Perbandingan kurikulum sains pada masa kini dan kurikulum saintis di Zaman Kegemilangan Tamadun Islam

Kajian dilaksanakan bagi melihat perbandingan di antara kurikulum sains pada masa kini dan kurikulum saintis di Zaman Kegemilangan Tamadun Islam. Bagi mencapai tujuan tersebut, pengenalpastian dilakukan terhadap kelemahan dan kekuatan dari aspek penerapan nilai murni di dalam penggubalan kurikulum sains pada masa kini dan penerapan karakter nobel pada saintis Muslim di Zaman Kegemilangan Tamadun Islam. Seramai 6 orang pakar dan 2 buah sekolah menengah agama swasta telah dipilih sebagai responden. Instrumen yang digunakan terdiri daripada dokumen Kurikulum Sains KBSM, dokumen sorotan pendidikan saintis Muslim di Zaman Kegemilangan Islam dan soalan-soalan temu bual. Analisis kandungan dilakukan terhadap dokumen yang dipilih dan temu bual pula ditranskrip dan dianalisis menggunakan kaedah analisis kandugan. Hasil kajian mendapati terdapat persamaan dan perbezaan antara penerapan nilai murni yang terkandung di dalam Kurikulum Sains KBSM dan karakter nobel pada saintis Muslim. Persamaan yang didapati dari kajian ini adalah terdapat beberapa item nilai murni merupakan pecahan daripada karakter nobel berdasarkan objektif dan matlamat penerapan nilai murni tersebut yang mempunyai persamaan dengan karakter nobel pada saintis Muslim. Manakala perbezaan yang dapat dilihat daripada perbandingan ini adalah karakter nobel pada saintis Muslim lebih menjurus kepada ajaran Islam bagi melahirkan muslim yang berkeperibadian mulia berbanding nilai murni di dalam Kurikulum Sains KBSM yang lebih bersifat kebangsaan. Perbezaan lain yang diperolehi daripada kajian ini adalah kaedah pembentukan karakter nobel yang melalui kaedah berguru berbanding kaedah penerapan nilai murni yang dilaksanakan melalui aktiviti P&P dan kokurikulum di sekolah. Kajian ini diharapkan dapat memberikan implikasi kepada pakar penggubal kurikulum dalam mengenalpasti kekosongan dan kelemahan kurikulum sedia ada dari aspek penerapan nilai murni dan membantu pembentukan kurikulum yang lebih seimbang selaras dengan kehendak masa kini

Issues and Challenges in 21st-century Learning of Special Education (Hearing Impaired) in Islamic Education

This study was conducted to identify the challenges of Islamic education teachers in the implementation of the 21st-century learning for the teaching and learning of Islamic education special education hearing impaired. This study is a library review that uses a variety of key reference sources such as books, journals, seminar presentations, conference papers, and various sources from the internet such as websites, as well as official portals that contain information related to the study. All reference sources are analyzed to obtain the facts and detailed information on the topics discussed. The results of the discussion show that there are several challenges identified in implementing learning and facilitation based on the 21st-century learning for Islamic education for hearing-impaired students. Among them are aspects of teacher professionalism, communication skills of teachers and students, application of high-level thinking skills, and teaching facilities. To face the challenges in implementing the 21st-century learning, teachers are advised to constantly improve their knowledge and skills in various fields, especially in the field of Islamic education and special education, in addition to mastering pedagogical skills and educational technology. High commitment from teachers and strong support from the administrators is very necessary in realizing the 21st-century learning, further able to boost the excellence of special education students with hearing-impaired in fulfilling the aspirations of national education

UNDERSTANDING TOWARDS TRADERS' BUSINESS ETHICS OF ISLAM: A STUDY OF ACEH DEALERS IN KUALA LUMPUR

Islamic business ethics is one that should be the practice of Muslim traders, because Islam promotes this method for fairness, honesty and the benefit of people. Ethical values of Islam must be known and understood by all Muslim traders to avoid cheating that may oppress customers. This study uses qualitative methods and obtains data from the interviewers and observations. The study found that the majority of Aceh traders has understood the ethical businessmen in Islam which can be seen from the activities they are doing in each of its business practices. Aceh dealers are usually honest, fair, occupying commitment, hardworking and making efforts in business

Fostering Sustainable Communities: Vital Role of Local Authorities in Urban Agriculture Practices in Strata Housing

Cities face environmental pressure due to urbanization. Strata housing is ideal for sustainable urban agriculture. However, several challenges hinder the adoption of urban agriculture in strata housing. Hence, this paper assesses local authorities' roles in urban agricultural practices in strata housing. This study used semi-structured interviews with City Council Y's COB Manager. The findings show that local authorities can promote urban agriculture by creating policies and regulations and allocating public resources and funding. Urban agriculture in strata housing leads to resilient urban environments

A review of impact climate change on food security

Climate change is long-term alteration of temperature that cause the patterns of weather is less predictable. When the weather cannot be unexpected, it is difficult to maintain the crops. The impact is comprehensive but it is far reaching clearly visible on agricultural sector, on which the food production and economy of the world. Agriculture provides the primary sources of livehood for 36 percent of the world

Outsourcing property management perspective : universities in the District of Perak Tengah / Nurul Sahida Fauzi ... [et al.]

Outsourcing is the most popular property management practice especially when the management demanded a portion of skilled labor. Generally, the scope of the outsource property management differs from one organization to another. Due to that, sometimes none of these areas hit the desired objectives of outsourcing since they are absent of clear policies by the organization. Furthermore there is lack of awareness on the existence of these entities. The study on outsource property management perspective in universities have never been discussed. This discrepancy needs to be addressed as universities are the starting place to inculcate this awareness since the services provided will indirectly affect the students and staff performances. Thus, this study is carried out (1) to identify the types of outsource property management used by universities in the district of Perak Tengah (Universiti Teknologi Mara, UiTM (Perak) and Universiti Teknologi Petronas, UTP), (2) to gauge the extent of awareness among the students and staff towards the services provided; and (3) to measure the level of satisfaction amongst the respondents on the services provided. This study hopes to contribute towards the awareness of the existence of property management outsourcing and to improve the quality and sustainability of the property management profession. The quantitative method of data collection is used in this study. Structured questionnaires were randomly distributed among students and staff of both universities. Data from the questionnaire was analysed using the SPSS software. The results revealed that 63% of the respondents are aware of the existence of property management outsourcing in their area while 38% are not. Mean analysis showed most of the respondents are satisfied with the services provided where the mean score achieved lies within the range of (3.50 ≤ value ˂ 4.50). This implies that even though they are not aware of the existence of property management outsourcing in their area, they still scored a high level of satisfaction with the services provided

Multiple shoot induction of selected genotypes of Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehn

The increasing demand of Eucalyptus camaldulensis for its multipurpose values has called forth efforts to produce improved materials of this tree species. Here we study the effects of plant growth regulators (PGRs) on multiple shoot induction and develop a protocol for a workable micropropagation of improved selected genotype of E. camaldulensis Dehn. Shoot tips and nodal segments initiated from meristematic region were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) basal medium containing six concentrations of cytokinin i.e. 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5 mgL-1 of 6-Benzylaminopurine (BAP) plus 0.1 mgL-1 of auxin i.e. α-Naphthalene Acetic Acid (NAA) or Indole Butyric Acid (IBA). Maximum mean shoot length (8.11mm) and mean shoot number (5.01) were obtained from shoot tips after four weeks of culture compared to the mean shoot length (7.73 mm) and mean number of shoots (4.75) from nodal segments. The best growth in terms of mean shoot length (11.83 mm) and mean number of roots (9.10) was obtained with a combination of 3.0 mgL-1 of BAP and 0.1 mgL-1 of NAA. Protocol developed in this present study can assist in the large scale plantation of E.camaldulensis in future

Pilot-scale recovery of low molecular weight organic acids from anaerobically treated palm oil mill effluent (POME) with energy integrated system

Low molecular weight organic acids such as acetic acid, propionic acid and butyric acids generated from partial anaerobic treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME) were recovered using pilot scale filtration and evaporation system. Mechanical filter press (14 L) was used for removing solid fractions and fraction distillation unit (40 L) for evaporation and clarification of concentrated acid from POME. Clarification using rotary evaporator was found to be more suitable than distillation column. Due to the presence of more than 90% of water in POME, the final clarified product comprises only 7% of the total volume. The material balance for the overall process was estimated and integrated system for the bioconversion of organic acids into polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) was proposed. The recovery of organic acids has a significant and economical impact, since around 50% cost of PHA production is believed to be associated with the substrate itself

The Effect of Hydraulic Retention Time and Volatile Fatty Acids on Biohydrogen Production from Palm Oil Mill Effluent under Non-Sterile Condition.

The effect of hydraulic retention time and volatile fatty acids produced during fermentation were investigated on biohydrogen production from palm oil mill effluent in a 50 L bioreactor. The fermentation was done in three different hydraulic retention times; HRT 5, HRT 3 and HRT 2 days. Hydraulic retention time and volatile fatty acids concentration showed a vital role in response to the biohydrogen concentration, biohydrogen rate and biohydrogen yield. The maximum biohydrogen concentration was obtained at HRT 2 days with 30% hydrogen content in biogas. The biohydrogen yield and rate were 1054 NmL/L-POME and 44 NmL/h/L-POME, respectively. The lowest biohydrogen yield and rate were observed at HRT 5 days with 557 NmL/L-POME and 5 NmL/h/LPOME, respectively. Meanwhile, the accumulation of propionic acid concentration up to 7 g/L was suggested as a factor that reduced the biohydrogen production.Key words

Evaluation of pressed shredded empty fruit bunch (EFB)-palm oil mill effluent (POME) anaerobic sludge based compost using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis

Pressed-shredded empty fruit bunches (EFB) and palm oil mill effluent (POME) anaerobic sludge from a 500 m3 closed anaerobic digester system was utilized for the co-composting treatment. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis showed that the shredding-pressing treatment on EFB gave better results in removing the debris and silica bodies as compared to only shredding treatment. However, similar characteristics were detected in both physically-treated EFB samples by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis, mainly in the regions of 900 to 1740 and 2800 to 3400 cm-1. After the anaerobic digestion of fresh raw POME, the protein origin (Amide I) band appeared in the POME anaerobic sludge. Besides, the band intensities at 2925 and 2855 cm-1 which attributed to the composition of fat and lipid was decreased. The maturity of the composting material after 40 days of treatment was detected by the appearance of the nitrate band at 1376 cm-1 and the results corresponded to the final C/N ratio of 12.4. Solid state 13C CP/MAS nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) was also used to reveal the characteristic changes of pressed-shredded EFB-POME anaerobic sludge based compost