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The Effect of a Speed-Reading Course on Reading Comprehension of Impulsive and Reflective Learners
Get PDFReading comprehension is a daunting task for many ESL learners in the context of Malaysia. Also, little attention, if any, has been accorded to how reflectivity and
impulsivity affect language learners’ reading comprehension. To solve this problem, this study focused on the effect of an intervention in the form of a speed reading course
on the reading comprehension of reflective and impulsive ESL learners at a college in Malaysia. A confirmatory sequence mixed-methods study was designed. Based on the results of the Nelson Denny Reading pretest, selected samples (n=142) were divided into three groups, i.e., one control group and two experimental groups of impulsive and reflective learners. Barrats et al. (1995) impulsivity test and Kember et al. (2000) reflectivity test was used to group the participants into reflective and impulsive learners.
Also 18 reading passages were assigned to the participants in 18 sessions of the treatment course. While the control group read the texts at their convenience, the
experimental group recorded their reading time in a score sheet. This information and their reading scores were used to check their progress throughout the course. The
comparison the pretest and post-test results allowed the researcher to answer the research questions. As the results of the study revealed, while the speed reading course
affected the participants’ reading comprehension, impulsivity or reflectivity did not result in any significant differences. The participants’ reading time was significantly decreased; however, no significant difference was observed between the impulsive and the reflective learners in terms of reading time. Also, after interviewing 13 respondents, the qualitative analysis results through Qualitative Content Analysis (QCA) revealed that the respondents noticed increased efficiency and better comprehension, realized reading techniques, gained confidence in speed reading, found reading easier and more
joyful. Time management, answering all questions, reading the whole text, and understanding difficult vocabulary items were among the course's challenges. The respondents also suggested strategy instruction, more practice tests, teaching the essay format and group work to be added to the course. This study has pedagogical implications for course designers and language teachers
The Influence of Predictive Technology on Business Sustainability in Oil and Gas Support Services Industry
Get PDFThis study focuses on the role of predictive technology in enhancing business sustainability within the oil and gas support service industry. The oil and gas industry is under increasing pressure to improve its environmental and social performance while maintaining profitability. Predictive technology, which involves the use of data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, has the potential to enhance business sustainability by improving operational efficiency, reducing costs, and minimizing environmental impacts. This study examines the imperatives of predictive technology adoption and implementation, as well as the challenges and opportunities associated with its use. A qualitative approach is used to investigate the use of predictive technology within a specific oil and gas support service company. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and document analysis to meet the research objectives. Participants of this study were managers and technical experts from the oil and gas support services industry in several cities within Malaysia. The findings of the study indicate that the industry players perceived predictive technology can significantly improve business sustainability by several ways namely increase operational efficiency, cost savings, better asset management, better service to the customer, enable well-informed decision and better risk management. Despite some challenges the adopters believe that factors such as data quality and security, sound financial resources, skilled technical talent, government support, labour mobility and the growth of digital economy are enablers essential for successful adoption of predictive technology leading to business sustainability. Subsequently, the study reports the key elements of sustainable strategy with regard to implementing predictive technology that is collaborative partnerships, business scalability planning, talent management, leadership and change management as well as continuous monitoring and evaluation. This study proposes a framework of predictive technology implementation toward enhancing business sustainability from the oil and gas support services industry, which may assist industrialists in planning for effective technology adoption. The findings of this study limits generalizability to other business environment, which is common for qualitative research. While the study primarily focuses on an exploratory study of predictive technology's imperatives, further research could examine empirically to a larger sample, the factors found by this research
The Dynamics of Beef Industry in Malaysia: A Case Study of Nusantara Meat Berhad
Get PDFThis study examines the factors and challenges of the beef industry in Malaysia. This qualitative study uses an in depth interview methodology. Thirteen stakeholder informants were selected, involving beef producers, competitors, customers, and government officials. Based on the literature review, the beef industry faces various challenges and obstacles, such as production, land availability, animal feed costs, labour costs, cattle recruitment, and livestock innovation. In addition to the supply and marketing issues, prices, promotions, competition, government regulations, logistics processing units, finance and exchange rates are also being identified. This study has also discovered obstacles relating to the beef industry’s growth. Unstructured and semi-structured questions were asked of the informants who participated in these in-depth interviews. Information collected from interviews and in-depth observations was analysed through mnemonic writing. The results are organised according to basic, organisational, and global themes. In conclusion, this study summarised a qualitative phenomenon about the beef industry and its contribution to the country’s economic growth. It also suggests future research, implications, and theoretical and practical issues for stakeholders in dealing with the beef industry issues in Malaysia
Phenomenological Study of Women Entrepreneurs and Their Impact on Socio-Economic Growth in Malaysia
Get PDFThe study was conducted on women entrepreneurship and socio-economic growth in Malaysia. The study on women entrepreneurship in Malaysia was on Women entrepreneurship is said to be the emerging phenomenon of the 21th Century. It has been recognised that today women are as likely as men seeking business opportunities around them. Women entrepreneurs are able to contribute to socioeconomic development of the country. However, women entrepreneurs were found to encounter internal and external barriers to their business growth. Based on the literature review on entrepreneurship highlighted numerous constraints and barriers to women entrepreneurship which include amongst others gender-biased, lack of entrepreneurial and business skills, finance and even the personality characteristics of women. In this study there were four factors and barriers facing entrepreneurship growth were identified. They were personality traits, business skills, knowledge and training, the need for government support system and support systems that contribute to women entrepreneurship growth and the socio-economic growth of the country. In order to answer these four objectives, this study conducted a focus group method in order to clearly understand the phenomenon of women entrepreneurship in Malaysia. It has been informed the focus group approach is commonly used in social science research. A selected group of 10 key person women entrepreneurs answered the interview and discussion via online focus group discussion. The structured questionnaires were also distributed to the 10 entrepreneurs participated and responded in focus group discussion. The focus group discussion centred on four themes on women entrepreneurship development, women and its contribution to socio-economic growth, including household income, employment and society wellbeing. Data collection on entrepreneurial psychological factors, barriers to women entrepreneurship success and growth, government support systems and the social and economic growth of the country were gathered from the focus group discussion and were analysed using NVIVO software package. The results of the study were tabulated based on four themes and sub themes. In conclusion this research has established a woman entrepreneurship socio-economic model in Malaysia. A causal relationship model configured variables as a main guidance for entrepreneurship stakeholders and practitioners. This study was a phenomenological study on woman entrepreneurship and its effect on women socio-economic growth in Malaysia. The study provided implications to stakeholders in addressing women entrepreneurship problems and barrier to women business growth. It was recommended that further research on women entrepreneurship will be based on industrial and business sectors dominated by women
Successful of Asnaf Entrepreneur: The Role of Knowledge, Skills, and Ability
Get PDFAsnaf entrepreneurs who experience success prove that Zakat contributes to poverty alleviation of Mustahiq. This study desires to test the effect of knowledge, skills, and abilities variables on the Asnaf entrepreneur's success. The research design used the mono method quantitatively. Testing of the hypothesis is done by using a structural model approach. A questionnaire collected data with clustered random sampling. Respondent is Asnaf entrepreneurs who had received zakat assistance from the National Board of Zakat (Baznas). Their businesses were still running in three provinces (West Java, DKI Jakarta, and Banten). Data has been collected from the Asnaf entrepreneur analysis using the SmartPLS application. The test results on the three dimensions of competency have a positive value. The skill and ability variables significantly affect the Asnaf entrepreneur's success. The test results show an r2 value of 0.394, which indicates that 39.4% of the Asnaf entrepreneur's success factors are influenced by the three variable. Zakat management entities can respond positively to these findings by increasing the Asnaf competency. These findings become inputs in formulating strategies to perform Mustahiq transformation through the Asnaf entrepreneurial program
Examining Individual Tendency to Respond to Phishing E-Mails from the Perspective of Protection Motivation Theory
Get PDFPhishing e-mails are major cyber threats not only to organisations but also to individuals. In many cases of reported phishing incidents, individuals fall prey to the trap of phishing e-mails because they believe the e-mails they received are legit. Previous studies have identified individual personality traits as one of the factors that can cause a person to become a victim of phishing attacks. Separately, different studies have also revealed that individuals’ handling of phishing threats and their actions to cope with such threats as other factors that can lead to a similar problem. To help understand the reason why certain types of personality traits are more inclined to respond to phishing e-mails, this study examined the role of individual protection motivation as the possible determinant that could further explain the relationships between personality traits and an individual’s response to phishing e-mails. The findings from 400 analysed data revealed that different personality traits except the trait of openness, exhibit different levels of perception in terms of their respective protection motivation. The study also found that individuals' tendency to respond to phishing e-mails depends on how they perceive the phishing threats and how they cope with such threats. Specifically, analysis of the results revealed that individuals with the trait of neuroticism have a high likelihood of responding to phishing emails. The study contributes to the body of knowledge by expanding the application of the Protection Motivation Theory to explain why certain types of personality traits have a higher tendency to respond to phishing e-mails than others. To avoid becoming phishing victims, individuals and as well as organisations should, therefore, put in greater efforts to ensure effective and sufficient coping strategies are in place to counter such threats. The implementation of anti-phishing training and phishing awareness campaigns can facilitate the attainment of this objective
Impact Analysis of Structural and Non-Structural Program and Collaboration of Stakeholder to Productivity of Sustainable Flood Mitigation Management
Get PDFThe flood occurred in 3 Cis in Banten Province dan 5 rivers in Ambon-Seram Maluku Province has interrupted the stability and productivity of the river which serves as one of the sources of life for the ecosystem, including the community living around them. Therefore, the river management and flood mitigation should be professionally handled to be more beneficial and may secure the community and other ecosystem. Flood Management in Selected River Basin (FMSRB) program has contributed to improving the flood mitigation productivity by reducing water volume and water inundation, as the impact of realization of both structural and non-structural activity options, along with the collaborative approach among stakeholder. The result of formative evaluation study with Sub-Directorate of Agriculture and Food team indicates that the impact of structural/infrastructure activities realization to the productivity of flood mitigation is very high at 58.60% and high at 31.40%. While the empowerment-based stakeholder collaboration approach has been affecting to the flood mitigation management performance and good behavior awareness which is very high at 48.60% and high at 35.70%. This study has not been responding 100% since there is still other factor that needs further study
Relationships between cognitive pattern recognition and specific mathematical domains in mathematics education
Get PDFThis research aims to propose a strategy for equitable development by gathering information on the living conditions of people in rural areas and grouping villages based on the Community Standard of Living Index (CSLI). Rural areas often face issues such as poverty, inequality, and inadequate access to services, necessitating a rural development strategy for poverty alleviation and empowerment of rural communities. The foundation of successful surveybased research is accurately describing the practices, conditions, experiences, personal characteristics, or opinions of respondents through the questions asked. The stages of this study include the validation of 38 criteria by experts, verification and evaluation using the MOO-Fuzzy Delphi method, weighting with the RR method, village scoring, and clustering using the SOM method. The scores from all respondents were calculated and used as input for the scoring process, which determined the village score. The results indicate that 10 villages fall into the Poor Level of CSLI group. The innovation of this study lies in the method used to develop the Community Standard of Living Index for each village, providing a potential solution for addressing the lack of community participation and delays in presenting information about development conditions in villages
The Role of Madrasah Principal and Human Resources Development in Improving the Quality of Madrasah Aliyah at Central Lampung
Get PDFThe purpose of this study was to determine whether there is an influence between the role of the principal of Madrasah Aliyah and the development of Human Resources in improving the quality of Madrasah Aliyah in Central Lampung. The research uses quantitative methods. The results of the first study indicate that there is a significant influence between the role of the principal on the development of Human Resources with a level of influence of 19.62%. Second, there is a significant influence between the development of human resources on improving the quality of Madrasah Aliyah 23.81%. Third, the simultaneous influence of the role of the principal and the development of human resources on improving the quality of Madrasah Aliyah is 45.97%. The remaining 54.03% improvement in the quality of Madrasah Aliyah in Central Lampung Regency is influenced by other factors (role of government, environment, infrastructure, student input and others)
Financial Performance Analysis of Sharia Commercial Banks in Indonesia
Get PDFThe evaluation of financial performance in the banking industry is crucial since it allows for the identification of a bank's state of health by describing the accomplishments accomplished in operational activities. The purpose of this study is to analyze the performance of Islamic Commercial Banks in Indonesia for the 2019-2021 period, the operational review includes Earning Asset-based financing based on Quality, Number of financing customers and third party funds at Islamic Commercial Banks in Indonesia. This study uses a qualitative descriptive design. This research data is secondary data for the publication of the annual financial statements of Islamic banks for the 2019-2021 period. The data period was chosen as a consideration for the Covid-19 pandemic and the new normal in Indonesia. The census sampling was chosen to determine the research sample, namely 15 Islamic Commercial Banks in Indonesia. Based on the results and discussion, it can be concluded that Islamic Commercial Banks registered with the OJK for the 2019-2021 period have good financial performance. This can be seen from the performance assessment based on the quality of earning assets, Third Party Funds and Financing, Receivables and Sala