The construction of the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI): a large scale assessment initiative / Joharry Othman...[et al.]

of a nation’s human resource is undeniable. In Malaysia, teaching has always been perceived as a financially secure and relatively easy job by many, resulting in mass application for entry into teacher education programmes. Many of those who aspire and opto to go into the teaching profession however do so regardless of their personal interests, potential, and values. Pursuing a program that does not fit a person’s personality and interest – despite initially having good academic credentials and excellent co-curricular involvement in school – may result in unsatisfactory academic performance, frustration, change of program and even withdrawal at college level. Hence, in the quest for selecting suitable teacher trainee candidates, a psychometrically sound instrument known as the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI) was developed as a screening measure to filter the large number of teacher hopefuls. This paper specifically describes the theoretical basis and the constructs of the instrument developed

Pembangunan kerangka keupayaan di peringkat komuniti ke arah kelestarian pelancongan berasaskan komuniti (community based tourisme) di Malaysia

Keupayaan komuniti merupakan elemen penting dalam memastikan kelestarian pembangunan homestay. Kegagalan program homestay dikaitkan dengan ketidakupayaan komuniti dari apek pengetahuan, kemahiran, kepimpinan dan sokongan masyarakat. Sehubungan itu, kajian berbentuk kuantitatif dengan menggunakan borang soal selidik sebagai instrument utama bagi proses pengumpulan data. Selain daripada itu, temubual separa berstruktur dijalankan ke atas pengerusi homestay dan ketua kampung bagi mengukuhkan dapatan yang berbentuk kuantitatif. Bilangan sampel kajian adalah seramai 140 orang yang membabitkan enam buah homestay dalam Koridor Ekonomi Pantai Timur. Pengumpulan data mentah dianalisis menggunakan Statistical for Social Science (SPSS) 26 for Windows manakala data temu bual dianalisis berdasarkan tema. Analisis data yang dijalankan adalah menggunakan analisis deskriptif dan ujian Anova. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan masyarakat mempunyai persepsi kefahaman yang sederhana dari aspek penjanaan ekonomi. Manakala, tahap kesediaan dari aspek pengetahuan, kemahiran, kepimpinan dan sokongan masyarakat yang secara keseluruhan berada pada tahap sederhana. Kesimpulannya, kajian ini telah menggambarkan penglibatan komuniti dalam pembangunan program homestay dipengaruhi oleh keupayaan diri ahli komuniti itu sendiri

Pendekatan P-P FIT dalam proses pemilihan calon guru di Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Awam Malaysia

Pemilihan bidang kerjaya khususnya dalam bidang pendidikan menjadi semakin kompleks ketika ini ekoran terdapatnya kebolehan manusia yang pelbagai dan keperluan pelajar yang begitu kritikal selaras dengan ciri pembangunan dan pembentukan insan yang berdaya saing. Pemilihan kerjaya sesuai merupakan salah satu permasalahan terbesar remaja di Malaysia. Masalah ini meliputi masalah dalam membuat keputusan sama ada ingin menceburkan diri dalam kerjaya keguruan ataupun tidak. Amalan pemilihan sedia ada calon untuk kemasukan ke program keguruan di Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Awam (IPTA) adalah berdasarkan pencapaian akademik, ko-kurikulum dan pilihan pelajar. Walaupun pencapaian akademik dan ko-kurikulum pelajar memenuhi syarat, namun pilihan yang dibuat oleh pelajar berkemungkinan tidak tepat dengan personaliti, minat, nilai, dan potensi sebenar diri mereka. Keadaan ini boleh membawa kepada pencapaian yang tidak memuaskan dalam pengajian, kekecewaan, pertukaran program dan penarikan diri daripada program pengajian berkenaan. Ketidakselarasan antara aspek personaliti dan minat merupakan pembaziran modal insan yang berpotensi. Keadaan ini juga merugikan universiti yang telah banyak menghabiskan masa untuk melatih pelajar. Sehubungan itu ujian Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI) yang dibangunkan berasaskan Personality-Programme Fit (P-P Fit) diharapkan dapat mengatasi permasalahan ini

The construction of the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI): a large scale assessment initiative

The crucial role that teachers and schools play in the development of a nation’s human resource is undeniable. In Malaysia, teaching has always been perceived as a financially secure and relatively easy job by many, resulting in mass application for entry into teacher education programmes. Many of those who aspire and opto to go into the teaching profession however do so regardless of their personal interests, potential, and values. Pursuing a program that does not fit a person’s personality and interest – despite initially having good academic credentials and excellent co-curricular involvement in school – may result in unsatisfactory academic performance, frustration, change of program and even withdrawal at college level. Hence, in the quest for selecting suitable teacher trainee candidates, a psychometrically sound instrument known as the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI) was developed as a screening measure to filter the large number of teacher hopefuls. This paper specifically describes the theoretical basis and the constructs of the instrument developed

The Construction of the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI): A Large Scale Assessment Initiative

The crucial role that teachers and schools play in the development of a nation’s human resource is undeniable. In Malaysia, teaching has always been perceived as a financially secure and relatively easy job by many, resulting in mass application for entry into teacher education programmes. Many of those who aspire and opto to go into the teaching profession however do so regardless of their personal interests, potential, and values. Pursuing a program that does not fit a person’s personality and interest – despite initially having good academic credentials and excellent co-curricular involvement in school – may result in unsatisfactory academic performance, frustration, change of program and even withdrawal at college level. Hence, in the quest for selecting suitable teacher trainee candidates, a psychometrically sound instrument known as the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI) was developed as a screening measure to filter the large number of teacher hopefuls. This paper specifically describes the theoretical basis and the constructs of the instrument developed