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Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2015
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2015
Publisher: UiTM Press, Universiti Teknologi MARA
Date: 05-08-2020
DOI: 10.24191/AJUE.V16I2.10285
Abstract: This paper uncovers School Inspection as the central measure of quality improvement of education in Malaysia. Undeniably, the Malaysian Education Blueprint 2013-2025 has posed greater demand for quality assurance and monitoring as well as organizational efficiency and accountability. Consequently, the Malaysian Inspectorate of Schools and Quality Assurance which is also known as Jemaah Nazir Dan Jaminan Kualiti (JNJK, hereafter) is required to be well equipped with the knowledge, skills and also the current concern in education to ensure that a high standard of quality education is achieved and maintained in schools. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the current practices of school inspection towards leadership performance in the context of Knowles’ Process Enneagram ©. The study employed a qualitative research design involving respondents from the top management of JNJK in Sabah, Malaysia. The semi-structured interviews were guided by a Self-Organizing Leadership model known as the Process Enneagram developed by Richard N. Knowles (2002) to gain an in-depth understanding of the uniqueness of the leadership practices manifested by the JNJK. The Process Enneagram © is a tool used to identify characteristics and traits shaping the organizational performance and it has been successfully used in many Western countries. The findings of these qualitative data are characterized into various domains based on Knowles’ framework which see the operation of an organization falling into nine major attributes. The study identified various categories shaping the work of school inspectors, namely The Guardian of Standard Quality in Education (Self-Identification), Evaluation and Data Collection (Fulfillment of Purpose & Role), Standardized Operation Procedure (Self-Organization), Adherence (Self-Principles), Policy Implementations (Result-Oriented), Sufficient Guidelines (Improvement-Oriented), Research-based Approach (Reliability of Methods), Feedback and Guidance (Self-Connection) and Communication and Competence (Challenge-Driven). The findings of this study further indicated that the cycles of work undertaken by school inspectors creates the value for the organization (JNJK) as well as successive inspection cycles. This is in tandem to the JNJK’s obligation and aspiration to promote improvement through school inspection which specifically targets the quality of teaching and learning, leadership and management as well as the overall educational standards across the Malaysian education system.
Publisher: Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science
Date: 12-2022
DOI: 10.11591/IJERE.V11I4.23224
Abstract: span lang="EN-US" Smartphones have become an inextricable element of life in the twenty-first century. Since there is little research on the relationship between mobile phone use and academic behavior among students in local universities, hence, the current study sought to study the relationship between these two variables in the context of Malaysian higher education. The data from 435 students who answered an online Google Form of survey sent through a WhatsApp link was collected and analyzed using a descriptive correlational research approach. The results indicated that male students displayed a higher level of mobile phone use than female students in higher education. The study also found that negative phone use had a negative relationship with academic behavior, and positive phone use contributed to positive academic behavior. Regression analysis confirmed that excessive mobile phone use and mobile addiction had a higher impact on academic behavior, however, proper mobile use has a positive impact on academic behavior among the students in higher education. The study implies that all the universities need to have better guidelines to regulate the use of mobile phone in the classroom. Overall, the findings are useful in facilitating the monitoring of the proper use of mobile phone for enhancement of learning in tertiary institutions. /span
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2016
Publisher: American Scientific Publishers
Date: 04-2018
Publisher: American Scientific Publishers
Date: 04-2017
Publisher: Common Ground Research Networks
Date: 2010
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2016
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2016
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2016
Publisher: UiTM Press, Universiti Teknologi MARA
Date: 06-08-2020
DOI: 10.24191/AJUE.V16I2.10295
Abstract: This study employed a descriptive-correlational research design to investigate the relationships of perceived leadership styles and emotional intelligence on attitude toward organizational change in Malaysian secondary school context. The study involved a total of 360 teachers chosen randomly from five secondary schools in Selangor. The study was conducted based on the three-stage planned change from Lewin’s (1947). This study only focuses on the unfreezing stage as a guide to study the potential relationships of the three research variables. In this study, the leadership styles were derived from Bass and Avolio’s (2000) model of transformational and transactional leadership, while emotional intelligence has been referred to Wong and Law’s (2002) theory. However, the dependent variable of attitude toward organizational change was referred to Dunham, Grube, Gardner, Cummings & Pierce (1989). The conceptual framework of this study proposed an impact of leadership styles and emotional intelligence on the attitude toward organizational change. The correlation analysis shows that leadership styles and emotional intelligence are positively linked to attitude toward organizational change. Basically, the findings have practical implications toward the improvement of principals’ leadership and enhancement of emotional intelligence of teachers. Besides, it also has implications on the attitude toward organizational change in Malaysian education system.
Publisher: IEEE
Date: 12-2010
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Date: 28-09-2017
Publisher: UiTM Press, Universiti Teknologi MARA
Date: 06-08-2020
DOI: 10.24191/AJUE.V16I2.10292
Abstract: The study examined the level of the Three-Component Model of organisational commitment (TCM) and its relationship with psychological empowerment. The s le was selected through a three-stage cluster random s ling among academic staff from three public universities in Malaysia. Cross-sectional survey research questionnaires were used as instruments of data collection. All variables under study have met the testing standard of reliability, validity and normality. SPSS version 22 was used to analyse the data obtained from 225 respondents of the study. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the levels of organisational commitment, and inferential statistical techniques such as Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Multiple Regression were used to examine the relationship between organisational commitment and psychological empowerment. The levels of organisational commitment of respondents were reported to be generally moderate but variations exist across its three different components namely the affective commitment, continuance commitment and normative commitment. The results of Pearson’s correlation indicated a significant and positive relationships between all these three components of organisational commitment and overall organisational commitment with overall psychological empowerment and its four-dimensional components. The strongest relationship was identified between overall organizational commitment and psychological empowerment’s dimension of impact. The multiple regression analyses indicated that more than 20% of the variance in the overall scores of organizational commitments could be predicted by the overall psychological empowerment and its four-dimensional components. In addition, the multiple regression analyses indicated that the two strongest predictors of organisational commitment were the dimension of meaning and impact. Overall, the study has provided evidence of a significant relationship between excellent empowerment practices with organisational commitment among the academic staff in public universities in Malaysia. The study has its implications towards enhancement of policies and administration in higher education in Malaysia.
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2016
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2016
Publisher: UiTM Press, Universiti Teknologi MARA
Date: 08-03-2021
DOI: 10.24191/AJUE.V17I1.12622
Abstract: Smartphone users have increased to over two and a half billion people and it is predicted to rise to five billion by the year of 2020. These smartphone users have been spending an increasing amount of time and indicating an obsession with a virtual world. Obviously, smartphone users include students from secondary school to tertiary levels. Their constant engagement with mobile phones has raised questions of whether it has developed into an addiction that may have negative consequences on academic performance. With regards to these issues, the present study aims to examine problematic smartphone use, hours spent, factors and activities involved and possible risk of phone addiction among the university students in the Malaysian context. This study employs a descriptive research design to collect data. Data analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation, and frequency and percentage. Fifty-five out eighty students responded to a survey which was applied randomly among students from a public higher learning institution. The findings indicated that most of the students somewhat agreed that they used smartphones without any compelling reasons at very hour and that it induces emotional stability. The findings indicated that most of the students somewhat agreed that they used smartphones without any compelling reasons at very hour and that it induces emotional stability. The findings also imply that students were somewhat addicted to smartphone but at the same time they did use their smartphone for academic purposes. Consequently, it is expected that the findings from this study will help higher learning institutions to better understand the pattern of smartphone usage among university students and to reduce or control academically disruptive smart phone addiction behavior. Keywords: Addiction, Mobile Addiction, Mobile Phone, Smartphone, University Students
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2013
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2017
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2014
Publisher: Australian International Academic Centre
Date: 07-2010
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2014
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2016
Publisher: e-IPH Ltd.
Date: 30-12-2020
DOI: 10.21834/EBPJ.V5ISI3.2556
Abstract: The focus of this study is to explore the profile of students who subscribed to MOOCs as a flexible learning option. The study was based on an analysis of the respondent’s profile and demographic data. The findings show that students had signed up for MOOCs in their last semester because they considered it to be a flexible learning option. The study found that there were no significant differences among the users’ demographic data, particularly gender and age. The only difference was in the chosen program of course via the MOOC platform. Keywords: Massive Open Online Course, MOOC user usage, gender, age, the program of study eISSN: 2398-4287© 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (icenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: 0.21834/ebpj.v5iSI3.2556
Publisher: American Scientific Publishers
Date: 12-2016
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 19-10-2016
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2016
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2016
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2016
Publisher: The University of Hong Kong Libraries
DOI: 10.5353/TH_B3194688
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2013
Publisher: UiTM Press, Universiti Teknologi MARA
Date: 14-02-2022
DOI: 10.24191/AJUE.V18I1.17169
Abstract: Abstract: The information age witnessed the democratisation of education with an exponential growth in the enrolment of postgraduate students in almost all universities around the world. However, high attrition and low completion rates among students have been an immense threat to the key performance of the university system. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of institutional support, supervisory practices, and students’ self-management and research skills on postgraduate students’ motivation to graduate on time (GOT). The data were collected from 191 postgraduate students from three universities in Malaysia using a survey questionnaire. The quantitative data were analysed using the PLS-SEM approach. The results revealed that research skills, institutional support and self-management skills significantly influenced the postgraduate students’ motivation to GOT. Furthermore, research skills were identified as the strongest predictor of the motivation to GOT. Additionally, research skills mediated the relationships between institutional support, students’ self-management skills and postgraduate students’ motivation to GOT. However, supervisory practices toward GOT were not supported either by direct or indirect effect. The study has far reaching implications for the postgraduate students, supervisors, and institutions of higher learning.
Publisher: UiTM Press, Universiti Teknologi MARA
Date: 31-12-2019
Abstract: The study has given a myriad of insights and deeper understanding on the issue of second language anxiety, especially in Malaysia. This study encompassed several aspects in second language learning. The study focused on the relationship between second language anxiety and beliefs about language learning. Besides that, the role of gender in second language anxiety has also been one of the main focuses in the study. On top of that, this study also emphasised on the effect of second language anxiety on the second language achievement. To achieve the purpose, a study was conducted quantitatively among 334 respondents from a local public institution, which is a polytechnic in Negeri Sembilan. The respondents of the study were from Commerce Department which is the largest department in the institution. The respondents were the students from the third semester in the second year. This study used the modified version of Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) and Beliefs About Language Learning Inventory (BALLI). From the study, it is found that the second language anxiety of the students is moderately related to their beliefs about language learning. Besides, the second language achievement is negatively correlated with the second language anxiety, thus explains the low performance while experiencing high level of anxiety. This study also reveals that there is no significant difference found between male and female students in second language anxiety. It is anticipated for researchers to continue and expand the field of study in order to continue contributing to the body of knowledge on second language anxiety.
Publisher: e-IPH Ltd.
Date: 31-07-2021
DOI: 10.21834/EBPJ.V6ISI4.2905
Abstract: The present study was conducted to examine mobile addiction determinant factors among university students in higher education in Malaysia. A total of 162 students responded to the online survey questionnaire. The study employed a quantitative-based research method to obtain data, and the research instruments consist of a set of combined questionnaires adopted from two Ph.D. studies. The correlation result between mobile addiction and attitude showed a stronger association than with the purpose of use. However, linear regression only indicated a significant contribution of students’ attitude towards mobile addiction variance. Keywords: Attitude Mobile addiction Purpose of Use: University students eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (icenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: 0.21834/ebpj.v6iSI4.2905
Publisher: Canadian Center of Science and Education
Date: 16-11-2010
DOI: 10.5539/ELT.V3N4P216
Publisher: IEEE
Date: 09-0012
Publisher: American Scientific Publishers
Date: 12-2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2011
Publisher: American Scientific Publishers
Date: 04-2017
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2015
Publisher: Canadian Center of Science and Education
Date: 14-10-2009
DOI: 10.5539/IES.V2N4P106
Publisher: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM Press)
Date: 05-2015
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2012
Publisher: UiTM Press, Universiti Teknologi MARA
Date: 29-08-2018
Abstract: The Malaysian automotive manufacturing industry is growing exponentially, but it faces shortage of the right skilled automotive manufacturing professionals to propel the industry to an unprecedented height. This research hypothesised that there are several challenges faced by new engineers in executing daily task due to knowledge gap. New engineers are not guided and trained sufficiently to undertake daily task to be more productive. Therefore, this research aims to identify the knowledge gap and challenges faced by new engineers in the automotive company in Malaysia. The scope of this research is confined to the theories of Human Capital, which relate to the capabilities and skills of an employee to improve job performance. A qualitative case study method has been employed for the analysis and comparison of data from public and private universities and automotive manufacturing industry in Malaysia. The identified target groups were human resource manager, manufacturing managers, new engineers and lecturers. This study concludes that training in industry has failed at certain aspects to produce new employees that meet current competency requirements, lead to the deterioration of employee work performance. In conclusion, this research validates the existence of a knowledge gap and acknowledges the need to overcome challenges faced by new engineers during their transition from academia to industry. Keywords: Industrial Experience, Knowledge Gap, Challenges, New Engineers, Skills, Training.
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2016
Publisher: Modestum Publishing Ltd
Date: 07-2022
Publisher: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Library
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-1995
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2011
Publisher: IEEE
Date: 12-2014
Publisher: Canadian Center of Science and Education
Date: 18-05-2010
DOI: 10.5539/ELT.V3N2P54
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2014
Publisher: UUM Press, Universiti Utara Malaysia
Date: 2021
DOI: 10.32890/MJLI2021.18.2.10
Abstract: Purpose – Smartphones have become part and parcel of life in the 21st century. Since there has been limited research exploring the relationship between mobile addiction, interpersonal relationship, and academic behaviour among young adults in tertiary institutions, the present study has embarked on an exploration of the relationship between these three variables in the Malaysian higher education context. Methodology – A descriptive correlational research design was employed to collect and analyse the data, which came from a total of 150 young adults who responded to an online Google form distributed through a WhatsApp link. The items in the questionnaire were adapted from various doctorate studies. The data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics such as the mean and standard deviation, correlation, and multiple regression. Findings – The study found that young adults in tertiary institutions in Malaysia experienced a case of moderate mobile addiction. The results also established that the three variables, namely mobile addiction, interpersonal relationship, and academic behaviour, were interrelated. The findings revealed that interpersonal relationship has positively contributed to the variance of academic behaviour, while mobile addiction has negatively impacted young adults’ academic behaviour in tertiary institutions. Significance – The findings have provided valuable insights into how to help facilitate the monitoring of disruptive mobile usage among young adults in tertiary institutions.
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2013
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2015
Publisher: IEEE
Date: 12-2010
Publisher: Canadian Center of Science and Education
Date: 28-01-2013
DOI: 10.5539/ASS.V9N2P53
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