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Ability of RTK-Based GPS Measurement Method in High Accuracy Work in Geomatics Study
Author: Nordin, Nor Azme bin
Date: 2021-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Information Science,Geography,Measurement Techniques,Accuracy,Satellites (Aerospace),Geographic Location,Foreign Countries

Infrastructure development requires significant changes and transformation in the Geomatics field for the upcoming decade. The use of new technology in Geomatics and surveying is essential and can be leveraged in many survey applications that will help on building the nation towards a sustainable future. In the last 5 years, GNSS technology has been widely used and practiced to replace total station for survey work. Main factors that contribute to these business changes are the availability of much cheaper equipment with good technical capability in the market that helps the surveyor to perform their work faster and more efficiently. Global navigation satellite system services for accurate positioning has also rapidly increased and provides many options and solutions for the industry player or surveyor to choose. Combination of multiple global navigation satellite system providers such as GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS and BeiDOU have developed good satellite networks and increased numbers of available satellites for observation that improve absolute position accuracy. CHC i70 is among the best selling GNSS model on the market right now. The receiver can receive signal from GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS and BeiDOU simultaneously. This study will outline and focus on the capability of the RTK-Based method (30 second to 1 minute observation period) using CHC i70 instrument in high-precision measurement work. The research was done using the GPS calibration test site at Politeknik Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (POLISAS) and was also practiced in the actual work for establishment of Temporary Bench Mark (TBM) along Jalan Melor to Ketereh, Kelantan. The result of the study found that RTK-Based method can meet the precision work that is permitted under 2cm accuracy. Studies show that the method of using RTK- Based is suitable for high precision work and improves the measurement time and work duration at field.
Acceptance, Readiness and Intention to Use Augmented Reality (AR) in Teaching English Reading among Secondary School Teachers in Malaysia
Author: Mohamed Jamrus, Mohd Hafizuddin
Date: 2021-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Readiness,Intention,Technology Uses in Education,Technology Integration,Computer Simulation,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Reading Instruction,Secondary School Teachers,Foreign Countries,Teacher Attitudes

This research reports on Malaysian English teachers' readiness and acceptance in using Augmented Reality (AR) in English instruction and their intention to use AR in teaching English reading. Through a survey on 181 Malaysian English language teachers in Klang Valley, Malaysia, it was found that Malaysian English teachers possess quite a high level of acceptance in using Augmented Reality in the teaching of English reading with 60.8 % (n = 110); and have a high level of readiness in using Augmented Reality in the teaching of English reading at 63.0% (n = 114). The researchers also found significant correlation between level of acceptance and behavioral intention (r = 0.935**, p = 0.00, p &lt; 0.05) between teachers' acceptance with their intention to use Augmented Reality in teaching of English reading at 0.05 level of significance. There is also high correlation between teachers' readiness with intention to use augmented reality in teaching English reading, with the correlation coefficient (r), at 0.924. In conclusion, Malaysian secondary school teachers' acceptance and readiness to use Augmented Reality (AR) in teaching English reading are high and there is a positively significant relationship between acceptance and readiness with intention to use AR in teaching English reading.
A Comparison of Competencies in the Self-Management and Task Management Domain for Marketing Course Undergraduates
Author: Subramaniam, Ilangko
Date: 2021-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Undergraduate Students,Business Administration Education,Marketing,Self Management,Foreign Countries,Competency Based Education,Distance Education,Public Colleges,Private Colleges

The shift from knowledge-based curriculum to a competence-based curriculum for Marketing course undergraduates is crucial in producing work-ready talents. The study focuses on the comparison of Self-Management and Task Management domain attained by final-year marketing students in 5 different higher learning institutions in Malaysia. A survey questionnaire consisting 25 items was distributed to compare the competencies in the Self-Management and Task Management domains among 289 undergraduates. The data was analysed using one-way ANOVA on SPSS program version 26.0. The results indicated a significant difference among the undergraduates' competency in Self-Management domain between the different groups of HEIs. However, there was no significant difference in the Task Management domain. The Public university and Distance Learning university displayed a high Self-Management competencies with a mean score of 4.04 and 4.02 respectively. The competencies attainment for Task Management domains were moderate. All the universities in this study recorded a high score for the knowledge and skills competencies in the Self-Management domain. This comparative study indicates the emphasis of knowledge and skills in their Marketing courses compared to other competencies. This study is significant to identify instructional improvement to enhance competency based learning to produce work-ready marketing undergraduates.
The Comprehension of Semantic Interpretation of Metaphor in the Expository Writing of EFL Learners at Albalqa Applied University, Jordan
Author: Harara, Nour Mohammad
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Semantics,Figurative Language,Expository Writing,Native Language,Comprehension,Gender Differences,Semitic Languages,Undergraduate Students,Interference (Language)

The present study endeavors to investigate the learning of the comprehension of semantic interpretation of metaphor in the expository writing by EFL learners at Albalqa Applied University, Jordan. Moreover, the study attempts to see the role of mother tongue influences in the learning and comprehension of semantic interpretation of metaphor in expository writing by Jordanian EFL learners. Thereafter, the collected data on the semantic interpretation of metaphor are analyzed by using SPSS (22.0), One-Way ANOVA, and Mann-Whitney U test. The results indicate that: (1) the learners have good learning and comprehension of semantic interpretation of metaphor in the expository writing by EFL learners at Albalqa Applied University (mean = 3.25). (2) There is no significant difference between the male and female learners in their learning and comprehension of semantic interpretation of metaphor in the expository writing by EFL learners (P. = 0.057). (3) There is an agreement on using learning and comprehension of semantic interpretation of metaphor in the expository writing (M = 2.96). Finally, it was found that learners' mother tongue (i.e., Arabic) has a negative effect in the course of learning and comprehension of semantic interpretation of metaphor in the expository writing by the Jordanian EFL learners at Albalqa Applied University as most of the errors were attributed to learners' mother tongue.
Voicing Contrast of L2 Final Stops: A Case Study on ESL Learners from Saudi
Author: Alotaibi, Abdullah
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Identification,Language Proficiency,Phonetics,Vowels,Undergraduate Students,Native Speakers

Previous research in L2 perception has shown limited and diverge findings for final stop voicing contrasts by learners with different L1 backgrounds in comparison to natives of the target language. This paper aimed to investigate L2 learners' perceptual identification of voicing in English final stops based on the duration of succeeding vowel, and the impact of prior linguistic expertise in establishing L2 phonetic category as learners' level of proficiency develop. The subjects were adult Arabic L2 learners (N = 9) with different proficiency levels (advance, intermediate, &amp; beginners). The subjects' performance was later compared to controlled native English group (N=3). Data were elicited through listening to stimuli in one task that contained three controlled conditions and one test condition. The analysis employed descriptive statistics, and one-way ANOVA. The findings showed that as the subjects' proficiency level developed, their accuracy in identifying final stops voicing increase. It also showed the possibility of establishing L2 phonetic category that seemed developed in correspond to the development of L2 proficiency level. The results illustrate the systematic processing of L2 sounds which have implications for theories in L2 perception.
A Study Titled: The Effect of Computer Use and Its Applications on Basic Education in Light of the Corona Pandemic
Author: Enad, Abeer Ali
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: COVID-19,Pandemics,Computer Uses in Education,Teacher Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Distance Education,Elementary School Teachers

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many international educational system to undergo significant transformation, rethinking key elements of their learn processes and use of technology to maintain operations whilst adhering to a changing landscape of guidelines and new procedures. This study offers a collective insight to many of the key issues and underlying complexities affecting teaching and learning in light of the corona pandemic. The presented research reports a rapid growth in the methods used previously in education when using computers and their applications as alternative education to the traditional classroom education. In the surveyed sample, the opinions of teachers (female and male) indicated that there are various benefits for the use of computers and their applications in the education field, such as the simplicity of explaining and presenting lessons to students thinking that using computers as a source for alternative education is time wasting and affects the academic achievements of students involved in the basic education. Yet, the new reality in the educational process was adopted via students and teachers due to the COVID pandemic, and this might be an indication that using computers in the educational process in a permanent future in the future.
Empowering the 21st Century Materials for Basic Creative Writing Instructions
Author: Ahmed, Mahdi Aben
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Writing Instruction,Creative Writing,Social Media,English (Second Language),Language Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,Educational Researchers,Instructional Materials,Educational Technology,Foreign Countries

This study investigated the practical roles of 21st century materials in creative writing instructions by manipulating social media's common features to compose 21st century tools alongside a conceptualized creative writing model. It was found out that writing instructions can be operated utilizing contemporary materials that exist around learners' environment. It manifested real-world motivation and authentic material utilization; independent learning, instructive reinforcement, situating learning, practical instructions and utilization flexibility as perceived by the writer reinforced by fellow language educators' perceptions and other researchers' pedagogical claims. This paper employed descriptive method that utilized ranking, percentages and frequency. Mode was used to strengthen and emphasize central tendencies. Current teachers should further experiment on this conceptualized creative writing model with appropriate chosen 21st century inputs linking to the timely and relevant needs of modern English language learners without ignoring educational organizations' language programs or curricula. Findings revealed that through the strength and features embedded in under the chosen 21st century materials, creative writing model could be effectively employed. The study's favorable findings align to sixteen (16) criteria in contexts.
Investigating the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) Skill among Arabic School Trainee Teachers in Online Assessment during COVID-19 Pandemic
Author: Sahrir, Muhammad Sabri
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Pedagogical Content Knowledge,Technological Literacy,Semitic Languages,Student Teachers,Secondary School Teachers,Second Language Instruction,Electronic Learning,Foreign Countries,COVID-19,Pandemics,Educational Technology,Student Teacher Attitudes,Student Evaluation

TPACK (Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge) is a crucial necessity for instructors and teachers during the teaching and learning process, particularly when using instructional technologies. The goal of this study is to learn more about the TPACK level of knowledge and skill among school trainee teachers in teaching Arabic language and conducting online teaching and assessment during the shutdown of schools in Malaysia due to COVID-19 Movement Restriction Control (MCO). The 32 final year students from the Kulliyyah of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia, were purposefully selected as trainee instructors (IIUM). They were assigned to teach practicum in several secondary schools in Selangor, Malaysia, in order to fulfil the Bachelor of Education degree's graduation requirement. Open-ended surveys on obstacles and challenges faced during the use of educational technology in teaching and online assessment of Arabic learning at home before and during MCO, platforms used, and further suggestions to strengthen the use of educational technology in implementing online assessment of Arabic learning were used to investigate the teachers' knowledge about three main components of TPACK, which include technology, content, and pedagogy, as well as open-ended surveys on obstacles and challenges faced during the use of educational technology in teaching and online assessment of Arabic learning at home before and during MCO. The findings and findings are helping to improve the trainee teachers' comprehension of their level of knowledge and skill in technology, pedagogy, and material in teaching Arabic, particularly during online instruction and assessment during the COVID-19 epidemic. The research could also help schools enhance their online learning techniques in preparation for post-COVID 19 schooling.
Linguistic Research on the Orang Asli Languages in Peninsular Malaysia
Author: Hamzah, Mohd Hilmi
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Language Research,Austro Asiatic Languages,Malayo Polynesian Languages,Foreign Countries,Phonology,Morphology (Languages),Sociolinguistics,Syntax,Semantics,Grammar,Language Maintenance,Indigenous Populations,Publications,Vocabulary

The current paper aims to search and summarise the current literature on the linguistic aspect of the Orang Asli languages in Malaysia. Following the PRISMA Statement (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses), a systematic review was conducted with a particular focus on three main groups of the Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia: (1) Negrito; (2) Senoi; and (3) Aboriginal Malay. Of 158 works found, 58 were excluded (irrelevant); 100 were relevant and included in the review. Works published between 2009 to 2019 were selected and categorised into journal articles (n = 51), books (n = 28), undergraduate/postgraduate theses (n = 8), conference proceedings (n = 8), and chapter in book (n = 5). Of these works, the Negrito is widely discussed (n = 94), followed by the Senoi (n = 90), and then the Aboriginal Malay (n = 76). The sub-areas of these linguistic studies include phonology, morphology, sociolinguistics, syntax, semantics, lexis, and grammar. With regard to language documentation, to date, only ten projects are found dealing with the digital repository of the Orang Asli languages. Further research on linguistics seems warranted for the preservation of these languages.
Local History Text as a Didactic Education Unit in the Practice of Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language
Author: Ivygina, Alyona
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Local History,Russian,Second Language Instruction,Units of Study,History Instruction,Foreign Countries,Foreign Students

The modern methodology of teaching Russian connects training with the formation of a several of important competencies, the key role of which is played not only by linguistic, communicative, but also linguistic local studies, within which linguistic studies are also recognised as a component of sociocultural competence. To study the culture of a country where a foreign student is located, the personality traits of speakers, their picture of the world. This approach is relevant in the field of training teachers for their further professional implementation in a multicultural space, as well as their familiarisation with the national moral, cultural and historical values of their people. And in this sense, it is the local history text as a didactic unit of instruction that can be considered the necessary link for the realisation of the trinity, in which, when used wisely, language, culture and human activity are combined using the interconnection of words, text and artefact.
Portfolio Based Assessment and Learner Autonomy Practice among ESL Students
Author: Baharom, Nurbaizura
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Portfolio Assessment,Personal Autonomy,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,College Students,Foreign Countries

This research is administered according to the research objectives and questions that govern its parameters. It examines how portfolio assessment implemented in an English proficiency course promotes learner autonomy among Malaysian tertiary learners. A case study approach has been selected as it provides a suitable context to accomplish the aim of the study. To achieve the objective of the study, Sociocultural theory (SCT) and a reconceptualized construct of learner autonomy are adapted. This paper will discuss the use of portfolio assessment and its development of the psychological dimension of autonomy among English as Second language (ESL) tertiary students of different ethnicity. In this pilot study, data was collected from two students via background questionnaire form, face to face interview, and observation field notes. Participants were selected through purposeful, and homogeneous sampling. It is found that these participants experienced the motivational and affective sub dimensions of the psychological aspect of autonomy while completing their portfolio assessment. Findings from this study highlighted how portfolio assessment enables the participants to practice autonomous learning in its different psychological sub dimensions due to conditions such as self-confidence, portfolio assessment process, portfolio requirements, teacher factor, and the identification of strengths and weaknesses. It is hoped that the findings would benefit the ESL instructors and learners in their attempt to understand and consequently improve the teaching and learning of the writing skills by using portfolio assessment and provides insight into the practice of autonomous learning among learners of different cultural background.
The Effect of School Principals&apos; Ethical Leadership on Teacher Job Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of School Ethical Climate
Author: Cansor, Ramazan
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Principals,Leadership Styles,Ethics,Teaching Conditions,Job Satisfaction,Correlation,Foreign Countries,Elementary Schools,Secondary Schools

This study aims to examine the mediating role of ethical climate in the relationship between ethical leadership and job satisfaction. A cross-sectional survey was conducted for the study. Questionnaires were distributed to 641 teachers in Turkey. Regression analysis was conducted to determine the mediating effect of ethical climate. Bootstrapping tehchnique was used to test the hypotheses and the effects of mediation. Our results show that there is a positive relationship between principals' ethical leadership and teachers' job satisfaction and a positive relationship between ethical leadership and ethical climate. In addition, ethical climate partially mediated the relationship between ethical leadership and job satisfaction. Schools should focus on ethical leadership practices in the workplace. The study enriched the understanding of the factors that influence the relationship between ethical leadership, ethical climate and job satisfaction.
The Predictors of Work-Related Stress: Organizational Justice and Fatalism
Author: Önen, Özgür
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Beliefs,Stress Variables,Work Environment,Justice,Predictor Variables,School Personnel,Teacher Attitudes,Employee Attitudes,College Faculty,Philosophy,Foreign Countries

The purpose of the current study is to understand the relationship between organizational justice and the effect of the fatalism on work related stress. Although, organizational justice has been found to be a significant predictor of the work related stress in previous studies, fatalism which can be related with work related stress and organizational justice as well, has not been studied before together. In this correlational study, organizational justice, four dimensions of fatalism and job type were considered as predictors and work-related stress was the criterion variable. In total, 100 academics and 66 support staff have participated to this study. Multiple regression analysis with backward elimination was conducted. Results indicated that organizational justice, job type and luck were significant predictors of the work-related stress. While an increase on organizational justice perceptions lowers the work-related stress, luck and work-related stress seem increasing together. Additionally, academic personnel have higher stress levels than support staff. However, superstition, personal control, and predetermination dimensions of the fatalism were not found to be significantly associated with work related stress. Policy improvements were offered in line with the findings and recommendations for future studies were prescribed in discussion.