International Conference on Learner Diversity 2010 Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences Volume 7 Bangi, Malaysia 19 20 October 2010 Editors: Zalizan Mohd Jelas Amla Salleh Norzaini Azman ISBN: 978-1-62748-873-0
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Message from the Guest Editors... 1 A Proposed Model of Motivational Influences on Academic Achievement with Flow as the Mediator... 2 Sharifah Muzlia Syed Mustafa, Habibah Elias, Sidek Mohd Noah, Samsilah Roslan Stepping Up the Ladder: Competence Development through Workplace Learning Among Employees of Small Tourism Enterprises... 10 Shamuni Kunjiapu, Ruhizan Mohamad Yasin Educational Tourism and Forest Conservation: Diversification for Child Education... 19 Md. Anowar Hossain Bhuiyan, Rabiul Islam, Chamhuri Siwar, Shaharuddin Mohamad Ismail Learning to Develop Creativity and Innovation: A Case Study of Selected Schools... 24 Nor Foniza Maidin, Mohd Izham Mohd Hamzah A Comparative Study on Learner's Performance: A Collaboration between Open University Malaysia (OUM) and Kolej Tentera Darat Malaysia (KTD)... 32 N. A. Omar, C. C. Chiam Teachers Perception on Alternative Assessment... 37 Nurfaradilla Nasri, Siti Norhidayah Roslan, Mohammad Iskandar Sekuan, Kasmah Abu Bakar, Sharifah Nor Puteh Effectiveness of School Wide Enrichment Model (MPSS) in Mara Junior Science College... 43 Nurfaradilla Nasri, Siti Norhidayah Roslan, Mohammad Iskandar Sekuan, Kasmah Abu Bakar, Lilia Halim, Sharifah Nor Puteh Types of Text in Books for Learning Arabic as a Second Language: A Document Analysis... 50 Aisah Hasmam, Nik Mohd Rahimi Effective Teaching for Indigenous and Minoritized Students... 57 Russell Bishop Consequences of Risk Factors in the Development of Gifted Children... 63 Rosadah Abd. Majid, Aliza Alias Gender Analysis of MyCT (Malaysian Critical Thinking) Instrument... 70 Verawati, Siti Rahayah Arifin, Rodiah Idris, Nor Azaheen Abdul Hamid Students Profile Score in Perceptual Reasoning Index (PRI) and Working Memory Index (WMI) for Intelligence Test... 77 Siti Rahayah Ariffin, Zahari Suppian, Shah Nazim Shahar, Rosadah Majid, Siti Fatimah Mohd Yasin Ethnic Boundary among Students in Malaysian Primary Schools and Social Interaction: A Conceptual Framework... 82 Yasmin Ahmad, Najeemah Mohd Yusof Learner Diversity among ESL Learners in the Online Forum... 92 Pramela Krish, Supyan Hussin, Nackeeran Sivapuniam Use of Screening Instrument in Northeast Thai Early Childcare Settings... 97 Prasong Saihong Moral Value Inventory for Muslim Adolescents... 106 Salhah Abdullah, Amla Salleh, Zuria Mahmud, Saedah Abd. Ghani Perceptions towards Classroom Participation: A Case Study of Malaysian Undergraduate Students... 113 Siti Maziha Mustapha, Nik Suryani Nik Abd Rahman, Melor Md. Yunus Effects of FLEP on Self-Motivation and Aspiration to Learn Among Low-Achieving Students: An Experimental Study across Gender... 122 Noriah Mohd. Ishak, Melor Md. Yunus, Saemah Abdul Rahman, Zuria Mahmud Mobile Learning Framework for Lifelong Learning... 130 Norazah Nordin, Mohamed Amin Embi, Melor Md. Yunus Diverse Learning Styles of Non Formal Adult Learners in Community Colleges in Malaysia... 139 Wan Chik Nurida Ismail, Norzaini Azman The Relationship between the Use of Metacognitive Strategies and Achievement in English... 145 Sa Adiah Kummin, Saemah Rahman The Bahasa Melayu R-SPQ-2F: A Preliminary Evidence of its Validity... 151 Seri Bunian Mokhtar, Goh Swee Choo, Mohd Yusof Husain, Saemah Rahman The Diversity of Students in Korean Junior Colleges and Implications for Education... 156 Seung-Il Na, Young-Mi Seok, Hee-Jin Seong Education for Brazilian Pupils and Students in Japan: Towards a Multicultural Symbiotic Society... 164 Takako Watanabe
Mathematics Skills Difficulties: A Mixture of Intricacies... 171 Tarzimah Tambychik, Thamby Subahan Mohd Meerah, Zahara Aziz Investigating the Role of School Principals in Creating a Harmonious 3R+1R Learning Environment... 181 Ong Puay Tee, Ong Puay Hoon, Ong Puay Liu, Helen Ting, Paul Porodong 3R,1R or 3R + 1R? The Teachers Dilemma... 191 Ong Puay Liu, Helen Ting, Ong Puay Tee, Ong Puay Hoon Learner Diversity and Inclusive Education: A New Paradigm for Teacher Education in Malaysia... 201 Zalizan Mohd Jelas Validity of UKM1 Intelligence Test using Rasch Analysis... 205 Siti Rahayah Ariffin, Suriana Mohd Asari, Shafiza Mohamed, Shah Nazim Shahar, Noriah Mohd Ishak, Rosseni Din, Abdul Ghafur Ahmad, Hamidah Yamat, Rosadah Majid, Siti Fatimah Mohd Yasin Honouring Diversity through Constructivist Group-Building... 210 Jeanne Dawson Learning Style Preferences by Iranian EFL Freshman University Students... 219 Farinaz Shirani Bidabadi, Hamidah Yamat Addressing Diversity through Innovative Teaching SPARK : Special Preparation and Resources Kit... 227 Faizah A Majid Scaffolding Adult Learners Learning through their Diversity: An Action Research... 235 Faizah A Majid Teacher-Centered Mind Mapping vs Student-Centered Mind Mapping in the Teaching of Accounting at Pre-U Level An Action Research... 240 Chin Sok Fun, Norhayati Maskat Learner Diversity and Learning: A Perspective from South Africa... 247 Berte Van Wyk Self-directed Learning and Culture: A Study on Malay Adult Learners... 254 Badli Esham Ahmad, Faizah Abdul Majid The Effectiveness of Inquiry Teaching in Enhancing Students Critical Thinking... 264 Awg Kasmurie Awg Kitot, Abdul Razak Ahmad, Ahmad Ali Seman Isolation: Willingness of Disabled Person to Integrate with its Community in the Context of Relationship after Disabled due to Accidents... 274 Zuhda Husain, Nor Shafrin Ahmad Examining the Construct Validity of the Adapted California Critical Thinking Dispositions (CCTDI) among University Students in Malaysia... 282 Wan Shahrazad Wan Sulaiman, Wan Rafaei Abdul Rahman, Mariam Adawiah Dzulkifli Challenges for International Students in Malaysia: Culture, Climate and Care... 289 Zuria Mahmud, Salleh Amat, Saemah Rahman, Noriah Mohd Ishak Scientific Inventive Thinking Skills among Primary Students in Brunei... 294 Maria Abdullah, Kamisah Osman Training Problem-Solving to Enhance Quality of Life: Implication towards Diverse Learners... 302 Mahbobeh Chinaveh Improving Mental Health and Academic Performance through Multiple Stress Management Intervention: Implication For Diverse Learners... 311 Mahbobeh Chinaveh, Noriah Mohd Ishak, Amla Mohd Salleh To Hell, with Shakespeare... 317 Lee Eileen Slate and Stylus: An Alternative Tool for Braille Writing... 326 E. H. Kway, Norani Mohd Salleh, Rosadah Abd. Majid Informal Learning among Engineering Technology Teachers... 336 Jamil Abd Baser, Yahya Buntat Juggling Between 3R and 1R: The Challenging Life of Teenage Students... 345 Helen Ting, Ong Puay Liu, Ong Puay Tee, Ong Puay Hoon Students Perceptions of Implementing Problem-Based Learning in a Physics Course... 355 Fauziah Sulaiman A Survey on the Design and Technology-based Subjects: Students Perspective... 363 Nazeri Mohamad, Ruhizan Mohamad Yasin, Ramlee Mustapha The Influence of Contextual Aspects on Career Decision Making of Malaysian Technical Students... 369 Fouziah Mohd, Amla Mohd Salleh, Ramlee Mustapha New Teachers Perception on the New Academic Staff Pedagogical Training Module's Learning Logs A Report from a Pilot Study... 376 Norhayati Maskat
Development of Antisocial Behaviour... 383 Lee Phaik Gaik, Maria Chong Abdullah, Habibah Elias, Jegak Uli Sustaining Diversity in Higher Education: Engaging the Critical Literacy of Multilingual Students in a Malaysian Postgraduate Classroom... 389 Koo Yew Lie Teacher's Verbal Feedback on Students Response: A Malaysian ESL Classroom Discourse Analysis... 398 Noorizah Mohd. Noor, Idris Aman, Rosniah Mustaffa, Teo Kok Seong Detecting Gender Related DIF using Logistic Regression and Mantel-Haenszel Approaches... 406 Nabeel Abedalaziz Educational Aspirations among First-Generation Students and their Parental Influence towards Pursuing Tertiary Education... 414 Abdul Hamid Abdul Rahim, Norzaini Azman Parental Support, Personality, Self-Efficacy and Depression among Medical Students... 419 Muhammad Bazlan Mustafa, Rohany Nasir, Fatimah Yusooff Understanding Students Performance based on Gender and Types of Schooling using SEM... 425 Nor Aniza Ahmad, Zalizan Mohd Jelas, Manisah Mohd Ali Importance of Employability Skills from Employers Perspective... 430 Mohd Yusof Husain, Seri Bunian Mokhtar, Abdul Aziz Ahmad, Ramlee Mustapha Looking into EFL Reading Comprehension... 439 Masoud Zoghi, Ramlee Mustapha, Tg. Nor Rizan Tg. Mohd Maasum Enhancing Malaysian Polytechnic Technical Lecturers Competency through the Identification of Professional Development Programs... 446 Wan Nooraini Wan Kamaruddin, Mohammed Sani Ibrahim Employees Perception of Employability Skills Needed in Todays Workforce among Physiotherapy Graduates... 455 Ayiesah Ramli, Roslizawati Nawawi, Maslyn Poh Pau Chun Burnout and Career Self Concept among Teachers in Mashhad, Iran... 464 Afsaneh Zamani Rad, Rohany Nasir Entrepreneurial Leadership Learning: In Search of Missing Links... 470 Afsaneh Bagheri, Zaidatol Akmaliah Lope Pihie Yemeni Basic Education Teachers Perception of Gifted Students Characteristics and the Methods Used for Identifying These Characteristics... 480 Abdulsalam Sulaiman Dawood Al-Hadabi Malaysian Secondary School History Curriculum and Its Contribution towards Racial Integration... 488 Abdul Razaq Ahmad, Ahamad Rahim, Ahmad Ali Seman, Mohd Johdi Salleh Exploring a New Research Method in Diversity Research... 494 Brian Lee Public Education in Heritage Conservation for Geopark Community... 504 Norzaini Azman, Sharina Abdul Halim, Ong Puay Liu, Salsela Saidin, Ibrahim Komoo Energy Expenditure through Walking: Meta Analysis on Gender and Age... 512 Fariba Hossein Abadi, Tajul Ariffin Muhamad, Norlena Salamuddin Understanding Media Violence and the Development of Aggressive Behaviour of School Children... 522 Kong Luo Lan, Maria Chong Abdullah, Samsilah Roslan Mobile and CAD Technology Integration in Producing a Creative Product... 528 Isham Shah Hassan, Mohd Arif Ismail, Ramlee Mustapha Teachers Perception towards Usage of Cartoon in Teaching and Learning Physics... 538 Hamidon Khalid, T. Subahan Meerah, Lilia Halim The Relationship of 21 st Century Skills on Students Attitude and Perception towards Physics... 546 Tuan Mastura Tuan Soh, Nurazidawati Mohamad Arsad, Kamisah Osman Team Project Facilitates Language Learning... 555 Nurshuhaida Mohd Shokri Communication Skills and Work Motivation Amongst Expert Teachers... 565 Norliza Abdul Majid, Zalizan Mohd Jelas, Norzaini Azman, Saemah Rahman Counselling Issues of Gifted Students Attending a School Holiday Residential Program: A Malaysian Experience... 568 Abu Yazid Abu Bakar, Noriah Mohd. Ishaka The Synaesthete: A New Type of Gifted Student and How to Teach Them... 574 Valentine Cawley Writing in the Second Language: Support and Help Needed by the Low Achievers... 580 Sharifah Nor Puteh, Rashidah Rahamat, Aidah Abdul Karim Social Support Mechanism and Input Factors on Catharsis Predictors in Sport... 588 Abd. Rahim Mohd. Shariff, Ramlee Mustaph
Human Capital Development of Orang Asli Youth: Supportive and Suppressive Factors... 592 Ramlee Mustapha, Mustaffa Omar, Syed Najmuddin Syed Hassan, Ruhizan Mohd Yasin, Norani Mohd Salleh Special Education Classroom Infrastructure: Teacher's Views... 601 Mohd Hanafi Mohd Yasin, Hasnah Toran, Mohd Mokhtar Tahar, Safani Bari Pedagogical Agents in Interactive Multimedia Modules: Issues of Variability... 605 Lee Tien Tien, Kamisah Osman Effects of Family Functioning, Self-esteem, and Cognitive Distortion on Depression among Malay and Indonesian Juvenile Delinquents... 613 Rohany Nasir, Zainah Ahmad Zamani, Rozainee Khairudin, Latipun Women's Way of Learning Information Skills in Malaysian Higher Education... 621 Aidah Abdul Karim, Sharifah Nor Puteh, Rosseni Din, Rashidah Rahamat The Effects of Career Intervention Program on Community College Students Career Development... 629 Jasmi Abu Talib, Azlinda Mohd Ariff, Amla Salleh Honoring Diversity in Career Guidance Practice... 635 Amla Salleh Correlation Between Self-Esteem, Coping Difficulties, Self-Efficacy, And Illness Symptoms towards Supported Education For Students With Psychiatric Disabilities... 642 Azizi Yahaya, Jamaludin Ramli, Noordin Yahaya, Goh Siao Yen Different Perspectives of Learning Styles from VARK Model... 652 Norasmah Othman, Mohd Hasril Amiruddin Perspectives on Readiness and Acceptance of Lecturers in Supporting Students with Special Needs in Higher Education: A Case Study... 661 Manisah Mohd Ali, Zaleha Saadi Systematic Steps in Teaching and Learning Islamic Education in the Classroom... 665 Maimun Aqsha Lubis, Melor Md Yunus, Mohamed Amin Embi, Sabariah Sulaiman, Zamri Mahamod The Mobile Learning Environment for the In-Service School Administrators... 671 Norazah Mohd. Nordin, Mohd. Izham Hamzah, Melor Md. Yunus, Mohamed Amin Embi Teaching and Learning Styles in Higher Education Institutions: Do They Match?... 680 Ruslin Amira, Zalizan Mohd Jelas Boys Underachievement: Male versus Female Teachers... 685 Rohaty Mohd Majzub, Maisarah Muhammad Rais A Study of National Integration: Impact of Multicultural Values... 691 Zahara Aziz, Amla Salleh, Hardiana Ema Ribu Monitoring Progress using The Individual Education Plan for Students with Autism... 701 Hasnah Torana, Mohd Hanafi Mohd Yasina, Fadliana Chiria, Mohd Mokhtar Tahara Managing Linguistic Diversity through Informal and Non Formal Education... 707 Hamidah Yamat Students with Visual Impairments and Additional Disabilities... 714 Norshidah Mohamad Salleh, Manisah Mohd Ali Gender and Educational Performance: The Malaysian Perspective... 720 Zalizan Mohd Jelas, Hazadiah M. Dahan ICT and Diversity in Learners Attitude on Smart School Initiative... 728 M. I. Hamzah, M. A. Embi, A. Ismail The Importance of Student's Views Regarding Educational Change Original Research Article... 738 M. I. Hamzah, A. Ismail, M. A. Embi Author Index