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Teachers’ Views on Classroom Infrastructure Facilities in Special Education Integration Program in Primary School Norwahidah Mihat; Mohd Hanafi Mohd Yassin; Mohd Mokhtar Tahar
Journal of ICSAR Vol 3, No 1 (2019): January
Publisher : Department of Special Education

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The main aim of the research is to ensure effective lesson and produce best impact in classroom by providing conducive and comfortable condition. The objective of this research is to obtain Special Education Teachers’ views regarding the Special Education Integration Program (PPKI) in primary school in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. This research was conducted quantitatively based on Maslow’s hierarch needs theory. A random sampling method is used in gathering the research data involving 137 special education primary school teachers. The research instrument is an adaptation from the questionnaire of the special education infrastructure needs in Malaysia. The data were analyzed descriptively. The findings showed that the level of special education classroom facilities special education teachers’ views is at moderate level. The research concludes that improvements in infrastructure facilities need to be done to meet the UDL model requirements for the convenience of special education students.
Competency Level of Special Education Integration Program Teachers in Conducting Assessment on Students with Learning Disabilities Nadiah Abu Bakar; Mohd Mokhtar Tahar
Journal of ICSAR Vol 3, No 1 (2019): January
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The purpose of this research was to identify the level of knowledge, skills and attitude of the Integrated Special Education Program (PPKI) teachers in conducting assessment of students’ learning disabilities in four primary schools in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This research is based on Theory of Behaviorism founded by Thorndike and Iceberg Competency Model. The research design was quantitative with the population consisting of 50 PPKI teachers while the samples of the research were 44 teachers selected by simple random sampling method. The instrument was a questionnaire adapted from Sulaiman (2008) and confirmed with Alpha Cronbach. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, percentage, frequency and mean. The results showed that the level of knowledge of PPKI teachers was high with mean score, the level of skill was moderate, and the level of attitude was high. It is concluded that PPKI teachers have good knowledge of the assessment process on students with learning disabilities but require additional training and courses to improve their skills.
Implementation of Career Transition Programme in Vocational Skills for Students with Learning Disabilities Mohamad Fitri Tordin; Mohd Mokhtar Tahar
Journal of ICSAR Vol 5, No 2 (2021): July
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The aim of this research is to investigate the implementation programme from three (3) objectives namely identifying the parents’ (family) level of cooperation and the level of cooperation given by employers (industry) also the relationship between the two parties. A quantitative method based on Ecological Theory and Taxonomy for Transition Programming Model. In ensuring validity, the questionnaire was reviewed by an expert who is a university lecturer and also well-versed in the Special Education field. In terms of reliability, all of the items have the Cronbach Alpha coefficient of (> 0.65). Purposive sampling was used where 40 participants were included. Descriptive statistics was used to identify the percentage (%) and frequency (f) of respondents’ and inferential statistics well as Spearman Correlation Test were used to explain and test the hypothesis. The findings show that the mean scores for both the level of cooperation given by parents (family) and the level of cooperation given by employers (industry) are very high. However, there is no linear relationship (low level) between the cooperation given by parents (family) and employers (industry). In conclusion, this programme should be implemented in government and non-government school especially schools with Special Education Integration Programme with the cooperation from all parties.
The Effectiveness of Brain Gym and Brain Training Intervention on Working Memory Performance of Student with Learning Disability Bungawali Abduh; Mohd Mokhtar Tahar
Journal of ICSAR Vol 2, No 2 (2018): July
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Learning disability is commonly associated with a weak working memory function of a student that impacts his or her performance in school. This study aims to identify the effective approaches that could enhance the working memory function of students with learning disability. This quasi-experimental study involved three group of five students that were allocated into control group, Brain Gym, and Brain Training intervention group. The Brain Gym intervention group performed Brain Gym ® Superspace exercise on a daily basis for four weeks during the first school session. Meanwhile, Brain Training intervention was carried out by another intervention groups on a daily basis for four weeks. They were allocated with 5-minutes Brain Training game for each person in a group during free time at school. Data for the working memory function that were collected during pre- and post-test using three instruments: (1) Digit Span  Memory Test; (2) Spatial Memory Test; and (3) Picture Identification Test.  Two non-parametric test was used to interpret the data: (1) Spearman Rank Order Correlation to determine the relationship of the three groups on the pre- and post-test and Wilcoxon Pair Signed Rank Test to measure the difference between pre- and post-test scores for the control group, two intervention groups, and three working memory component. The findings of the study show a significant increment of the working memory function for both intervention groups. The finding also shows a significant increment for Digit Span Memory and Spatial Memory skills among participants in the intervention group. This study provides alternative to parents, teachers and school administration to provide appropriate learning stimulus that could fulfill the needs of students in school and at home.
Co-Authors Abdul Rahim Razalli Bungawali Abduh Faten Nazren Manaf Juwaidah Rani Lim Chen Yin Mohamad Fitri Tordin Mohamad Kassim Mohamed Yaseen Mohd Hanafi Mohd Yasin Mohd Hanafi Mohd Yassin Mohd Izzat Syafiq Ramlan Munirah Mokhtar Nadiah Abu Bakar Norhidayah Abu Yamin Noriah Binti Sha'arani Norwahidah Mihat Norzaina Rasit Ranjanie Karunamoorthy Safani Bari Safani Bin Bari Suhaina Suriman Thor Phi Chee Ummi Kalthum Mohd Mokhtar