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Development Of Self-Regulated Vocabulary Learning Strategy Instructional Module: From Theory To Practice, A. Ma Ping, Saedah Siraj Dec 2011

Development Of Self-Regulated Vocabulary Learning Strategy Instructional Module: From Theory To Practice, A. Ma Ping, Saedah Siraj

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

This study applied Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) as a framework to develop a strategy instructional module for Chinese EFL learners at pre-university level in Malaysia with an aim to explore the potentials of SRL to enhance learners' strategy use, motivational beliefs (i.e., self-efficacy) and performance in vocabulary learning. With a focus on three quality criteria (i.e., validity, practicality, and effectiveness), a developmental research approach was conducted in three phases, i.e., needs analysis, design and development, implementation and evaluation of the module. The findings presented here focus on a classroom trial of the module with 10 Chinese EFL learners to examine the …

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Development Of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge Through Project–Based Learning, Z. Hosseini, M.Y. Tee Dec 2011

Development Of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge Through Project–Based Learning, Z. Hosseini, M.Y. Tee

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

The aim of this case study was to better understand how TPCK can be developed through Project-based Learning (PjBL). Accordingly, a course was designed and a purposively sampled group was selected for collecting in-depth data. The findings of the study demonstrated that teachers' knowledge and conception of using technology for teaching developed in three levels. With each level, there was an improvement of teachers' TPCK and its components as a result of performing PjBL activities. First level was limited to using technology for exhibiting curriculum information. The participants used software and Internet facilities for exhibiting curriculum information corresponding to the …

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Diskusimaya: E-Pembelajaran Untuk Pelajar Dewasa Yang Mengambil Mod Pengajian Secara Separuh Masa, M.S.N. Shaharom, R.M. Raja Hussain Dec 2011

Diskusimaya: E-Pembelajaran Untuk Pelajar Dewasa Yang Mengambil Mod Pengajian Secara Separuh Masa, M.S.N. Shaharom, R.M. Raja Hussain

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Penggunaan Internet mampu mengurangkan jurang penglibatan pembelajaran para pelajar dewasa yang mengambil mod pengajian secara separuh masa. Dapatan kajian ini akan menyumbang kepada perbincangan bagaimana penyelidik mereka bentuk pembelajaran e-kolaboratif yang dilaksanakan secara berperingkat-peringkat bagi mendapatkan interaktiviti pelajar bagi aktiviti pembelajaran yang dijalankan dan seterusnya akan melihat pola aktiviti pembelajaran yang dijalankan. Platform diskusiMAYA ini juga telah direka bentuk untuk menyediakan aktiviti yang dapat menghasilkan interaksi pelajar dewasa dalam sesebuah kursus dengan melihat gaya pembelajaran secara mandiri (self-directed learning) terlebih dahulu. Secara berperingkat platform diskusiMAYA ini akan menekankan gaya pembelajaran secara kolaboratif melalui aktiviti-aktiviti dan fungsi-fungsi sokongan yang terdapat di …

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Equity: Problems In The Implementation Of Education Policies And Reforms In Malaysia, A.B. Nordin Dec 2011

Equity: Problems In The Implementation Of Education Policies And Reforms In Malaysia, A.B. Nordin

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Democratization of education implied that all children of school age should have the right to be in schools and also have the right to be assisted to achieve as much as what their cohorts have achieved or what has been specified by the curriculum. This is in line with the United Nations Convention on the rights of the child (1989 & 1990). However, owing to variations in factors such as family economic and education backgrounds, ethnicity, school locations, school and teacher distributations, allocation of school funds, diversity in the implementations of specific reforms, the presence of physically and mentally handicapped …

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Hidden Crisis In Higher Education, A.G. Hussain Ismail Dec 2011

Hidden Crisis In Higher Education, A.G. Hussain Ismail

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Universities ceremonially celebrate the success and pay less attention to dropouts and non completers. It is a general scenario that, universities in the world experience a high rate of non completion among the Doctoral research students, which will have a high impact on the university and the individual students. A major study is being carried out by the author of this paper on 'International students studying at universities In Malaysia are at risk', with a sample of 300 PhD students selected from two state universities and two private universities in Malaysia, which included completers and non completers who to registered …

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Isoniazid Preventive Therapy In Correctional Facilities: A Systematic Review, H.A.A. Al-Darraji, A. Kamarulzaman, F.L. Altice Dec 2011

Isoniazid Preventive Therapy In Correctional Facilities: A Systematic Review, H.A.A. Al-Darraji, A. Kamarulzaman, F.L. Altice

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

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Jangkaan Masa Depan Homeschooling Di Malaysia Dan Impaknya Terhadap Kurikulum Di Malaysia, R. Ibrahim, Y. Baharin, D. Indahsari, Saedah Siraj, N. Alias Dec 2011

Jangkaan Masa Depan Homeschooling Di Malaysia Dan Impaknya Terhadap Kurikulum Di Malaysia, R. Ibrahim, Y. Baharin, D. Indahsari, Saedah Siraj, N. Alias

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Homeschooling di Malaysia dilihat mempunyai masa hadapan yang cerah kerana kemajuan teknologi yang semakin berkembang sekarang. Homeschooling merupakan satu bentuk pendidikan lain yang mula mendapat tempat di Malaysia. Kertas kerja ini akan melihat jangkaan masa depan homeschooling dan jangkaan pelaksanaannya di Malaysia pada masa depan. Fokus homeschooling yang akan diberikan dalam kertas kerja ini ialah menjurus kepada teknologi yang digunakan dalam homeschooling, kurikulum yang sesuai serta model pembelajaran yang boleh diadaptasikan. Kertas kerja ini akan membincangkan sejauh mana kesediaan para ibu bapa terhadap homeschooling juga akan dibincangkan.

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Kesan Intervensi Psikologi Terhadap Pengurangan Salah Laku Dalam Kalangan Pelajar Sekolah Menengah, A. Ahmad, N.J. Mohd Isa, A. Mobd Noor, S. Salim Dec 2011

Kesan Intervensi Psikologi Terhadap Pengurangan Salah Laku Dalam Kalangan Pelajar Sekolah Menengah, A. Ahmad, N.J. Mohd Isa, A. Mobd Noor, S. Salim

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Kertas kerja ini bertujuan melihat kesan penggunaan intervensi Psikologi ke atas pelajar sekolah menengah yang terlibat dengan masalah disiplin yang dirujuk kepada Guru Bimbingan dan Kaunseling. Kajian ini melihat kadar salah laku dalam kalangan pelajar sebelum dan selepas intervensi. Seramai 86 (N=86) orang pelajar tingkatan empat terlibat dalam kajian eksperimen kuasi ini dibahagikan kepada tiga kumpulan iaitu kumpulan kawalan, kumpulan rawatan individu dan kumpulan rawatan kelompok. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan ujian bukan parametrik. Analisis ujian Krusall Wallis H menunjukkan terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan antara ketiga-tiga kumpulan [x2 (2, N=86) =29. 304, p=.OOO). Ujian Mann-Whitney U dilakukan untuk mengenalpasti pasangan yang …

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Leadership And Creativity, M. Afshari, W. Ayoufu Dec 2011

Leadership And Creativity, M. Afshari, W. Ayoufu

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Although research studies have indicated that transformational leadership style is related to creativity, relatively limited researches have attempted to determine the moderating effect of training on the relationship between transformational leadership and creativity. Data were collected from 110 postgraduate students at the Faculty of Education. In this study, Moderated Multiple Regression analysis was used to test hypothesis and theoretical model. Findings of this study indicated that training factor (untrained students vs. trained students) significantly affected the relationship between transformational leadership and creativity. It is suggested that supervisors should engage in transformational leadership behaviors in order to enhance the creative performance …

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Leveraging Trade Opportunities With Non-Traditional Partners: The Malaysia-Gcc Perspective, E.S. Devadason, A.Z. Baharumshah, T. Subramaniam Dec 2011

Leveraging Trade Opportunities With Non-Traditional Partners: The Malaysia-Gcc Perspective, E.S. Devadason, A.Z. Baharumshah, T. Subramaniam

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

This paper examines the impact of economic factors on bilateral trade flows between Malaysia and the Gee through estimations of panel data using a gravity model. In particular, the paper compares the determinants of bilateral trade between Malaysia and two regions, the non-traditional Gulf alliance and the traditional ASEAN counterpart, to provide insights for leveraging opportunities through trade with the former. The gravity estimates imply the importance of size effects, similarities in GDP and differences in factor endowments as drivers of trade flows between Malaysia and the Gee, underlying the fact that inter-industry trade dominates these flows. The opposite holds …

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Neural Network-Based Face Detection With Partial Face Pattern, Sinan Naji, Roziati Zainuddin, Hamid A. Jallb, Masoud Abou Zaid, Amar Eldouber Dec 2011

Neural Network-Based Face Detection With Partial Face Pattern, Sinan Naji, Roziati Zainuddin, Hamid A. Jallb, Masoud Abou Zaid, Amar Eldouber

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

In this paper, we present a neural networkbased method to detect frontal faces in grayscale images under unconstrained scene conditions such as the presence of complex background and uncontrolled illumination. The system is composed of two stages: threshold-based segmentation and neural network-based classifier. Image segmentation using thresholding is used to reduce the search space. Artificial neural network classifier would then be applied only to regions of the image which are marked as candidate face regions. The ANN classification phase crops small windows of an image, and decides whether each window contains a face. Partial face template is used instead of …

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Pedagogi Responsif Budaya Satu Dimensi Pendidikan Global, S.Z. Maaruf, Saedah Siraj Dec 2011

Pedagogi Responsif Budaya Satu Dimensi Pendidikan Global, S.Z. Maaruf, Saedah Siraj

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Pendidikan Pelbagai budaya merupakan satu isu pendidikan global yang turut dihadapi oleh seluruh dunia termasuk negara kita Malaysia.Kepelbagaian budaya yang dimiliki oleh semua kaum utama di Malaysia perlu didedahkan kepada generasi muda menerusi sistem pendidikan agar mereka memiliki pengetahuan dan kesedaran bukan sahaja untuk memahami malah terus menghormatinya serta mengekalkan kesefahamanan dan toleransi di kalangan mereka bukan sahaja semasa mereka berada di dalam alam persekolahan malahan juga sehingga ke alam pekerjaan kelak. Pendekatan pendidikan pelbagai budayajuga boleh membantu memupuk perpaduan di kalangan pelajar kerana ia akan memberikan pelajar kefahaman tentang budaya kaum lain dan mereka boleh lebih bersikap bertoleransi sesama …

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Pemahaman Murid Tahun Lima Tentang Luas Segi Empat: Kajian Awal, M. Subramaniam, N.A. Nik Pa Dec 2011

Pemahaman Murid Tahun Lima Tentang Luas Segi Empat: Kajian Awal, M. Subramaniam, N.A. Nik Pa

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Kajian ini berlandaskan konstruktivisme radikal, bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti pemahaman murid Tahun Lima tentang luas segi empat dan kedua untuk mengenal. posit bagaimana pemahaman tentang luas yang dimiliki oleh murid Tahun Lima digunakan dalam menyelesaikan masalah membabitkan luas segi empat. Dalam konteks ini, kontruktivisme radikal membantu untuk menjawab persoalan kajian tentang pemahaman yang dipunyai oleh murid melalui aktiviti berbeza membabitkan gambaran mental tentang segi empat, pentafsiran rajah segi empat, perwakilan segi empat, gambaran mental tentang luas segi empat, makna tentang luas segi empat, dan penyelesaian masalah membabitkan luas segi empat. Data bagi kajian .ini merangkumi maklumat lisan dan bukan lisan …

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Penaakulan Moral Pelajar India Bermasalah Di Sekolah Menengah, A. Krishnan Dec 2011

Penaakulan Moral Pelajar India Bermasalah Di Sekolah Menengah, A. Krishnan

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Proses perkembangan moral melibatkan tiga komponen iaitu penaakulan moral (moral reasoning), emosi moral (moral feelings) dan tingkah laku moral (moral behavior). Ketiga-tiga komponen tersebut adalah berbeza tetapi saling berkait. Penaakulan moral ialah justifikasi yang dipegang oleh individu untuk menghasilkan sesuatu keputusan yang bermoral. Dalam usaha melahirkan insan yang bermoral, pendidikan Moral memainkan peranan yang penting. Pendidikan Moral telah diperkenalkan sebagai satu mata pelajaran formal di Malaysia dalam kurikulum Baru Sekolah Rendah pada tahun 1983 kepada semua pelajar bukan Islam di darjah satu. Pelajar tingkatan satu mula belajar Pendidikan Moral pada tahun 1989. Sudah 22 tahun Pendidikan Moral diajar di sekolah …

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Pengambilan Minuman Beralkohol Dalam Kalangan Pelajar Dan Kaitannya Dengan Pengaruh Rakan, N.H. Saleh, N. Mohd Salleh Dec 2011

Pengambilan Minuman Beralkohol Dalam Kalangan Pelajar Dan Kaitannya Dengan Pengaruh Rakan, N.H. Saleh, N. Mohd Salleh

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Kertas kerja ini membincangkan berkaitan pengambilan minuman beralkohol dalam kalangan pelajar dan kaitannya dengan pengaruh rakan sebaya. Pengambilan alkohol didefinisikan sebagai minuman yang memabukkan dalam bentuk etil dan sejenis dadah yang bertindak pada otak manusia dan sering menyebabkan ketagihan. Pada hari ini pengambilan minuman beralkohol amat membimbangkan dalam masyarakat Malaysia. Hal ini jelas dibuktikan apabila Negara Malaysia merupakan Negara ke sepuluh terbesar dalam pengambilan alkohol di dunia. Memandangkan sejumlah besar penduduk Malaysia adalah terdiri daripada remaja, dan mereka juga merupakan golongan pelapis maka adalah penting mereka bebas daripada pengambilan alkohol yang jelas terbukti memberi kesan buruk kepada kesihatan. Oleh itu, …

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Perceived Multicultural Counselling Competence Of Professional Counsellors In Malaysia: A National Survey, R.A. Mohd Jaladin, J.G. Simmonds Dec 2011

Perceived Multicultural Counselling Competence Of Professional Counsellors In Malaysia: A National Survey, R.A. Mohd Jaladin, J.G. Simmonds

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

A national survey was conducted to investigate the dimension and extent of multicultural counselling competency (MCC) of counsellors who are registered with the Malaysia Board of Counsellors and had practised multicultural counselling in Malaysia. A total of 508 counsellors (response rate of 34%) from various states and work settings completed the surveys using either the pen-and-paper (mailed) or electronic (online) surveys. The survey questionnaire was a 47-item Multicultural Counselling Survey-Malaysian Counsellor Edition (MCS-MCE), which comprised 2 main instruments: Demographic and MCC questionnaire. An exploratory factor analysis revealed more than the three proposed dimensions (awareness, knowledge, and skills) in the literature …

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Preparation Of Early Childhood Educators (Ece) Via Drama And Acting, Z. Abd Latiff Dec 2011

Preparation Of Early Childhood Educators (Ece) Via Drama And Acting, Z. Abd Latiff

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

This two-part paper will try to address how Early Childhood Educators (ECE) can benefit from drama and the ways and means of how an Actor prepares. The first part of the paper will deal with the rationale for utilizing drama and the preparation of an Actor to prepare ECE. It will also discuss the symbiotic relationship between fields of Education and Drama, thus the Educator and the Actor. The second part of the paper will try to demonstrate how the ECE can be Obtain through the ZAL Method of training. Actors are trained to obtain several Awareness - Awareness of …

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Profil Amalan Guru Dalam Pelaksanaan Kurikulum Kimpalan Berasaskan Kompetensi Di Sekolah-Sekolah Menengah Vokasional, H. Mat Som, B. Saleh, S.K. Syed Ali Dec 2011

Profil Amalan Guru Dalam Pelaksanaan Kurikulum Kimpalan Berasaskan Kompetensi Di Sekolah-Sekolah Menengah Vokasional, H. Mat Som, B. Saleh, S.K. Syed Ali

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Kertas ini merupakan hasil kajian yang dijalankan untuk mengenalpasti profil amalan guru dari aspek pengetahuan, pentaksiran dan amalan pedagogi dalam pelaksanaan kurikulum kimpalan berasaskan kompetensi di sekolah-sekolah menengah vokasional. Kajian melibatkan 23 buah sekolah vokasional di Semenanjung Malaysia yang melibatkan 56 responden. Kajian dijalankan menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif di mana data diperoleh menggunakan soal selidik. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa tahap pengetahuan isi kandungan guru terhadap terhadap mata pelajaran kimpalan adalah tinggi (min 3.14), tahap amalan pentaksiran adalah sederhana (min 2.88) dan tahap amalan Pedagogi guru juga adalah sederhana (min 2.65). Dapatan kajian juga menunjukkan terdapat perbezaan signifikan antara pengalaman guru dengan …

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Progression Of Science Learning During Transition From Primary To Secondary School, H. Mohd Fadzil, R. Mohd. Saat Dec 2011

Progression Of Science Learning During Transition From Primary To Secondary School, H. Mohd Fadzil, R. Mohd. Saat

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

School transition is a challenging process for students whereby they have to adapt with social issues to fit into new environment. Students themselves are experiencing a dramatic process of transformation from child to young adult stage. Although most of the pupils experience a smooth and successful transition and be able to adapt to their new learning environment, some of them find that transition is very difficult and problematic especially for those who are considered to be "at-risk". Previous research have shown a significance negative impact on students' attitude and attainment towards science learning, during the phase of transition from primary …

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Promoting Self-Regulation In Vocabulary Learning Among Chinese Efl Learners: A Needs Analysis, A. Ma Ping, Saedah Siraj Dec 2011

Promoting Self-Regulation In Vocabulary Learning Among Chinese Efl Learners: A Needs Analysis, A. Ma Ping, Saedah Siraj

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Promoting students' independence in vocabulary learning has Seen one of the instructional goals in language education. Based on the Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) theory from social cognitive learning perspective, learning strategies and motivational beliefs (e.g., self-efficacy, task interest) are the key interrelated factors of SRL, which are crucial for learners' academic performance. This study investigated learners' needs in terms of cognitive and metacognitive strategy use as well as their perceptions and knowledge in vocabulary learning. Both qualitative and quantitative research techniques were applied to collect data with 38 pre-university Chinese EFL learners studying at University of Malaya. The findings revealed that …

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Shifting Malaysian Primary Science Teachers' Assessment Literacy For A World Class Education, R.V. Sathasivam, E.G.S. Daniel Dec 2011

Shifting Malaysian Primary Science Teachers' Assessment Literacy For A World Class Education, R.V. Sathasivam, E.G.S. Daniel

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

One of the challenges for science teachers in the 21st Century is to ensure high standards in the process of student assessment. Assessment literacy is important because teachers spend up to 50% (Plake, 1993) of time in their profession assessing students. Assessment literacy does not only cover the technical aspects of testing but has moved on to encompass almost all interactions that teachers have with their students, school authorities and parents. This paper will describe part of bigger study conducted to ascertain the assessment literacy of selected Malaysian primary science teachers. Using qualitative data collection techniques such as teacher journals …

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Teachers Challenging Experiences In Executing New Policy Initiatives: Implications For Refining Policy Implementation Towards Achieving World-Class Education, A.Z. Abdul Razak Dec 2011

Teachers Challenging Experiences In Executing New Policy Initiatives: Implications For Refining Policy Implementation Towards Achieving World-Class Education, A.Z. Abdul Razak

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

The aim of this study was to identify the challenges that teachers faced in implementing new educational policies. Data were Collected through interviews with selected teachers in two secondary Schools in Malaysia. In total 24 participants were involved in this study. Data analysis was carried out through analytic categories based on hermeneutics philosophy. The findings indicated that teachers face various challenges during the implementation of the national education Policy that derived from The attitudes and abilities of students, School work environment, Parents placing excessive demands on teachers, challenges arising from the Ministry of Education and The actions of the Senior …

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The Challenges Of Teaching And Learning Arabic In China, J.J. Hao, Z. Ismail Dec 2011

The Challenges Of Teaching And Learning Arabic In China, J.J. Hao, Z. Ismail

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

The main purpose of this study is to elaborate the Arabic language teaching and learning in China. Arabic is a common language of Arab nation and one of the working languages of the United Nation. At the same time, it is the language of the Holy Quran, a main scripture of Islam. Arabic language propagated into China with Islam since Tang Dynasty in 651 years. At beginning with the basic purpose of communication the Chinese people start to learning Arabic language from the Arabic people. With the Arabic language's political statue / start more and more important, there are more …

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The Effect Of Video Based Mobile Learning On Students' Writing Skill, B. Asra, A. Siregar, Saedah Siraj Dec 2011

The Effect Of Video Based Mobile Learning On Students' Writing Skill, B. Asra, A. Siregar, Saedah Siraj

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Mobile learning is as the acquisition of any knowledge and skills in the process of learning and teaching for accessing the communications and multimedia such as video as the main tool through using mobile and technology, anywhere, anytime, The facilitate device has been helping the activity of teaching for teachers, especially teachers teaching English in secondary schools as well as facilitate and accelerate the acceptance of students, A study conducted to find out the effects of video based mobile learning on students' writing skills in Indonesia and examined limits on contents and mechanics in writing and module used in the …

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The Need For Developing A Framework For Curriculum Evaluation, K.S. Saif Al-Jardani Dec 2011

The Need For Developing A Framework For Curriculum Evaluation, K.S. Saif Al-Jardani

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

The importance of developing a framework for curriculum evaluation will be highlighted in this article. This framework should be based on quality standards, made public and be able to be used to help different practitioners and people involved in any institution to know what their role is and the best way to evaluate the curriculum. The article will start by presenting the main theoretical issues about curriculum evaluation, the different purposes of curriculum evaluation, who should be involved in the evaluating process, the various types of evaluation, methods of gathering evaluation data, ways to show results and the keeping of …

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The Writing Needs Of Omani Efl Students For The Development Of Grade 11 English Program: A Needs Analysis, S. Al-Saadi, M. Samuel Dec 2011

The Writing Needs Of Omani Efl Students For The Development Of Grade 11 English Program: A Needs Analysis, S. Al-Saadi, M. Samuel

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

This article gave a detailed description of a national large scale needs analysis in the reform of the grade 11 English language curriculum in Oman. It highlighted the needs analysis practises of using triangulation of multiple sources (students, teachers, supervisors, heads of department, and textbooks) and multiple methods (questionnaires, interviews, content analysis) in the data collection stage to validate the study findings. The actual grade 11 English Language textbooks (n=4) were first analyzed for writing skills content and then contrasted with the perceived needs of 982 students, 64 teachers, 4 supervisors, and 3 heads of department. The findings revealed that …

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Eagleville Times, Volume 9, Issue 12, Debbie Ryan Dec 2011

Eagleville Times, Volume 9, Issue 12, Debbie Ryan

Eagleville Times

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Making Sense When It Matters Most: Leadership In Extremis, Deirdre Dixon Dec 2011

Making Sense When It Matters Most: Leadership In Extremis, Deirdre Dixon

Student Scholarship

Leading during in extremis situations when lives are in peril remains one of the least addressed areas of leadership research. In particular, although lives may depend on it, little is known about how leaders in in extremis situations make sense of their situation and communicate that sense to others. Because most of the literature on sensemaking and sensegiving in in extremis situations is theoretical, we sought empirical evidence of how it proceeds in actual practice. To address this gap in the literature, a qualitative study was conducted based on semi-structured interviews with thirty U.S. Army leaders at West Point who …

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Woody Biomass: A Renewable Resource For Southern Illinois, Alison M. Britt Dec 2011

Woody Biomass: A Renewable Resource For Southern Illinois, Alison M. Britt

Research Papers

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Impedance-Based Detection Of Tissue Using A Multi-Electrode Device, Shane Killian Fleshman Dec 2011

Impedance-Based Detection Of Tissue Using A Multi-Electrode Device, Shane Killian Fleshman

Master's Theses

Melanoma skin cancer is the abnormal growth of the melanocytes – the pigmented cells located in the epidermis. The current gold standard diagnostic technique for determining whether a lesion is cancerous involves subjectively examining suspicious lesions and performing an invasive biopsy to confirm melanoma. This method may neglect some lesions or cause scarring from biopsies that turn out to be benign. Thus, impedance-based detection using a multi-electrode device was investigated as a noninvasive technique to diagnose melanoma skin cancer. The multi-electrode device was designed with 8 equally spaced Ag/AgCl electrodes surrounding one central electrode at a 5 mm radius. The …

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