Subhan Meeran

National University of Malaysia | ukm

The purpose of this study is to examine the practicality of Student Worksheets (LKS) physics learning at junior high school (SMP) for validated traditional culture-based tools. The topic of the LKS is simple machine. The method used in the study is a research and development. The research was conducted at the Junior High School in Pekanbaru which t...

Science education is often seen as the vehicle for Malaysia to become a developed country based on science and technology. As a result, Malaysia has made the policy of producing 60 % of its critical mass of educated people, both at school and university, in the science and technology discipline. However, we have yet to reach the target because of t...

Pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) is a type of teacher knowledge to be developed by a teacher. PCK is said to contribute to effective teaching. Most studies investigated the development of PCK and its influence on students’ learning from the teachers’ perspectives. Only a limited number of studies have investigated the components of science teach...

Artikel ini memaparkan bagaimana reka bentuk kejuruteraan (engineering design) dapat diintegrasikan ke dalam pengajaran & pembelajaran sains di bilik darjah. Perkembangan sains dan teknologi abad ke-21 yang begitu pesat telah membawa perubahan dalam setiap aspek kehidupan kita. Pendidikan STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) merup...

This collaborative action research involving a supervisor and a student teacher aims to assist 23 Form Four (16 years old) students to overcome their misconceptions on the topic of forces in equilibrium state. This study adopts the action research cycle: Identify-Plan-Act-Reflect. The pre-test results showed that students had problems in recognizin...

This chapter discusses the results of a survey of secondary school students in Sana'a city regarding Science, Technology, and Society (STS) issues. Firstly, the chapter reviews the literature in order to seek for STS issues that should be infused into the science curriculum in Yemen. Secondly, it reports the results of the survey ranking Science, T...

This paper discusses the concept of 'action' in action research. Novice teachers and teachers in school and higher education are encouraged to embark on researches related to their teaching in order to improve their teaching as well as students’ learning. The inculcations of action research culture have been fostered at all educational levels (prim...

To support the implementation of environmental education (EE) across the curriculum, WWF-Malaysia has developed Environmental Education Kit (EE-Kit) to increase the level of environmental literacy of students. Environmental literacy is a part of EE that refers to knowledge, awareness, behavior, environmental attitude and participation. The purpose...

In this study, the learning of science outside the classroom is believe to be an added value to science learning as well as it offers students to interact with the environment. This study presents data obtained from two days’ workshop on Lichen as Biological Indicator for Air Quality. The aim of the workshop is for the students to gain an understan...

Artikel ini bertujuan untuk berbagi pengalaman mengenai program penelitian pengintegrasian pendidikan STEM dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran sains di sekolah dasar dan menengah yang telah dijalankan oleh Fakulti Pendidikan, UKM (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia). Program pendidikan STEM tersebut adalah berupa pengintegrasian pemikiran kewirausahaan k...

Communication skills is one of the elements of generic skills that are essential among university students. Through their years in the university, students would have been exposed to situations, in and outside of the lecture halls, where they have to use their communication skills, for example group assignments and class presentations. Therefore, t...

The main purpose of this study describe here is to evaluate the outcome of doctoral students studying either locally or abroad competency in research. The objective is also to compare their knowledge and skills in a) information seeking, b) research methodology, c) data analysis as well as, (d) communication of the research. There is no significant...

An increasing number of graduates, especially from public institutes of higher learning in Malaysia are unemployed. A degree can no longer be regarded as an automatic passport to employment. What are the causes for this state of affairs? Is this because the job market is getting more competitive? Or are the current batch of job seekers and graduate...

Teachers are confronted with many issues regarding teaching and learning science. Currently Malaysian schools are facing difficulties in encouraging student to take up science in upper secondary. Student found science to be difficult and not enjoyable. Realizing this, alternative methods of teaching science have been proposed. Collaborative action...

Action research in classrooms is a challenge to novice lecturers in health education. Technical action research is a model of action research which involves the main researcher as identifier of research problem and proposing an intervention. This study presents a brief view on the technical action research in developing clinical competency in under...

This paper reports the research knowledge and skills of a random sample of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia postgraduate students. For the purpose of this study a questionnaire was developed and validated. It is shown to have a moderately high reliability coefficient in the construct measured. A random selection of degree and graduate students gradua...

A diagnostic instrument to identify the competencies in research knowledge and skills of doctoral student was developed. There is a need to measure student deficiencies in their preparation to conduct doctoral research in order to provide guidance and training. A four stage development of the instrument was conducted. Firstly, through a literature...

This study aims to validate a Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) scale that consists of 56 items. The instrument was distributed to 301 (16 years old) secondary science students. These students were required to respond to a 5 point Likert scale instrument. Using factorial analysis, 16 items were established which was divided into three components...

Science curriculum that emphasizes science process skills (SPS) will be able to help students acquire and understand information, as well as improve skills in critical thinking and decision making. Consequently, the SPS should be systematically taught to the students from as early as at primary school. To produce students who acquire the science pr...

This qualitative study aims to determine the contextual approach to solving physics problems by experts physics. Contextual physics problems in this study is a matter of physics that portray the experience of our daily lives. Research subjects consisted of ten experts from physics education, Syiah Kuala University. Data collection method used was a...

The purpose of this research is to investigate secondary students' knowledge and attitude towards biotechnology and its application. A questionnaire was administered to 214 (16 years old) students who are either taking Biology or General Science. The questionnaire contained 15 items measuring students' knowledge and also 28 items measuring students...

Malaysia, like other countries, experiences a sudden increase of students pursuing postgraduate education. One of the main reasons is the need to produce more researches for development and innovation. The acquisition of the skill of seeking and acquiring knowledge should be an important outcome of the program. The paper reports an evaluation of th...

This paper reports a survey which was conducted in order to determine the teachers' perception (N=1230) of science laboratory learning environment in secondary schools and its relationship with teachers' satisfaction. Teachers' perception of learning environment was measured by using the Science Laboratory Environment Inventory (SLEI) and teachers'...

The world around us is constantly changing, evolving, and most belief that it is changing in an unprecedented speed caused by globalization. As part of this ever changing society, we must also be able to adapt and learn new skills to keep up with these changes. Therefore, modern universities can no longer be contented in imparting well established...

This exploratory study examines the content of student teachers’ reflective thinking that has undergone a guided reflective thinking process. An action research methodology was employed to examine the effect of the action plan on the quality of the student teachers’ content of reflective thinking. Their reflective entries were analysed for the cont...

Feedback has been found by many research has a significant important contribution on students learning. This study is based on action research aim to improve the quality of feedback and hence students’ learning. 21 postgraduate students were asked of their reactions to the importance of feedback on their learning and what changes they would prefer....

Curriculum and Extra-Curriculum activities are one of the basic elements in school education. These activities are designed to mold students to become a rationale, pragmatic and knowledgeable citizens in an increasingly diverse and changing world. Unfortunately, in Saudi, studies which measure the extent of curriculum and Extra-Curriculum activitie...

This study is aimed to systematically design an environment constructivism module based on constructivism approach and to measure its effectiveness in instilling positive attitudes towards enviroment. This study involves secondary students, from two different schools in Pekanbaru, Riau Indonesia. This quasi-experimental study employs pre and post c...

The purpose of this study was to examine the validity and reliability of a Malaysian application of the Teachers' Teaching Practices (TTP) instrument. The TTP originally consisted of 25 items with two subscales, for teacher-centered teaching and student-centered teaching. The study involved 254 respondents, all secondary school mathematics teachers...

It is argued that science curriculum in their current situation in Saudi Arabia do not achieve the objective of teaching basic concepts related to enhanced concept of environment or understanding relationships of interaction between man and environment. The curriculum also failed to develop students’ critical mind as well as problem solving skills,...

This study examines the effect of action research on the professional development of supervisor and student teacher in a practicum setting. In this collaborative action research, both the supervisor and student teacher identified problems of teaching physics for 16 years old students, planned an action to overcome it,excuted and reflect on the effe...

Now-a-days people think of their responsibility to maintain and protect the environment and this is the responsibility of all including the government, private sectors and individuals. The concept of Environmental Citizenship (EC) redefines the relationship of people and nature and reiterates that environmental conservation is everybody's sole resp...

The aim of this study is to how pre-service teachers developed their PCK with the assistance of the supervisor during teaching practice. This study employs an action research methodology examining what aspects of the supervisory skills that help promote pre service teachers’ PCK and the effect of the action plan on their development of PCK. Three s...

This paper reports the experience of Malaysian schools students in the learning of research skills through project work (as part of the course work in the social science subjects). The revision of Malaysian school curriculum using an integrated approach has brought a number of changes in the delivery of the curriculum. One of it is the introduction...

There is a need to prepare doctoral students with research skills before and during their research work at graduate level, especially in the writing of their thesis. Too often faculty assumed graduate students are prepared for embarking research, especially in using library or seeking knowledge through the use of information technology, the writing...

This study aimed to identify the role of second language (English) through the examination of relationship between students self efficacy and achievement motivation with their achievement. Results of the study found significant relationship between self efficacy in English language and achievement motivation with students’ achievement in science wh...

This study is designed specifically to measure the effectiveness of contextual teaching and learning of Biology on the students’ problem solving skills, and scientific attitude among secondary school students in Pekanbaru, Riau Indonesia. This quasi experiment involved some 215 form VII students from three government schools, segregated based on th...

This exploratory study examines physics teachers’ views of the effect of cartoons on learning and teaching physics. A 25 item survey questionnaire was distributed to 50 physics teachers. The questionnaire comprised of two main constructs: a) Positive Effects of Cartoon on Learning and b) Positive Effects of Cartoon on Teaching. Findings showed that...

In a world of global market competition, the secondary level education has become a part of basic education. Secondary schools are vested with the responsibility of imparting knowledge, skills and attitudes essential for individuals to fit into society and be able to contribute fruitfully to its development. This article analyses the development of...

Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan hubungan antara kepercayaan matematik, metakognisi dan perwakilan masalah dengan kejayaan penyelesaian masalah matematik pelajar. Sampel terdiri daripada 644 pelajar tingkatan empat di Selangor, yang dipilih menggunakan teknik multistage cluster sampling. Tiga instrumen digunakan, iaitu Instrumen Kepercayaan Ma...

This paper reports on the level of scientific culture among Malaysian and Japanese students. Japanese students were used as comparison because Malaysia looks at to Japan as a model for science and technology development. The findings suggest that the level of scientific culture of Malaysian students is significantly higher than that of Japanese stu...

Based on the need to develop the nation’s science and technological advancement through science education, science educationists are searching for a suitable learning model that integrates innovative technological thinking. One way in conceptualizing this learning model, this study seeks to understand the thinking of scientist entrepreneurs who had...

Webbings are used in parachute assemblies as reinforcing units for the strength they provide. The strength of these seams is an important characteristic which has a substantial influence on the mechanical property of the parachute assemblies. It is well established that factors such as fabric width, folding length of joint, seam design and seam typ...

The complexity of science teaching requires science teachers to encounter a range of tasks. Some tasks are perceived as stressful while others are not. This study aims to investigate the extent to which different teaching situations lead to different stress levels. It also aims to identify the easiest and most difficult conditions to be regarded as...