Papers by Nor Syazwani Mat Salleh
International Journal of Information and Education Technology
The Orang Asli communities are an integral part of the sociocultural and economic life in Malaysi... more The Orang Asli communities are an integral part of the sociocultural and economic life in Malaysia’s society. Orang Asli students have different learning styles that are considered limited and are less skilled in the field of Information Communication Technology (ICT). These two are factors that hinder the advancement of education among them, thus resulting to them dropping out in higher education. Therefore, this conducted study aims to explore whether learning styles are an important aspect in the development of Orang Asli ICT literacy module (mLICT-OA). This is crucial to ensure students are able to engage in the teaching and learning process, and at the same time develop a meaningful learning environment. Quantitative research was conducted in Malaysia, which involved ninety-two (92) Orang Asli students. Data were analysed using the SmartPLS 3.0 software. Research findings show that learning styles are an important aspect that should be integrated into the ICT literacy module de...
This research examines students’ perceptions and challenges in the learning English literature. A... more This research examines students’ perceptions and challenges in the learning English literature. A total of 60 Form 5 students from one of the secondary schools in the district of Hulu Langat, Selangor were selected. The samples were chosen based on their level of English proficiency from three different groups of students which were good, average and weak. A set of structured questionnaire consisting of 45 items using 1-4 Likert scale instrument was designed to collect data from these respondents on their perceptions and challenges in dealing with literary text, literature lesson and ESL teachers in learning of English literature component in English Language Classroom. The overall findings of the study indicates that majority of students, respondents of this study have positive perceptions towards literary text, literature lesson and ESL teachers despite some challenges that they have been facing when learning literature. This study is essential as student’s perceptions and challen...
The education system in Malaysia is constantly changing in terms of the use of technology in teac... more The education system in Malaysia is constantly changing in terms of the use of technology in teaching and learning process (T&L). Many studies have been conducted to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the technologies in the classroom. However, lack of studies have been made to identify students' perceptions of the integration of Web 2.0 approaches in achieving meaningful learning. The objective of this study was to identify the perception of the students’ feeling, technologies’ strengths, weaknesses, challenges and suggestions while using Web 2.0 technologies in order to achieve meaningful learning. Semi-structured interview protocol was used and the study was carried out through the interaction on Twitter towards 13 undergraduate students of Teaching English as a Second Language. The study found that the integration of technology in the classroom will increase student interest in using Web 2.0 technologies. Besides, result shows that there were several advantages and dis...
Malaysian education system is dealing with constant changes related to learning models and the us... more Malaysian education system is dealing with constant changes related to learning models and the use of technology in teaching and learning (T&L) process. Personalized learning has been identified to be able to increase students’ achievement. Several Web tec hnology 2.0 tools such as Facebook, WordPress, Twitter, YouTube, Prezi and PowerPoint have been identified to support personalized learning environment. Many studies have been conducted to identify the efficiency of Web technology 2.0 in T&L. However, studies on identifying the efficiency of the integration of Web technology 2.0 through personalized learning in achieving meaningful learning are limited. This study aims to identify the extent to which the integration of Web technology 2.0 through personalized learning environment is able to achieve meaningful learning. Document analysis and visual method approaches are used in this qualitative study. The visuals obtained related to the use of Web technology 2.0 were analyzed togeth...
Kajian ini bertujuan untuk melihat pertalian literasi ICT abad ke-21 dan kemahiran boleh pindah d... more Kajian ini bertujuan untuk melihat pertalian literasi ICT abad ke-21 dan kemahiran boleh pindah dalam kalangan pelajar IPT. Kajian tinjauan telah dijalankan terhadap 199 orang pelajar pengajian tinggi dalam kalangan generasi Y yang mengikuti program Agrosis di Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia dengan menggunakan instrumen eLiSZTS. Instrument ini telah diuji dari segi kesahan dan kebolehpercayaan menggunakan analisis RASCH dan Statistical Equation Modeling; Partial Least Square 3.0. Hasil kajian menunjukan terdapat pertalian literasi ICT abad ke-21 dan kemahiran boleh pindah yang menghasilkan model pengukuran pertalian literasi ICT abad ke-21 dan kemahiran boleh pindah. Hasil kajian juga menunjukkan instrumen eLiSZTS dapat dikembangkan dengan penambahbaikan pembolehubah yang digunakan. Kajian ini dapat menambahkan teori kemahiran boleh pindah dan menghasilkan kajian yang lebih komprehensif dalam bidang kemahiran boleh pindah dalam konteks Malaysia pada masa akan datang.
Pembangunan Persekitaran Pembelajaran yang diperibadikan dalam kajian ini bertujuan untuk menyesu... more Pembangunan Persekitaran Pembelajaran yang diperibadikan dalam kajian ini bertujuan untuk menyesuaikan mekanisma pembelajaran secara kendiri dalam kalangan pelajar Orang Asli bagi kemahiran literasi ICT mereka. Hal ini menimbulkan persoalan tentang sejauh mana pelajar Orang Asli bersedia dan berpengetahuan menggunakan ICT dalam kehidupan seharian mereka menerusi pembelajaran yang diperibadikan. Kajian ini meneliti dan meninjau pengetahuan, kemahiran dan kesediaan literasi ICT dalam kalangan pelajar Orang Asli. Pengetahuan pelajar Orang Asli mengenai tujuan pembelajaran yang diperibadikan, peralatan yang digunakan, aplikasinya terhadap kepelbagaian gaya belajar mereka merupakan fasa yang penting dalam mereka bentuk persekitaran pembelajaran yang diperibadikan. Dalam fasa kesauran kajian pembangunan ini, data dikumpul menggunakan satu set instrumen kesediaan literasi ICT dan temu bual melibatkan pelajar Orang Asli di Mantin, Negeri Sembilan. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan secara keseluru...
Awareness of the importance of education among Orang Asli students in Malaysia is still at a low ... more Awareness of the importance of education among Orang Asli students in Malaysia is still at a low level, and this has contributed towards the increase of truancy rate among them. Lack of motivation to attend school was one of the cause contributed to this problem. If these problems are not addressed, they will be left out of from the mainstream education in the State. Thus, this study aims to explore how the Information Technology and Communication (ICT) program can increase their motivation to study. For this study, case studies used which involve Orang Asli students as the unit of analysis. Interviews and observations were conducted to obtain detailed information with respect to the phenomenon being studied. The results show that, the integration of ICT program has contributed in increasing their motivation to attend school. In conclusion, the implemented of ICT program plays an important role in improving Orang Asli students' motivation to gain knowledge.
International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2021
The education systems worldwide are showing changes in teaching and learning. The Covid-19 pandem... more The education systems worldwide are showing changes in teaching and learning. The Covid-19 pandemic that occurred since the end of 2019 is also a contributing factor to the change in our country's education system. Students and educators have to cope with the challenges of learning out of the classroom. Therefore, one of the learning approaches, which is Mobile Heutagogy (M-Heutagogy) has been chosen by educators as a teaching and learning framework. Numerous studies have identified the effectiveness of M-Heutagogy to promote learner autonomy and capability among higher education institutions students. However, past studies have shown students mostly having problem to learn online due to weak Internet access. Hence, the main purpose of this study is to discuss the factors that influence the acceptance of M-Heutagogy. This study proposed a conceptual framework of M-Heutagogy acceptance that predicts the behavioural intentions to use M-Heutagogy among students. This study will contribute to the body of knowledge, methodology and practice in providing insights of the acceptance factors of M-Heutagogy among students of Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia.
Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2019
ICT in the Malaysian education system serves as a tool to accomplish the National Education Bluep... more ICT in the Malaysian education system serves as a tool to accomplish the National Education Blueprint 2015-2025. Under this blueprint, privileged groups such as the aborigines or Malaysian aboriginals will be given equal opportunity in education. However, a specific classroom teaching method is required to maintain the aboriginal students’ focus and attention on their learning experiences due to their unique paradigm of learning. This study used the Partial Least Square (PLS) and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) tool to examine the factors influencing personalised learning and digital self-learning ICT literacy module. It also measured the impact of personalised learning and digital ICT literacy module among secondary aboriginal students. This study involved 92 aboriginal students who participated in a transferable skills and ICT programme held in a public university in Malaysia. Results show that personalised learning positively supported the use of a digital ICT literacy module...
ʻUlūm Islāmiyyah Journal, 2015
Aplikasi Android merupakan operasi yang berasaskan Linux yang digunakan untuk program layar sentu... more Aplikasi Android merupakan operasi yang berasaskan Linux yang digunakan untuk program layar sentuh dan komputer tablet. Sistem Android merupakan sumber terbuka di bawah operasi Google. Program Android boleh didapati dengan memuat turun dari Google Play. Salah satu program yang diperoleh adalah aplikasi Panduan Solat Muslim yang boleh dimuat turun secara percuma melalui alat mudah alih seperti telefon pintar dan tablet. Aplikasi Panduan Solat Muslim dibina bertujuan sebagai panduan kepada warga Muslim untuk semua peringkat umur dalam menunaikan ibadat solat menurut Islam. Antara kandungan aplikasi ini adalah rukun solat, cara menunaikan wuduk, perkara-perkara yang membatalkan solat, bacaan dalam solat lima waktu, panduan solat-solat sunat dan doa-doa selepas menunaikan solat. Kajian ini dijalankan untuk mengenalpasti faktor-faktor yang menyumbang kepada penggunaan Panduan Solat Muslim. Kajian ini dijalankan secara kuantitatif dengan mengemukakan soal selidik terhadap 62 orang responden kajian yang menggunakan aplikasi ini. Analisis kajian dijalankan dengan menggunakan model pengukuran Rasch untuk mengukur sumbangan setiap faktor penggunaan terhadap aplikasi ini. Hasil kajian menunjukkan penggunaan aplikasi solat Muslim ini membantu mereka dari segi penguasaan ilmu serta kaedah pengajaran dan pembelajaran panduan menunaikan solat. Aplikasi ini juga sangat membantu orang dewasa yang ingin belajar menunaikan solat. Panduan Solat Muslim Android ini membantu mereka bersedia sebelum berjumpa dengan guru untuk belajar solat dan melengkapkan diri sebagai seorang Muslim untuk menunaikan rukun Islam kedua yang wajib ditunaikan.
Truancy is not a new problem among Orang Asli students in Malaysia. If the problem is not tackled... more Truancy is not a new problem among Orang Asli students in Malaysia. If the problem is not tackled, the nation will lose a part of human resources that can contribute for the development of the nation. Therefore, this study aims to explore how the integration process of ICT literacy program and Risale-i Nur approach may influence social changes on the acceptance and awareness of education among Orang Asli students. Qualitative case study was used in order to explore the process that took place on the participants involved in this program. Interviews and observations were made to obtain detailed information on the matter. The findings of this study show that the integration of ICT literacy program which was designed based on students' learning styles and five attributes of meaningful learning and Risale-i Nur approach have increased the interest of Orang Asli students to go to school. In addition to that, the awareness towards the importance of education for their future also has increased. The participants are satisfied with the ICT literacy program that they have undergone as it gave them new experience and knowledge to be applied in their daily lives. In conclusion, the integration of ICT literacy program which was designed based students' learning styles and meaningful learning with Risale-i Nur approach plays an important role in influencing social changes among Orang Asli students.
Asian Social Science, 2012
Mobile blog or "moblog" provides a coherent purpose for strategic educational change through life... more Mobile blog or "moblog" provides a coherent purpose for strategic educational change through lifelong education and the creation of a knowledge society. Many studies have been conducted on using conventional blogs in teaching and learning yet only few have focused on moblogs. Moblogs allow trainers to empower themselves through the acquisition of both explicit and tacit knowledge. Thus, this study aims at designing, developing and implementing moblogs as a platform for a new hybrid e-training approach, which was tested to generate a two-stage model for meaningful hybrid e-training. The data were collected from 213 Information Communication Technology (ICT) trainees which were subsequently tested using confirmatory factor analysis with AMOS 7.0 to obtain the best-fit measurement model for an integrated meaningful hybrid e-training model using moblogs. The results revealed that: (i) hybrid e-training influenced the achievement of meaningful e-training; (ii) learning styles influenced the acceptance of hybrid e-training; and (iii) learning styles preferences influenced the achievement of meaningful e-training.
Regular, 2020
Orang Asli was the original people, who are majority of them located in peninsular Malaysia. They... more Orang Asli was the original people, who are majority of them located in peninsular Malaysia. They are facing a difficulty in education since less meaningful environment created for them which integrate their preferable learning styles. Additionally previous studies show that Orang Asli students had low motivation level in learning since less condusive education enviroment developed for them. Thus, it is important that teachers have a sound understanding of their students’ different learning styles. The significance of understanding students’ learning styles also applies to Orang Asli students. However, perhaps due to their isolation, this group’s need for meaningful education has not been widely studied. Consequently, a lack of literature on their learning styles is apparent. This study aims to measure whether the learning styles positively affect meaningful learning among Orang Asli students. A quantitative research was conducted which involved 72 Orang Asli students from an Orang ...
Journal of Technical education and training, 2015
The education system around the world emphasises the importance of pedagogical innovation using t... more The education system around the world emphasises the importance of pedagogical innovation using the latest technological advances in order to create effective and meaningful learning. Nevertheless, the studies related to the relationship between Web 2.0 technologies and meaningful learning attributes are inadequate. The objective of the study was to identify the relationship between frequency of Web 2.0 tools and five meaningful learning attributes. Based on a survey with 70 respondents, frequencies of five types of Web 2.0 applications (Facebook, YouTube, WordPress, Twitter and Prezi) that were used as hybrid e-learning tools were identified. Data was collected using a set of instruments. Results show that the instrument is highly reliable and validated. On the other hand, the Web 2.0 technologies had affected positively towards cooperative learning followed by authentic, intentional, and constructive learning. There was no relationship between Web 2.0 and active learning; however,...
Orang Asli was the original people, who are majority of them located in peninsular Malaysia. They... more Orang Asli was the original people, who are majority of them located in peninsular Malaysia. They are facing a difficulty in education since less meaningful environment created for them which integrate their preferable learning styles. Additionally previous studies show that Orang Asli students had low motivation level in learning since less condusive education enviroment developed for them. Thus, it is important that teachers have a sound understanding of their students' different learning styles. The significance of understanding students' learning styles also applies to Orang Asli students. However, perhaps due to their isolation, this group's need for meaningful education has not been widely studied. Consequently, a lack of literature on their learning styles is apparent. This study aims to measure whether the learning styles positively affect meaningful learning among Orang Asli students. A quantitative research was conducted which involved 72 Orang Asli students from an Orang Asli community in Selangor, Malaysia. The data was collected using the Meaningful Hybrid E-Training Instruments. Data was analyzed with the SmartPLS 3.0 software. The research findings show that the instrument is highly reliable and valid. Moreover, it has been discovered that Orang Asli students' learning styles have a positive effect upon their meaningful learning. This study demonstrated that teaching and learning activities catering to these students' different learning styles allow meaningful learning to be achieved more successfully. Therefore, teachers are highly encouraged to take into account the various learning styles of Orang Asli students in their teaching in order to help them achieve meaningful learning.
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Papers by Nor Syazwani Mat Salleh