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Examining the relationship amongst MyVLE, Learners' competency, and exam anxiety in OUM : empirical findings using Structural Equation Modelling
Get PDFFactors Contributing To Medication Errors And Failure To Report Errors Among U29 Nurses In Hospital University Sains Malaysia
No full textThis quantitative-oriented research was conducted to identify factors that contributed to errors in dispensing medication among nurses and to understand why nurses did not report their errors in dispensing. In this study a total of 284 U29 nurses participated in focusing on factors contributing to medication errors and failure to report the errors. In this study, analysis of the data collected was made in two sections; dispensing errors and failure to report the errors in giving medication. According to Evans et al. (2006) although nurses may not admit directly to such errors, they expressed their perceptions towards situations described in the questionnaire items as contributing to medication errors among nurses. Almost all in the sample of 284 chose not to report medication errors because they could not identify the cause of dispensing errors; other nurses perceived that the individual involved is not competent in performing the task. Other reasons include fear that the action will be exposed by the management, to avoid publicity from the media, and there is no difference in reporting or not reporting the medication errors. This study was done not only for exploring factors of medication errors; it also aspires to identify problems that arise in hospital services and in order to maintain the quality of health care. The management should consider the impact of medication errors and failure to report medication errors on the nursing profession and quality image of the hospital
Using a Choice Experiment (CE) in an Open and Distance Learning (ODL) Context in Malaysia
No full textThere are approximately 65 private higher education providers in Malaysia as of February 2015. There are several institutions that offer the open and distance learning (ODL) mode as their primary teaching and learning pedagogy (Malaysian Qualifications Agency [MQA], 2015). The flexibility of ODL mode has caused significant competition in the education industry. This is because a high level of flexibility meets the needs of adult learners, as they tend to face more obstacles in their quest for education; they have other commitments in life, such as their family and career. The aim of this study is to investigate the attributes that are mostly valued by ODL learners when choosing an ODL higher education institution in Malaysia and to obtain the marginal value of the selected attributes via the consumers' willingness-to-pay (WTP) price. Although there have been studies on the attributes that influence a student's choice of university, none have used choice experiment (CE) theory, along with WTP measurement and basic multinomial logit (MNL) model, to examine such attributes. The sample for this study was 320 persons who agreed to participate in face-to-face interviews. The results indicated that respondents have the highest WTP when an institution's reputation increases from less satisfactory to satisfactory level (RM1,907.75 to RM1,980.20 per semester) based on basic MNL model. It indicates the respondents in this study placed the highest value on the reputation of the education institutions. The results help ODL education institutions to introduce the right marketing strategy and educational services to influence the selection of education provider and to provide appropriate facilities and services to ODL learners in Malaysia in order to enhance its sustainability in the highly competitive education industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHO
What is an E-Learning Professional?
Get PDFThis paper begins by giving definitions of professionals and
professionalism. A brief introduction to the characteristics and traits
of E-learning professionals in the context of E-learning is also
provided. The paper concludes with competences/skills that Elearning
professionals need to have; technology, communication,
research and practice related skills to bring together experience and
knowledge on E-learning into everyday practices. [ABSTRACT BY AUTHOR
Prevalence And Levels of Burnout Among Nurses In Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II Kota Bharu, Kelantan
Get PDFThe main objective of this study is to evaluate the nurses' level of burnout and identify the factors that influence it. Burnout, one such stress-related outcome, has been conceptualised as a multidimensional construct consisting of emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and reduced personal accomplishment. Items adapted and translated from Maslach Burnout Inventory were used to collect data from 60 respondents. Among the respondents, 5.0% showed a high level of Emotional Exhaustion while 95.0% were at the moderate and mild level. Respondents with a high level of Depersonalization constitute 3.3% while 96.7% were at a moderate and mild level. Analysis show that 48.2% are at the high and moderate level for Personal Accomplishment while 51.7% is still at the lower level. Mean score for Personal Accomplishment
33.53 as oppose to Emotional Exhaustion 15.90 and Depersonalization 3.60 indicate a low level of burnout characteristic among the staff nurses. Correlation analysis suggest a significant but moderate relationship between Emotional Exhaustion and Depersonalization r = 0.62, p<0.05. Aconducive working environment was suggested as a way of improving quality of health care and to hinder burnout
Credit Card Practices, Attitudes, Problems And Risks Among Individuals: Empirical Findings Using Structural Equation Model
No full textCredit card unhealthy practices have been a world-wide challenge in the global business
environment for years. The effect of default hits not only the victim, but also the banks, credit
card companies and merchants. The objective of this paper is to examine the relationship
amongst practices, attitudes, problems and risks related to credit card usage. A literature review
on prior studies has indicated that there is a methodological gap to be filled in this area. Novelty
is achieved by the usage of partial least square (PLS) model in answering the hypotheses.
Multilevel method analysis using PLS allows for efficiency, convergence and power when
investigating the causal effects in the two-level data, ensuring that the support for hypothesis is
much more acceptable. Out of the 150 total survey questionnaires distributed, 114 were returned
and used. Face to face data collection method was employed to enhance the response rate. Prior
to collecting the data, the content of the survey questionnaire was reviewed by a content expert
to enhance the understandability of the instrument. Mean analysis was performed to describe the
profile of respondents. Mann Whitney test reports (p = 0.71) indicated that bias did not exist in
this study, whereas Kolmogorov-Smirnov test in this paper showed (p > 0.05) proving normality
in the data distribution. Convergent validity (average variance extracted > 0.50; composite
reliability > 0.80) was also reported prior to presenting the final model. There is a relationship
between problem, reason and risks related to credit card usage (p < 0.01). Missing bill payment
due dates and paying the debts late could lead to many risks to the users. Poor financing habits
can jeopardise relationships and can lead people to spend more than what is necessary.
However, the relationship between the reason of using credit cards and the risk related to it is
not significant (p = 0.13). Future researchers are suggested to include moderating and
mediating factors in the structural equation model to narrow down the methodological gap
available in this area. [ABSTRACT BY AUTHORS
Generation X and Purchase Intention Toward Green Cosmetic and Skin Care Products
No full textThe significant increase of green awareness among people throughout the world has created tremendous
implications on the cosmetics industry. However, in Malaysia, the market for green cosmetics and skin care is
still in its infancy. Consequently, this study had been undertaken to investigate generation X‘s behavior in
purchasing green products which is crucial since they form one of the biggest target groups among cosmetic
users. Thus, this study examines Malaysia’s Generation X consumers’ purchasing intention for green cosmetics
and skin care products. Specifically, the current study examines the relationship of psychological factors of
consumer values i.e. health consciousness, environmental consciousness, self-image consciousness among
generation X’s attitude towards purchase intention of green cosmetics and green skin care in Malaysia. The
results of the regression analyses showed that health consciousness has significant relationship with attitude
towards the purchasing of green cosmetics and skin care products. However, the reverse was found on
environmental consciousness and self image that indicated no relationship to purchase intension. Consequently,
attitude factor was found to mediate the relationship between consumer values and green purchase intention. In
addition, the findings from the analyses also revealed that past purchase experience was the most significant
determinant to purchase intention. This study implies that producers of green products must be able to convey
their green message to the intended target market, especially when these groups are actively engaged in
environmental practices and issues. Future researches should consider a nationwide survey covering samples
from other generation groups as well as be gender based which would be more significant in making a
generalization [ABSTRACT BY AUTHORS
Development of Domain Ontology for a Semantic Online Forum
No full textOntology has the potential to structure domain knowledge and
formally represent the knowledge in a more precise, explicit, consensusbased and meaningful manner. However, to our knowledge, none have
made an effort to integrate forum discussion with subject module
knowledge into ontologies to enhance learning of the subject taught. As
such, it is the interest of this paper to reuse, classify, integrate and
semantically organize both of this knowledge by means of ontological
structure. Thus, detail of the ontology development process is presented
consisting of two main phases: Namely knowledge acquisition (from
both the subject module and forum discussion) and knowledge
modeling. The resulting ontology was evaluated via the use of a
prototype, a concept annotation task and questionnaires. Findings indicate
that the proposed ontology model is sufficient to accommodate learning
needs according to the assessment of experts. (Abstract by authors
A Quality Framework for OER
Get PDFQuality in teaching and learning has always
attracted the attention of policy makers, educators, parents
and students. It is the bedrock of a quality output-the
student and it marks the effectiveness and efficiency of the
provider. The quality of teaching and learning is constantly
questioned due to many reasons, some of which could be
skills and knowledge of the teaching and learning process,
the competency of the educator in the content knowledge,
the passion and attitude of the educator vis-à-vis the
expectations of students. This phenomenon has become
more urgent as the availability of free electronic learning
resources is equated to higher quality. As a teacher and
also an e-learning educator, i find the sharing of open
educational resources or OERs freely ( as per CC License)
a right move towards increasing the quality of learning and
hence democratization of education. However there seems
to be some concerns as per the quality of the OERs. After
all the whole idea of the OERs apart from “sharing
resources freely and making an institutional mark” is also
to ensure we overcome the constantly nudging issue of
ineffective learning. Now that OERs have been created, it
is important to evaluate the effectiveness of these OERs.
This paper will first look at some crucial definitions,
followed by a review of available efforts on quality of
OERs and end with some case studies and suggestions. (Abstract by authors