Keberkesanan penggunaan video dalam amali masakan

Kajian ini bertujuan menentukan keberkesanan penggunaan video terhadap skor masakan murid bagi empat jenis masakan iaitu masakan pagi, tengahari, malam dan tengah malam. Rekabentuk eksperimen ini melibatkan 34 orang murid yang dibahagikan secara rawak kepada dua kumpulan iaitu kumpulan demonstrasi (16 orang) dan kumpulan video (18 orang). Kajian yang dijalankan selama lapan minggu ini menunjukkan tidak terdapat perbezaan signifikan bagi skor masakan pagi dan tengah hari. Sementara itu, dapatan kajian menunjukkan murid yang didedahkan dengan kaedah demonstrasi mendapat skor secara signifikan lebih tinggi berbanding dengan kaedah video bagi penyediaan makan tengahari. Sebaliknya, bagi penyediaan makanan tengah malam pula menunjukkan murid yang melalui pembelajaran menggunakan video mencatat skor lebih baik berbanding kaedah demonstrasi. Dapatan kajian ini menunjukkan bahawa penggunaan video boleh digunakan bagi amali masakan sebagai membantu guru dalam mengendalikan kelas amali tersebut

A novel classification of supply chain risks: scale development and validation

Purpose: Supply chain has become an essential element for any organization but risks are the major obstacles in achieving the performance even it can disrupt not only the organization but a whole system. Thus, it is compulsory to manage the risks efficiently and effectively. Risk cannot be managed until properly identified, there are numerous studies on risk identification, after comprehensive literature, it has been revealed that the study that identifies overall supply chain risk is scaring. The manufacturing sector of any country is considered as the backbone of any economy, in Malaysia it is the second largest sector in economic contribution and highest in productivity level. The aim of this study is to provide a reliable tool to assess the overall supply chain risks of Malaysian manufacturing through a systematic process. Design/methodology/approach: A detail literature review has been done for categorization of overall supply chain risk sources. Then an instrument has been developed from a pool of items. The questionnaire was purified through pretesting, pilot testing (by the exploratory view) and reliability and validity tests. The data were collected by email from Federation of Malaysian Malaysia (FMM-2017) through systemic probability sampling. Total 132 final responses have been considered for exploratory factor analysis through SPSS 23. Findings: The finding of this study revealed that overall supply chain risks can be categories into seven constructs that are supply side risks, process side risks, demand side risks, logistic side risks, collaboration side risks and environment side risks and the final questionnaire is consisting of 57 items. Research limitations/implications: This study covered tier 1 members of the supply chain. Secondly, the supply chain of manufacturing organizations only has been considered. Practical implications: This study will help the managers to understand what kind of risk sources they can face and which type of risks under these risk sources they should consider while decision making. This study will update the managers about the identification of risks and their potential negative effects. Originality/value: This article will justify the need for Malaysian manufacturing by providing a validated and reliable instrument for the identification and assessment of their risks under major supply chain risk sources.Peer Reviewe

Collaborative and Cooperative Learning in Malaysian Mathematics Education

Collaborative and cooperative learning studies are well recognized in Malaysian mathematics education research. Cooperative learning is used to serve various ability students taking into consideration of their level of understanding, learning styles, sociological backgrounds that develop students’ academic achievement and skills, and breeze the social harmony among students of different ethnic backgrounds. Besides academic achievement, process skills and values are required to extend the social harmony among students in today’s multiethnic schools. Therefore, teachers are expected to find the pedagogy that enables students to learn academic knowledge and professional skills to face the challenges in their everyday lives. The Malaysian scholars, based on the findings of their cooperative learning studies, emphasized the use of cooperative learning as an effective pedagogy with the aim to improve students’ mathematics achievement and communication skills. This paper describes the role of collaborative and cooperative learning to the development of students’ mathematics achievement along with their communication skills and with significant integration of values in Malaysian mathematics education

Total quality management (TQM): decision making process model at planning phase for housing development in Malaysia

The main aim of this study is to develop a process model for decision making in the planning phase of housing development in Malaysia. This paper identifies the decision making practiced among Malaysian housing developers at planning phase and examines the three main parts in making decisions which are methods, tools and informations. The paper then investigates whether the three main parts (methods, tools and information) are strongly related to the decision making process. This paper involves the development of a theoretical model by integrates the models developed by numerous authors and researchers on the subject of decision making. The descriptive statistical technique is conducted and the regression analysis is organize using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) with AMOS to see the relationship between the three main parts (methods, tools and information) in making the decision. Thus, this paper is beneficial as a guide for housing developers and governments in making a decision at planning phase for housing development

Relationship Between Total Quality Management Practice and Organizational Performance: A Conceptual Model Based on Iraq Manufacturing Industries

Many organizations use various organizational improvement initiatives such as ISO 9001, Total Quality Management (TQM) and Innovation Management as strategies to be competitive in their market segments. Despite the global acceptance of the TQM concept by manufacturing and service organizations, Iraqi manufacturing organizations are still at the primary stage of the TQM journey. This paper attempts to discuss the relationships between TQM implementation and organizational performance. It also argues the importance of innovation and ISO 9001 as mediators between the application of TQM and organizational results. The related literature was reviewed prior to the development of a framework which included TQM practice, ISO 9001, innovation and organizational performance. It is expected that ISO9001 and innovation would help the practice of TQM in enhancing organizational performance. Data collection and analysis will be performed to validate and/or refine the hypotheses raised in this paper

The predictors of habitual behavior in using mobile phone among university students

The use of technology in academic activities, particularly in higher education institutions is one thing in common and undeniable. Entering the era of information technology without borders, the use of technology such as computers, laptops, tablets, mobile phones and so on are seen as essential roles to assist educational activities. Therefore, the utilization has become the norm among instructors and students in higher education institutions. Through previous studies, the terms of norms often referred to habitual behavior or automatically behavior. This study focused on three of independent variables from UTAUT’s model (performance expectancy, effort expectancy and social influences) to predict students’ habitual behavior in higher education in the use of mobile phone. This study involved 393 of undergraduates’ student and was conducted entirely in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang. The results of data analysis revealed all the independent variables have significant effect on habitual behaviour

Instructional efficiency of utilization of autograph technology Vs handheld graphing calculator for learning algebra.

Learning mathematics is a major focus of educational institution at all levels. There is plenty of evidence that teaching secondary or college level mathematics with dynamic software can be effective, more efficient and above all it creates more enjoyable teaching and learning environment. Conceptually and pedagogically, technology assisted learning has provided positive impact on mathematical learning. Technology assisted approach helps move mathematic teaching and learning out of its “stand and deliver” mode to active group learning developing individuals’ potential as effective problem solvers and critical thinkers. The new technologies such as computers or calculators might affect the education system hence if used strategically the technologies provide learners the power of controlling what they are learning. This study aimed to investigate the instructional efficiency index of an interactive software Autograph and a hand held graphing calculator in comparison to the conventional way for teaching algebra. The Autograph has 2D and 3D graphing capabilities for topics such as functions, transformations, conic sections, vectors, slopes and derivatives. On the other hand, graphing calculator is a handy device that can be use for teaching mathematics which is able to create geometric figures, graph functions, inequalities or transformations of functions. The Paas Mental Effort Rating Scale developed by Paas and Merrienboer, 2004 were used to measure instructional efficiency of the three teaching modes utilized in the study. Hence a true experimental research design was used for this study with students selected at random to be assign to three groups. Four phases were conducted: 1)Introduction to Software, 2)Introduction to quadratic Functions, 3)Integrated teaching and learning using software, 4) Testing using Achievement Test and the Paas Mental Effort Rating Scale. The data were analyzed using ANOVA and post hoc analyses. Teaching and learning utilizing the graphing calculator was found to be instructionally efficient significantly, F (2, 98) = 11.1, p < .000 compared to the conventional and Autograph mode. Conventional strategy incurs low mental effort and high performance compared to used of Autograph. Graphing calculator condition thus far imposed relative low mental effort with high performance. Autograph condition imposes high mental effort with low performance. Each of these technology utilizations with their associated instructional efficiency may be useful for instructional researchers and educators in improving mathematical performance as well as in the utilization of technology in teaching and learning

Integration of autograph technology for learning algebra

Numerous studies have shown the positive impact of integrating technological tool in the teaching and learning process of mathematics in the classroom. The teaching and learning of algebra utilizing dynamic softwares have been explicitly indicated in the Malaysian secondary school Mathematics syllabus (Ministry of Education, Malaysia, 2004). Teachers were recommended to utilize technological software and one such dynamic software just introduced in the Malaysian schools is the Autograph software. In this study, the effects of integrating the Autograph with computer algebraic system in teaching were explored. Specifically, the effects on mathematical performance in secondary mathematics and measures of mental load based on the cognitive load theory were investigated. The mean overall test performance for the Autograph group was 10.72 (SD = 3.47) and the mean overall test performance for conventional group was 13.03 (SD = 3.65). The independent ttest showed that there was a significant difference in mean test performance between the Autograph group and conventional group. Further, planned comparison test showed that mean overall test performance of Autograph group was significantly lower from those of the conventional group. This finding indicated that the conventional strategy group had performed better than the Autograph group. Findings in favor of the conventional strategy in teaching Quadratic Function implied several limitations and considerations that need to be further examined. Several factors that may lead to these findings are time constraints, lack of focus on the students’ part during the teaching and learning activity, teachers’ factor, and improved learning module for the students. In addition, these findings provide evidences of limited and deficient use of the technology, specifically in the teaching of mathematics at the secondary level

Promoting teachers’ technology professional development through laptops

This paper reports on a survey study that was carried out to determine the impact levels of laptops use on teachers’ technology professional development. Teachers’ technology professional development is approached as a constructivism process that demands teachers to learn how to use technology and apply them in their daily routines. Teachers in this study were granted laptops from the Teaching-Learning of Science and Mathematics in English (PPSMI) programme. Hence, they were regarded as the early adopters of technology innovation in schools, and became the agents of change. It is believed that playing the teachers’ role as the agents of change has contributed on a significant change in their practice. Based on the notion, this study was conducted to reveal the impacts of laptop use by teachers on their professional development. A survey was carried out among 386 laptop teachers using a set of questonnaire that measures the impact from four dimensions; namely teaching-learning, the use of resources, communication and sharing of information, and teachers’ laptop competency. The findings explicate that teachers’ use of laptop has a moderate impact on their technology professional development