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Papers by Dr Yani

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Jul 23, 2019

Environmental literacy instruments developed by previous researchers do not take into account the... more Environmental literacy instruments developed by previous researchers do not take into account the background of the younger generation of aboriginal students who have undergone a change in the social and economic aspects of the present day. In response, this study aimed to develop an environmental literacy instrument in the context of indigenous students in Malaysia. The instrument development in this study involved five stages, namely conducting analysis of literature review, performing expert validation, carrying out a pre-test, conducting exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and performing reliability analysis. In this study, the 56-itemsurvey consists of 20 questions on knowledge about the environment, 21 items on environmental intrinsic factors and 15 items on environmental behavior. The questionnaire was administered to 400 indigenous students at the primary and secondary school level (ages 11 to 14 years old). Exploratory factor analysis indicated that the 25 items on intrinsic factors were grouped into four factors, namely attitude, locus of control, personal responsibility and environmental beliefs. The Kuder-Richarson for knowledge about the environment was 0.60 while the Cronbach's alpha values for intrinsic factors were .802 for attitude,.705 for locus of control, .708 for environmental beliefs and .703 for personal responsibility. The Cronbach's alpha value for environmental behavior was .882. This instrument is helpful in research and evaluation that is aimed at measuring environmental literacy for environmental conservation in the context of indigenous students.

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Nov 30, 2019

Innovations is one of STEM products that will significantly impact people's life. However, the ab... more Innovations is one of STEM products that will significantly impact people's life. However, the ability of STEM-driven innovation to solve a particular problem may be different from one place to another. It depends on the values preserved by a particular society. This study investigate how value orientation may be the resistance to utility of reverse vending machine (RVM). The current study adopted qualitative research approach. Qualitative data were collected from Malaysian public through comments they left on an article posted on a Facebook group page about RVM. The 281 comments were analyzed thematically. Three themes presented in this article are: i) egoistic oriented response; ii) biospheric oriented response; and iii) anticipation of the adverse effects of reverse vending machine. This study suggests there is a need for education reorientation, especially STEM education in Malaysia. STEM education should develop thinking citizens that are able to think and make their own decisions based on sound judgment in determining what counts as proper behavior.

Creative Education, 2018

Inculcating awareness in preserving the environment among citizens is important. Thus Environment... more Inculcating awareness in preserving the environment among citizens is important. Thus Environmental Education (EE) was introduced as a compulsory subject for all Malaysian students including Aboriginal community. However, many researchers have reported that indigenous knowledge (IK) with regards to environment education received less attention by researchers although many researchers have suggested that IK greatly influenced the understanding, as well as the behaviour of the Aboriginal people in preserving and conserving the environment. This study aims to investigate the effect of gender, education level and tribes on environmental literacy among Aboriginal community in Pahang, Malaysia. This study adopted a survey research design where data were collected using two research instruments which are knowledge test and questionnaire to examine their knowledge and behaviour towards protecting the environment. Findings indicate that the level of environmental knowledge among Malaysian Aboriginal people is at a moderate level while their behaviours towards environmental care are at low moderate level most probably because the formal EE curriculum at school does not relate well with their IK. Therefore, it is suggested that Malaysian EE curriculum should be revised to creatively acknowledge and integrate IK to ensure its relevancy to Aboriginal communities.

Journal of Baltic Science Education

Studies have shown that various factors (the role of formal education, informal education, and co... more Studies have shown that various factors (the role of formal education, informal education, and community) contribute to the lack of participation in STEM and STEM careers. This research aimed to understand the multi pathways of factors contributing to the interest in STEM careers (STEM careers in physical sciences and STEM careers in life sciences). This research was a survey research which administered a questionnaire randomly to 1485 secondary school students (14 years of age). Data analysis was based on the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach using Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS) to test the hypothesized model. A model containing five constructs, namely environmental factors (learning experiences, media, social influences), self-efficacy in science, technology, engineering and mathematics respectively, perceptions of STEM careers and interest in physical sciences and life sciences STEM careers was proposed in this research. The results show that students’ interest in...

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Jul 23, 2019

Environmental literacy instruments developed by previous researchers do not take into account the... more Environmental literacy instruments developed by previous researchers do not take into account the background of the younger generation of aboriginal students who have undergone a change in the social and economic aspects of the present day. In response, this study aimed to develop an environmental literacy instrument in the context of indigenous students in Malaysia. The instrument development in this study involved five stages, namely conducting analysis of literature review, performing expert validation, carrying out a pre-test, conducting exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and performing reliability analysis. In this study, the 56-itemsurvey consists of 20 questions on knowledge about the environment, 21 items on environmental intrinsic factors and 15 items on environmental behavior. The questionnaire was administered to 400 indigenous students at the primary and secondary school level (ages 11 to 14 years old). Exploratory factor analysis indicated that the 25 items on intrinsic factors were grouped into four factors, namely attitude, locus of control, personal responsibility and environmental beliefs. The Kuder-Richarson for knowledge about the environment was 0.60 while the Cronbach's alpha values for intrinsic factors were .802 for attitude,.705 for locus of control, .708 for environmental beliefs and .703 for personal responsibility. The Cronbach's alpha value for environmental behavior was .882. This instrument is helpful in research and evaluation that is aimed at measuring environmental literacy for environmental conservation in the context of indigenous students.

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Nov 30, 2019

Innovations is one of STEM products that will significantly impact people's life. However, the ab... more Innovations is one of STEM products that will significantly impact people's life. However, the ability of STEM-driven innovation to solve a particular problem may be different from one place to another. It depends on the values preserved by a particular society. This study investigate how value orientation may be the resistance to utility of reverse vending machine (RVM). The current study adopted qualitative research approach. Qualitative data were collected from Malaysian public through comments they left on an article posted on a Facebook group page about RVM. The 281 comments were analyzed thematically. Three themes presented in this article are: i) egoistic oriented response; ii) biospheric oriented response; and iii) anticipation of the adverse effects of reverse vending machine. This study suggests there is a need for education reorientation, especially STEM education in Malaysia. STEM education should develop thinking citizens that are able to think and make their own decisions based on sound judgment in determining what counts as proper behavior.

Creative Education, 2018

Inculcating awareness in preserving the environment among citizens is important. Thus Environment... more Inculcating awareness in preserving the environment among citizens is important. Thus Environmental Education (EE) was introduced as a compulsory subject for all Malaysian students including Aboriginal community. However, many researchers have reported that indigenous knowledge (IK) with regards to environment education received less attention by researchers although many researchers have suggested that IK greatly influenced the understanding, as well as the behaviour of the Aboriginal people in preserving and conserving the environment. This study aims to investigate the effect of gender, education level and tribes on environmental literacy among Aboriginal community in Pahang, Malaysia. This study adopted a survey research design where data were collected using two research instruments which are knowledge test and questionnaire to examine their knowledge and behaviour towards protecting the environment. Findings indicate that the level of environmental knowledge among Malaysian Aboriginal people is at a moderate level while their behaviours towards environmental care are at low moderate level most probably because the formal EE curriculum at school does not relate well with their IK. Therefore, it is suggested that Malaysian EE curriculum should be revised to creatively acknowledge and integrate IK to ensure its relevancy to Aboriginal communities.

Journal of Baltic Science Education

Studies have shown that various factors (the role of formal education, informal education, and co... more Studies have shown that various factors (the role of formal education, informal education, and community) contribute to the lack of participation in STEM and STEM careers. This research aimed to understand the multi pathways of factors contributing to the interest in STEM careers (STEM careers in physical sciences and STEM careers in life sciences). This research was a survey research which administered a questionnaire randomly to 1485 secondary school students (14 years of age). Data analysis was based on the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach using Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS) to test the hypothesized model. A model containing five constructs, namely environmental factors (learning experiences, media, social influences), self-efficacy in science, technology, engineering and mathematics respectively, perceptions of STEM careers and interest in physical sciences and life sciences STEM careers was proposed in this research. The results show that students’ interest in...

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences