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Promoting Critical Thinking Skills among Students in KSSR classroom
Get PDFStudents need to be equipped with critical thinking skills as they are the 21st century skills that will help students to face challenges in life ahead. Teachers themselves should be first to be equipped with the skills before they could teach student
Employer’s Branding and Employee Engagement of Furniture Retailer in Klang Valley
Get PDF1. To find out the relationship between employer branding and employee engagement in furniture retailing company
2. The state of employees’ engagement
3. The gender differences in their engagement towards their organisatio
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (wmsds) complaints among workers at aluminium smelting company at Bukit Raja, Klang
Get PDFThe main objective of this study is to know WMSDs complaints among workers at
Daiki Aluminium Industry (M) Sdn. Bhd. in various body regions. The data were obtained
from Nordic Questionnaire distributed among the staffs and self-construct demographic
questionnaires. It was carried out in 2 months from early June 2018 until end of July 2018 at
Daiki Aluminium Industry (M) Sdn. Bhd. Out of total 84 staffs, the questionnaires were
distributed to only 35 – 50 respondents and received from 40 respondents. The prevalence of
musculoskeletal disorder in 14 anatomical areas of the body regions (lower back, upper back,
neck, hands and wrist, shoulders, upper arms, elbow and forearm, stomach, chest, upper legs,
knees, lower legs, ankles and feet) were evaluated. This study found that 38 out of 40
respondents (95%) had experiences WMSDs in at least one body region. The most common
areas generally are at lower back (52.5%), upper back (47.5%) and feet (37.5%). As a
conclusion, this study confirmed that workers of Daiki Aluminium Industry (Malaysia) Sdn.
Bhd. suffered from various types of WMSDs due to ergonomic risk factors such as repetitive,
force, awkward posture, long duration exposure, vibration and workstation design. Therefore,
improvement plan need to develop at the workplace to reduce the WMSDs symptoms and
effects towards the workers and to be a better workplace. Indirectly can improve productivity
and reduce medical cost of the company. (Abstract by author
Shanghai Open University (SOU) International Staff Exchange Fellowship Program (Duration: 15 May – 26 May 2017)
No full textTo share experience, conduct an independent study and collaborate with SO
The Learner’s Engagement in the Learning Process designed based on the Experiential Learning theory in Post Graduate Program at Open University Malaysia
Get PDFThe purpose of this study was to:
1. observe the level of engagement in a learning process in ‘grasp experience’ and ‘transform experience’ section.
2. evaluate the level of engagement in an online forum between ‘grasp experience’ and ‘transform experience’ section.
3. clarify the level of engagement through the posting in an online forum, which reflects the actual ‘experience.
Primary School Teachers’ Understanding of Critical Thinking in KSSR Classroom and Its Importance to Students
Get PDFTo investigate the primary school teachers’ understanding of critical thinking skills in KSSR classroom. To explore teachers’ perception on the importance of critical thinking to student
Development of a Multidisciplinary Approach to Compute Sustainability Indices for Semiconductor Manufacturing Plant - a Singapore Perspective
Get PDFSemiconductors are made of a solid crystalline material, usually silicone, formed into a simple
diode or many integrated circuits. Semiconductor industries, which consumes large amounts of
chemical and energy and large volumes of water, falls under the high hazard installation category
in Singapore. Sustainability index computation and eventually benchmarking has not been
studied for any privately listed companies in Singapore and in particular not studied for
semiconductor manufacturing plants in Singapore. The objective of the study will be to
determine the broad based parameters on sustainability indicators, determine the relationship
between various parameters of sustainability, develop weightage factor for each parameters and
develop a working model that will compute sustainability indices for semiconductor
manufacturing environment in Singapore. Survey questionnaire was used and analysis of survey
was done using known tools such as SPSS. Analytical hierarchy Process was used for computing
weightage for the various parameters of sustainability. Based on the various models on
sustainability, the proposed model involves four major constructs namely, management,
employee wellbeing, resources and compliance. In the model chosen for this study,
Sustainability index (SI) is a function of organization’s wellbeing, (W), Resources (R),
Compliance (C), and possession of a management system (M). Being a versatile decision
making tool, Analytical hierarchy process (AHP) model was used to determine the weightage for
each functional element. A simplified formula was computed for this study, which is
SI = (0.375*Wellbeing+ 0.25*Compliance+ 0.25*Resource+ 0.125*Management)/5. SI for the
two companies were deduced from the survey and substituting these values in the equation for
SI, SI for company A was computed as 80% and for company B it was computed as 85%. This
meant SI for company B was better than that of company A and that company B is less riskier
than company A A working model thus was formed for sustainability indexing for
semiconductor manufacturing plants in Singapore, which can be extended to other manufacturing
plants in Singapore and region. Further the study can be improved by incorporating other
parameters such as economics. (Abstract by Author
The Mediating Effects of Motivation and Job Satisfaction Between Organisational Citizenship Behaviour and Organisational Climate of Primary School Teachers in Kuala Terengganu
No full textIn view of the deteriorating performance demonstrated by 80% of Malaysian schools, quality
issues in school systems has taken the centre stage of discussion by policy-makers and
administrators on how best to uplift Malaysia’s performance in TIMSS and PISA from the
bottom three to the top three of participating countries by the year 2025 (Malaysian Educational
Blueprint, 2013-2025). Despite Malaysia is having many excellent teachers, a 2011 research
discovered that only 50% of lessons were conducted in an effective manner (AKEPT, 2011).
This may be attributed to not only pedagogical factors but also psychological factors (such as
motivation, satisfaction, and organisational citizenship behaviour) are having influence on the
attitudes and behaviours of teachers. Thus, it is imperative to investigate teachers’ organisational
citizenship behaviours, job satisfaction and motivation as these factors have strong implications
on their teaching performance as it will consequently affect the students’ academic achievements
and in the long run affect the school organisational climate. Hence, this study examined the
mediating effects of motivation and job satisfaction between teacher organisational citizenship
behaviour and organisational climate as well as the determinants of effective organisational
climate using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis via AMOS and SPSS. The
computations yielded multiple variable relationships which depict the role of mediating variables
within a logical path analysis framework. A survey research design was used to conduct a study
on a sample of 500 teachers selected from public primary schools in Kuala Terengganu.
Quantitative data were collected by using survey questionnaire. The results of the study indicated
that teacher job satisfaction was the main predictor of their school organisational climate with
substantial contributions from teacher perceived organisational citizenship behaviour, age and
tenure. It was also found that teacher job satisfaction and motivation mediated the relationship
between teacher organisational citizenship behaviour and school organisational climate. Thus, it
is hoped that the findings of this study will add to the field of knowledge on the determinants of
organisational climate. (Abstract by Author
Stressors Experienced During Clinical Placement Among Diploma Nursing Students In Kolej Poly-tech Mara, Kota Bharu, Kelantan
No full textThe aim of this project was to determine stress levels and to identify the main stressors that contribute to stress among Kolej Poly-Tech Mara (KPTM) nursing students during their clinical placement in order to help them overcome it. A total of 324 respondents undergoing training at KPTM participated in this project. The questionnaire consisting of six common stressors with 30 items using a 5-point Likert Scale was used to measure the level of stress among the respondents during their clinical placement. The data collected was examined for normal distribution, and inferential statistics such as correlations were used to seek relationships. The results indicated that the main stressors that contributed to stress among KPTM nursing students were from both environment, along with assignments and workload. There was moderate level of stress among KPTM nursing students during clinical placement and the factor that contributed to stress was due to the the possibility of making an error. Clinical placement is an essential component for nursing student's training. The practice allows nursing students the opportunity to relate the theory into practice during nursing care towards the patients. Findingsfrom this study will provide the nursing educators, clinical instructors with a meaningful understanding of the importance of clinical placement experience
