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{"title":"SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING CURRICULUM: STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVES OF UNIVERSITY LEARNING EXPERIENCES","authors":"Nurfaradilla Binti Mohamad Nasri, L. Halim, Mohamad Asyraf Abd Talib","doi":"10.32890/MJLI2020.17.2.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32890/MJLI2020.17.2.8","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose - Self-directed learning (SDL) requires students to be active throughout their learning process by deciding and finding their own learning objectives, learning strategies and various learning opportunities as well as learning resources. This study, which investigates the university students’ perspectives of university learning experiences, aims to shed light on the extent university ecosystem’s support and ensure the effectiveness of SDL implementation.\u0000 \u0000Methodology - Twenty Malaysian public university students were interviewed to obtain their views on SDL, and to explore their SDL experiences. A constructivist grounded theory approach was used to inform the methodological and analytical framework of this study. A ‘backward-and-forward’ approach was used to analyse the interview data.\u0000 \u0000Findings - The findings suggest that abundant university curriculum could potentially inhibit SDL, yet majority of university students acknowledge that SDL can support their lifelong learning journey, and prepare them to be skilful workers. Most research participants suggest that SDL moves beyond educator-designed learning strategies to a type of learning where freedom in learning becomes priority. \u0000 \u0000Significance - As the mastery of SDL skills is very important to ensure that the students are competent in facing real world challenges, this study suggests that for effective implementation of SDL, both students and educators should acknowledge their roles as equal learning partners.","PeriodicalId":375345,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122382300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"PROSES DAN KAEDAH PEMBELAJARAN TAHFIZ DALAM KALANGAN MURID DI SEKOLAH MENENGAH AGAMA KERAJAAN DI MALAYSIA (PROCESS AND METHOD OF TAHFIZ LEARNING AMONG STUDENTS IN MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT RELIGIOUS SECONDARY SCHOOLS)","authors":"Fathiyah Mohd Fakhruddin, Sharini Che Ishak, Asmawati Suhid, A. F. M. Ayub, N. Hassan, Lukman Abd Mutalib, W. Jaafar","doi":"10.32890/MJLI2020.17.2.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32890/MJLI2020.17.2.11","url":null,"abstract":"Tujuan - Kajian ini dijalankan bagi menerokai proses dan kaedah pembelajaran tahfiz dalam kalangan murid di sekolah menengah agama kerajaan di Malaysia. Kajian lampau menunjukkan terdapat masalah pencapaian hafazan dalam kalangan murid tahfiz berpunca daripada kelemahan memilih kaedah pembelajaran yang sesuai. \u0000 \u0000Metodologi - Pendekatan kualitatif dengan kaedah kajian kes dipilih kerana ia dapat meneroka secara terperinci kes atau fenomena yang khusus iaitu proses dan kaedah pembelajaran tahfiz yang digunakan oleh murid. Teknik persampelan bertujuan digunakan bagi memilih peserta kajian yang dapat menjawab persoalan kajian. Seramai 12 orang murid terlibat sebagai peserta kajian dan disokong dengan data daripada enam orang guru. Temu bual mendalam secara individu merupakan kaedah pengumpulan data bagi mendapatkan pandangan dan pengalaman peserta kajian tentang proses dan kaedah pembelajaran tahfiz. \u0000 \u0000Dapatan - Dapatan menunjukkan bahawa kaedah pembelajaran tahfiz yang digunakan oleh peserta kajian merangkumi enam kaedah; kaedah membaca, pengulangan, penguasaan hukum tajwid, penggunaan satu mushaf khas, kaedah kefahaman dan kaedah penulisan. Manakala proses pembelajaran tahfiz berdasarkan dapatan menunjukkan peserta kajian memberi tumpuan kepada empat aspek iaitu disiplin daripada pengurusan masa, aspek pemilihan tempat, pemilihan masa serta aspek kelas bimbingan. \u0000 \u0000Kepentingan - Kajian ini memberi implikasi penting kepada pihak yang membangunkan sekolah aliran tahfiz, pihak sekolah dan guru tahfiz. Hal ini penting bagi mereka untuk memberi fokus kepada proses dan kaedah pembelajaran yang sesuai, berkesan dan menekankan aspek kefahaman dan hafazan. Kedua-dua aspek tersebut penting bagi membantu pencapaian hafazan khususnya murid yang berada di sekolah menengah agama kerajaan di Malaysia.","PeriodicalId":375345,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122215766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"EXAMINING THE QUALITY OF ENGLISH TEST ITEMS USING PSYCHOMETRIC AND LINGUISTIC CHARACTERISTICS AMONG GRADE SIX PUPILS","authors":"S. Shanmugam, Vincent Wong, Murugan Rajoo","doi":"10.32890/MJLI2020.17.2.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32890/MJLI2020.17.2.3","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose - This study examined the quality of English test items using psychometric and linguistic characteristics among Grade Six pupils.\u0000 \u0000Method - Contrary to the conventional approach of relying only on statistics when investigating item quality, this study adopted a mixed-method approach by employing psychometric analysis and cognitive interviews. The former was conducted on 30 Grade Six pupils, with each item representing a different construct commonly found in English test papers. Qualitative input was obtained through cognitive interviews with five Grade Six pupils and expert judgements from three teachers.\u0000 \u0000Findings - None of the items were found to be too easy or difficult, and all items had positive discrimination indices. The item on idioms was most ideal in terms of difficulty and discrimination. Difficult items were found to be vocabulary-based. Surprisingly, the higher-order-thinking subjective items proved to be excellent in difficulty, although improvements could be made on their ability to discriminate. The qualitative expert judgements agreed with the quantitative psychometric analysis. Certain results from the item analysis, however, contradicted past findings that items with the ideal item difficulty value between 0.4 and 0.6 would have equally ideal item discrimination index.\u0000 \u0000Significance -The findings of the study can serve as a reminder on the significance of using Classical Test Theory, a non-complex psychometric approach in assisting classroom teacher practitioners during the meticulous process of test design and ensuring test item quality.","PeriodicalId":375345,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123933108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"ACADEMIC WRITING NEEDS OF POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH STUDENTS IN MALAYSIA","authors":"Joanna Joseph Jeyaraj","doi":"10.32890/MJLI2020.17.2.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32890/MJLI2020.17.2.1","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – In this study, the writing needs of postgraduate research students are explored, so that support structures that enable successful completion rates and student satisfaction can be identified. Postgraduate education is expanding in Malaysian public and private higher education institutions; yet research tends to focus on public institutions, because private institutions have traditionally been oriented towards teaching instead of research. Therefore, this study explores the needs of students in a branch campus of a private overseas university in Malaysia.\u0000 \u0000Methodology - Semi-structured exploratory interviews were carried out with six postgraduate students, so that a deeper understanding of their research writing needs could be obtained. Interviews were then analysed using a general inductive approach.\u0000 \u0000Findings – It was found that students required support in three main areas: writing, supervision and ICT. Students sought English language support and more workshops and programmes which specifically dealt with thesis writing. They also believed that peer support groups would be beneficial. Secondly, more guidance was needed from supervisors to enable greater clarity on writing and institutional processes and procedures. Finally, students wanted greater access to ICT writing tools to facilitate writing and language learning.\u0000 \u0000Significance – The findings of this study are beneficial to institutions seeking to provide greater support for postgraduate students to ensure timely completion rates and greater student satisfaction. Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that postgraduate support incorporate 3Ps, i.e., be pedagogically driven; peer oriented; and programmatically implemented.","PeriodicalId":375345,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction","volume":"144 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124396760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction (MJLI) Vol. 17, No.1 Jan. 2020","authors":"","doi":"10.32890/mjli2020.17.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32890/mjli2020.17.1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":375345,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134400495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction (MJLI) Vol. 16, (No.2) Dec 2019","authors":"","doi":"10.32890/mjli2019.16.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32890/mjli2019.16.2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":375345,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130283122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"University Legal Learning Spaces Effectiveness in Developing Employability Skills of Future Law Graduates","authors":"J. Turner, Puteri Sofia Amirnuddin, Harmahinder Singh Iqbal Singh","doi":"10.32890/MJLI2019.16.1.7315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32890/MJLI2019.16.1.7315","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – The objective of this study was to examine the role of legal learning space in a Malaysian university and how this space impacts on law students’ preparation for the employment market. This study comes in response to the issue of inexperienced graduates, who lack appropriate employability skills for the world of work, commonly referred to as the ‘graduate skills gap’.\u0000Methodology – This study used an online survey (accessed via a QR code) on 256 law students at a university in Malaysia. The sample size comprised 213 currently enrolled students and 43 alumni, with the former cohort representing 95% of the total law student population at the university and the latter representing 17% of the total alumni population.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings – The study found that students, regardless of their year of study, did not consider that legal learning space at the university replicated real life legal practice but thought that the space prepared them for employment. The students felt that some legal learning space was better than others in developing their employability skills. Despite this they enjoyed interacting in the space collectively and felt that it helped them improve their teamwork, communication and soft skills. It also revealed that the perceptions of legal learning space could be improved with better management of staff and student expectations.\u0000\u0000Significance – This study was one of few studies, which investigated the role of learning space in developing law students’ employability skills set. The findings helped to consolidate existing research in the area of graduate skills gap, the development of graduate employability skills, and in advancing research on identifying students’ perception of learning space and the specific skills students felt they had developed while engaged in this space. This study will be of particular interest to both employers and universities as they seek to manage each other’s expectations and pursue a more practice-based learning curriculum.","PeriodicalId":375345,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133866175","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ketahanan Diri Akademik Dalam Kalangan Murid Daripada Ibu Bapa Bercerai","authors":"M. Kasim, Norhuda Ahmad","doi":"10.32890/MJLI2019.16.1.7321","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32890/MJLI2019.16.1.7321","url":null,"abstract":"Tujuan – Kajian ini dilakukan untuk menentukan pengaruh faktor pelindung dan kekuatan dalaman terhadap ketahanan diri akademik dalam kalangan murid dari ibu bapa bercerai. Kajian ini juga bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti dimensi faktor pelindung dan kekuatan dalaman yang menjadi peramal yang berkesan bagi menentukan ketahanan diri akademik murid dari latar belakang ibu bapa yang bercerai.\u0000Metodologi – Kaedah penyelidikan gabungan (mixed-methods) antara kuantitatif dan kualitatif digunakan melalui pengumpulan data secara soal selidik dan temu bual ke atas murid tingkatan empat dari sekolah-sekolah yang terpilih di Kedah. Responden bagi soal selidik untuk kaedah kuantitatif terdiri daripada 46 orang murid tingkatan empat dari 19 buah sekolah di Kedah yang telah dikenal pasti sebagai murid dari keluarga yang ibubapa bercerai. Seterusnya untuk kaedah kualitatif pula seramai lima orang murid telah dipilih secara persampelan bertujuan mengikut keperluan kajian untuk ditemu bual berdasarkan status perkahwinan ibu bapa (bercerai). Kaedah triangulation digunakan untuk melihat kesepadanan antara data kuantitatif dan kualitatif agar dapatan kajian adalah lebih komprehensif.\u0000\u0000\u0000Dapatan – Dapatan kajian menunjukkan tahap faktor pelindung, kekuatan dalaman dan ketahanan diri murid adalah tinggi. Hasil temu bual menunjukkan faktor pelindung memainkan peranan yang lebih bagi meningkatkan ketahanan diri berbanding kekuatan dalaman. Semua murid yang ditemu bual mempunyai hubungan yang rapat dan menghargai perhubungan erat sama ada dalam kalangan adik beradik, kawan-kawan ataupun guru di sekolah.\u0000\u0000\u0000Signifikan – Hasil kajian membuktikan terdapat keperluan kritikal terutamanya bagi guru untuk memahami faktor-faktor pelindung yang mampu meningkatkan tumpuan murid semasa proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran berlangsung serta ketahanan diri murid secara keseluruhannya dalam bidang akademik. Gabungan dapatan secara kuantitatif dan kualitatif telah menyediakan maklumat yang boleh digunapakai oleh guru-guru sebagai garis panduan dalam mengenal pasti langkah-langkah awal yang perlu diambil untuk menangani kesediaan murid untuk belajar jika berlaku perceraian.","PeriodicalId":375345,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129375218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"English Morphosyntactic Performance of A High-Functioning ASD Child: Implications on ELT","authors":"Yusniza Mohd Yusoff, Khazriyati Salehuddin, I. Abdullah, Hasnah Toran","doi":"10.32890/mjli2019.16.1.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32890/mjli2019.16.1.7","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – The inclusion of an increasing number of highfunctioning ASD children in mainstream classrooms demands for adequate awareness of autism and effective teaching methods from teachers to ensure that learning takes places efficiently. Hence, this study investigated the atypical language performance of a highfunctioning Malay girl with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), who chose to acquire English as her first language (L1) and eventually spoke the language fluently despite English not being the main language at home. Focus was given on the child’s literate language use of morphology and syntax in present tense English.\u0000Methodology – Data was collected from spontaneous speech interactions with an 8-year-old high-functioning ASD child for a period of 12 months. The interactions were conducted at the child’s home. Each session lasted approximately an hour and was video recorded. The data was analyzed using thematic analysis. In this study, focus was given on the morphology and syntax of the child’s present tense structures in English.\u0000\u0000Findings – The findings revealed four main themes: 1) elaborated noun phrases, 2) adverbs, 3) conjunctions, plus 4) mental and linguistic verbs. The findings indicated the child’s strength in her language performance that was consistent albeit with weak central coherence account and that she was not at the optional infinitive stage of grammatical development.\u0000\u0000\u0000Significance – These findings led to a further understanding of the language acquisition process in high-functioning children with ASD in Malaysia, and called for mainstream teachers to 1) upgrade their skills, enhance their knowledge and develop their awareness of the linguistic ability of high-functioning ASD children, and 2) implement effective teaching methods in managing them.","PeriodicalId":375345,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122242061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Empowered Pedagogy: Catching Up with the Future","authors":"C. Vaithilingam, R. Gamboa, S. C. Lim","doi":"10.32890/mjli2019.16.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32890/mjli2019.16.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose - Recently, a layered and lateral framework that provides opportunities for students to design the pedagogy that creates a broad based, flexible and personalized learning is introduced by the Taylor’s University School of Engineering. This approach creates avenue for the students to design their own curriculum within the framework that is developed with inputs from the industry. The framework, the key components, and the tracking of the performance to align the set outcomes through assessment tool is presented.\u0000 \u0000Methodology - My Study Plan (MySP) a macro-enabled software is used to develop a four-year tier model for the students to design the curriculum with the help of a mentor at the start of the programme. Student’s learning is monitored on a semester-based learning analytics process implementing the Programme Outcomes (PO) Scorecard. The August 2018 cohort of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering programme is used to pilot this pedagogy.\u0000 \u0000Findings - Currently the PO measurement is done for the graduating student and focus only on the effectiveness of the programme. The Programme Outcome Assessment Review (POAS) used in this study to monitor the MySP the continual monitoring each semester rather towards the end of graduation. Initial simulation of existing PO attainment record of students suggest that this can generate interest towards the learning progress on a semester basis.\u0000 \u0000Significance - The successful adoption sees an effectiveness in the long run in developing graduates through the continual monitoring of the programme outcomes. The graduating students carry the PO scorecard that complements a second transcript for value addition for their studies. Prospective employers can use the PO scorecard as a metric for initial recruitment purposes, a measure for the soft skills achievements of the applicant.","PeriodicalId":375345,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction","volume":"131 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120869863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}