Analisis Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis Matematika Mahasiswa Jurusan Pendidikan Matematika pada Mata Kuliah Kalkulus I Materi Limit Fungsi

Berpikir kritis merupakan salah satu kemampuan yang sangat penting bagi peserta didik, khususnya mahasiswa agar dapat menghubungkan persoalan atau informasi yang diperolehnya melalui penyelidikan dan pengkajian secara sistematis sehingga menghasilkan ide atau solusi untuk pemecahan masalah dalam pembelajaran matematika. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif eksploratif dengan pendekatan kualitatif yang bertujuan menganalisis atau menggambarkan kemampuan berpikir kritis matematika mahasiswa jurusan pendidikan matematika pada materi limit fungsi aljabar. Indikator yang digunakan untuk menggambarkan kemampuan berpikir kritis matematika mahasiswa antara lain kemampuan identifikasi masalah, analisis, sintesis, inferensi, dan evaluasi. Teknik pengumpulan data terdiri dari observasi, tes tertulis, dan wawancara untuk memperdalam infomasi mengenai kemampuan berpikir kritis matematika mahasiswa. Subjek penelitian adalah mahasiswa semester II Jurusan Pendidikan Matematika Fakultas Matematika dan IPA Universitas Negeri Gorontalo tahun akademik 2014 yang telah selesai memprogramkan mata kuliah Kalkulus I. Sedangkan teknik analisis data sesuai dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Berdasarkan analisis data diperoleh hasil bahwa kemampuan berpikir kritis matematika mahasiswa jurusan pendidikan matematika pada mata kuliah kalkulus I materi limit fungsi aljabar tergolong sedang. Hal ini dipengaruhi oleh beberapa faktor antara lain kecermatan dalam mengabstraksi soal, penguasaan konsep-konsep limit fungsi aljabar dan materi prasyarat (kemampuan awal) serta penerapannya, kecenderungan mahasiswa dalam mengandalkan hafalan

Komparasi Kompetensi Profesional Guru Matematika SMP Berdasarkan Status Sertifikasi

This study aims to determine whether there are differences in the professional competency of certified and non-certified junior high school math teachers in Gorontalo City and District regarding teaching motivation. This research is an ex post facto study using a treatment by level 2 x 2 research design. The research was conducted in junior high schools throughout the City and District of Gorontalo in the odd semester of the 2022-2023 school year. Research data were obtained from teacher professional competency test instruments in multiple choice and teaching motivation questionnaires. Data analysis used Two Way Analysis of Variance to test the research hypothesis and further tests were carried out using the Scheffe test. The study results show that: (1) The professional competence of certified teachers is higher than uncertified teachers. (2) There is an interaction effect between certification status and teaching motivation on the professional competence of teachers. (3) In the group of teachers who have high motivation to teach, the professional competence of certified teachers is higher than teachers who are not certified. (4) In the group of teachers who have low motivation to teach, the professional competence of certified teachers is lower than teachers who are not certified. This condition is influenced by several factors such as self-awareness, training activities that are more oriented towards increasing pedagogical competence, and the absence of evaluation activities for post-certification teachers

The Implementation of Key Performance Indicators in the Malaysian Private Finance Initiative Projects

In Private Finance Initiative (PFI), payment for services is based on pre-determined standards and performance. Thus, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) have been used to measure this performance. However, lack of an effective KPIs was identified as a core criticism towards the implementation of PFI projects. Therefore, the objectives of the research are to identify the importance and challenges of KPIs in measuring this performance. A qualitative approach via semi-structured interview was adopted. The findings discovered that the current KPIs do not meet the criteria and this can lead to the difficulties in measuring the performance of PFI projects. The outcome of this research can serve as a theoretical base for the development of an effective KPIs for PFI projects implementation in Malaysia.Keywords: Challenges; Importance; Key Performance Indicators; Private Finance Initiative.ISSN: 2398-4287© 2017. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA 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) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

A conceptual framework of performance assessment for private finance initiative projects in Malaysia

Private Finance Initiative (PFI) is one of the procurement methods that has been applied widely in the global construction market including Malaysia. PFI is an alternative procurement which is viewed as restructuring the previous privatisation concept in delivering value for money (VFM) for Malaysian public infrastructure. Among the restructuring efforts in the privatisation is specifying the standard assessment of private concessionaires’ performance through the execution of key performance indicators (KPIs). The assessment is practically benchmarked against the government’s standard. However, in Malaysia, lack of an effective KPIs is identified as one of the core criticisms for measuring the PFI projects performance. Therefore, two objectives are established which are; to investigate the implementation of various PFI performance measurement models across the globe to measure the performance and how these models can be adopted within the PFI in Malaysians. Finally, a conceptual framework is proposed for measuring performance of PFI projects in Malaysia. The outcomes of this paper can serve as a theoretical base for the development of an effective performance measurement tool for monitoring and measuring PFI projects performance in Malaysia

Local residents and tourists’ opinion on the effects of boating activity towards Kilim waterways

Heritage sites within Kilim Karst Geoforest Park consist of geology, archaeology, ecology, history and culture. Therefore, both tourism and resource conservation should be integrated in order to benefit human and natural resources. This paper presents research that identifies the opinion of tourists and local residents on the effects of boating activities towards natural resource conservation in Kilim Karst Geoforest Park, Langkawi. 320 structured questionnaires were distributed to tourists, local residents in Kilim and staffs who are in charged in the tourism operation of Kilim Karst Geoforest Park including staff of Langkawi Development Authority (LADA), Koperasi Kampung Kilim Langkawi Berhad (KKKLB) and Komuniti Pengurusan Sumber Perikanan (KPSP). The study managed to gather 93% with response rate (n=299) that consist tourists (65), local residents of Kilim (145) and staff (89). Based on the analyses conducted, it was found that boating activities contributed to the pollutions along Kilim waterways in many ways for instance, oil spills and waste disposals. Majority of the respondents agreed that high boats speed increased strong waves, which lead to depletion of mangrove trees and affecting aquatic life. Kilim has become one of the preferred destinations for nature lovers since the area has been given the Geopark and has received countless of tourist arrivals. Nevertheless, this situation had also affected natural resources of the area. Thus, people who involved in tourism activities and the management of Kilim Karst Geoforest Park should concern and possessed adequate knowledge on natural resource conservation so that the area can be experienced by the future generations

Building Information Modelling (BIM): Contractual Issues of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in Construction Projects

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is an emerging technology that provides a platform for a comprehensive digital representation of a facility to be created by integrating data from design conception until demolition. In seeking the optimum use of BIM, a large degree of cooperation and collaboration among multi-disciplinary contributors are required for the digital data exchange and sharing process to be deployed. This situation, however, brings up new issues in delineating liabilities and limitations of contributors as the demarcation line of each contributor becomes unclear. In Malaysia, there is no known BIM-enabled standard form of contract that preserves the intellectual property rights (IPR) of the BIM projects’ contributors. Therefore, the present study attempts to investigate the issues pertaining to IPR in the context of BIM adoption in the construction project. Qualitative methodology involving literature review, analysis of existing IPR provisions and semi-structured interviews with the experts were conducted. The research identified two major issues related to IPR in BIM projects: copyright ownership of the BIM model and data infringement. This paper is substantial to deliver knowledge to the construction industry practitioners regarding the legal and contractual considerations in the adoption of BIM

Exploring Private Finance Initiative Implementation Issues in Malaysia Construction Projects: A Way Forward

Private Finance Initiative (PFI) was introduced in 2006 aimed at achieving value for money. Nevertheless, most of the PFI projects in Malaysia are currently facing difficulties in meeting the expectation. Therefore, a brainstorming workshop involving 69 PFI practitioners from diverse backgrounds was conducted to investigate the implementation issues at the operational level and strategies towards achieving the project goals. The results showed that skills and knowledge, procedures and implementation, challenges in project management, and conflict on documentation were among the issues debated among workshop participants.  “Loopholes” were identified to facilitate the improvement of the PFI project implementation in Malaysia. Keywords: Operational Performance; Private Finance Initiative (PFI); Issues; Strategies. eISSN: 2398-4287© 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bsby 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) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5iSI3.253

Intelligent Person Recognition System Based on ECG Signal

Automated recognition based on ECG signal is now preferable to identify the person for security monitoring work. This approach is gradually replacing manual techniques that claimed to be outdated. However, it is challenging task to execute the automated system since it is in the infant stage. In this paper, an intelligent person recognition system based on ECG signal is proposed. Here, 79 recorded signals from 79 subjects are used. Three processes are i.e. pre-processing, feature extraction and classification is discussed. A combination of enhanced start and end point detection namely short time energy (STE) and short time average zero crossing rate (STAZCR) is employed in the pre-processing. Subsequently, an autocorrelation method is applied in feature extraction. Finally, support vector machine (SVM) is implemented to evaluate the performance of the system. The experimental demonstrate that 0.93% to 0.97% equal error rate (EER) is achieved when the training data is set to 35

Glycemic control among insulin-treated Type 2 diabetes in Kelantan

Objective: To determine the prevalence of good glycemic control and its associated factors that contribute to good glycemic control among insulin-treated Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Design: Cross sectional study. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted on 236 insulin-treated T2DM at Diabetic Clinic, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia using systematic random sampling. A set of case report form (CRF) was used. Data was entered and analyzed by SPSS 12.0 using descriptive and Multiple Logistic Regression analyses. Results: The percentage of good glycemic control (HbA1C less than7.0%) was 21.2 percent. The factors that contribute to good glycemic control were female gender (Adjusted OR 5.06; 95%CI 1.64, 15.59), high education (Adjusted OR 16.44; 95%CI 3.68, 73.58), combination of insulin and oral anti-diabetic drugs regime (Adjusted OR 3.11; 95%CI 1.01, 9.55), basal bolus insulin (Adjusted OR 5.18; 95%CI 1.61, 16.70) and fasting plasma glucose less than 6.1mmol/l (Adjusted OR 8.30; 95%CI 3.24, 21.27). Conclusion: Majority of our patients did not achieve the target of HbA1C less than 7.0% as recommended by the American Diabetes Association. Physicians should be aware of the associated factors that may influence the glycemic control among insulin treated type 2 diabetic patients. Future studies are needed to explore the patient's skills and knowledge on how to adjust the insulin dose during the treatment

Seminar sejarah nasional v subtema sejarah kesenian

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