-developed interview questionnaire. An analysis of student interview data revealed that there is...
Kajian tinjauan ini dilakukan bagi meninjau tahap kemahiran Insaniah dalam kalangan pelajar Kejuruteraan Elektrik Politeknik Sultan Azlan Shah. Rekabentuk kajian ini adalah tinjauan program dengan menggunakan kaedah kuantitatif. Persampelan rawak sistematik digunakan untuk memilih seramai 266 responden dari pelajar Jabatan Kejuruteraan Elektrik, PS...
Tujuan kertas kerja ini adalah untuk meninjau literatur berkaitan kemahiran employability dalam kalangan pelajar kejuruteraan di Politeknik Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi Malaysia berdasarkan model CIPP dan model Kemahiran Insaniah. Berdasarkan tinjauan literatur, kemahiran employability adalah merupakan bidang kemahiran yang sangat berpengaruh dalam...
The issue of gender imparity in technical fields is complex. Several studies found that gender inequality exists in certain sectors of the economy. The purpose of the study was to identify the factors that influence the career choice among female and male students in technical schools. The study found that the gender imbalance in technical and voca...
Institutions of higher education are expected to be beacons for harmony, bridging racial differences and promoting an atmosphere of reason, inquiry and collegiality. Institutions of higher education are in a unique position to address the teaching and learning of diversity by creating an environment that will allow positive interaction among studen...
A critical challenge that faces post-modern society is to attain full employment and sustain economic growth in the global economy. The future of Malaysia’s competitiveness depends on the knowledge and skills of its workforce. With the advent of K-economy and globalisation, the need for a strong human capital has never been so critical. Literature...
In Malaysia, vocational education and training (VET) is accorded a high priority in the nation's industrialization agenda. With the vision of becoming an industrialized nation in 2020, Malaysia must prepare a well-educated, skilled, and competitive workforce. The government has placed human resource development as a major emphasis and strategic pol...
Research has documented that vocational education and training (VET) is critical to Malaysia's industrial development. Rapid technological changes and increased global competition have exacerbated the challenges associated with delivery of quality VET in Malaysia. The barriers to improving VET in Malaysia and ways of overcoming those barriers, impr...
Development of information technology (IT) and the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) project has placed Malaysia within the global interconnectivity along with other developed nations. Types of IT applications are e-learning, e-mail, discussion group mailing lists, bulletin board systems, chat mode, newsgroups, Internet, tutorial, hypermedia, and fil...
The Industrialized Needs study identified the perceptions of Malaysian educators and employers regarding the role of vocational and technical education (VTE) in the economic development of Malaysia. The first survey used a random sample of 300 (276 responses) from the population of 4,316 VTE educators in public VT schools and polytechnics in Penins...
The mismatch between personality and career choice can actually happen when students are pursuing their academic career. Without proper knowledge of their personality profiles, students might enroll themselves into a programme that is not congruent with their personality. This may lead to inability to adjust academically, and inevitably, results in...
The plight of individuals with disabilities can be described as a tug-of-war that has gone on for decades. In several Third World and developing countries, the lack of educative and legislative commitment from society has perplexed the future for special needs population. Jobless special needs youth who completed schools are widespread. Employers,...
This study was conducted to evaluate the implementation of competency- based curriculum in the Indonesian School of Kuala Lumpur (SIK). This new curriculum implemented in Indonesia focused not only on the cognitive aspect but more importantly on Knowledge ana sKiiis. rrevious research has shown that, in general, innovation in schools was perceived...
The problem of jobless special needs youth is prevalent in our society. Employers, in general, are not keen to train or employ them. Further, society perceives that vocational training is designed for under-achiever students. This perception may become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Also, digital divide is still widespread not only among rich and poor...
The purpose of this study was to identify the perceptions of educators and employers regarding the role of vocational and technical education in the industrialization of Malaysia. The first population was all vocational and technical educators (N = 4,316) in public vocational and technical schools and polytechnics in Peninsular Malaysia. A random s...
