Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Ketandusan Upaya di kalangan Guru di Sekolah Berasrama Penuh

The primary aim of this research was to identify the relationship between teacher's background variables, work overload, role conflict, role ambiguity, social factors and locus of control with three subscales of burnout, emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment. This research used the standardized Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI-ES) 1996 instrument to measure the degree of burnout among teachers. A sample of 438 teachers from 54 fully residential schools were randomly selected. Researched data were collected through questionnaires sent out through the principals of the selected schools. The data obtained were analysed by using SPSS software program in measuring the frequency of the population for the purpose of describing the population of this study, while T-test, One Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Multiple Regression Stepwise procedure were used to test the research hypotheses. Multiple Regression analysis "stepwise" showed that six variables which consisted of role ambiguity, locus of control, numbers of students in class, role conflict, teaching experiences and age collectively predicted the phenomenal burnout. Seven variables which consisted of social factors, locus of control, role conflict, marital status, age, teaching experiences and non-core position held. This study discovered that the demographic factors such as type of school, gender, non-core position held, marital status and levels of education are not the predictors of burnout in the aspect of emotional exhaustion. Other work stressors such as work overload, and social factors did not predict emotional exhaustion among teachers in the fully residential schools. Seven variables collectively predicted depersonalization, the variables were social factors, locus of control, role conflict, marital status, teaching experiences and non-core position held. Other demographic variables such as type of school, gender, numbers of student in class, level of education, role ambiguity and work overload did not predict the phenomenal burnout in the aspect of depersonalization among teachers of fully residential schools. While four variables were the predictor of personal accomplishment, the variables were social factors, teaching experiences, non-core positions held, and age. Other variables such as types of school, gender, marital status, numbers of student in class, level of education, workoverload, role conflict, role ambiguity,and locus of control did not predict the personal accomplishment of teachers in the residential schools

Verbs and gender: the hidden agenda of a multicultural society

This study explores the issue of gender inequality displayed in action verbs found in English language secondary school textbooks using the Hidden Curriculum Theory. The two aspects of hidden curriculum are the frequency imbalance, i.e., male occurrences are more than female, and gender stereotyping based on roles, i.e., masculine against feminine activities. This study used both quantitative and qualitative methods for collecting data. Wordsmith Tools 4.0 (WST) was used to analyse five categories of action verbs: activity verbs, process verbs, verbs of bodily sensation, transitional event verbs, and momentary verbs. The concordance tool from the WST was used to tabulate occurrences based on gender portrayals. School teachers who taught English at secondary schools were also interviewed to validate the findings and link them to the theoretical framework used. The findings reveal gender inequality is evident in these textbooks

Shari’ah compliant healthcare centre

Designing a building based on Shari’ah compliant practice is encouraged in Islamic Community. Hospitals are where people who get medicine or proper treatments sick. This institution or health care service where dealing with inpatient, outpatient and emergency cases. In Malaysia Department of Standard has been appointed Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM) as one body to develop, distribute, evaluate and certify standard in Malaysia. Under General Shari’ah based Quality Management System (MS 1900:2014). MS 1900: 2014 documents are specifically provide general guideline toward implementing a shari’ah management system.A Shari’ah compliant hospital is where the healthcare services rendered in the hospital are in accordance with the Islamic Teaching principle. The awareness for the need to practice Shari’ah Compliant in all aspect in Islam practicesare importance now day, where the beauty of Islam way of life and everyone can practice without bias to one races and community in all aspect in way of life in the world

Managerial skills and using high technology and its relationship with the success of the entrepreneurs in Malaysia

The objective of this study is to identify whether managerial skills and using high technology are an important factors in contributing the success of entrepreneurs in small medium enterprise (SME) in Selangor. The researcher obtains 120 respondents who are involved in various businesses consisting of the manufacturing and service industries in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The questionnaire were distributed to 200 entrepreneurs but only 120 questionnaires were returned. The researcher also conducted structural interview after respondents completed answering the questionnaire. The data were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA), frequencies, Pearson correlation and multiple regression. The instrument has a high reliability values. Findings indicated that the managerial skills and using high technology are the two important factors in contributing the success of entrepreneurs in small and medium sized enterprise

Review of an alternative seating for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) children

One of the reasons for a child's academic success is his or her ability to attend to tasks given by the teacher in the classroom and meet the expectation with minimal distraction. For children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), one of the biggest issues faced by them is their inability to sit focus and pay attention in the classroom. Without the treatment, ADHD children will face the serious physical injuries and also may impact his or her individual's life, including academic difficulties, social skills problems, and strained parent-child relationships. No treatment has been found to cure this disorder, but many available treatments can reduce the symptoms of ADHD. However, studies that examine the alternative treatment such as seating therapy for ADHD children are still very minimal. The aim of this study is to review various existing alternative seating use in the classroom for ADHD children. The objective of this study is to identify the existing alternative seating and analyze how they use the alternative seating as an intervention for children with ADHD. The study is conducted through a literature review of books, journal articles, and online resources, focusing on the intervention, improvement and treatment of ADHD children. The findings outline the effectiveness of alternative seating in treating ADHD children in reducing their behavior problem such as in-class sleeping behavior and hyperactivity levels. The findings also showed increasing in safety levels and ontask behavior. In addition, there is an increased the class environment in monitoring teaching and learning. Currently, there is still no National Policy specifically for children with disabilities. Therefore, the significant contribution of this study is towards the establishment of the National Policy specifically for children with disabilities; ADHD. The application of therapy treatments for the ADHD children should be spell in the National Policy for Children with Disabilities, to change the conventional treatment using medication that comes with side effects to their health

Population growth of green mussel, Perna viridis linnaeus from southern part of the Malacca Straits

Perna viridis Linnaeus, or locally known as green mussel or green-lipped mussel, has been cultivated in Malaysia since the early 1970s. Despite the advanced research and development for green mussels in Malaysia, the mass production had been limited to some areas such as Teluk Danga Johor and Kesang area, Sebatu in Melaka which could be due to the environmental factors. This study aimed to evaluate the growth and exploitation level of green mussel in one of the most popular place for green mussel production in Malaysia, the Kesang coastal area in the Straits of Malacca. It will become significant model for the growth and could be used as the benchmark for status of this natural resource. Samples of P. viridis were collected from those attached to rope collectors firstly deployed during the early months of the study period. 400 nylon rope collectors with 2m long and attached with weighted brick on each bottom were set up. Spats of P. viridis used the rope collector as their substrates to grow. Each collector was placed on the bamboo with 1 meter interval and three rope collectors were taken randomly and preserved with 10% formalin. Frequency data were obtained from the measurement of 168 samples each month. The growth for the first three months was seen between September and December 2007 with high percentage of spat in the size range of 10-15mm and 25-35mm respectively. The frequency of the size ranged between 60-80%. This indicated the fast growing month for the spats. The growth rate slowed down as they increase their age. Based on the reconstructed curve, the growth performance index (ϕ’) was 3.983, as quantified by the ELEFAN-1of FiSAT software. The growth constant K= 0.66 year-1, which is a curvature parameter determined how fast is the mussel approaches its L∝.The growth constant from this study showed lower value with 0.66-year-1 compared to other similar studies in Malaysia. Further study is required to determine the growth response of P. viridis towards fluctuation of sea water quality in the sea farming area. Control on harvesting wild stock in the area is suggested as to sustain the source of wild seed in future

Architecture ecologised: nature’s patterns and abstractions in Malay built traditions

The following paper discusses analysis and morphology of key motifs and patterns drawn from a range of cases in Malay architecture and built form, which arise of centuries of observation of nature and its eventual artistic expressions in building elements. They focus on patterns found in many traditional buildings repeatedly across the Nusantara. These patterns, taken from flora and fauna of the region, recall how woodcarvers, artisans and builders were inspired by the living beings which they found surrounding them. The paper highlights that these nature-related motifs represent a ‘regionalising’ aesthetic strategy, which vary in terms of location, and which builders and patrons of architecture used to regionalize and ‘localise’ their buildings and cases. The hand-drawn motifs in the study were thenrelated to the symbolic and spiritual meaning of them, highlighting that these meaning could be again re-instated in modern architecture. The motifs could represent a spiritual and regional means of re-infusing the built environment with a ‘soul’ and meaning, in the midst of modernization and urbanizatio

Testing the Driving Behavior Questionnaire (DBQ) on Malaysian drivers

This study measured aberrant driving behaviour using the Driver Behaviour Questionnaire (DBQ), one of the most widely used driving measurement instruments, and tested its factorial validity and reliability among Malaysia drivers. Principal component analysis (PCA) revealed a three-factor structure comprising of violations, errors, and lapses. This three-factor structure accounted for 59.75 per cent of total variance. Descriptive analysis found that five of the most frequently occurring behaviours (between occasionally ‘2’ and quite often ‘3’) came from ‘violations’, one from ‘errors’, and another five most frequents were from ‘lapses’. Both violations and errors are potentially dangerous and have been reported to predict involvement in active accidents, although violations have been mainly related to crash involvement