Exploring Beliefs and Practices among Teachers to Elevate Creativity Level of Preschool Children

The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of teacher’s beliefs on creativity construction practices of preschool children in class, explore and understand the beliefs of preschool teachers on the concept of creativity, observe actual practices of preschool teachers in the classroom and identify the factors that may influence teachers' practices in the classroom. This exploratory study adopted the use of qualitative method of inquiry to provide an in-depth understanding of the area being investigated. Interview and observation of four preschool teachers were purposively selected from two government schools were used to collected data. Findings revealed that all the teachers in this study expressed their views that creativity is something related to art works. The teachers’ beliefs about how best to facilitate children’s creativity can be divided into three categories; (a) Teaching methods, (b) Classroom environment and (c) Characteristic of the teachers. The findings also reveal varieties of constraining factors which influence teachers’ classroom practices in promoting creativity for the preschool children. The implication of the findings are that further research need to conduct to identify the value in promoting creativity for children through an effective approach. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n22p45

Mejorar la imaginación creativa de los niños en edad preescolar mediante el uso de canciones infantiles tradicionales malayas

This study is an endeavor to promote music as an effective learning tool to boost children’s creativity in educational setting.  To facilitate this effort, a learning model on stimulating imagination through traditional Malay children’s songs has been designed to enhance creative cognition among preschool children. In completion of this study, Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) is used as a data collection method to construct the designed learning model. The ISM approach helps the study to easily identify the relation between learning activities and understand the relation to the overall structure of the creative imagination enhancement model being developed.  The designed learning model focuses on teaching with emphasis given on roles and relationships between teachers’ theories and classroom teaching practices on imagination and creativity. Thus, this study will generally benefit and bring a positive impact on the Malaysian education system.Este estudio es un esfuerzo para promover la música como una herramienta de aprendizaje eficaz para impulsar la creatividad de los niños en el entorno educativo. Para facilitar este esfuerzo, se ha diseñado un modelo de aprendizaje para estimular la imaginación a través de las canciones tradicionales de los niños malayos para mejorar la cognición creativa entre los niños en edad preescolar. Al finalizar este estudio, se utiliza el Modelo estructural interpretativo (ISM) como método de recolección de datos para construir el modelo de aprendizaje diseñado. El enfoque ISM ayuda al estudio a identificar fácilmente la relación entre las actividades de aprendizaje y comprender la relación con la estructura general del modelo de mejora de la imaginación creativa que se está desarrollando. El modelo de aprendizaje diseñado se centra en la enseñanza con énfasis en los roles y las relaciones entre las teorías de los maestros y las prácticas de enseñanza en el aula sobre imaginación y creatividad. Por lo tanto, este estudio generalmente se beneficiará y tendrá un impacto positivo en el sistema educativo de Malasia

Development of A Poster As A Teaching Media in The Concept of Fish Breeding Cycle

This study aims to develop and obtain expert validation of posters as a teaching media on the topic of fish breeding cycles in aquaculture studies. The expert validation and students’ perceptions towards the eligibility of the developed poster are also available in this study. Research and Development methods using the ADDIE model were used with six experts who are lecturers at the Faculty of Vocational and Technical Education and lecturers at Faculty of Human Development, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI). The use of posters that have been developed was carried out on 32 fourth semester students in agricultural science who took aquaculture courses and also responded to the poster. The instruments used were the expert validation rubric and questionnaires to get students’ feedback. The results showed that the developed poster has been certified by experts for the use in learning. The average poster eligibility assessed by experts was 92.7%, while 79.7% of students strongly agreed that the poster met the learning poster criteria. The findings of the study showed that the poster developed is very useful in explaining the topic of fish breeding cycle. The implications of the study showed that the poster developed can be used by lecturers or teacher as a teaching media more effectively

The Impact of Urbanisation and the Changing Environment of the Malay Settlement

It is acknowledged that “architecture is about people, culture, and land. However, the development of urban areas has raised many questions about the urban dream and the notion that it is “paved with gold.” The methodology of the study employs mixed method approach. According to the research, urban development is accelerating exponentially, and urban sprawl has occurred unpredictably, encroaching on traditional settlements. The new development on the outskirts of the old settlement is geared toward middle-income groups and is unattainable for the locals. Although the housing programme has been in place since 1968, it does not demonstrate the government’s total commitment and participation in assisting the Kelantanese urban population. eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. 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 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under the 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

The Malay Settlement: A vanishing world?

Questions have been raised regarding urbanisation, in which the Malay culture is forgotten. This paper uses a mixed-method by way of a case study on the eight Malay settlements in Kota Bharu. Three hundred fifty questionnaires were distributed, while random interviews provided a more precise explanation of the Malay community in the real world. Traditionally, this settlement is inhabited by Malays and is well known for its high culture and architectural values. This study found that urbanisation has critically influenced the culture and identity of Malay communities in their settlements. The loss of the Malay settlements in Kota Bharu led to the loss of the Malay culture and identity in the community. Keywords:  Malay community, Malay settlement, Malay culture, urbanisation eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. 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 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/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: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i20.296

Factores que afectan la adquisición del lenguaje de señas en alumnos con discapacidad auditiva durante la educación primaria

The purpose of this research was to identify the factors that affect the acquisition of sign language in hearing-impaired learners during early childhood. The study has undertaken the qualitative approach, a case study in which a triangulation method of collecting data was used. The research was carried out in the state of Perak, were three sign language teachers and eight learners in the early childhood phase were purposively selected for the study. After an inductive analysis approach of the data from interviews, observations and document analysis, the study found that the factors that affect the acquisition of sign language during early childhood, are the very factors that are supposed to enhance, support and nature the same acquisition of sign language in hearing-impaired learners during early childhood that they hinder. At the end of the day, this study intended to equip educators, parents and the society at large with knowledge on factors hindering the acquisition of sign language.El propósito de esta investigación fue identificar los factores que afectan la adquisición del lenguaje de señas en los alumnos con discapacidad auditiva durante la primera infancia. El estudio ha emprendido el enfoque cualitativo, un estudio de caso en el que se utilizó un método de triangulación para recopilar datos. La investigación se llevó a cabo en el estado de Perak, donde tres profesores de lenguaje de señas y ocho estudiantes en la fase de la primera infancia fueron seleccionados deliberadamente para el estudio. Después de un enfoque de análisis inductivo de los datos de entrevistas, observaciones y análisis de documentos, el estudio encontró que los factores que afectan la adquisición del lenguaje de señas durante la primera infancia, son los mismos factores que se supone que mejoran, apoyan y dan naturaleza a la misma adquisición de el lenguaje de señas en los alumnos con discapacidad auditiva durante la primera infancia que obstaculizan. Al final del día, este estudio pretendía equipar a los educadores, los padres y la sociedad en general con el conocimiento de los factores que dificultan la adquisición del lenguaje de señas

Fuzzy Delphi Method (fdm): Determining phase for multicultural-based model of peace education curriculum for preschool children

Recently, peace has become an issue being discussed especially in regards tocultural diversity. With education, peace canbe conveyedto all walks of life and levels, in particular,the children as our future generation. This study aimedto determine phases and their interrelation towardsmulticultural-based model of peace education curriculum for preschool children.In order to acquire the accepted(agreement) value for each phase and their interrelation based on experts’ opinion, the Fuzzy Delphi Method was adopted. A set of questionnaire was administered to a group of 12 expertsselected based on specified criteria. Sevenphases(internal awareness, external stimuli, self-formation, personality cultivation, character development, identity development and action build-up)was given to each expert for their suitable selection of the model. Only 4 phases were selected based on the agreement value of above 75% while their interrelation was stipulated by defuzzificationvalue of the phases from high to low value. The interrelated and selectedphases were internal awareness, personality cultivation, character development and action build-up

The Impact of Urbanisation and the Changing Environment of the Malay Settlement

It is acknowledged that “architecture is about people, culture, and land. However, the development of urban areas has raised many questions about the urban dream and the notion that it is “paved with gold.” The methodology of the study employs a mixed-method approach. According to the research, urban development is accelerating exponentially, and urban sprawl has occurred unpredictably, encroaching on traditional settlements. The new development on the outskirts of the old settlement is geared toward middle-income groups and is unattainable for the locals. Although the housing programme has been in place since 1968, it does not demonstrate the government’s total commitment and participation in assisting the Kelantanese urban populatio

Studentteachers' perspectives on their readiness towards teaching practice: A case study in a Malaysian university

This paper discussespart of the findings ina case study conductedto student teacherswhowere inteacher education programme in a selected university. The discussion focuseson the findings of interviews done to the students regarding withtheirreadinessfor their teaching practice orteaching practiceat schools where there wereplaced. Open endedinterviews were done to randomly ten students whohad gone to the schools for their social visit before they gofor their teaching practice.Audio data were collected from the participants of the interviews.The datawere analysed and categorisedthematically. There were main themes of the readiness that emergedfrom the analysisincludesocialreadiness, psychologicalreadiness,generalpedagogical knowledgereadiness,pedagogical content knowledgereadinessand basic skillsreadiness. The findings showthatthe student teachers admitted confidently that theywereready socially and psychologicallyfor their teaching practice. They were also had readiness onthe aspects ofgeneral pedagogical knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge and basics skills that will be required for the performing of the teaching practice.These findings might have connection withwhy most of the students scored higherachievementgrade in teaching practice. Therefore further study mightalso be conductedto acquire clearer picture to be noted about it

Assessing the levels of traffic noise in selected Schools in Bandar Baru Bangi

Traffic noise during school hours can disrupt students’ learning focus especially in the classroom and can affect communication between teachers and students. This study was conducted to asses traffic noise levels for four selected schools along few main roads in Bandar Baru Bangi and analyse the data using the guideline recommended by the Malaysia Department of Environment (DOE). Data was collected using 01dB SOLO sound level meters using the decibel A-weighted (dBA) for LAeq , L10 , L50 , L90 , LAeqmax dan LAeqmin . The measurement was collected during the respective peak hour on school days which are 7.00am -9.00am for morning session, 12.00pm -2.00pm for noon and 5.00pm -7.00pm for evening session. The measured noise then analysed and compared with the recommended standards set by the DOE. From the measurement, it was found that traffic near the Greenview Islamic International School recorded up to 76.3dB(A) for LAeq, 110.3 dB(A) for LAmax , L10 = 78.4 dB(A) and L90 = 67.6 dB(A) during the period of 12.00pm to 1.00pm. All the measured traffic noise at the respective school also logged a high noise level for their LAeq measurement. In conclusion, the study showed that the traffic noise level pollution experience by the schools along the main roads in Bandar Baru Bangi district were alarming which are exceeding the recommendation from DOE. This finding can help policymakers and stakeholders used as reference in sense of noise pollution management for better acoustics comfort at school area