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Effectiveness of Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) as a Tool for Formative Assessment of Practical and Experimental Skill for Pre-University Students in Biology Course
Full text linkIn many science courses or subjects, lectures (theory) and practical (hands-on) are integrated with the view that theory can be explained in the lecture and then applied and tested in the practical class (Whitworth & Wright, 2015). Similarly, in the Biology course for Centre for Pre-
University Studies, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, a lecture on Introduction to Laboratory Instrumentation was conducted. Meanwhile, the practical application and demonstration for this topic were also carried out. The objectives for this practical are to describe the usage and to define the
functions of basic laboratory equipment and apparatus as well as to demonstrate the correct way of handling basic laboratory equipment and apparatus
Teaching and Learning activities for Environmental Biotechnology
No full textDespite numerous advantages offered by the existing educational portals such as eLEAP, the platform somehow has some inadequacies such as small upload file size and limited attractive features for content creation. As a result, these have limited some activities of remote teaching and
learning (T & L). Social media and animation software offer several attractive features that may overcome the aforementioned problems. In this project, we introduced the use of YouTube, Instagram and an animated doodle software, Doodly to support remote T & L activities for STB3022 Environmental Biotechnology, which was taken by 134
students in Semester 2, 2019/2020. A YouTube channel was created and used as a platform for students’ presentation and for posting Doodly videos created by the instructors. The links of the Doodly videos were also embedded in eLEAP. Additionally, the delivery of the course was boosted by an Instagram page, Biotechnologists at UNIMAS, which acted
as a platform for fostering ‘learning during leisure time’ culture amongst the students. Overall, the approach resulted in excellent academic performance and positive feedbacks from the students. Although the approach was demonstrated within a Biotechnology context, the utility of the approaches is applicable for other science or non-science courses
Experiential Learning in Introducing Information Systems
Full text linkIntroducing new knowledge with certain depth such as “Information Systems” to pre-university level has always been challenging. Majority of the students came from pure sciences background, and there are some among them with IT sciences in SPM yet still have limited exposure to
the ICT field. To tackle this issue, experiential learning was implemented. The students undergo a series of activities for them to experience the workflow of a System Analyst before facing the assessment for this learning unit. A System Analyst expertise and specialize in Information
Systems building and designing
Inquiry-based Assessment – Transforming Wonder into Knowledge
Full text linkTransformative or transformation learning is one of the learning theory which focuses on enhancing the student’s ability to learn by initiating their critical thinking based on new information [1]. Through transformative learning, the educators can create active learning [2], where the students or learners can thrive. There are many approaches
to perform transformation learning. As for Digital Signal Processing (DSP) course, an inquiry-based assessment is designed for the students. It is based on real-inquiry-based problems to measure the targeted Learning Outcome (LO). The assessment is initiated and adapted based on the
structured inquiry formation to attain the breadth and depth on the specific knowledge and information. This is then supported by the related evidence and facts gathered using and during the investigative processes
Visual representation of students’ experience : alternative assessment during COVID-19 Movement Control Order
Full text linkThe recent COVID-19 Movement Control Order has driven the need adopt an innovative approach in conducting assessment that exclude face-to-face interaction. For MDP30609 Community Medicine and Public Health posting, the assessment has been modified by adopting the Alternative Assessment method. The Alternative Assessment is regarded as comprehensive, where it assesses the candidates’ ability to integrate writing task and performance, divergent thinking in solving problems and enhancement of meaning skills. In addition to presenting a research proposal and drafting a journal manuscript for publication, a group of year three medical students were asked to produce a comic on the
prevention of COVID-19 aimed at primary school children in a rural community. Through comic production, the students can use it as a learning tool that foster empathy, cultivate awareness towards social issues and strengthen observational skills – of which, are all relevant skills in medical training. The other main goals are to encourage students to self-reflect, embrace creativity, improve their communication skills through visual storytelling, and more importantly, to shape their professional identity as future medical doctors
Transforming Physical Hands-on Laboratory Practice to Remote Laboratory Experimentation : A COVID-19 Experience
Full text linkKNS 2601 is a laboratory course for Hydraulics and Geotechnical taught to Second-year students. The course exposes students to the technical background of hydraulics and geotechnical standard tests. Students are expected to comprehend and apply the principles of analysis and the scope of works in the hydraulics and geotechnical field. It is aimed to enhance students understanding from hands-on experience through standardized procedure and equipment provided in the laboratory. The experiments conducted are open-ended laboratory experimentations, where students
need to come out with their own procedure and hypothesis. The course covers the psychomotor domain of P4 (Mechanism) and Critical Thinking (CT) skills. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the instructors needed to outline a practical solution that could satisfy the outlined
learning outcomes and expected taxonomies as quickly as possible. The pandemic hit us during the mid-semester break, when most students have completed half of the laboratory experiments (total of eight laboratory sessions) – leaving the course half-finished. Hence, a digitalbased learning experience with an introduction to virtual laboratory practice was introduced. Demonstration videos were prepared for students to access and ‘experience’ the experiments whilst not being physically present in the laboratory
E-SULAM Preservation of Bidayuh Language and Culture
Full text linkThis project was originally a SULAM (Service Learning Malaysia - University for Society) project, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic and MCO, it was modified into an eSULAM project. The main outcome at the end of the day was that the students can come up with a way to preserve, sustain and disseminate knowledge of language and culture of a chosen community, which in this case is the Bidayuh community. The product decided after much discussion amongst the students was a website to showcase information about the Bidayuh language and culture
Critical Thinking Session (CTS)
Full text linkCTS in Physics course provides quantitative and analytic skills needed for analysing data and solving problems in the sciences area. It involves crafting a learning environment where students can explore on their own and understand how the physical world works, and to connect complex scientific concepts to their daily lives. This activity requires students to work as a team
Construction of Water Harvesting and Filtration System
Full text linkThe construction of rainwater harvesting and filtering system was conducted by the Faculty of Built Environment on 7-8 March 2020 at Kampung Sungai Putin, located at Asajaya approximately 63 KM from Kuching city. The village suffers from water supply shortages especially during dry season. The water supply pressure from the nearest water
treatment has failed to distribute the water supply to the village. Jabatan Bekalan Air Luar Bandar (JBALB) who supplies clean water to the villagers are constrained by the limited number of water tankers to make sufficient trips. Most of the houses were supplied with sufficient
water tank from the state government for rainwater harvesting
Research based Learning through Immersive Face to Face Interaction
Full text linkGroup project for PRK1026 Chemistry II was implemented as researchbased learning through immersive face to face interaction among students and facilitator. The main activities include planning by writing proposal, conducting laboratory activities, interpretation of scientific
data, followed by producing a scientific article. All pre-university students are required to complete this project as a team which cover topics related to Chemistry Learning Units in Semester Two
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