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TALENT MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES IN A PANDEMIC COVID-19: A LITERATURE REVIEW
Authors: Anggraini Raden Isma , Ma’arif Mohammad Syamsul
Published: January 2023

Covid-19 pandemic shows the unpreparedness of most business sectors in responding and managing an unprecedented organization (Hartono, 2020). In the process, talent management is considered of paramount importance as many organizations struggle to implement effective talent management practices to survive. This study aims to answer questions about what challenges business organizations to face in implementing talent management during the Covid-19 pandemic. We used a systematic literature review to synthesize findings qualitatively. The secondary data were collected for this study. This study found that the challenges faced by business organizations in implementing talent management during the Covid-19 pandemic, namely: the transformation of skills that will affect technology, changes in the mindset of work from the office, readiness and agility in the face of rapid change, the increasing importance of technology and intelligence and business organizations are required to embrace diversity. Organizational resilience can provide value to a changing world through ecological, economic, and social development. Creative talent management can also be applied to assist organizations in maintaining their business continuity and providing a competitive advantage in this rapidly changing pandemic environment.
CONSUMER EMOTION – A NEUROMARKETING RESEARCH
Authors: Anuar Nik Nur Azhani , Mohd Isa Salmi
Published: January 2023

We are exposed to over 2000 ads throughout our lives, the average adult can recognize thousands of brands, 700 new products are being offered daily to consumers, two million brands are competing for us, children are exposed today to 40,000 publicities each year and can recognize logos at 18 months. In terms of perception, attention and memory design, emotions can play an especially significant part. Emotions play an important element in how we behave and think. The emotion we feel every day could influence the decision making in our life. Based on Eysenck’s theory, behavioral differences between individual are influence by the differential arousal. This study was implemented with neuromarketing approach to investigate the effect of arousal level on the process of emotion. ERP was recorded in 90 participants recruited from Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) participated in ERP recording. Visual stimuli were taken randomly from International Affective Picture System (IAPS) and categories into three groups (high, moderate, low) based on the normative mean values of IAPS. In the present study, analysis for P300 component, the effect of arousal level is significant at Cz and Pz electrodes for both amplitude and latency. Meanwhile, O2 electrode indicated significant result for the latency parameter. It’s clear that, consumer emotion could be influence by the level of arousal. This finding shows that, Eysenck’s theory on the connection between individual behavior and level of arousal emotion almost supported. On the basis of the results of the study, marketing managers could prepare effective marketing strategies in order to concentrate consumer arousal emotions to meet their goal and benefit.
DETERMINANTS OF GEN Y EMPLOYEES’ JOB PERFORMANCE, EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT AS MEDIATOR, NOT MODERATED BY LEADERSHIP STYLES
Authors: Lim Lin Lin , Jauhar Junaimah , Salamzadeh Yashar , Khan Rizwan Ullah
Published: January 2023

The purpose of this study is to examine empirically the effects of human resources practices (mainly rewards, training and development and work-life balance), Generation Y (Gen Y) employee commitment and leadership styles on Gen Y employees’ job performance. The study also investigates human resources practices on Gen Y employee job performance with employee commitment as mediator and both transactional and transformational leadership styles as moderator. This study used the sample data collected which completed by fully employed Gen Y employees of manufacturing companies from Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) Malaysia and used multiple measurement instruments. This study will be an original contribution to employers, organization decision makers and human resources practitioners that provides insights about what impacts Gen Y employee commitment and job performance. The outcome of this study will contribute to the leadership development to obtain the skills to lead their Gen Y employees for the better performance. This subsequently will reduce the negative impacts such as low commitment and low performance among Gen Y workforce. Data were obtained from 203 Gen Y employees who are working in manufacturing companies in Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER). Data were analysed using partial least squares technique (PLS-SEM). Results show that rewards and work-life balance have positive effect on targeted Gen Y employee commitment. While employee commitment mediates the relationship between rewards and work-life balance and employee job performance. However, this research paper couldn’t show the transactional and transformational leadership styles as moderator role in the relationship between the three HR practices and employee commitment. Training and development show no positive effect on employee commitment; furthermore, employee commitment also couldn’t mediate the relationship between training and development and employee job performance.
FACTORS INFLUENCING GENERATION Y EMPLOYEE’ RETENTION IN MALAYSIA’S AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY: MEDIATING ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT
Authors: Hai Loo Kim , Othman Rosly
Published: January 2023

Under the 11th Malaysia Plan, Malaysian government aims to boost productivity and reduce dependency on inputs from capital and labor. However, the Malaysian automotive industry needs a lot of talents and are still depending on people. Due to that situation, the toughest challenge that the industry encounters nowadays is not only how to manage the people but also how to how to maintain them. Thus, an appropriate employee retention programs to attract, recruit and retain the talent is crucial for Automotive Industry in Malaysia. This study focused on Generation Y employees who were born between 1980 and 2000 due to their ever-increasing representation in the workforce, approximately 50 per cent by year 2020. Past studies stated that Generation Y possessed high level of turnover intention and have different attitude towards loyalty to the companies. Employee retention issue related to this generation might increase if there is lack of understanding on the expectation of Generation Y at the workplace. However, these employees will also be able to make significant contributions if properly managed. In line with that, the purpose of this study is therefore to identify factors that influence Generation Y employee retention in Malaysia Automotive Industry as well as to understand the mediating role of organizational commitments on those relationships. Data were collected though a survey with 204 employees working in automotive industry in Malaysia. Overall, findings from this study indicated that Herzberg’s Motivation Factors played significant roles in retaining employees at organizations than Hygiene Factors, suggesting that organizations need to focus more on advancement, recognition, responsibility and work itself to retain their employees. The study also showed that organizational commitment did mediate the relationship between the Motivation factors and employee retention in Malaysia’s automotive industry.
BRAND AWARENESS, BRAND CREDIBILITY, BRAND SELF-CONGRUITY AND PURCHASE INTENTION FOR LUXURY BRANDS (I.E. HANDBAG): AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF CHINESE CONSUMERS
Authors: Chen Hanpu , Mohd Isa Salmi , Yang Shaohua
Published: January 2023

The aim of this paper is to examine the determinants of Chinese consumers’ purchase intention for luxury brands (i.e. handbag) by testing a theoretical model. Quantitative method was adopted to confirm each hypothesis. A random sample of 231 Chinese consumers who have purchased luxury handbags was invited to complete survey form. The findings of this study revealed that brand awareness, brand credibility and brand self-congruity have a direct impact on Chinese consumers’ purchase intention for luxury handbags. The results of this study are beneficial not only to marketing scholars for understanding a theoretical model on the Chinese consumers’ purchase behaviour in luxury handbags but also to luxury brand (i.e. handbag) retailers for offering suggestions which help them develop marketing strategies to achieve more revenues.
THE DRIVERS AND BARRIERS OF ONLINE SHOPPING BEHAVIOURS FOR OLDER ADULTS: A REVIEW
Authors: Ismail Khairull Anuar , Abdul Wahid Nabsiah
Published: January 2023

To date, digitalization is a necessity for all consumers regardless of the age groups to adapt to the online world. However, not all consumers have benefitted from the advantages of online shopping despite its increases importance over the years. One neglected group is the older adults; who is often overlooked by the online shopping industry due to preferences and focus on the youth market. There are also limited studies found in the literature on the topic of older adults’ behaviour as online shoppers. A gap in the literature is in lack of understanding on the role played by technology-enabled platforms on aging societies; this raises the needs for researchers and practitioners alike to study the challenges and concerns related to meeting older adults’ needs on technology as the group increases in numbers worldwide. In Malaysia, older adults are not active and engaged consumers in online shopping despite the group’s high market potential value. Taking note of the online shopping scenario in Malaysia as well as the gap identified in the literature, this study reviews the literature (secondary data) to identify the drivers and barriers of online shopping behaviours among older adults. It is expected that apart from enriching existing literature related to online shopping behaviour for older adults, this review would also benefit future scholars when deciding on possible drivers and/or barriers’ selection in the investigation of older adults’ online shopping behaviour. As for marketers, the identification of drivers and/or barriers would be useful to consider in planning for their future marketing strategies.
DETERMINANTS OF CUSTOMER LOYALTY TOWARDS WATSONS PRIVATE LABEL BRANDS: MODERATOR ROLE OF HEALTH CONSCIOUSNESS
Authors: Chai Kang Shyu , Othman Rosly
Published: January 2023

Private label is rapidly placing great significance throughout the world nowadays with the brands are now being available in almost every product category. It refers to a range of products offered by a retailer under its own brand name and are usually cheaper than branded items. From the initial focus on low price strategy, private brands step into a quality and status positioning which using benefits from the retailers own private brand image. In the other words, private brands launched by retailers are not merely competing in terms of price, but also strived to access a significant market share traditionally owned by manufacturers. Even though private label brands are getting well-known and becoming more relevant to customers throughout the world, it is still not gaining the momentum in Asian market. The growth of private label brand was slow and considered as under developed in Asian region. In relation to the case of Watsons Malaysia, its market share of private label brands was lower than 1%, as compared with 45% in Switzerland and 8% in Singapore. This is despite having significantly huge loyalty card members in Malaysia. Thus, the general aim for this conceptual paper is to propose several factors that can be used to determine the relationship between those factors and customer loyalty of Watsons private label brands as well as the moderating effect of health consciousness in those relationships. Therefore, this paper has proposed several propositions with regards to the aim identified earlier;
Proposition 1: Price influences the customer loyalty towards Watsons private label brands.
Proposition 2: Perceived Quality influence the customer loyalty towards Watsons private label brands.
Proposition 3: Perceived Value influence the customer loyalty towards Watsons private label brands.
Proposition 4: Health consciousness moderates the relationship between price, perceived quality, perceived value and customer loyalty.
AN INVESTIGATION ON MALAYSIA CONSUMER’S WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY FOR WATER USING INCOME AND USE OF GOODS
Authors: Krishnan Gowri , Abdul Wahid Nabsiah
Published: January 2023

It is quite common for people to under value public goods (like water); mainly because they are often provided for the public to use at the discretion of the government (e.g., with subsidy, discount) unlike other economic goods (like commercial products) offered for buyers at market price by practitioners. In Malaysia, the government subsidizes the price of water for the public to ensure they have easy access to drinking water and affordability. With continued increase of water demand, consumption and wastage, low water tariff is suggested as one of many factors contributing towards Malaysian public’s inefficient water use. To curb inefficiency, the government is suggested to practice high water tariff; this however is a sensitive issue since the public views water both as a public (social) good and is a human right. So, the question of how much one is willing to pay (WTP) becomes an important issue to explore. WTP refers to the final decision made on how much cash the consumer is willing to pay for a supply of water. In Malaysia’s case, WTP is linked to whether the public is willing to pay more for water services as they are used to paying less in the past. Ranges of water pricing consumers are willing to pay to get water provision in different countries have been reported in the literature; income and use of the good are the common economic determinants to measure WTP. This study investigates the role played by income and use of goods as components of basic economic model in influencing consumers’ WTP to pay more for water tariff. The online survey was participated by 252 household representatives (paid water users) in Malaysia. From one-way ANOVA tests carried out, this study found that both income and use of goods acted as determinants of WTP.
ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RELIGIOUS ORGANISATION OFFICE DIVISION USING MCKINSEY 7S MODEL
Authors: Abraham Jovita Elizabeth , Lantu Donald Crestofel , Ooi Say Keat
Published: January 2023

Research found that it is common for non-profit organisation to be strongly led, yet under-managed, which is shown through the existence of ineffective organisational practices. According to Service Chain Model, ineffective organisational practices affect employee satisfaction and commitment that subsequently influencing employees’ retention and employees’ behaviour. A low employee satisfaction and commitment could unfavourably affect quality of service provided, customer satisfaction and loyalty, and eventually affecting organisational growth. Based on this underpinning problem, this case study aims to demonstrate the relationship between ineffective organisational practices and employee’s satisfaction and commitment. Additionally, this paper demonstrates methodological process in identifying ineffective organisational practices using McKinsey 7S Model. Overall, knowing organisation’s ineffective elements can help the organisation to plan the required improvement plans.
THE ROAD AHEAD FOR INDONESIA’S INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS: THE EXTENDED MARKETING MIX PERSPECTIVE
Authors: Burton Ray , Aprianingsih Atik , Ooi Say Keat
Published: January 2023

Given the growing global awareness and interest in sustainable development, the sustainability concern of education institutions is no exception. Noticing the phenomenon of decreasing number of students in the Indonesia international schools, this study explores and identifies the cutting-edge marketing strategies that may be useful to enhance student enrollment. Based on the external environmental and internal organisational analysis, particular focus was placed on the consumer perceptions to assess their perceived importance of the 39 marketing mix attributes. The findings highlighted the importance of Product and Promotion, and a set of marketing mix strategy was proposed. As education is pivotal to enhance the quality of national human resources, it appears that the findings and proposed marketing strategies offer a useful reference to both the policy makers and the education industry players to continue increasing student enrolment in the private schools, moving towards sustainable development.
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE INTERNET ACCESS AND ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVES ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ONLINE LEARNING AMONG STUDENTS AT HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS
Authors: Ramli Mohamad Faizal , Majid Muhammad , Badyalina Basri , Shaari Nur Fatihah
Published: January 2023

The spread of COVID-19 has shifted teaching and learning methods at all institutes of higher learning in Malaysia from traditional methods to online distance learning. To cope with this new teaching method, students face some difficulties. One of the most challenging is the lack of internet access and accessibility that constrains students’ engagement and motivation toward online distance learning. The unaffordability to purchase internet data and poor internet connectivity are common problems that have often been voiced by students, as this greatly affects their attendance, communication, and submission of each class assignment. To reduce the burden faced by the students, government and telecommunication services providers introduced some initiatives to enhance internet access and accessibility. Thus, this study aims to review the impacts of internet access and accessibility initiatives on the effectiveness of online learning during the COVID-19 era. The conceptual reviews will acknowledge the policymakers on the barriers faced by the students, the impact of internet initiatives on online learning, and the recommendations to improve current practices on internet access and accessibility, It can be used by the policymakers to provide relevant initiatives to assist teaching and learning among students.
EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENGINEERING STUDENTS' SKILLS AND READINESS TOWARD INDUSTRY REVOLUTION 4.0
Authors: Ramli Mohamad Faizal , Majid Muhammad , Badyalina Basri , Shaari Nur Fatihah
Published: January 2023

To move into the industrial revolution (IR) 4.0, the manufacturing sector faced some challenges, one of them is the shortage of skilled workforce. Previous studies also determined a lack of awareness and knowledge of IR 4.0 and Malaysian students still lack the necessary skills to work in the IR 4.0 era. Thus, the objectives of this study are to conceptualize the students’ skills towards adapting to IR 4.0. The study will discover IR 4.0 required skills, and the significant factors influencing students’ readiness, and the findings will also contribute to some solutions to improve students’ skills. This study is significant to the students, university, industry as well as policymakers. Students will increase their understanding of the required skills in the IR 4.0 era. University will gain input to provide quality education to equip the students with necessary skills. Besides, the industry can gain benefits from education development. Therefore, the issue of shortage of skilled workforces can be reduced. This study also will acknowledge the policy makers towards preparing future workforces and meeting the government objectives of implementing IR 4.0, particularly in the manufacturing sector in Malaysia.
EXPLORING THE INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL CULTURE IN DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP PRACTICES AMONG SCHOOL LEADERS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS LOCATED IN THE STATE OF JOHORE, MALAYSIA
Authors: Syed Abdullah Syed Syahrul Zarizi
Published: January 2023

Distributed leadership is a popular theory of leadership, especially among school leaders. This study aimed to explore school culture in distributed leadership practices among school leaders in secondary schools located in the state of Johore, Malaysia. This study uses a qualitative approach. Eight school leaders were selected among secondary school leaders in the state of Johor using the purposive participant selection method. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and document analysis and then analysed using NVivo software version 12. Interviews and document analysis found that secondary school leaders in the state of Johore practice school culture, a dimension of distributed leadership practices in school.
EXAMINING SOCIAL PRESENCE AND ONLINE LEARNING SATISFACTION AMONG MALAYSIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Authors: Ho Meng Chuan , Keoy Kay Hooi , Tan Han Leong , Pang Khong Yun , Ooi Pei Boon , Yusof Rohana
Published: January 2023

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between social presence and online learning satisfaction among 257 university students (Mage=19.89years, SDage=1.93) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The partial least square (PLS) algorithm was used to examine the association and the prediction of the proposed relationship. This study employed a cross-sectional research design with convenience sampling. Participants completed an online survey questionnaire which consisted of a Social Presence Scale and Satisfaction Scale in March 2022. All scales included in the present study reported a satisfying level of reliability and validity coefficient. The PLS regression tests showed that social presence was positively associated with online learning satisfaction (β = 0.717, p < 0.01). Additionally, social presence reported a medium level of prediction power towards online learning satisfaction which shed light on the underlying mechanisms that explain students’ online learning satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results also demonstrate the singifiant contribution of teaching and learning approach, programme or intervention to facilitate social presenc. It is also essential to promote a greater sense of online satisfaction among university students.
IMPLEMENTING AUGMENTED REALITY TO PROMOTE ENGLISH ORAL PRODUCTION, INTERACTION, AND ENGAGEMENT OF THAI EFL: A CASE OF TERTIARY THAI DANCE CLASSROOM
Authors: Hongnimitchai Itsariphak , Namfah Nattharmma , Kewara Punwalai
Published: January 2023

The development of technology makes AR learning activities in the classroom more significant. Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, AR learning activities are considered to adapt in the online classroom. This paper aims to validate the idea of learning activities to enhance speaking production by using augmented reality techniques in teaching the English language at the university level in Thailand. The English learning lesson plan with an AR application was designed and employed in the English classroom to examine students' performance using an AR application in English classes. Fifty students were selected to participate by purposive sampling. The data were obtained from observation, pre-test/post-test, and questionnaires. The finding of this study showed that the Augmented Reality learning activities combined with the Task-based learning approach encourage students to participate in activities and improve student motivation in language learning. Thus, a higher motivation increases language achievement.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR TO ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE AMONG TEACHERS IN THE STATE OF KELANTAN
Authors: Mohd. Nawawi Ainonmadiah , Othman Mohamad Khairi , Yussof Mat Rahimi
Published: January 2023

This study was conducted to analyze the relationship of organizational citizenship behavior to the organizational climate among secondary school teachers in the state of Kelantan. The respondents for this study consisted of 422 teachers from secondary schools in the state of Kelantan. The research instrument used to study organizational citizenship behavior was the educational organization citizenship behavior practice questionnaire 'Group-Level Organizational Citizenship Behavior in the Education System: A Scale Reconstruction and Validation' by Eran Vigoda-Gadot et.al (2007) and climate organizations in turn used the organizational climate questionnaire by Hoy, Tarter & Kottkamp, 1991). The instrument is the original instrument in English and has been translated into Malay. All data and details collected were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 23. The findings of the study show that the level of organizational citizenship behavior and the level of organizational climate among teachers in the state of Kelantan is at a high level. The study found no differences in organizational citizenship behavioral practices and teachers ’organizational climate based on age. The findings of the study found that there is a strong relationship between organizational citizenship behavior with organizational climate. Data analysis was conducted using Descriptive Mean Test, t-Test, and One-Way ANOVA, and correlation values were analyzed using AMOS 23.0 software. The researcher suggested that further research be conducted involving national primary schools, national type primary schools, national type secondary schools and state government schools so that comprehensive information related to organizational citizenship behavior and school climate in Kelantan can be described more comprehensively. Finally, these findings have provided a wealth of knowledge to individuals involved in education regarding organizational citizenship behavior and organizational climate in schools.
LEXICAL AND SYNTACTIC AMBIGUITY IN THE VACCINE NEWS HEADLINES OF THE STAR
Authors: Chui Shan Chang , Mutty Bharathi
Published: January 2023

Since the Covid-19 vaccination rollout, the news media has played an essential role in reporting the vaccine-related news to reduce the risk of getting and spreading the Covid-19 disease. However, people nowadays are preoccupied with busy schedules that they just glance at the news headlines and determine what they imply. If a word, phrase, or sentence in the headlines has more than one interpretation, they may misinterpret them and receive the wrong information. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the lexical and syntactic ambiguity in the vaccines headlines of The Star news and to determine how these ambiguities affected the readers’ interpretation of the headlines. After collecting the headlines from The Star news, the definitions of the words and phrases were deduced using Oxford Learner’s Dictionary, while the sentence structures were identified using parsing. A questionnaire was also disseminated to the respondents to obtain different interpretations of the words or sentences. Next, a semi-structured interview was conducted with nine participants from three different educational backgrounds. The interviews were then transcribed and analysed thematically. The findings revealed that the lexical and syntactic ambiguity existed in the vaccine-related news headlines in The Star, with five lexical ambiguities and three syntactic ambiguities. Nonetheless, the participants were not affected by ambiguities because of the context and knowledge of the topic. The research study also posed a few limitations and gaps, where the other considerations and a larger sample of participants could be considered.
THE EFFECTS OF TEACHING OF TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING ON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ ENGLISH LEARNING AUTONOMY IN CHINA
Authors: Jiaquan Wang , Wendy Hiew , Swanto Suyansah
Published: January 2023

This study aims to study the effects of implementing the Teaching of Transformative Learning (TTL) on non-English major students’ English Learning Autonomy (ELA) specifically in an English reading course at a university in China. The main features of TTL were embodied in the critical reflection and the rational discourse on the basis on equal and friendly classroom atmosphere. The study utilized a questionnaire on learning autonomy as its research method to collect data from 116 students in the experimental class. Twenty-three items in the questionnaire investigated five aspects of the students’ ELA. The means of the post-test and pretest of the experimental class students’ ELA revealed a significant difference in the TTL. It indicated that the TTL had a good effect on improving the university students’ ELA in the present study. The study hopes to provide a beneficial reference for other scholars who are interested in improving students’ learning autonomy in their teaching practice.
EXAMINING GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PERCEIVED PARENTING STYLES OF ADOLESCENTS IN KLANG VALLEY: A QUANTITATIVE STUDY
Authors: Ho Meng Chuan , Jaafar Jas Laile Suzana
Published: January 2023

The present research examined gender differences in perceived parenting styles of adolescents. Sample comprised of 579 adolescents with 316 females and 263 males and was recruited from 6 public schools in Klang Valley. Parental Authority Questionnaire was used for the study. Study reported that both male and females perceived their parents (paternal and maternal) as authoritative, however, there is no significant differences of gender differences in perceived paternal and maternal parenting styles. Findings suggested that Baumrind’s parenting typology is applicable in collectivist countries like Malaysia. Therefore, it is implicated that there are more similarities than differences in results between Western countries and Malaysia.
INCULCATING STUDENT LEADERSHIP PRACTICE THROUGH CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Authors: Fauzi Noorhazlina Fairuz , Don Yahya , Yusof Mat Rahimi
Published: January 2023

The Philosophy of National Education in Malaysia is indeed playing a big role in developing students' potential in leadership practice. Students are the backbone of future leadership. This study aims to identify the level and differences of student leadership practices among National Secondary School students in the eastern zone of Malaysia. A quantitative survey using a questionnaire as the instrument was conducted on 394 students selected through random cluster sampling. The instrument used was adapted from the Inventory of Student Leadership Practices (S-LPI) to measure the dimensions of student leadership. The results showed the findings of the level and differences of student leadership practices based on aspects of gender, co-curricular activities and dimensions in the Student Leadership Model. The study finding is hoped to help achieve the National Education Philosophy's target which is to develop the potential of students and prepare great future leaders needed by the country and the people.
MEDIATING ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILY FUNCTIONING AND INTERNET ADDICTION AMONG YOUTH IN KLANG VALLEY, MALAYSIA
Authors: Meng Chuan Ho , Jaafar Jas Laile Suzana , Ng Zi Sze
Published: January 2023

Current research aims to explore psychological well-being as the mediating role in the relationship between family functioning and internet addiction among youth in Klang Valley, Malaysia. With the emergence of the positive psychology field in recent years, the focus of research practice has shift from remediating and studying psychological deficits and disability, to the exploration and promoting of psychological well-being while enhancing human strengths. In relation, it is critical to understand risk factors and underlying mechanism through a positive characteristics approach for Internet addiction among youth in order to develop effective preventive and intervention measures. This cross-sectional study includes 130 youth participants who are located in Klang Valley, aging between 18 to 24. A quantitative approach is adopted by collecting data of respondent’s level of family functioning, psychological wellbeing and internet addiction through survey forms on online platforms. Current research findings indicate there is a positive and significant relationship between family functioning and psychological wellbeing (r = 0.385, p<0.001), while negative significant relationship was indicated in the relationship between family functioning and internet addiction (r = -0.230, p<0.01), psychological wellbeing and internet addiction (r = -0.409, p<0.001). Furthermore, the data indicated that psychological wellbeing was proven to mediate the relationship between family functioning and internet addiction, suggesting that family functioning predicts one’s level of psychological well-being, which then continues to play and important rule in influencing internet addiction. Current research findings implies that family environments and interactions greatly influence the development of one’s psychological state, and further influences addictive/problematic behavior.
EXPERT VERIFICATION FOR THE INSTRUMENT OF SYAJA'AH CONSTRUCT TOWARDS SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' OUTCOME
Authors: Othman Mohamad Khairi , Mohd Yaakob Mohd Faiz , Zakaria Normah , Abdullah Shuhairimi
Published: January 2023

At present, too many questions arise regarding the assessment of student and educational outcomes. Educational assessment in the country today focuses more on the academic achievement of students which ignores other developments. Therefore, this study aimed to get expert views and concensus on the indicator of student outcome based on Ibn Miskawayh's theory in the mission of shaping students according to the true Islamic mold especially in the aspect of As-Syaja’ah. This study employ Fuzzy Delphi method using a 7 Likert scale to collect responses of 15 experts in various fields of education at public universities and government sector in Malaysia. A total of 20 item questionnaire was given to experts for evaluation. Fuzzy Delphi method was used for data analysis. Data were analyzed using triangular fuzzy numbering (triangular fuzzy number) and position (ranking) of each variable is determined using the 'defuzzication' process. The findings show that, response and expert consensus on the factors that lead to academic dishonesty are at a good level. The overall findings of the expert consensus agreement exceeds 75%, the overall value of the threshold (d) <0.2 and a α-cut exceeds 0.5.The priority factors were sorted by priority and were refined by adding and dropping item as recommended by experts.
DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE THINKING TEST INSTRUMENT FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Authors: Ilias Angielyn , Siew Nyet Moi
Published: January 2023

This study was conducted to assess the validity and reliability of a Futures Thinking Test (FTT) Instrument using the Rasch Measurement Model. The FTT instrument was constructed to measure the futures thinking skills of secondary school students. The FTT consists of 11 items in the form of open-ended structured questions and was distributed to a total of 44 respondents who were 16-year-old Form Four students who took Science subject at one secondary school in the district of Kudat, Sabah. This instrument was developed to assess five constructs in futures thinking namely i) understanding the current situation; ii) identifying key trends; iii) analyzing relevant drivers; iv) synthesizing future possibilities and needs; and v) selection with justification the preferable futures. Findings of instrument validity through item polarity showed the PTMEA-Corr values of all 11 items were positive (> 0.00). Based on the analysis of item polarity and item suitability, all 11 items were retained as they met one of the requirements of MNSQ outfit, ZSTD Outfit and PTMEA- Corr with two items needed improvement. The value of Raw Variance Explained by Measure of this instrument was 54.1% (Good) and Unexplained Variance from the first to fifth contrast was less than 11% which falls within the ideal range value of less than 15%. This indicates that the FTT instrument has good unidimensionality and has strong construct validity. The Cronbach Alpha (KR-20) reliability value of the instrument was 0.65 (good and acceptable), item reliability index was 0.95 (excellent) and item isolation was 4.55 (good). The findings of the analysis concluded that all 11 items were accepted with two items needed revision and can be used to assess the five constructs of futures thinking among secondary school students.
STUDENTS' PREFERENCES IN ONLINE DISTANCE LEARNING DURING COVID-19
Authors: Mohd Radzi Nor Azira , Rosaidi Nor Alifah , Haron Noorazalia Izha , Abdul Rahman Azhar
Published: January 2023

The educational community is in shambles as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pre-diploma students have particular challenges since they are unfamiliar with higher education, lack the tools necessary for efficient online distance learning, and are not academically driven. Pre-diploma UiTM students are primarily from low-income families. This aggravates problems with their online learning environment. University students must be independent learners due to the high demand for online education when the epidemic occurs. This study aims to look into 35 pre-diploma students' views on their autonomy in online English classes. The information was gathered near the end of the semester. Students asserted that their level of control over their online learning was minimal at the start of the semester, as was to be expected. They spent weeks trying to take control of their academic lives. The students discovered, however, that by the seventh week, they had more control over their online learning, indicating that they were beginning to understand what was happening in their virtual English classrooms. Once they understood that this is the only way to learn during the pandemic, they felt more at ease with their liberty in learning. This study also discovered that these brand-new undergrads positively embraced and adopted online learning as a novel method of training.
LEARNING MOTIVATION TOWARDS LINEAR PROGRAMMING QUESTIONNAIRE FOR POLYTECHNIC DIPLOMA STUDENTS
Authors: Mohamad NNajwa Shahida , Siew Nyet Moi
Published: January 2023

The objective of this research was to assess the reliability and validity of learning motivation toward the Linear Programming (LMLP) Questionnaire by using the Rasch Measurement Model. The LMLP Questionnaire was adapted from Keller's ARCS Model of motivation to evaluate the motivation level in learning Linear Programming among students of Diploma of Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnic Kota Kinabalu. The LMLP Questionnaire consisted of 34 items with the use of a 5-point Likert scale. The level of student motivation was measured based on four main constructs which are Attention (A), Relevance (R), Confidence (C) and Satisfaction (S). The sample comprised 56 third-semester students of Diploma of Mechanical Engineering. The results of the study found that overall, this questionnaire had high reliability with a Cronbach’s alpha (KR-20) value of 0.97. The questionnaire was found to have good item reliability and item separation values of 0.84 and 2.26, respectively. The questionnaire also had excellent person reliability and good person separation values of 0.93 and 3.74, respectively. Meanwhile, the validity of the LMLP instrument was appropriately established through the item fit, person fit, and unidimensionality. In conclusion, this study shows that the LMLP Questionnaire is a reliable and valid instrument to measure the level of learning motivation towards Linear Programming among third-semester Diploma students in Mechanical Engineering.
AN INTEGRATED PROJECT-ORIENTED PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING APPROACH AND FUTURES WHEEL THINKING MAP MODULE TO FOSTER FUTURE THINKING AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Authors: Ilias Angielyn , Siew Nyet Moi
Published: January 2023

This study aimed to determine the validity and reliability of the developed Future Thinking (FT) Module by integrating the Project-Oriented Problem-Based Learning approach and the Futures Wheel thinking Map. The FT module aimed at fostering future thinking among secondary school students. The FT module contained six project activities. The evaluation of the module involved a total of three expert panels, 19 teachers and 44 Form Four students (16-year-old). Data were collected using a module evaluation form and three sets of five-likert scale questionnaires to determine the validity and reliability, feasibility, and usability of the module activities in fostering future thinking. The expert panel reached a high degree of agreement of 93.10 percent that the module constructed was able to meet the outlined criteria with slight improvements. The results of the teachers’ evaluation of the modules showed an overall mean value of 4.64. This indicated that the teachers agreed that the constructed modules could be used as a guide for learning activities to improve future thinking skills. The Cronbach Alpha value obtained for the feasibility of the activity was .71, which indicated that the internal consistency of the developed module activities was acceptable. The overall mean score value for the usability assessment of the activity was 4.56, showed that the students agreed the module could foster their future thinking. In conclusion, the FT module has high validity and acceptable reliability to foster future thinking among secondary school students.
ASSESSING THE VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF ADAPTED CLASSROOM CLIMATES INSTRUMENT FOR MALAYSIAN RURAL SCHOOLS USING PLS-SEM
Authors: Dolinting Priscilla Petrus , Pang Vincent
Published: January 2023

The association between classroom climate qualitity and students’ academic achievement has been well researched. The relationship of a student to the classroom climate can be viewed from the seminal work of Moos (1974) in classifying the dimensions between individual relationship and the surrounding environment into “relationship”, “personal growth” as well as “systems maintenance and change”. Students’ perspective on their classroom climate can be used as a mechanism for classroom assessment to provide useful information regarding the strengths and weaknesses as well as an opportunity for teacher’s reflection in teaching practices. Hence, the main objective of this study is to produce empirical evidence of the validity and reliability of the item in Malay version of What is Happening in This Class? (WIHIC) questionnaire in the context of Malaysian rural secondary schools which is used to study students’ perceptions of their mathematics learning experiences in the classroom. PLS-SEM approach with aided by Smart PLS version 3.2.8 software was used to examine the internal consistency reliability, convergent validity, discriminant validity. The translated questionnaire was administered to 338 students of rural secondary schools in Sabah, Malaysia by using the multi-stage cluster sampling. Results showed a PLS-SEM measurement model with 48-items demonstrating good convergent and discriminant validity and reliability. This finding concluded that all items in the Malay version of WIHIC are valid and reliable to be used in future study. Lastly, the current study supports the use of WIHIC for educational practices improvement that could be beneficial to stakeholders such as teachers, administrators and policy makers.
Jaka socjologia historyczna?
Authors: Kolasa-Nowak Agnieszka
Published: January 2023

Z perspektywy socjologii nauki analizuję możliwości rozwoju socjologii historycznej w Polsce jako osobnej subdyscypliny. Zastanawiam się nad zaletami budowania kariery akademickiej w socjologii historycznej. Historia jest ważnym zasobem w walkach symbolicznych toczonych w debacie publicznej w Polsce. Podejmowanie tematów historycznych zbliża socjologów do udziału w niej i otwiera pozaakademickie obszary aktywności. Jednocześnie analizy historyczne umożliwiają socjologom wniesienie polskiej tematyki badawczej do międzynarodowego obiegu naukowego i zabranie głosu w dyskusjach o globalnych zjawiskach społecznych. Te dwie cechy łączą się i wzajemnie warunkują, ponieważ projekty badania przeszłości przez socjologów nakierowane są na dostarczenie nowych interpretacji polskiej historii, które jednocześnie wpisują się w rozwijające się w nauce światowej nurty, np. historii imperiów czy historii globalnej. Podstawą analizy są wyniki pogłębionych wywiadów, przeprowadzonych w 2020 roku wśród polskich socjologów o roli przeszłości w ich pracy badawczej.
Włoskie laboratorium i źródła neoliberalnej kontrrewolucji
Authors: Ratajczak Mikołaj
Published: January 2023

Artykuł rekonstruuje historię autonomicznych ruchów społecznych w powojennej historii Włoch, których aktywność przypadała w dużym stopniu na okres tzw. "lat ołowiu". Po kolei omawiane jest powstanie operaizmu orach autonomicznego ruchu robotniczego, następnie ruchu studenckiego, operaistycznego feminizmu oraz w końcu radykalnych ruchów autonomicznych lat 70. Historia ta rekonstruowana jest z perspektywy współczesnej włoskiej filozofii politycznej, która w dużym stopniu wykształciła się na koncepcjach wypracowanych wcześniej przez autonomiczne ruchy oraz na ich doświadczeniach. Perspektywa ta, która podmiotowe praktyki oporu traktuje jako punkt wyjścia dla teoretycznych analiz, umożliwia spojrzenie na historię reakcji na autonomiczne ruchy społeczne oraz ich brutalnego stłumienia jako na źródło neoliberalnej kontrrewolucji lat 80. i 90.
Socjologia historyczna a teoria gier
Authors: Jarząbek Marcin
Published: January 2023

Artykuł stawia sobie za cel analizę możliwości i ograniczeń wykorzystywania w socjologii historycznej teorii gier. Posługuję się wybranymi przykładami takich możliwych zastosowań: iterowanej gry w cykora w przypadku kryzysu lipcowego z 1914 r., który doprowadził do wybuchu I wojny światowej oraz dylematu więźnia o asymetrycznym układzie między graczami dla zrozumienia relacji między chłopem a panem feudalnym w systemie gospodarki pańszczyźnianej. Oba przykłady służą temu, by pokazać przydatność modeli teoriogrowych jako narzędzi pozwalających zrozumieć rzeczywistość przeszłą jako wypadkową ludzkich decyzji, a nie wyłącznie realizację ich intencji. Podkreślam jednocześnie, że samo modelowanie przeszłości to tylko jeden z etapów rozumienia historii, który tak samo jako pozostałe (zbieranie danych, tworzenie narracji) jest działaniem interpretacyjnym zależnym od wiedzy i kompetencji badaczki lub badacza.
Procesy monopolizacji i państwo w myśli Norberta Eliasa
Authors: Cymbrowski Borys
Published: January 2023

The main aim of the article is to discuss the concept of the European state in Norbert Elias’ works. Elias’ major books, The Court Society and The Civilizing Process, contain an interesting concept of the state, which to some extent is similar to interpretations of the state found in postwar works on historical macrosociology (especially those written in the US), but also has special features and is thereby in keeping with the originality of the Eliasian oeuvre. Sources used by Elias in his analysis of the state are highlighted in the article, especially those that also became important for other historical sociologists studying the development of the state. Attention focuses on early modernity, and in particular on absolutism as a form of government crucial to the development of centralised administrative institutions.