bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Pre-Service Teachers' Perception Toward Environmental Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours
Authors: Borhan Mohamad Termizi , Ismail Zurida 
Published: August 2020

Purpose – The study investigated the environmental knowledge, attitudes and behaviours exhibited by the pre-service teachers and determined if there was any significant relationship between environmental knowledge, attitudes and behaviours. Method – This descriptive study adopted a quantitative approach using questionnaires to obtain information on environmental knowledge (53 items with true/false responses), environmental attitudes (11 items with a 4-point Likert scale) and environmental behaviours (11 items with a 4-point Likert scale) of 173 3rd-year students enrolled in the Chemistry Teaching Methods course. Data were analysed using both descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (correlation coefficient). Findings – The low total mean score on the environmental knowledge component indicated the respondents’ lack of knowledge on environmental issues especially in climate change, However, the respondents exhibited high positive environmental attitudes based on their responses to the relevant attitude items especially on items that related to adopting significant actions. Most of the items in the environmental behaviours component yielded considerably high mean scores which indicated a strong willingness on the part of the pre-service teachers to take pro-environmental behaviours. The findings also showed that there was no significant relationship between knowledge, attitudes and behaviours.
Faktor Kecerdasan Pelbagai dalam Pembentukan Profil Remaja
Authors: Ariffin Siti Rahayah , Md Zin Roseni Ariffin Arbaiyah , Nik Mohamed Nik Noralhuda 
Published: August 2020

Kajian ini bertujuan mengenal pasti sumbangan faktor-faktor kecerdasan pelbagai (KP) terhadap lapan kecerdasan pelbagai yang dipelopori oleh Gardner. Kajian ini juga bertujuan meninjau perbezaan faktor-faktor kecerdasan pelbagai berdasarkan jantina, bangsa, kategori sekolah, aliran dan SES (Social Economic Status). Kajian ini telah dijalankan secara tinjauan dan dianalisa secara kuantitatif ke atas 511 pelajar dengan menggunakan instrument MyMICA 2006 (Malaysian Multiple Intelligence Check list for Adult 2006). Analisis regresi linear menunjukkan kecerdasan Visual Ruang memberi sumbangan paling tinggi iaitu 97.8% terhadap kecerdasan Logik Matematik manakala kecerdasan Verbal Linguistik pula memberi sumbangan paling rendah iaitu 22.2% terhadap kecerdasan Muzik. Melalui analisis MANOVA, antara dapatan yang diperoleh ialah terdapat perbezaan yang signifi kan berdasarkan kategori sekolah dalam dua kecerdasan pelbagai iaitu Verbal Linguistik (F = 25.11, p < 0.01) dan Intrapersonal (F = 14.85, p < 0.01). Terdapat juga perbezaan yang signifi kan antara pelajar Melayu dan bukan Melayu pada dua kecerdasan pelbagai iaitu Muzik (F = 12.82, p < 0.01) dan Kinestatik (F = 9.58, p < 0.01). Implikasi kajian menunjukkan guru dan pentadbir sekolah perlu peka terhadap kecerdasan pelbagai yang berbeza bagi setiap individu pelajar. Guru seharusnya mengguna sepenuhnya kemudahan prasarana sekolah untuk mencungkil kecerdasan ini bagi memaksimumkan prestasi pelajar.
EC-92 and International Trade
Authors: Pharhizgari A. M. 
Published: August 2020

Full execution of EG92 and its impact on intra-EC and international trade are investigated. Theoretical aspects of such integration are analyzed-and a model capturing the trade creation and the trade diversion effect of EC-92 is designed and empirically tested. The implications of the results in terms of intra­-EC trade and international trade are pointed out.
Export Marketing Behaviour of Resource-Based Firms in Malaysia
Authors: Mohamad Osman , Wheeler Colin N. 
Published: August 2020

This article is concerned with the export market strategy adapted by manufacturers-exporters in resource- based industries. The characteristics, export performance and marketing strengths of firms adapting a market concentration strategy versus firms adapting a market diversification strategy are investigated. The results show that firms adopting a diversification strategy are larger, have more export experience and higher percentage of foreign equity participation, and achieved better export performance compared to firms adapting a market concentration strategy. The former also exhibits greater commitment to exporting and are significantly different from the latter as regards to sources of marketing competitive strengths.
Transnational Management-Consulting Firms in Thailand and ASEAN
Authors: Hussain Qadeer , Mirza Hafiz 
Published: August 2020

The expansion and global role of management consulting services have become a topic of some interest in the context of the internationalization of services. The objectives, motivations, and strategies of Transnational Management-Consulting Firms (TMCFs) in the Thai market is the core subject of this paper. In addition, this paper presents performance and operational aspects of TMCFs in Thailand. Since TMCFs may enter foreign markets through a number of entry modes, their entry mode preferences in this market are analyzed in the context of their objectives, and local and regional conditions. This analysis is based on a recently completed interview-based survey of TMCFs in Thailand and is therefore a timely examination of a crucial subject—especially given the ongoing debate about "Services and Development". Firm, home and host-country related and international factors are separately identified and their interactions discussed. The future prospects for TMCFs in Thailand and ASEAN are also discussed.
Does Global Financial Crisis Integrate the Regional Market in Asia More Strongly?
Authors: Vyas Iti , Mishra Alok Kumar 
Published: August 2020

The aim of this paper is to analyze whether the worldwide financial crisis integrates the regional markets in Asia more strongly. Secondly, it is also to examine whether the integration of regional markets in Asia necessarily leads to a weak form of market efficiency. To examine this we have considered the different broad based and liquid stock indices such as the Sensex and BSE 100 from the Bombay Stock Exchange; the S&P CNX Nifty from the National Stock Exchange, representing India; the Hang Seng Index from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, representing China; the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLSE), Bursa Malaysia representing Malaysia; the Nikkei 225 from the Tokyo Stock Exchange representing Japan, and the Straits Times Index (STI) from the Singapore Exchange representing Singapore. The study considered the daily data spanning from 4th January 1994 to 2nd May 2012. The full sample period was split into three forms such as the whole sample, the Global financial crisis and the post global financial crisis. The short term interaction was studied by using Toda Yamamoto’s procedure of Granger’s Causality in VAR Block Exogenity form and the long run equilibrium relationship was tested by applying the Johansen Maximum Likelihood procedure. And so the paper explored the possible, integrating relationship at the volatility level among the regional stock indices by applying the ARCH school of models. Finally, the Random Walk Hypothesis was tested by employing the Chow-Denning (1993) and the Lo and Mackinlay (1988) multiple variance ratio test to examine the efficiency of the market. The major findings of the study indicated that the worldwide financial crisis integrates the regional markets in Asia more strongly in the short term from 2007 onwards. There is no long run equilibrium relationship among the regional stock markets. The study also found that the integration of the financial market does not necessarily contribute to market efficiency.
Adoption of Circular Economy for A Sustainable Solid Waste Management System in Malaysia
Authors: Zainal Mohd Saiful Anuar , Abas Zakaria 
Published: August 2020

The purposes of this study are to address the current solid waste management (SWM) issues and to evaluate the best available practices that can be adopted to develop a holistic, integrated, effective and a sustainable SWM system in Malaysia. The idea is to analyze and to evaluate the weaknesses of the current practice of “extract-make-use-dispose” linear economic (LE) model that causes depletion of natural resources, massive increase in the generation of solid waste, severe degradation of the environment and a substantial cost to manage. These results will be synthesized to establish critical gaps to benchmark against the new economic model of a circular economy (CE) that works on a closed-loop system of reducing, reuse and recycle (3R). CE aims to efficiently utilize the resources to allow for maximum reuse through refurbishment, remanufacturing and recycling which will minimize the wastages for disposal. This study employs a literature review to identify relevant practices of a circular business model that can potentially be adopted, a life-cycle (LC) analysis to assess the environmental impacts and a study on waste characteristic and its composition to determine the waste fraction and the amount of energy contained in the solid waste. This paper gives an insight into the possibility of embracing the concept of a CE alongside with a suitable treatment and disposal technologies to develop a sustainable SWM system in Malaysia. This holistic approach would able to minimize the waste through waste prevention, to maximize the economic return through reuse, recycle and recovery, to give the protection to the environment and to improve the quality of life.
Accounting Standards Compliance and Comparability of Measurement Practices: The Case of Malaysian General Insurers
Authors: Ku Ismail Ku Nor Izah , Abdullah Shamsul Nahar 
Published: August 2020

This study determines the extent of compliance level of Malaysian general insurers towards the requirements stipulated in MAS 3 (Malaysian Accounting Standard No.3: Accounting for General Insurance Business) and GPI (Guidelines on Accounting for Insurance Business, JPI/GPI 3), and subsequently determines the comparability of relevant measurement practices outlined in the Standards and Guidelines. Data from the annual reports of 35 insurers were gathered and 18 measurement practices were examined in the study. The Herfindahl index (known as H-index) was employed in measuring the comparability of measurement practices. Except for the accrual of dividends, results suggest that the compliance level of companies towards most of the other items were high. Nevertheless, results on comparability of measurement practices were rather mixed, having H-indices ranging from a low score of 0.47 to a perfect score of 1.
Pencukaian Malaysia - Pentad biran, Penaksiran dan Pematuhan Cukai
Authors: Kasipillai Jeyapalan , Mohd. Hanefah Mustafa 
Published: August 2020

ook Review Title Pencukaian Malaysia - Pentad biran, Penaksiran dan Pematuhan Cukai Author Jeyapalan Kasipillai & Mustafa Mohd. Hanefah Universiti Putra Malaysia Press Total Pages 249 ISBN 983-9319-40-X Reviewer Ho Juan Keng Faculty of accounting Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Malaysia
The Importance of Non-Technical Skills in Accounting Graduates
Authors: Ismail Noor Azizi , Elham Faisol , Abdul Manaf Kamarul Bahrain 
Published: August 2020

The purpose of this study is to look at the quality issue from the perspective of one of the most important customers of higher education institutions-employers that hire the accounting graduates. Specifically, this study determines how well skill requirements match skill preparedness of accounting graduates. Results re­vealed that. five most important non-technical skills required by employers were the ability to perform assigned tasks, having initiative, teamwork, computer literacy, and problem solving. Employers, however; perceived that higher education institutions do not seem to prepare accounting graduates with all the skills required. The majority of employers agree that quality differences exists between accounting graduates ,from public and pri­vate institutions, and accounting graduates with and without professional qualifications. Finally, the study highlights suggestions to improve the quality of accounting graduates, and also recommendations for future research.
A Cointegration Analysis on Trade Behaviour in Selected ASEAN Countries Using Dynamic OLS and Johansen Maximum Likelihood Approaches
Authors: Abu Bakar Nor' Aznin 
Published: August 2020

This paper aims to analyse the trade behaviour of four selected ASEAN countries (based on their export/import products) by using a co-integration analysis. The demand for exports and imports are estimated for the period before the currency crisis erupted ( 1963 -1995 ), using the dynamic OLS (DOLS) method. The Johansen Maximum Likelihood (JML) approach is also employed to compare the results obtained. The results show that foreign income has a significant impact on export demand, suggesting that foreign disturbance in the form of economic activities is likely to be transmitted to these countries. The Marshall Lerner conditions are easily met for the case of Malaysia and Thailand (DOLS and JML). For Indonesia and the Philippines, the sum of the price elasticities of exports and imports demands are less than unity, this can be explained by the J-curve, in which the currency depreciation will first worsen the trade balance before it improves and it takes time to affect the trade balance.
Multi-Source Assessment - A Total Quality Management Driven Performance Appraisal System: The Issue of Fairness
Authors: Abdullah Zaini , Yusoff Rushami Zien 
Published: August 2020

Performance Management and Total Quality Management are important factors of organizational life, it helps organizations to identify and manage the performance of highs achievers, as well as identify low and non-performers for intervention and development. Total Quality Management takes a system - oriented perspective in managing individuals and group performance and must be compatible with continuous improvement efforts and customer-based strategies. The TQM driven Multi-source Assessment provides an alternative to traditional supervisor only appraisal process. This study was under- taken to determine whether Total Quality Management (TQM) based multi-source assessment (MSA) appraisal is perceived as fairer than traditional supervisor only appraisal system. The study was con- ducted using multi-group experimental design in a field setting. The perceived fairness of the performance assessment system was tested using the combined pretest posttest data of the experimental and control group. The t-test results indicated that changes in agreement scores from pretest to posttest result were significant and respondents perceived the TQM driven MSA process to be fairer The results and discussion of the study show that the MSA process depicts a paradigm shift, not only to management process, but how employees see their changing roles in total quality management driven organization.
Scattering theory of strongly refracting microwaves in turbulent inhomogeneous plasma. Applications of the theory to the description of fluctuation reflectometry in thermonuclear fusion devices
Authors: Gusakov E Z , Popov A Yu 
Published: August 2020

Abstract
We present the theory of propagation and scattering of strongly refracting microwaves in turbulent inhomogeneous plasmas. We calculate the scattered signal amplitude in the case of a linear scattering regime in the Born approximation and in the case of multiple small-angle scattering. We discuss the possibility of an analytic description of multiple Bragg backscattering in a closed form. Based on the results of a theoretical analysis of microwave scattering regimes in inhomogeneous turbulent plasmas, we discuss the main fluctuation reflectometry schemes that are broadly used in toroidal thermonuclear fusion devices to analyze turbulence characteristics. We describe the methods for interpreting experimental data and the experimental approaches relying on reflectometry diagnostics that enhance the locality of measurements and their resolution with respect to the wave vectors of fluctuations.
ANALISIS PERUBAHAN PENDAPATAN PT TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA TBK. TAHUN 2017 DAN 2018
Authors: Suasri Eni , Dahlia Dahlia 
Published: August 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis perbandingan naik dan turunnya suatu laporan keuangan yang terjadi pada PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk. selama tahun 2017 dan 2018. Data penelitian ini diperoleh dari Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) yang dibanalisa menggunakan metode analisis perubahan pendapatan laba kotor. Hasil penelitian diketahui bahwa keuangan perusahaan PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk selama dua tahun terakhir cenderung mengalami penurunan disebabkan oleh faktor penjualan memiliki nilai yang lebih kecil dibandingkan perubahan laba kotor karena semakin tingginya persaingan dan semakin banyakanya pelaku usaha sejenis dalam bidang industri telekomunikasi yang mengakibatkan meningkatnya kegiatan, periklanan, penurunan harga dan munculnya berbagai ragam layanan yang ditawarkan operator. Analisis laporan keuangan dapat meberikan gambaran yang jelas tentang keadaan keuangan dan hasil usaha perusahaan, informasi tersebut dapat digunakan dalam pembuatan suatu keputasan bisnis dan investasi.
Estimasi Gaya Tarik pada Kabel Jembatan Cable Stayed dengan Pengujian Dinamik
Authors: Santoso Hinawan Teguh 
Published: August 2020

Kabel merupakan salah satu elemen utama pada jembatan cable stayed yang fungsinya memikul dan meneruskan beban pada balok dan lantai jembatan ke struktur pilon. Elemen kabel perlu selalu dilakukan monitoring dan pemeliharaan selama umur jembatan, sehingga gaya kabel yang bekerja tidak melampaui kapasitasnya. Salah satu metode dilakukan dengan uji dinamik, dimana nilai parameter dinamik (frekuensi dan mode getar) berkorelasi dengan gaya tarik kabel. Selain parameter dinamik, gaya tarik kabel juga dipengaruhi oleh parameter fisiknya, yaitu parameter tak-berdimensi l2 akibat efek kelengkungan (sag effect) dan parameter tak-berdimensi x akibat efek kekakuan lentur (bending stiffness effect). Berbagai rumusan pendekatan telah dikembangkan oleh para ahli, diantaranya: taut string, beam string, wei-xin, dan zui et.al. theory. Studi ini akan membahas perbandingan rumusan tersebut dengan mengambil studi kasus Jembatan Pedamaran 1, Riau. Hasil studi menunjukkan bahwa parameter tak berdimensi l2 dan x “cukup berpengaruh” dan perlu ditinjau dalam perhitungan, dimana kombinasi dari kedua parameter tersebut memberikan pengaruh sebesar 1.77% - 6.00% terhadap estimasi gaya tarik kabel. Penggunaan rumusan empiris taut string theory dan beam string theory memberikan estimasi gaya tarik kabel dengan tingkat kesalahan di bawah 7,0%, sedangkan rumusan empiris wei-xin dan zui et.al. memberikan hasil dengan akurasi paling baik dengan kesalahan di bawah 3,0%
PENINGKATAN KEMAMPUAN KOGNITIF MELALUI PERMAINAN TRADISIONAL ENGKLEK PADA KELOMPOK A DI RA HIDAYATUL MUBTADIIN SIPRING PAGELARAN-MALANG
Authors: Nur Laila  , Nurhayati  
Published: August 2020

Penelitian ini tujuan untuk mendeskripsikan permainan tradisional engklek dapat meningkatkan kemampuan kognitif anak, untuk mendeskripsikan cara meningkatkan kemampuan anak mengenal lambang bilangan anak usia 4-5 tahun di RA Hidayatul Mubtadiin Pagelaran. Rancangan penelitian yang digunakan yaitu Penelitian Tindakan Kelas dengan menggunkan dua siklus. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian yang ditunjukkan memiliki adanya peningkatan kemampuan kognitif pada anak kelompok A pada setip siklus. Data prosentase ketuntasan yang diperoleh 53,3% pada siklus 1, dan semakin meningkat pada akhir siklus 2 yakni sebesar 86,6%. Maka, peningkatan kemampuan mengenal lambang bilangan melalui permainan engklek pada anak usia 4-5 tahun dari siklus 1 ke siklus 2 dengan selisish sebesar 33,3%. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data disimpulkan bahwa kemampuan kognitif meningkat sangat signifikan. Terlihat dari hasil akhir menyatakan bahwa konsep permainan trasidional engklek memiliki kriteria ketertarikan, kemudahan dan kesesuaian dalam proses pembelajaran.
PENERAPAN METODE UMMI DALAM PEMBELAJARAN MEMBACA AL-QUR’AN DI RA AL-KHUSYU’ TUGUREJO WATES-BLITAR
Authors: Romilatul Afidah  , Norma Ita Sholihah  
Published: August 2020

Tingkat kesulitan membaca Al-Qur’an akan mempengaruhi aspek perkembangan anak usia dini dengan menentukan metode pembelajaran yaitu metode ummi. Tujuan penelitian untuk mendeskripsikan proses penerapan metode ummi dan faktor pendukung dan penghambat dari penerapan metode ummi melalui pembelajaran membaca Al-Qur’an berdasarkan tingkat kesulitannya. Metode penelitian Kulitatif untuk menggungkapkan data deskriptif. Teknik pengumpulan data berupa wawancara, observasi, dan dokumen. Hasil penelitian mengungkapkan bahwa pertama, menentukan standart ketercapaian metode ummi sesuai dengan tahap usianya, membentuk kelompok berdasarkan kemampuan anak, dan mempersiapkan konsep pembelajaran membaca Al-Qur’an melalui media buku bahan ajar jilid. Kedua, faktor pendukung dan penghambat menekankan pada peran serta pendidik dan orangtua dalam berkolaborasi untuk mengembangkan inovasi belajar dan mengelolah waktu belajar membaca Al-Qur’an anak usia dini. Penelitian ini disimpulkan bahwa membaca Al-Qur’an sangat penting diterapkan pada anak sejak dini sebagai dasar pemahaman lafad sesuai dengan makhroj, tajwid, dan tartilnya
Penerapan Asesmen Kinerja Dalam Meningkatkan Kemampuan Inkuiri Melalui Pembelajaran Levels Of Inquiry Siswa SMA
Authors: Kusumastuti Irma , Anggraeni Sri , Surakusumah Wahyu 
Published: August 2020

Kemampuan inkuiri adalah kemampuan untuk memperoleh informasi melalui observasi atau eksperimen. Asesmen kinerja dalam meningkatkan kemampuan inkuiri di sekolah belum diterapkan. Oleh karena itu untuk mencapai kemampuan inkuiri tersebut penerapan asesmen kinerja diperlukan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menerapkan asesmen kinerja dalam meningkatkan kemampuan inkuiri melalui pembelajaran Levels of Inquiry siswa SMA pada sub topik pemanasan global. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif. Instrumen asesmen kinerja yang diterapkan terdiri dari enam task (LKS discovery learning, task laporan hasil diskusi, LKS interactive demonstration, LKS inquiry lesson, LKS inquiry lab dan task laporan hasil unjuk kerja) dan rubrik di setiap tingkat pada pembelajaran Levels of Inquiry. Instrumen penilaian kinerja kemampuan inkuiri diuji kelayakannya dengan validasi ahli, kemudian menerapkan asesmen kinerja pada satu kelas implementasi, kemudian menguji efektivitas penerapan asesmen kinerja kemampuan inkuiri dan menguji pengaruhnya. Untuk menguji efektivitas, penelitian ini melibatkan siswa SMA (N = 33) pada tahun ajaran 2017/2018 sebagai partisipan. Pengumpulan data menggunakan lembar validasi, tes keterampilan inkuiri, task dan rubriknya, lembar observasi kinerja. Validitas instrumen penilaian kinerja kemampuan inkuiri memiliki rerata 34 dengan persentase 85%, yang dikategorikan "validitas tinggi". Rerata N-gain siswa dalam kemampuan inkuiri adalah 0,58 dengan kategori ‘sedang’. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan untuk melihat pengaruh penerapan asesmen kinerja terhadap peningkatan kemampuan inkuiri siswa adalah dengan menggunakan uji Friedman, berdasarkan perhitungan uji Friedman diperoleh probabilitas = 0,000 dengan taraf signifikansi 0,05, maka artinya nilai Probabilitas < 0,05(5), yaitu 0,000 < 0,4117. Hasil ini menunjukkan bahwa penerapan asesmen kinerja kemampuan inkuiri cukup efektif dalam meningkatkan kemampuan inkuiri dan penerapan asesmen kinerja kemampuan inkuiri berpengaruh terhadap peningkatan kemampuan inkuiri.
Kata kunci: Penilaian Kinerja, Kemampuan Inkuiri, Levels of Inquiry