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<![CDATA[THE APPLICATION OF DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES ]]>
<![CDATA[Abdul Salim]]>;
<![CDATA[Munawir Yusuf]]>;
<![CDATA[Gunarhadi Gunarhadi]]>
<![CDATA[ Proceedings of The ICECRS Vol 1 No 1 (2016): "Generating Knowledge through Research", 25-27 October 2016, CAS Auditorium - Uni ]]>
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DOI: 10.21070/picecrs.v1i1.510
<![CDATA[The research is intended to measure the accuracy of Decision Support System (DSS) to identify the characteristics of children with intellectual disabilities. A number of 40 teachers in Central Java, Indonesia were assigned as the sample comprising 16 special school teachers and 4 inclusive school teachers. As respondents, these teachers are required to (a) have a training on sofware application of DSS program of identification instrument, (b) have an experience on using DSS program, (c) have full commitment to the research activity. The data was collected from questionnaire and analized by quantitaive description. The reseacrh concluded that DSS program indicated the accuracy of 99,8%, and as many as 92.5% of teachers commented that DSS program was easy to use for identification of children with intellectual disabilities.]]>
<![CDATA[AUDIO CLIPS IN DEVELOPING LISTENING COMPREHENSION SKILLS IN MALAYSIAN PRIMARY ESL CLASSROOMS ]]>
<![CDATA[Choo Siang Shian]]>;
<![CDATA[Melor Md. Yunus]]>
<![CDATA[ Proceedings of The ICECRS Vol 1 No 1 (2016): "Generating Knowledge through Research", 25-27 October 2016, CAS Auditorium - Uni ]]>
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DOI: 10.21070/picecrs.v1i1.511
<![CDATA[Listening skill has been an under-emphasised skill in many English as a Second Language (ESL) classrooms until recent decades. To keep up with the global advancement of technology, many studies on listening skills have integrated use of technology. In Malaysia, listening skills are also often neglected due to the highly examination-oriented education system. Since communication and technology competence are important 21st century skills, learners should be exposed to listening skills using no less than multimedia, especially when technology is inaccessible in rural parts of the country. This paper aims to examine the perceptions of teachers and pupils in using audio clips to develop listening comprehension skills in a rural primary school in Sarawak, East Malaysia, where digital facilities and internet connection are lacking in many parts of the state. Focus group interviews were conducted with two teachers and three ESL pupils after six weekly listening activities using audio clips based on the textbooks. Findings indicated that the teachers found audio clips to be useful and convenient, while pupils exhibited more interest and concentration during lessons. All respondents believed that audio clips could encourage the development of listening comprehension skills. Finally, it is recommended that audio clips could be expanded into a listening module that slowly moves towards authentic listening to equip learners with real-world skills and experiences.]]>
<![CDATA[THE PLURAL MANIA GAME’ ENHANCING YEAR 4 PUPILS KNOWLEDGE IN FORMING PLURAL NOUNS ]]>
<![CDATA[Muhamad Alif Firdaus Ismail]]>;
<![CDATA[Tengku Fauziah Binti Tengku Abu Bakar]]>
<![CDATA[ Proceedings of The ICECRS Vol 1 No 1 (2016): "Generating Knowledge through Research", 25-27 October 2016, CAS Auditorium - Uni ]]>
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DOI: 10.21070/picecrs.v1i1.513
<![CDATA[The title of the research is ‘The Plural Mania Game’: Enhancing Year 4 Pupils’ Knowledge in Forming Plural Nouns. The focus of the research was to enhance the knowledge of plural noun forms among Year 4 pupils by using The Plural Mania Game. This intervention helped by introducing the pupils with all regular forms of plural nouns. The intervention was focusing on the teaching and learning through game. The researcher innovated a ‘bingo’ game into a new game called ‘The Plural Mania Game’ to help the pupils of Year 4 improve their knowledge in forming plural nouns. There were 6 pupils involved with this intervention from Year 4 of Sekolah Kebangsaan A who got the lowest marks from the diagnostic test. The data for this study was collected by using the observation, the result of Pre-Test and Post-Test and interview sessions. Based on the findings of data, it was noted that the participants improved their knowledge in forming plural nouns. The result showed that by using The Plural Mania Game helped the pupils in enhancing their knowledge in forming plural nouns. The researcher would like to suggest for the intervention to be implemented in various language skills in the future.]]>
<![CDATA[THE DOMINANT BIG FIVE PERSONALITY AMONG PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS IN THETEACHER EDUCATION INSTITUTES (IPGM) IN MALAYSIA ]]>
<![CDATA[Ooi Soo Yuan]]>;
<![CDATA[Rahimi Che Aman]]>
<![CDATA[ Proceedings of The ICECRS Vol 1 No 1 (2016): "Generating Knowledge through Research", 25-27 October 2016, CAS Auditorium - Uni ]]>
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<![CDATA[The main purpose of this research is to identify the dominant Big Five Personality among pre service teachers in the Malaysian Teacher Education Institutes (IPGMs). The rationales of this study could be seen from three different aspects, which are the situational, literature and the Malaysian contexts. It is clear from current practice and the literatures that further research is needed to delve deeper into the understanding of personalities from the perspective of Big Five, especially among Malaysian pre service teachers. The data for this study was collected by survey using Neo FFI 3, which assessed the neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness and conscientiousness of individuals. The samples consisted of 751 pre-services teachers selected through stratified and cluster sampling from the 27 IPGMs in Malaysia. Samples from the pre-service teacherscompleted the survey after their 12 weeks practicum in schools, as these 12 weeks practicum could be considered as the most stressful and crucial period of the pre service teachers training life in the IPGMs. Results revealed that majority of the pre-service teachers were conscientious. This interesting finding might have some positive indications to educations in Malaysia as it was in accordance with the MOE’s objectives.]]>
<![CDATA[IMPROVING YEAR 4 PUPILS’ ABILITY TO SPELL COUNTABLE PLURAL FORMS OF NOUNS THROUGH THE USE OF ‘MAKE IT PLURAL’ (M.I.P) CHART ]]>
<![CDATA[Amira Shahirah Lokman]]>;
<![CDATA[Noraini binti Abdullah Sani]]>
<![CDATA[ Proceedings of The ICECRS Vol 1 No 1 (2016): "Generating Knowledge through Research", 25-27 October 2016, CAS Auditorium - Uni ]]>
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DOI: 10.21070/picecrs.v1i1.514
<![CDATA[The lack of understanding and confusion on the basic rules of plural nouns faced by the pupils has greatly affected their ability to write correct spelling of the plural forms of the nouns. A research was conducted on 4 selected participants from Year 4 B of SK Z who obviously showed difficulties in applying appropriate spelling rules to form correct plural forms of the nouns. Hence, this action research was conducted to develop the pupils’ ability to spell the countable plural forms of the nouns correctly. A plural form chart named ‘Make It Plural’ Chart was used as the intervention to address this issue. Four lessons using the intervention with different focused in spelling rules of the plural nouns (‘-s’, ‘-es’, ‘-ies’ ‘-ves’) were implemented throughout this research in order to assist the pupils in improving their ability to spell the countable plural forms of the nouns correctly. The data for this study was collected through observation, the result of worksheets’ scores and the result of the pre-test and post-test. The results of the findings from three different sources showed that the use of ‘Make It Plural’ (M.I.P) Chart has significantly improved the participants’ ability to spell the countable plural forms of the nouns correctly. Discussion of the findings, reflection and suggestion for further research was highlighted in the last section of this article in order to develop more quality and comprehensive teaching and learning session in the future.]]>
<![CDATA[PREPARING HUMAN RESOURCES WITH AFFORDABLE COST ]]>
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<![CDATA[Mashudi Mashudi]]>
<![CDATA[ Proceedings of The ICECRS Vol 1 No 1 (2016): "Generating Knowledge through Research", 25-27 October 2016, CAS Auditorium - Uni ]]>
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<![CDATA[Coming from the experience of living in two different situations, namely in the area of subcultures of Mataraman from birth up to adults, and further, when one is married, he lives in a subculture arek or coastal area. At this stage, it was found that there are two different phenomena regarding socioeconomic dimension. In the area of subculture Mataraman, the socioeconomic level of parents is low, but it has ahigher level of formal education of the children. In contrast, while in coastal areas, thesocio-economic level of parents is high but has alowerlevel of the children’s formal education.In response to this gap, the author attempts toanswer the question "To what extent culture affect the educational achievement of children?". The finding of thepresent study showed that the higher the cultural dimension of the parents, the higher the level of educational achievement of children.]]>
<![CDATA[EXPLORING FACTORS THE CHILDREN’S MEANING IN PARENTS’ PERSPECTIVE: FOCUSING ON EDUCATION, FAMILY STATUS, ORIGINAL COUNTRY, RESIDANCE, AND BELIEF SYSTEM ]]>
<![CDATA[Ghozali Rusyid Affandi]]>;
<![CDATA[Nur Habibah]]>
<![CDATA[ Proceedings of The ICECRS Vol 1 No 1 (2016): "Generating Knowledge through Research", 25-27 October 2016, CAS Auditorium - Uni ]]>
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<![CDATA[There are different perceptions about the meaning of childrenin each person. The different is caused by various factors of the parents. Different definition about the child also has an impact on the treatment of parents towards their children. This research aims to explore the factors in defining children by parents, mainly on demographic factors and beliefs on Islam in Asean area. This study involved 94 participants consisting of citizens of Indonesia and Thailand. The data instrument was open ended questionnaire. Data analysis in this study used descriptive analysis in the form of crosstabulation to explore the definition of a childbased on demographic point of view and belief system (the system of beliefs that is owned by the parent on religion). The results show that there was a universal definition of child from different backgrounds including: education, belief system, original country, status in family, and home, namely a child is the mandate (amanah) from Allah SWT. However, the research also shows the unique and various definition of the children which is seen from each factor.]]>
<![CDATA[STUDYING ABROAD: MALAY STUDENTS ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE UK EDUCATION SYSTEM AND PERSONAL ADJUSTMENTSTUDYING ABROAD: MALAY STUDENTS ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE UK EDUCATION SYSTEM AND PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT ]]>
<![CDATA[Rashidah Mamat]]>;
<![CDATA[Nor Azlah Sham Rambely]]>
<![CDATA[ Proceedings of The ICECRS Vol 1 No 1 (2016): "Generating Knowledge through Research", 25-27 October 2016, CAS Auditorium - Uni ]]>
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<![CDATA[The Malaysian government is concerned about the significance of studying abroad and has therefore been very active in sending students abroad to study. Malaysia has an elaborate foreign scholarship program which sees 10,000 or more students relocate abroad annually and the majority of them are Malays or Bumiputera. Studying abroad is seen as a backbone to produce a potential citizen that functions effectively in society and plays a role in economic and national development. This paper provides an analysis of Malay undergraduate students’ narratives of their perceptions and attitudes towards studying abroad and the UK’s education system. The purpose of this paper is to investigate, share and understand their process of adjustment and adaptation as well as the challenges they encounter while abroad. The findings support the previous literature that studying abroad has a significant impact on the students’ life experience. The problems students encountered as being of three general types: socio-cultural adjustments; language issues; and learning and teaching approach. It is argued here that these experiences and problems, along with other aspects of their previous education system, interaction with the locals/ host national, religion, culture and language, had an influence on their attitudes towards study in the UK.]]>
<![CDATA[TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVE ON THE READING BEHAVIOUR OF PRIMARY ESL LEARNERS IN SJKC CHUNG HUA SEMERA SARAWAK ]]>
<![CDATA[Melor Md Yunus]]>;
<![CDATA[Jong Sze Chun]]>
<![CDATA[ Proceedings of The ICECRS Vol 1 No 1 (2016): "Generating Knowledge through Research", 25-27 October 2016, CAS Auditorium - Uni ]]>
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<![CDATA[This study attempts to investigate the reading behaviour of primary ESL (English as a Second Language) learners in SJKC Chung Hua Semera Sarawak through the perspective of their teachers in the ESL classroom. To acquire this, interviews were carried out with the teachers to collect qualitative data. A total of 3 ESL teachers were selected from the school to participate in this study. The analysis of the data reveals that majority of the ESL learners spent most of their time reading by skimming and scanning, identifying keywords, applying one-time reading, non-linear reading, and reading selectively. On the contrary, the ESL learners spent less time reading expansively and comprehensively. Since the English language is the learners’ second or third language, they lack confidence and motivation as they face various hindrances in fully understanding and interpreting information in this language. The findings of this study intend to provide a springboard for further researches on the approaches to enhance ESL reading skills. Instructional implications are also discussed.]]>
<![CDATA[ISSUES CONTRIBUTING TO LOW PERFORMANCE OF ENGLISH IN A NATIONAL SCHOOL IN SONG, SARAWAK ]]>
<![CDATA[Louis Cheng]]>;
<![CDATA[Melor Md. Yunus]]>;
<![CDATA[Maslawati Mohamad]]>
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<![CDATA[English is becoming more important in this globalized world. In Malaysia, calls have been made from rulers and commoners alike to use English as the primary medium of instruction in primary schools. Although Malaysia has centralized education system for every state, rural schools might be in danger of losing out to their counterparts in the urban areas. Numerous programmes have been done to bring the standard of English in the school up to par with their counterparts from urban schools and yet English remains a tricky subject to master. In a rural school in the district of Song, Sarawak, English has always been the lowest performing subjects in UPSR year after year. Parallel to UPSR, the pupils for English intervention programme (LINUS BI) has the most compared to Bahasa Malaysia (BM) and Mathematics. This paper will attempt to research and understand the primary issues contributing to low performance of English in the school. At the same time, this paper will attempt to compare the background of pupils with high performance of English and pupils with low and mediocre performance in English and the causes leading to what they are today.]]>
