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Research paper thumbnail of A Conceptual Review on the Relationship between Teacher Self-Efficacy and Organisational Citizenship Behaviour

The main objective of this study is to examine the relationship between dimensionality of teacher... more The main objective of this study is to examine the relationship between dimensionality of teacher self-efficacy and organisational citizenship behaviour amongst teachers at government school, Malaysia. Teacher self-efficacy is comprised of personal teaching efficacy and general teaching efficacy. A research issue is highlighted and discussed in detail and thoroughly. A theoretical background for both construct: efficacy theory and organisational citizenship behaviour have been systematically and clearly discussed. Both constructs are also found to be significantly contributed to the school achievement positively. The conceptual framework is also developed based on past empirical arguments. Numerous contributions are pointed out and adequate justification is provided. Past studies revealed and confirmed the relationship between personal teaching efficacy and organisational citizenship behaviour as well as between general teaching efficacy and organisational citizenship behaviour. Hyp...

Research paper thumbnail of Literasi Ekonomi Dan Impaknya Terhadap Pengurusan Bajet

Tujuan utama kajian ini adalah untuk mengesan sejauh mana impak pengetahuan atau pembelajaran kur... more Tujuan utama kajian ini adalah untuk mengesan sejauh mana impak pengetahuan atau pembelajaran kursus ekonomi, mempengaruhi keberkesanan pengurusan bajet pelajarpelajar IPTA. Responden bagi analisis ini adalah di pelajar yang mengambil bidangbidang yang berkaitan dengan Perniagaan, Pengurusan, Perakaunan, Keusahawanan dan Ekonomi dan lain-lain (Business and Economics Majors). Untuk mencapai objektif ini tiga analisis dijalankan iaitu analisis pendapatan, perbelanjaan dan analisis simpanan. Dapatan kajian bagi setiap analisis diperoleh melalui ujian deskriptif. Dapatan bagi analisis pertama mendapati, sumber utama pendapatan pelajar datangnya dari PTPTN, Ibubapa dan Biasiswa. Selainnya datang dari gaji, kad kredit dan sumber-sumber lain yang tidak disenaraikan dalam kajian ini. Dapatan bagi analisis perbelanjaan pula mendapati, perbelanjaan tertinggi, yang melebihi RM200, tertumpu pada kos makan dan minum (RM295.56) sebulan, di ikuti oleh kos yuran persemester (RM274.75), kos buku dan...

Research paper thumbnail of Kesan Tugas Pengetua Kepada Pencapaian Pelajar

Research paper thumbnail of The Enforcement Of Prohibition Of Bringing And Using Mobile Phones By School Children-a Process Management Analysis

This paper explores the policy implementation and process management to better understand the str... more This paper explores the policy implementation and process management to better understand the strengths and weaknesses of the implementation of the selected policy. This research employs a qualitative method and 56 teachers and school heads in 56 schools in Malaysia have participated in the interviews using random sampling and the data were collected continuously until it reaches the saturation point. Based on the process management principles, the Implementation of Education Policy Monitoring Instrument (IEPM) has been developed and utilized. Data analysis has been done manually beginning with the interview, followed by the interpretation of transcribed data through the process of open coding, axial coding and selective coding. Using the survey data, observation and also official document reviews, a management process analysis is conducted using the seven steps of the Phase Planning Method (Ph.P Method) to identify the failure of the policy implementation. The findings of this anal...

Research paper thumbnail of Pembinaan, Kesahan dan Kebolehpercayaan Inventori Kepimpinan Guru

Artikel ini bertujuan untuk melaporkan pembinaan, kesahan dan kebolehpercayaan Inventori Kepimpin... more Artikel ini bertujuan untuk melaporkan pembinaan, kesahan dan kebolehpercayaan Inventori Kepimpinan Guru (IKG) yang digunakan untuk menilai kepimpinan guru. Fasa pertama kajian telah dijalankan menerusi analisis faktor eksploratori (Exploratory Factor Analysis) terhadap data 60 orang guru terlatih di sekolah rendah kebangsaan di daerah Petaling Perdana, Selangor. Dapatan kajian menerusi analisis faktor eksploratori melalui putaran `orthogonal` kaedah `varimax`telah membentuk tiga faktor IKG. Nilai pekali kebolehpercayaan Alfa Cronbach keseluruhan item adalah .91. Pada fasa kedua kajian pula, analisis faktor pengesahan (Confirmatory Factor Analysis) telah dijalankan terhadap data 244 orang di 6 buah sekolah rendah berprestasi tinggi di Selangor. Tujuan analisis faktor pengesahan dijalankan adalah untuk menyokong dapatan struktur faktor (factor structure) yang terhasil dari kajian fasa pertama. Nilai pekali kebolehpercayaan Alfa Cronbach bagi kesemua item ialah .84 manakala untuk seti...

Research paper thumbnail of Cyber-entrepreneurial Intention Among Business Undergraduates In Institutions Of Higher Learning In Malaysia

This study attempts to examine the start of cyber-entrepreneurial intention among undergraduates ... more This study attempts to examine the start of cyber-entrepreneurial intention among undergraduates ininstitutions of higher learning in Malaysia. A total of 296 undergraduates are taken from one publicuniversity and one private university. The questionnaires are personally distributed to these respondents.There are four factors tested on the cyber-entrepreneurial intention with the use of appropriatemeasures using the 5-point Likert scaling. All the constructs and variables are systematically developed and hypotheses are constructed according to the theoretical framework. The results indicate that three variables significance correlated with cyber-entrepreneurial intention. This paper offers some insightful information especially to the undergraduates towards the intention to cyber-entrepreneurial.

Research paper thumbnail of The Factors Affecting Teacher Leadership in Malaysian Primary Schools

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

This study aims to identify the level of leadership among teachers and the factors that are affec... more This study aims to identify the level of leadership among teachers and the factors that are affecting teacher leadership. A total of 250 teachers from 25 primary schools participated in this study. This study used questionnaire for data collection. The data were analysed by using descriptive and correlation tests to investigate the relationship between the focused factors. The results showed that the level of leadership among teachers is moderate. The findings also showed that there is a significant relationship between school culture and teachers' attitude and personality factors with teacher leadership. Meanwhile, the management support factor does not show a significant relationship with teacher leadership. This study suggested that the competency and leadership courses should be provided to teachers including the management, to improve the leadership skills of teachers in schools.

Research paper thumbnail of Teacher Leadership and its Relationship with High School Students' Performance in Malaysia

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between teacher leadership and students... more The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between teacher leadership and students' academic achievement in Malaysia secondary school. A questionnaire-based survey was conducted to gather data from 52 teachers. The data analysed using descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation tests. The findings obtained from the analyses showed that the mean score values for every dimension of teacher leadership factor a relatively moderate. The findings also show that there was a significant correlation relationship between the components of self-assessment and make changes, communication, diversity, teaching skills, continuous improvement and independent organisation in the teacher leadership model with students' academic performance. The dimension of teaching skills has a higher significant correlation to students' academic performance followed by an independent organisation, diversity, self-assessment and make a change, and the least significant correlation is the dimension of continuous improvement. This study suggests that teachers need to improve leadership practices to enhance students' academic performance.

Research paper thumbnail of Strategic Considerations for KINDERGARTENS in Leading Learning of Orang Asli Students

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

This paper discusses strategic considerations derived from findings of a grounded theory study ex... more This paper discusses strategic considerations derived from findings of a grounded theory study exploring the process of leading learning among Orang Asli students. Using Glaser's Classic Grounded Theory method, the study captures learners' voices and analyses how they have survived the schooling process despite the challenges and deficit theorising surrounding them. The emerging findings make explicit five strands of roles that contributed to the success of Orang Asli primary education: parents, learners, kindergartens, primary schools and significant others. In this paper, however, the authors focus on the role of kindergartens in leading the learning of Orang Asli students. The findings capture the concerns, actions and provisions that supported Orang Asli students in transiting the home to school journey. Strategic considerations for improvement of kindergartens leading learning of Orang Asli students are discussed in context with implications for practice. By listening to learners' voices, kindergartens can reflect and raise their commitment for contextually inclusive pedagogy that avoids deficit theorising.

Research paper thumbnail of The Influence of Pre-Service Teacher's Self-efficacy on Teacher Leadership Readiness

International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development

This study aimed to identify the effect of teacher self-efficacy on the readiness of teacher lead... more This study aimed to identify the effect of teacher self-efficacy on the readiness of teacher leadership. The study was quantitative in nature and used questionnaires as instruments in collecting data i.e. Teacher Self-Efficiency Scale and Teacher's Readiness. A total of 256 preservice teachers who were in the eighth semester at a public university were selected as a sample through a stratified sampling technique. The data were analyzed descriptively and inferential. The results showed that teachers' self efficacy (m = 6.91, s.d = 0.96) and teacher leadership readiness (m = 3.95, s.d = 0.40) were high. The result of the simple linear regression analysis showed that the self-efficacy of pre-service teachers influenced the readiness of teacher leadership at R 2 = .35, F (134.749), p <0.05. In conclusion, the teacher's self-efficacy is an important factor in providing teacher leadership readiness. The implication of this study suggests that the teacher preparation program should consider self-efficacy as one of the essential components in its curriculum in instilling teacher leadership at an early stage.

Research paper thumbnail of The Development of Good Practices for English Language Teacher Redeployment Policy Implementation in Malaysia

International Journal of Humanities, Philosophy and Language

The quality of English teachers in schools is one of the contributing factors in students’ profic... more The quality of English teachers in schools is one of the contributing factors in students’ proficiency in the language. Hence, the purpose of this study was to explore and develop teacher redeployment good practices. The needs analysis of this study discovered the themes of redeployment good practices. This study used the triangulation method in collecting information from interviews, observation, and document analysis. Fuzzy Delphi Method (FDM) was adopted to develop good practices of teacher redeployment policy implementation based on the consensus of experts. There were six themes constructed and 42 sub items supported the themes to develop the redeployment policy implementation best practices priority list. 15 panel of experts responded to Five-Likert linguistic scale survey questionnaires. The threshold value (d) must exceed 75% to verify the experts’ consensus, while the alpha-cut value > 0.5 was used to select the items. This study showed a high consensus agreement among t...

Research paper thumbnail of Transformational Leadership Style and Leaders’ Performance: The Moderator Role of Emotional Intelligence

International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences

This study aims to determine the moderating role of emotional intelligence on the correlation bet... more This study aims to determine the moderating role of emotional intelligence on the correlation between job performance and leadership styles. This study was carried out in three Malaysian universities, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, University Malaya, and Multimedia University, which include 196 academic leaders as respondents. To examine the direction of the correlation between transformational leadership style and job performance, the researcher employed descriptive statistic. Results revealed the positive correlation between transformational leadership style and job performance (r = 0.64, p <0.0005). Analysis of moderator variable indicated emotional intelligence did not affect the correlation between job performance and the predictor. The findings of this study implied that higher education institutions should identify the influential factors of job performance and they should develop and implement new and appropriate policies to improve job performance among the academic administrators.

Research paper thumbnail of Theories of Maritime Education and Training (MET) in Improving Maritime Sector in Malaysia

Open Journal of Business and Management

The Ministry of Education (MOE) should focus on the provision of quality academic programme as aw... more The Ministry of Education (MOE) should focus on the provision of quality academic programme as awareness to face the trends and challenges in the era-globalization. Maritime education and Training (MET) is presently facing many challenges thus to sustain a pool of qualified and competent profession is at a risk. The strong factors affect the implementation of maritime education and training which may help the MET compete with other education fields in the educational institution. MET execution will be able to produce manpower that equip with the skills and knowledge with quality exposure either for maritime education institution.

Research paper thumbnail of Parental Commitment in Leading Learning of the Orang Asli Students

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, May 26, 2017

This research focuses on the perceptions of headmasters, teachers and parents on parental commitm... more This research focuses on the perceptions of headmasters, teachers and parents on parental commitment in leading learning among the orang Asli students. This study was carried out in 9 primary schools which include 9 headmasters, 113 teachers and 102 parents as respondents. The data was collected by using questionnaires and was analysed by using descriptive statistics. The findings showed that all respondents agreed that the level of parental commitment was high in leading learning orang Asli students. The result of the correlation analysis between parental commitment and student achievement showed a low and negative correlation score value but is significant. These results provide indication that although parents' commitment was high but students' achievement is still very low. The implication of this study is to further investigate on factors that affect achievement. This study also suggests that motivation program for orang Asli parents need to be continued to further enhance their commitment.

Research paper thumbnail of A Study of Four Dimensions of Classroom Management Toward Model Formation of Preschool Classroom Management

Muallim Journal of Social Science and Humanities

The purpose of this study was to develop a preschool classroom management development model based... more The purpose of this study was to develop a preschool classroom management development model based on four dimensions of classroom management. The four key dimensions that focuses on preschool classroom management model are physical classroom management, planning management and implementation of programs/activities, classroom behaviour management and relationship and interaction management. The physical environment and layout of the preschool classroom managed by the preschool teachers still do not encourage children's learning. The learning materials provided are also not suitable and not used for teaching and learning purposes. Therefore, the study aims to identify the needs of preschool teachers in managing preschool classrooms. The needs analysis will enable the development of a classroom management model based on four dimensions of classroom management. This study uses design and development research approaches involving the needs analysis phase, the design and model develop...

Research paper thumbnail of Learning Leading of the Aborigine Pupils: Comparative Perceptions between Principals and Teachers in Primary Schools Malaysia

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

The purpose of this study is to compare the principals' and the teachers' perception of aborigine... more The purpose of this study is to compare the principals' and the teachers' perception of aborigine's pupils leading learning factors. The leading learning factors include school climate, principals' role, teacher leadership, teacher behaviour, student motivation, and parental commitment. This study provides an overview of the factors that need to be taken into consideration by principals, teachers, and policymakers to better plan and make decisions for the betterment of aborigine's pupils. A total of nine principals and 113 teachers from nine aborigines primary schools participated in this study. Data were collected using questionnaires and analysed using descriptive statistics. The findings documented that the principals' mean score levels relatively higher than the teachers' score. There was no difference in the priority factor based on the mean score values between the principals and the teacher. The respondents agree that the role of the principals is most important, followed by the school climate, teacher leadership, student motivation, teacher behaviour, and ultimately, parental commitment. This study also discusses the implications and suggestions for improving the role of the leading learning factor of aborigine's pupils.

Research paper thumbnail of Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Malaysian Student on Global Citizenship Education

Jurnal Cakrawala Pendidikan

Student’s perception on the current global citizenship education might have evolved. This study a... more Student’s perception on the current global citizenship education might have evolved. This study aims to identify the level of knowledge, skills, and attitudes of global citizenship from students’ perceptions. It also examined the relationship between students’ knowledge with the skills and attitudes of global citizenship. This study involved 155 first semester students in a public university in Malaysia. The selection of these respondents is to get their views on the education of global citizenship they received at schools. They were chosen because they had just finished secondary schools, and their experiences were still fresh in memory. They also came from various schools in Malaysia and able to draw on the experience of global citizenship education in Malaysia. This study was quantitative and used a questionnaire as the research instrument. The findings show that the level of knowledge, skills, and attitudes of students towards global citizenship is at a moderate level. The relat...

Research paper thumbnail of Teacher Leadership and Its Relationship with Students’ Academic Achievement

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

Research paper thumbnail of The Effectiveness of the Modul Pembentukan Amalan Profesionalisme on Professionalism Practice among Preservice Teachers

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of using Modul Pembentukan Amalan in develop... more The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of using Modul Pembentukan Amalan in developing personality and leadership of preservice teacher. A quantitative approach using quasi-experimental method was applied in this study. A lecture method of teaching was implemented to the control group while Modul Pembentukan Amalan Profesionalisme was implemented to the treatment group. Data on the proficiency level were collected using pre-test and post-test by using case study test instruments which are equivalent to the study. A total of 70 preservice teachers were chosen as the subject of the study using intact sampling which involved 35 students from the Bachelor of Education in Entrepreneurship and Commerce, and 35 students from the Bachelor of Education in Business Management. Both programmes under the same department which is the Department of Business Management and Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Management and Economics, Sultan Idris Education University. Students the Entrepreneurship and Commerce Programme were chosen as control group and the students of Business Management Programme were set as the treatment group. The difference in mean level of preservice teachers' professionalism practice was analyzed using the t-test. The findings showed that the teaching and learning using the Modul Pembentukan Amalan Profesionalisme as an intervention in the treatment group could improve the professionalism practice of preservice teachers in terms of personality and leadership. However, a more comprehensive study is suggested to be carried out to ensure that the results obtained from this study are robust and consistent.

Research paper thumbnail of An Exploratory Study on Peer Learning Using Concept Cartoons

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

This aim of the study was to explore a new peer learning method by using concept cartoons mediate... more This aim of the study was to explore a new peer learning method by using concept cartoons mediated computer. The storyline of the concept cartoons was created by the researcher with the element of One Malaysia value. This study was employed descriptive quantitative method and 40 secondary school students from Malaysia was the sample. The instruments was a set of questionnaire. A five point Likert scale was constructed on each item. Principal axis factor analysis with varimax rotation was conducted to assess the underlying structure for the 40 items questionnaire for interest and communication skills. The assumption of normality, linear relationship between pairs of variables and the variables' being correlated at a moderate level were checked. A team of experts in education was verified the content validity of the questionnaire. The Cronbach Alpha coefficient was used to calculate the reliability of the questionnaire. The results revealed significant findings regarding students' communication skills and interest in learning using concept cartoons. The majority of the students said that concept cartoons assisted them in their learning activities. The results also revealed that the instrument was valid and reliable. Future research on this topic could be carried out with animated cartoons series in various fields.

Research paper thumbnail of A Conceptual Review on the Relationship between Teacher Self-Efficacy and Organisational Citizenship Behaviour

The main objective of this study is to examine the relationship between dimensionality of teacher... more The main objective of this study is to examine the relationship between dimensionality of teacher self-efficacy and organisational citizenship behaviour amongst teachers at government school, Malaysia. Teacher self-efficacy is comprised of personal teaching efficacy and general teaching efficacy. A research issue is highlighted and discussed in detail and thoroughly. A theoretical background for both construct: efficacy theory and organisational citizenship behaviour have been systematically and clearly discussed. Both constructs are also found to be significantly contributed to the school achievement positively. The conceptual framework is also developed based on past empirical arguments. Numerous contributions are pointed out and adequate justification is provided. Past studies revealed and confirmed the relationship between personal teaching efficacy and organisational citizenship behaviour as well as between general teaching efficacy and organisational citizenship behaviour. Hyp...

Research paper thumbnail of Literasi Ekonomi Dan Impaknya Terhadap Pengurusan Bajet

Tujuan utama kajian ini adalah untuk mengesan sejauh mana impak pengetahuan atau pembelajaran kur... more Tujuan utama kajian ini adalah untuk mengesan sejauh mana impak pengetahuan atau pembelajaran kursus ekonomi, mempengaruhi keberkesanan pengurusan bajet pelajarpelajar IPTA. Responden bagi analisis ini adalah di pelajar yang mengambil bidangbidang yang berkaitan dengan Perniagaan, Pengurusan, Perakaunan, Keusahawanan dan Ekonomi dan lain-lain (Business and Economics Majors). Untuk mencapai objektif ini tiga analisis dijalankan iaitu analisis pendapatan, perbelanjaan dan analisis simpanan. Dapatan kajian bagi setiap analisis diperoleh melalui ujian deskriptif. Dapatan bagi analisis pertama mendapati, sumber utama pendapatan pelajar datangnya dari PTPTN, Ibubapa dan Biasiswa. Selainnya datang dari gaji, kad kredit dan sumber-sumber lain yang tidak disenaraikan dalam kajian ini. Dapatan bagi analisis perbelanjaan pula mendapati, perbelanjaan tertinggi, yang melebihi RM200, tertumpu pada kos makan dan minum (RM295.56) sebulan, di ikuti oleh kos yuran persemester (RM274.75), kos buku dan...

Research paper thumbnail of Kesan Tugas Pengetua Kepada Pencapaian Pelajar

Research paper thumbnail of The Enforcement Of Prohibition Of Bringing And Using Mobile Phones By School Children-a Process Management Analysis

This paper explores the policy implementation and process management to better understand the str... more This paper explores the policy implementation and process management to better understand the strengths and weaknesses of the implementation of the selected policy. This research employs a qualitative method and 56 teachers and school heads in 56 schools in Malaysia have participated in the interviews using random sampling and the data were collected continuously until it reaches the saturation point. Based on the process management principles, the Implementation of Education Policy Monitoring Instrument (IEPM) has been developed and utilized. Data analysis has been done manually beginning with the interview, followed by the interpretation of transcribed data through the process of open coding, axial coding and selective coding. Using the survey data, observation and also official document reviews, a management process analysis is conducted using the seven steps of the Phase Planning Method (Ph.P Method) to identify the failure of the policy implementation. The findings of this anal...

Research paper thumbnail of Pembinaan, Kesahan dan Kebolehpercayaan Inventori Kepimpinan Guru

Artikel ini bertujuan untuk melaporkan pembinaan, kesahan dan kebolehpercayaan Inventori Kepimpin... more Artikel ini bertujuan untuk melaporkan pembinaan, kesahan dan kebolehpercayaan Inventori Kepimpinan Guru (IKG) yang digunakan untuk menilai kepimpinan guru. Fasa pertama kajian telah dijalankan menerusi analisis faktor eksploratori (Exploratory Factor Analysis) terhadap data 60 orang guru terlatih di sekolah rendah kebangsaan di daerah Petaling Perdana, Selangor. Dapatan kajian menerusi analisis faktor eksploratori melalui putaran `orthogonal` kaedah `varimax`telah membentuk tiga faktor IKG. Nilai pekali kebolehpercayaan Alfa Cronbach keseluruhan item adalah .91. Pada fasa kedua kajian pula, analisis faktor pengesahan (Confirmatory Factor Analysis) telah dijalankan terhadap data 244 orang di 6 buah sekolah rendah berprestasi tinggi di Selangor. Tujuan analisis faktor pengesahan dijalankan adalah untuk menyokong dapatan struktur faktor (factor structure) yang terhasil dari kajian fasa pertama. Nilai pekali kebolehpercayaan Alfa Cronbach bagi kesemua item ialah .84 manakala untuk seti...

Research paper thumbnail of Cyber-entrepreneurial Intention Among Business Undergraduates In Institutions Of Higher Learning In Malaysia

This study attempts to examine the start of cyber-entrepreneurial intention among undergraduates ... more This study attempts to examine the start of cyber-entrepreneurial intention among undergraduates ininstitutions of higher learning in Malaysia. A total of 296 undergraduates are taken from one publicuniversity and one private university. The questionnaires are personally distributed to these respondents.There are four factors tested on the cyber-entrepreneurial intention with the use of appropriatemeasures using the 5-point Likert scaling. All the constructs and variables are systematically developed and hypotheses are constructed according to the theoretical framework. The results indicate that three variables significance correlated with cyber-entrepreneurial intention. This paper offers some insightful information especially to the undergraduates towards the intention to cyber-entrepreneurial.

Research paper thumbnail of The Factors Affecting Teacher Leadership in Malaysian Primary Schools

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

This study aims to identify the level of leadership among teachers and the factors that are affec... more This study aims to identify the level of leadership among teachers and the factors that are affecting teacher leadership. A total of 250 teachers from 25 primary schools participated in this study. This study used questionnaire for data collection. The data were analysed by using descriptive and correlation tests to investigate the relationship between the focused factors. The results showed that the level of leadership among teachers is moderate. The findings also showed that there is a significant relationship between school culture and teachers' attitude and personality factors with teacher leadership. Meanwhile, the management support factor does not show a significant relationship with teacher leadership. This study suggested that the competency and leadership courses should be provided to teachers including the management, to improve the leadership skills of teachers in schools.

Research paper thumbnail of Teacher Leadership and its Relationship with High School Students' Performance in Malaysia

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between teacher leadership and students... more The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between teacher leadership and students' academic achievement in Malaysia secondary school. A questionnaire-based survey was conducted to gather data from 52 teachers. The data analysed using descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation tests. The findings obtained from the analyses showed that the mean score values for every dimension of teacher leadership factor a relatively moderate. The findings also show that there was a significant correlation relationship between the components of self-assessment and make changes, communication, diversity, teaching skills, continuous improvement and independent organisation in the teacher leadership model with students' academic performance. The dimension of teaching skills has a higher significant correlation to students' academic performance followed by an independent organisation, diversity, self-assessment and make a change, and the least significant correlation is the dimension of continuous improvement. This study suggests that teachers need to improve leadership practices to enhance students' academic performance.

Research paper thumbnail of Strategic Considerations for KINDERGARTENS in Leading Learning of Orang Asli Students

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

This paper discusses strategic considerations derived from findings of a grounded theory study ex... more This paper discusses strategic considerations derived from findings of a grounded theory study exploring the process of leading learning among Orang Asli students. Using Glaser's Classic Grounded Theory method, the study captures learners' voices and analyses how they have survived the schooling process despite the challenges and deficit theorising surrounding them. The emerging findings make explicit five strands of roles that contributed to the success of Orang Asli primary education: parents, learners, kindergartens, primary schools and significant others. In this paper, however, the authors focus on the role of kindergartens in leading the learning of Orang Asli students. The findings capture the concerns, actions and provisions that supported Orang Asli students in transiting the home to school journey. Strategic considerations for improvement of kindergartens leading learning of Orang Asli students are discussed in context with implications for practice. By listening to learners' voices, kindergartens can reflect and raise their commitment for contextually inclusive pedagogy that avoids deficit theorising.

Research paper thumbnail of The Influence of Pre-Service Teacher's Self-efficacy on Teacher Leadership Readiness

International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development

This study aimed to identify the effect of teacher self-efficacy on the readiness of teacher lead... more This study aimed to identify the effect of teacher self-efficacy on the readiness of teacher leadership. The study was quantitative in nature and used questionnaires as instruments in collecting data i.e. Teacher Self-Efficiency Scale and Teacher's Readiness. A total of 256 preservice teachers who were in the eighth semester at a public university were selected as a sample through a stratified sampling technique. The data were analyzed descriptively and inferential. The results showed that teachers' self efficacy (m = 6.91, s.d = 0.96) and teacher leadership readiness (m = 3.95, s.d = 0.40) were high. The result of the simple linear regression analysis showed that the self-efficacy of pre-service teachers influenced the readiness of teacher leadership at R 2 = .35, F (134.749), p <0.05. In conclusion, the teacher's self-efficacy is an important factor in providing teacher leadership readiness. The implication of this study suggests that the teacher preparation program should consider self-efficacy as one of the essential components in its curriculum in instilling teacher leadership at an early stage.

Research paper thumbnail of The Development of Good Practices for English Language Teacher Redeployment Policy Implementation in Malaysia

International Journal of Humanities, Philosophy and Language

The quality of English teachers in schools is one of the contributing factors in students’ profic... more The quality of English teachers in schools is one of the contributing factors in students’ proficiency in the language. Hence, the purpose of this study was to explore and develop teacher redeployment good practices. The needs analysis of this study discovered the themes of redeployment good practices. This study used the triangulation method in collecting information from interviews, observation, and document analysis. Fuzzy Delphi Method (FDM) was adopted to develop good practices of teacher redeployment policy implementation based on the consensus of experts. There were six themes constructed and 42 sub items supported the themes to develop the redeployment policy implementation best practices priority list. 15 panel of experts responded to Five-Likert linguistic scale survey questionnaires. The threshold value (d) must exceed 75% to verify the experts’ consensus, while the alpha-cut value > 0.5 was used to select the items. This study showed a high consensus agreement among t...

Research paper thumbnail of Transformational Leadership Style and Leaders’ Performance: The Moderator Role of Emotional Intelligence

International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences

This study aims to determine the moderating role of emotional intelligence on the correlation bet... more This study aims to determine the moderating role of emotional intelligence on the correlation between job performance and leadership styles. This study was carried out in three Malaysian universities, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, University Malaya, and Multimedia University, which include 196 academic leaders as respondents. To examine the direction of the correlation between transformational leadership style and job performance, the researcher employed descriptive statistic. Results revealed the positive correlation between transformational leadership style and job performance (r = 0.64, p <0.0005). Analysis of moderator variable indicated emotional intelligence did not affect the correlation between job performance and the predictor. The findings of this study implied that higher education institutions should identify the influential factors of job performance and they should develop and implement new and appropriate policies to improve job performance among the academic administrators.

Research paper thumbnail of Theories of Maritime Education and Training (MET) in Improving Maritime Sector in Malaysia

Open Journal of Business and Management

The Ministry of Education (MOE) should focus on the provision of quality academic programme as aw... more The Ministry of Education (MOE) should focus on the provision of quality academic programme as awareness to face the trends and challenges in the era-globalization. Maritime education and Training (MET) is presently facing many challenges thus to sustain a pool of qualified and competent profession is at a risk. The strong factors affect the implementation of maritime education and training which may help the MET compete with other education fields in the educational institution. MET execution will be able to produce manpower that equip with the skills and knowledge with quality exposure either for maritime education institution.

Research paper thumbnail of Parental Commitment in Leading Learning of the Orang Asli Students

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, May 26, 2017

This research focuses on the perceptions of headmasters, teachers and parents on parental commitm... more This research focuses on the perceptions of headmasters, teachers and parents on parental commitment in leading learning among the orang Asli students. This study was carried out in 9 primary schools which include 9 headmasters, 113 teachers and 102 parents as respondents. The data was collected by using questionnaires and was analysed by using descriptive statistics. The findings showed that all respondents agreed that the level of parental commitment was high in leading learning orang Asli students. The result of the correlation analysis between parental commitment and student achievement showed a low and negative correlation score value but is significant. These results provide indication that although parents' commitment was high but students' achievement is still very low. The implication of this study is to further investigate on factors that affect achievement. This study also suggests that motivation program for orang Asli parents need to be continued to further enhance their commitment.

Research paper thumbnail of A Study of Four Dimensions of Classroom Management Toward Model Formation of Preschool Classroom Management

Muallim Journal of Social Science and Humanities

The purpose of this study was to develop a preschool classroom management development model based... more The purpose of this study was to develop a preschool classroom management development model based on four dimensions of classroom management. The four key dimensions that focuses on preschool classroom management model are physical classroom management, planning management and implementation of programs/activities, classroom behaviour management and relationship and interaction management. The physical environment and layout of the preschool classroom managed by the preschool teachers still do not encourage children's learning. The learning materials provided are also not suitable and not used for teaching and learning purposes. Therefore, the study aims to identify the needs of preschool teachers in managing preschool classrooms. The needs analysis will enable the development of a classroom management model based on four dimensions of classroom management. This study uses design and development research approaches involving the needs analysis phase, the design and model develop...

Research paper thumbnail of Learning Leading of the Aborigine Pupils: Comparative Perceptions between Principals and Teachers in Primary Schools Malaysia

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

The purpose of this study is to compare the principals' and the teachers' perception of aborigine... more The purpose of this study is to compare the principals' and the teachers' perception of aborigine's pupils leading learning factors. The leading learning factors include school climate, principals' role, teacher leadership, teacher behaviour, student motivation, and parental commitment. This study provides an overview of the factors that need to be taken into consideration by principals, teachers, and policymakers to better plan and make decisions for the betterment of aborigine's pupils. A total of nine principals and 113 teachers from nine aborigines primary schools participated in this study. Data were collected using questionnaires and analysed using descriptive statistics. The findings documented that the principals' mean score levels relatively higher than the teachers' score. There was no difference in the priority factor based on the mean score values between the principals and the teacher. The respondents agree that the role of the principals is most important, followed by the school climate, teacher leadership, student motivation, teacher behaviour, and ultimately, parental commitment. This study also discusses the implications and suggestions for improving the role of the leading learning factor of aborigine's pupils.

Research paper thumbnail of Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Malaysian Student on Global Citizenship Education

Jurnal Cakrawala Pendidikan

Student’s perception on the current global citizenship education might have evolved. This study a... more Student’s perception on the current global citizenship education might have evolved. This study aims to identify the level of knowledge, skills, and attitudes of global citizenship from students’ perceptions. It also examined the relationship between students’ knowledge with the skills and attitudes of global citizenship. This study involved 155 first semester students in a public university in Malaysia. The selection of these respondents is to get their views on the education of global citizenship they received at schools. They were chosen because they had just finished secondary schools, and their experiences were still fresh in memory. They also came from various schools in Malaysia and able to draw on the experience of global citizenship education in Malaysia. This study was quantitative and used a questionnaire as the research instrument. The findings show that the level of knowledge, skills, and attitudes of students towards global citizenship is at a moderate level. The relat...

Research paper thumbnail of Teacher Leadership and Its Relationship with Students’ Academic Achievement

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

Research paper thumbnail of The Effectiveness of the Modul Pembentukan Amalan Profesionalisme on Professionalism Practice among Preservice Teachers

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of using Modul Pembentukan Amalan in develop... more The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of using Modul Pembentukan Amalan in developing personality and leadership of preservice teacher. A quantitative approach using quasi-experimental method was applied in this study. A lecture method of teaching was implemented to the control group while Modul Pembentukan Amalan Profesionalisme was implemented to the treatment group. Data on the proficiency level were collected using pre-test and post-test by using case study test instruments which are equivalent to the study. A total of 70 preservice teachers were chosen as the subject of the study using intact sampling which involved 35 students from the Bachelor of Education in Entrepreneurship and Commerce, and 35 students from the Bachelor of Education in Business Management. Both programmes under the same department which is the Department of Business Management and Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Management and Economics, Sultan Idris Education University. Students the Entrepreneurship and Commerce Programme were chosen as control group and the students of Business Management Programme were set as the treatment group. The difference in mean level of preservice teachers' professionalism practice was analyzed using the t-test. The findings showed that the teaching and learning using the Modul Pembentukan Amalan Profesionalisme as an intervention in the treatment group could improve the professionalism practice of preservice teachers in terms of personality and leadership. However, a more comprehensive study is suggested to be carried out to ensure that the results obtained from this study are robust and consistent.

Research paper thumbnail of An Exploratory Study on Peer Learning Using Concept Cartoons

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

This aim of the study was to explore a new peer learning method by using concept cartoons mediate... more This aim of the study was to explore a new peer learning method by using concept cartoons mediated computer. The storyline of the concept cartoons was created by the researcher with the element of One Malaysia value. This study was employed descriptive quantitative method and 40 secondary school students from Malaysia was the sample. The instruments was a set of questionnaire. A five point Likert scale was constructed on each item. Principal axis factor analysis with varimax rotation was conducted to assess the underlying structure for the 40 items questionnaire for interest and communication skills. The assumption of normality, linear relationship between pairs of variables and the variables' being correlated at a moderate level were checked. A team of experts in education was verified the content validity of the questionnaire. The Cronbach Alpha coefficient was used to calculate the reliability of the questionnaire. The results revealed significant findings regarding students' communication skills and interest in learning using concept cartoons. The majority of the students said that concept cartoons assisted them in their learning activities. The results also revealed that the instrument was valid and reliable. Future research on this topic could be carried out with animated cartoons series in various fields.