inevergouniversity

Perbezaan antara Persampelan Kelompok dan Persampelan Bertujuan

2010-03-29T23:15:00.000+08:00

Ada beza ka???

ada....

Persampelan Berkelompok adalah sampel yang berada dalam kelompok yg sama tanpa diketahui jumlahnya tetapi persampelan Bertujuan @ purposive pula perlu memenuhi kriteria yang ditetapkan.

So aku punya thesis pakai persampelan berkelompok kerana aku memilih menggunakan SMK Agama dari keseluruhan sekolah menengah kebangsaan, kemudian aku memilih SMK Agama dari Perak sahaja dari 56 buah SMKA seluruh negara, seterusnya sampel dari populasi ditetapkan dari golongan pentadbir sahaja....

Peranan Sekolah Dalam Pengurusan Obesiti di SMKA negeri Perak

2010-03-28T01:53:00.004+08:00

Permasalahan kajian

1. Masalah obesiti yang meningkat dalam kalangan pelajar menyebabkan

a. Ramai pelajar berisiko mengidap penyakit darah tinggi, kencing manis, masalah jantung dan barah .

b. Pelajar tidak aktif sehingga berlaku penurunan aktiviti fizikal dan peningkatan pengambilan makanan yang berlemak dan berkalori tinggi.

c. Risiko kesihatan berpanjangan

2. Pertambahan perbelanjaan dari segi perubatan kesihatan

3. Obesiti adalah ‘ibu’ segala penyakit;

a. Ancaman kepada kesihatan

b. Kegagalan menjamin pelajar cemerlang

c. Jangka hayat tiga tahun lebih pendek dari mereka yang kurus.

Objektif Kajian

Kajian ini bertujuan untuk melihat keberkesanan peranan sekolah dalam pengurusan obesiti dari aspek seperti berikut:

1. Menguji tahap obesiti pelajar SMKA negeri Perak berdasarkan BMI.

2. Menentukan sama ada pihak sekolah menyediakan aktiviti fizikal dan nutrisi melalui Pendidikan Jasmani dan Kesihatan.

3. Menentukan sama ada pihak sekolah melaksanakan Rancangan Kesihatan Sekolah.

4. Menentukan sejauh mana pelaksanaan promosi kesihatan berkualiti tinggi dalam kalangan guru dan kakitangan sekolah (Kempen Gaya Hidup Sihat)

5. Menentukan sejauh mana kursus berkualiti tinggi dalam Pendidikan Jasmani dan Kesihatan.

6. Menentukan sejauh mana peluang untuk pelajar melibatkan diri dalam aktiviti fizikal.

7. Menentukan sejauh mana pelajar mendapat pilihan makanan yang menarik dan berkhasiat selain dari yang disediakan di kantin.

Persoalan Kajian

1. Adakah pelajar SMKA di negeri perak obes?

2. Adakah terdapat aktiviti fizikal dan nutrisi melalui Pendidikan Jasmani dan Kesihatan?

3. Adakah pihak sekolah melaksanakan Rancangan Kesihatan Sekolah?

4. Adakah promosi kesihatan berkualiti tinggi dalam kalangan guru dan kakitangan sekolah dilaksanakan di sekolah (Kempen Gaya Hidup Sihat)?

5. Adakah kursus berkualiti tinggi dalam Pendidikan Jasmani dan Kesihatan dilaksanakan di sekolah?

6. Adakah terdapat peluang untuk pelajar melibatkan diri dalam aktiviti fizikal?

7. Adakah pelajar mendapat pilihan makanan yang menarik dan berkhasiat selain dari yang disediakan di kantin?

How to write a winning thesis

2010-03-19T10:28:00.000+08:00

Sebuah buku yang pasti bakal membantu ramai yang ingin memulakan penulisan ilmiah...sebagaimana aku sekarang yang sedang terkial-kial memulakan thesis!

Hari Ini

2009-11-30T17:31:00.000+08:00

Hari ini aku menghadiri "Research Training Program" anjuran Fakulti Perniagaan dan Ekonomi, UPSI. Program ini dijalankan selam tiga hari bermula dari hari ini sehingga hari Rabu.

Apa yang menarik?

Aku mengenali beberapa pensyarah UPSI yang sebelum ini hanya mendengar nama! Aku berkenalan semula dengan perkara-perkara yang telah aku bergelumang selama setahun di sini. Sesuatu yang aku yakin ialah, selama mana pun kita merasakan kita sudah tahu, tetap akan ada perkara-perkara yang kita tidak tahu dan ini yang menjadikan perkara itu semakin seronok untuk diterokai. Mungkin ada di antara kita mengambil masa untuk mengenali sesuatu dan ada pula yang selepas tahu, buat tidak tahu! Dan berapa ramai pula yang terus mengambil tahu perkara-perkara yang kecil dan remeh?

Itulah inti pati yang dapat aku garapkan dari program hari ini bermula dari 8.30 pagi sehingga 4.45 petang.

Aspek-aspek yang disentuh sememangnya berkisarkan kepada permulaan dan perkara-perkara yang perlu diberi perhatian khusus sepanjang melakukan penyelidikan dan banyak info yang boleh dimanafaatkan untuk jangka panjang.

Terjah!

2009-11-17T15:39:00.000+08:00

Satu persoalan demi satu persoalan menerjah minda minta dikupas! Akhirnya aku terkulai dalam dakapan jurnal-jurnal dan macam-macam bahan untuk mencari perkaitan antara amalan pemakanan, obesiti, faktor dan polisi sekolah. Soalan-soalan kenapa, mengapa dan bagaimana silih menerpa...

Akhirnya soal selidik disiapkan tetapi sekarang buntu memikirkan bagaimana nak dirangkakan konsep yang ingin disampaikan agar aku sendiri memahami apa yang aku sendiri kehendaki...

Mencari Arah

2009-11-11T23:35:00.000+08:00

Hari ni aku mula mereka-reka apa yang nak diisi dalam soal selidik. Payahnya! Rasanya dah berminggu-minggu aku memendam apa yang telah dibincang dengan penyelia. Mungkin kerana ada pakar yang mengatakan elok fikir dalam tidur so aku pun simpan dalam kepala segala perbincangan dengan penyelia sehingga aku rasa aku faham apa yang dia nak.

Bukan mudah nak menulis apatah lagi nak mereka-reka! Mungkin ke aku ni lurus bendul...heheheh...atau nak yang mudah sentiasa?

Apapun beberapa hari yang ada ditangan sememangnya sudah diatur untuk menyelesaikan urusan soal selidik dan proposal dalam bulan November. Mungkin kerana ada perkara yang ingin aku selesai sepanjang bulan Disember.

Kini aku sedang memerhatikan apa yang kegunaan timeline, milestone dan carta gantt! Baru aku tau kepentingannya bila aku asyik tersasar dari apa yang dirancang.

Moral of the story ialah kena plan...dan kena tahu apa yang telah diplan..biarlah dalam kepala je!

Mampukah...

2009-10-30T19:42:00.000+08:00

Hari ini secara rasminya aku sudah menamatkan 2 semester pengajianku di UPSI. Maka sudah sampai masanya merangkak berdikit-dikit untuk memulakan penulisan proposal aku. Menakutkan...hehehe...pecah peluh!

Hari ni juga aku melalui satu pengalaman yang menyeramkan aku sebab buat kali pertama aku nak tengok macamana student viva di UPSI...hahahaha...masa tu jugakla nak tunjuk student yang gagal dalam vivanya....hancus aku...hilang melayang semangat aku seketika!

Setakat ni aku baru dapat maklumat ada dua lagi student yang akan viva dari FPE...harap kali ni aku tidak tertinggal apa-apa maklumat..cisss...kesilapan hanya pada email address aku je...!

Paling boring bila di UPSI, tatacara aliran untuk bergraduat tidak diatur secara tersusun. Malahan banyak maklumat tertinggal dengan keadaan tidak ada kesinambungan di antara fakulti dan IPS. Akhirnya pelajar kena bergerak sendiri untuk mendapatkan maklumat yang diperlukan...itu pun dengan keadaan ada beberapa persoalan yang belum ada jawapan. Maka cara yang paling mantap ialah menyusun strategi untuk grad dalam tempoh 4 semester atau kurang.

Antara strategi aku ialah:

1. mendekati siapa pensyarah yang paling mantap untuk SPSS memandang di situ aku paling lemah
2. mendapatkan teknik penulisan analisis data dari pelajar yang terbaik...dari pensyarah yang paling mantap leee..
3. pendekatan dengan supervisor...sangat penting...biar kita mengalah dan ikut je apa yang supervisor nak..asalkan kita dapat apa yang kita nak...sanggup ketepikan pendapat sendiri??? dan simpan ego tu dalam peti besi?
4. Plan..plan..plan..
5. pastikan ada sokongan padu dari sahabat handai serta ada peniup semangat dan penenang....(yang boleh bergaduh, berbincang dan berkongsi....!)
6. IKUT apa yang dirancang....kalau terpesong, balik le ke pangkal jalan!
7. mesti ada hobi....aku?....FOREX...hehehe! sebab aku selalu berjaga malam..so dengan hobi ni, aku berjaga tapi dibayar....hahahaah!
8. sayangi keluarga....(INI yang paling UTAMA!) sebab kita buat semua ni untuk mereka juga...mungkin kerana buat aku...motto aku ialah, di mana aku berhenti, di situlah penyambung zuriat ku!

sanggup?????

Separuh sudah hampir habis...

2009-10-03T20:03:00.000+08:00

Hari ini adalah kelas terakhir untuk semester ini. Hanya tinggal untuk submit assigments yang menggantikan exam. Hari ini juga aku menemui di celah-celah yang ramai, seorang pelajar sekelas dengan aku untuk kelas Prof hariri dan Prof Omar. Sememangnya kepala dia dengan kepala aku sama. Tak pernah lokek berkongsi dengan harapan dapat berkongsi sama-sama. Namun begitu dalam lebih sejam kami bercerita, aku menyelusuri perjalanan kisah dia belajar di sini sepanjang pengajian untuk segulung ijazah yang aku rasa telah mengajar dia erti gunting dalam lipatan, antara sahabat dan musuh dalam selimut. Dan akhirnya bagaimana semua yang dirancang ada politik tersendiri.

Dia seorang pelajar Anugerah Di raja untuk Pengajian ijazahnya di UPSI dan kini sedang meneruskan pengajian di bidang Master dengan tanggunggan penuh dari UPSI tetapi dalam masa yang sama menjawat jawatan sebagai penolong kanan di sebuah sekolah rendah.

Pengajaran yang aku timba dalam semester ini memang mengajar aku menjadi seorang yang tidak lagi kisah dengan apa orang fikir kerana di akhir kisah itu, semuanya pasti kita yang menanggungnya seorang diri. Tidak akan sesiapapun yang akan datang membantu sebaliknya lebih cepat menunding jari dan meletakkan kita dalam keadaan salah!

Maka berbaki dua semester ini, aku hanya pentingkan diri aku sendiri tanpa perlu aku mendahulukan kepentingan orang lain kerana aku juga menyelusuri beberapa pengalaman yang menyebabkan aku memaafkan apa yang berlaku tetapi pasti aku tidak melupakan... berdendamkah aku?

Belajarlah, sebab lebih baik kita mengatakan kita tahu dan benar-benar tahu tetapi kalau kita kata kita tak tahu dan benar-benar tak tahu...hmmm?! Baik persoalkan di mana diri kita berada ketika itu...

Dan ada masanya kita merendahkan diri tetapi bukan bermakna kita bodoh atau perlu dibodoh-bodohkan...hanya sekadar mengenepikan ego untuk mendapatkan apa yang kita inginkan.

Tetapi berapa ramai di antara kita yang sanggup pergi jauh dan mengorbankan banyak perkara untuk mengerti dan memahami keperluan dan kehendak sendiri tanpa bersikap prejudis atau judgmental terhadap sekeliling?

During The Last SPSS class

2009-10-02T23:48:00.000+08:00

Spss bukan bidang yang aku minat dan pasti satu software yang hanya memeningkan kepala aku. Pastinya tak mampu nak menunjuk pandai...

Tapi ntah macamana malam ni aku boleh bercerita kat depan kelas macamana nak jawab soalan xm dari Prof Hariri dengan Sarina Ayu!...hahahahahaha....lawak badak sungguh bila aku keluar dari kelas malam ni. Sememangnya pengalaman yang fulamak utk aku...eehheeeh! Aku tahu gak Spss rupa-rupanya! Kurang sikit dari prof-prof yang ajar....lebih sikit dari masa aku mula-mula masuk dulu.

Namun mungkin kerana aku cukup tak suka bila aku tak tahu...keadaan ini memang membuat aku terasa seperti OKU!

Akhirnya 5 soalan prof Hariri selesai dijawab!

1. Descriptive analysis
2. Histogram to show distribution
3. Independent - sample t test
4. Boxplots (semua nganga sebab dia tak pernah ajar!)
5. Regression Equation Model (yang paling menarik untuk diexplore!)

SPSS Atuk!

2009-09-04T18:43:00.000+08:00

4/9/2009

SPSS:

Bersihkan data (data jawapan 0 menjadi bersih)

Transform --- recode---same variable--- V6.-old an d new values-old value: rujuk coding berapa value label yang dikehendaki---new value---system missing-add-continue-ok.-Data view (jawapan 0 akan menjadi tiada jawapan.

Recode (Gabungkan Data/Gred D dan E)

Transform---recode---same variable-V26-old and new value-old value: 1 (rujuk coding sama ada nak tukar kepada D atau E) maka gred E akan menjadi D.

Compute (Total mark untuk subjek /Bahagian)

Transform---Compute-target variable: skorbi- Type&Label---Label: markah keseluruhan ujian bi---Numeric Expression: masukkan V56+v57+v58+v59 (sehingga soalan terakhir bi)--- click ok. Seterusnya untuk Math n Sains.

Crosstabs (untuk melihat signifikan)

Analyse---descriptive Statistics---crosstabs---gred peperiksaan dengan baca buku cerita (gred mempengaruhi baca buku cerita: maka gred masukkan di column dan buku cerita masukkan di row [terbalik]---cells---column---continue-statistic---chi square---gamma---sommers’d---continue-ok.

Merujuk kepada output:

Membaca signifikan: Chi square :value/sommers: approx mesti kurang dari 0.005: jika lebih maka dapatan tidak signifikan

Memulakan Thesis

2009-09-04T06:32:00.000+08:00

Aku semakin hampir dengan thesis aku walaupun aku masih lagi termanggu-manggu memikirkan dari sudut mana untuk dimaulakan. Keseluruhan paparan thesis aku telah berubah....dari kepimpinan kepada pengurusan sekolah berkaitan obesity. Tajuk yang memang menarik cuma aku terasa berjalan seorang diri!

Keuntungan memang berpihak kepada aku apabila Penyelia aku memang membantu aku. Memang aku lega dapat penyelia yang sama-sama memahami istilah "kita" bukan "kami" atau "aku"...Pengistilahan itubenar-benar membuat aku terasa sebahagian dari kelompoknya walaupun aku tidak mengenali anak buahnya yang lain-lain...Apa yang pasti ialah bahan-bahan bacaan memang dikongsi bersama...

Aku sangat berharap sesiapa yang ada bahan atau maklumat tentang program yang dijalankan disekolah di Malaysia, dapatlah berkongsi sesama kita...

Dalam masa yang sama aku juga sedang belajar bercinta dengan SPSS. Software yang penting dalam kaedah penyelidikan kuantitatif tetapi aku ni memang jenis tak suka dikawal dengan perasaan tidak tahu! Maka perlahan-lahan aku menyingkap segala rahsia yang ada. Walaupun berdikit-dikit tapi aku semakin memahami...setakat berkenalan dan mengetahui memang tidak mencukupi!

Satu langkah demi satu langkah...

1st Regional Conference

2009-07-23T16:02:00.002+08:00

Important Dates

Klik di sini

Abstract Submission Closed	-	31 August 2009

Full Paper Submission Deadline	-	1 October 2009

Registration Fees Deadline	-	1 October 2009

Conference Date	-	10-12 November 2009

Keynote speaker: Prof Alister Jones

2009-07-23T08:44:00.002+08:00

Bagaimana membina perhubungan dari pengetu hingga ke bilik darjah?

Bagaimana polisi membawa perubahan kepada kepemimpinan dari bilik pengetua ke bilik darjah?

- pengetua perlu melihat kepimpinan dari sudut polisi dan bagaimana pengetua mampu menyokong polisi dan dalam masa yang sama mampu membawa perubahan dalam sistem pendidikan,

-pengetua melihat perbezaan dan persamaan dalam kepemimpinan di antara sekolah luar bandar dan dalam bandar.

-pengetua juga membentuk satu perhubungan antara distributed leadership antara guru dan pelajar.

-pengetua perlu mengetahui apa yang menjadikan seorang guru bekesan dan bagaimana mengenalpasti guru-guru berkesan di sekolah.

-sacrosanct: berharga

Amalan Terbaik PrOD di SMK Bentong

2009-07-22T11:57:00.002+08:00

Skop: Melihat pengurusan sekolah melalui pendedahan perniagaan.

PrOD: Pendekatan Blue Ocean

Pendekatan Ketenteraan: Do or Die...No thing Personal , Purely Profesional.

Fokus PrOD: Level 5 Leadership

Kesungguhan dan merendah diri: Tiada dalam jiwa seorang pengetua.

Bermesyuarat sangat penting.

Perlaksanaa:
-Pengetua & GPK (Lead Up, Across & Down)
-JK Pengurusan
-Kurikulum (acid test)
-Hal Ehwal Murid & Asrama
-Guru

Impak PrOD:

-Muhasabah
-surat peribadi
-PW & PH
-penyeliaan tetap
-budaya membaca dipertingkatkan
-Modul Belajar Kumpulan
-Pendekatan Usrah
-Perfect Prefects

Guru Besar dan Ciri-Ciri Keusahawanan

2009-07-22T11:33:00.003+08:00

Prof Madya Dr Hamidah Yusof (UPSI)

Skop: Menggunakan ciri-ciri keusahawanan untuk meningkatkan daya inovasi dalam kepemimpinan di sekolah.

Usahawan: mengadunkan kreativiti, inovasi, mengambil risiko, kesungguhan untuk bekerja bagi membentuk dan membangunkan perniagaan, memaksimumkan potensi diri san manfaat peluang yang diperoleh (Nor Aishah Buang)

Kesimpulan: guru besar perlu pandai berniaga untuk mendapat keuntungan dari segi sosial. Keusahawanan adalah mind set. Mereka perlu boleh berdikari, bersedia mengambil risiko an menjangka apa yang diluar jangka.

Keusahawanan sosial: Maria Montessori, Florence Nightingale

Dapatan Kajian:

Ramai guru besar yang tidak mempunyai daya insiatif dan tiada penekanan terhadap "Internal Reinforcement".

Cadangan:

Guru besar perlu mengambil Ujian Personaliti.

Senioriti bukan syarat utama utk menjadi Guru Besar tetapi bagaimana seorang bakal guru besar mampu menyediakan proposal yang mampu membangunkan sekolah sebagai sebuah institusi pendidikan.

Kepimpinan Cemerlang. Segalanya Bermula di Sini

2009-07-22T09:42:00.003+08:00

En Zainal Abidin bin Arshad (Guru Besar Cemerlang: Sek. Keb. Methodist, Parit Buntar)

Perjalanan bagaimana seorang guru biasa menjadi pemimpin cemerlang di sekolah.

Asas dalam kepemimpinan bermula dengan keikhlasan menerima tanggungjawab yang diamanahkan.

Malah sebagai pemimpin, nilai etika perlu diberi fokus utama kerana nilai ini menjadi panduan bagaimana tugas kita perlu dijalankan.

Semuanya bermula dari HATI!

Kajian Eksplorasi Distributed Leadership di MalaysiPreva

2009-07-22T09:20:00.003+08:00

Puan Hajah Rosnarizah bt Abdul Halim, IAB

Prevalence: " penyebaran, penggunaan"

Dapatan menunjukkan penyebaran kepimpinan perlu dilakukan secara keseluruhan kerana wujud perubahan kepimpinan dari single leader kepada multiple leaders.

Pencarian kepada kepemimpinan berdasarkan karismatik adalah terlalu sedikit (Fullen) dengan memberi fokus kepada multiple leadership.

Kesimpulan: Pemimpin tidak lagi bersifat individual tetapi berkumpulan.

Disributif Leadership di sekolah

2009-07-22T09:06:00.004+08:00

En. Baharuddin bin Burhan: Lawati Blog MOZAC

Isu Tanggapan:

1. siapa yang mentadbir urus sekolah pada masa datang jika ramai guru yang:

- memohon guru cemerlang
-telah berada di zon selesa

Kepimpinan Teragih boleh:

- semua orang adalah pemimpin
- pemimpin tidak perlu datang dari atas mengikut hierarki.
- sekolah ialah rangkaian sistem bertingkat yang berhubungkait antara semua.

Kepimpinan Teragih bukan sesuatu yang baru dalam budaya timur kerana konsep keikhlasan dan muafakat telah diamalkan.

Persoalan: Bagaimana pengetua memainkan peranan untuk mengenalpasti guru-guru yang boleh diketengahkan sebagai pemimpin?

Kriteria Pemilihan Pemimpin Sekolah ...Antara Realiti dan Retorik

2009-07-22T08:46:00.005+08:00

Dr. Jamil bin Ahmad (UKM): jamil1391@yahoo.co.uk

Pengetua kini berdepan dengan guru-guru yang berpelajaran tinggi. Kepemimpinan di sekolah telah berubah.

Pemilihan pengetua tidak boleh disandar hanya bergantung kepada kekananan atau kecemerlangan mengajar semata-mata, skt atau pemilihan pihak atasan.

Amalan kenaikan kenaikan pangkat masa kini tidak lagi relevan.

Melalui PIPP: pemilihan dibuat berdasarkan kualiti profesional dan peribadi. Calon boleh dikenal pasti melalui permohonan dimantapkan dengan kualiti asas kepemimpinan.

Persoalan: Pengetua biasanya datang dari guru-guru yang berada dalam bidang mereka namun Kebiasaannya mereka yang menjadi pengetua biasanya bukanlah guru-guru cemerlang sebagai pelaksana dasar sebaliknya merupakan mereka yang menjadi pemimpin di kalangan guru-guru.

Bagaimana kita dapat mengenalpasti mereka di peringkat awal untuk menyediakan mereka sebagai pemimpin di sekolah dan apakah benchmark yang membezakan pelaksana dasar dengan pendokong dasar?

Analisa Data dan Pentafsiran

2009-07-03T20:30:00.002+08:00

Kelas Pertama dengan Prof Hariri..

Semua orang blur je sebab dua bulan makan tidur!! akhirnya dia pun refresh untuk mahasitua apa yang bakal dipelajari dalam kelas ini.

Perkara yang perlu diambil tahu:

1. Mengenal instrumen
2. Dapat mengenal jenis-jenis ujian yang dilakukan ke atas instrumen (item)
3. Tahu membina item.
4. Dapat menjawab hipotesis dan menulis bab 4 dalam thesis.

Very important:

1. Item dibina oleh pengkaji atau diambil dari bank item.
2. Bahagian yang paling susah dalam thesis ialah membina item.

Bagaimana membina item(shortcut cara Prof Hariri) :

1. Cari questionaire (item)...kemudian backward (adjustment problem in Canada).
2. Buat replication dari item, kemudian tentukan tempat kajian dan hipotesis.

Pengukuran Data:

1. Sela (terhad: suhu: berapa suhu bilik ini 26*-28*)
2. Ratio (nombor: sharp)
3. Ordinal (Order: Likert is Order: Setuju/Tidak Setuju)
4. Nominal (apakah warna mata anda: coklat/ Apakah jantina anda:: Perkara yang telah tetap jantina, kaum)

Tools to start academic writing

2009-06-23T15:25:00.002+08:00

Workspace

Phrasebank

Conferences

Plagarism

Scholarship in Ontago

Scholarship in Canada

Endnote

PPP 6013- Tn Hj Nazirmuddin : Last Class

2009-03-27T20:18:00.002+08:00

What to read for Final.

~RI
~Modul
~Perbentangan
~Apa yang dibincang dalam kelas

Kualiti Pengajaran Guru Besar dari Perspektif Etika Perguruan: Persidangan Antarabangsa Pertama UPSI-UPI, 11 Ogos 2004

~ Pengurusan masa dengan tekanan kerja kecuali dengan komitmen tinggi)

Tahap Penguasaan Komputer di Kalangan Pelajar-pelajar Pensiswazahan Guru Besar di UPSI

~ min yang sederhana

Persepsi Keselamatan Persekitaran Fizikal Sekolah: Satu Tinjauan Awal di Sekolah-Sekolah Rendah Mukim Serdang, Kedah

~ Kesedaran keselamatan sangat rendah
~ merupakan aspek yang diabaikan
~ KPM tidak dapat melaksanakan NIOSH (Keselamatan dan Kesihatan)

Hubungan Antara Faktor Masyarakat dan Pencapaian Akademik Pelajar

~ SES keluarga
~ Rakan sebaya
~ Keluarga
~ Masjid

Dapatan Kajian:
Faktor masyarakat memberi kesan kepada pelajar
~ pelajar yang tinggal dengan keluarga yang elit yang mementingkan pelajaran maka pelajar akan turut tertarik untuk meningkatkan kualiti pendidikannya.
~ pelajar yang lepak biasanya anak yang terbiar : balik untuk tidur (tiada kemudahan untuk belajar)

Gaya Transformasi Pengetua dan Hubungannya dengan Motivasi guru

Nvivo

2009-03-15T12:02:00.001+08:00

Software ini digunakan untuk kajian kualitatif seperti kajian kes, interview.

Mudah dan menarik!

Advanced SPSS

2009-03-15T11:57:00.001+08:00

Structural Equation Modeling

kelebihan: boleh buat model dalam bentuk mind map.

Successful School Leadership

2009-03-13T21:05:00.002+08:00

Instructional Leadership

Spillane et al. (2004) menunjukkan fungsi-fungsi berikut sebagai sangat penting (essential):

~ instructional leadership
~ membentuk visi sekolah
~ membina kepercayaan sebagai norma
~ kolaboratif
~ standard profesional yang tinggi
~ menyokong pembangunan guru
~ memantau penilaian dan arahan

Court (2002) mencadangkan faktor yang signifikan:

~ kepemimpinan yang dikongsi
~ komunikasi terbuka: integriti

Jorunn Moller:

~ menekankan proses perundingan yang dinamik

Smulyan (2000): Tidakan untuk menyeimbangkan:

~ pemimpin sekolah harus seimbangkan tekanan diantara kedudukan dalam pentadbiran dengan mewujudkan keseimbangan antara tekanan dan dillema.

Tension dan dillema: Dillema ialah di mana tiada jawapan yang tepat dan memerlukan budi bicara. dalam konteks pendidikan ini adalah sesuatu yang merungsingkan

Tension adalah respons kepada tekanan kerja dan dillema.

Konflik dan kerjasama- Engestro (2001)

Kuasa dan kepercayaan: Kuasa perlu dilihat dua hala antara pemimpin dan pengikut

Kepimpinan dan kuasa dibawa ke meja perundingan.

Kepercayaan menggerakkan kerjasama.

Sergiovanni (1995, p. 83) Pengetua: sekadar kehadiran pengetua tidak memberi kesan kepada kepemimpinan.

Owen (2004 p. 259) pengikut menjadi tidak bergantung pada kehadiran pengetua sebaliknya mampu bertindak sendiri.

Kepemimpinan berkesan: pengetua boleh "transform" P&P.
Kepemimpinan berkesan: semangat kepemimpinan yang dihayati dapat menggerakkan pengetua untuk menjalankan tugasnya dengan baik.

Kepemimpinan pendidikan:
~ komitmen, visi yang sama, penyerahan kuasa, kepercayaan, nilai.

Kepemimpinan didapati sangat penting dalam budaya pembelajaran:
~ kepuasan guru
~ positif
~ pembudayaan

Kesimpulan:

pemimpin berjaya tidak boleh dipisahkan dari falsafah dan persoalan politik.

PPP 6013- Tn Hj Nazirmuddin : Changing Role of Principalship

2009-03-06T20:22:00.004+08:00

~ 1857 kepengetuaan bebentuk arahan dan instruksional. sehingga 1950an (Drue)

~ 1950an pengetua menjadi pengurus seolah menjalankan satu perniagaan,
(kini kita bercakap tentang HRM)

~ hujung abad ke 20, berlaku perubahan signifikan dalam pendidikan.
( silibus berkembang, oku mdapat pendidikan)
menjadikan tugas mentabdir menjadi pelbagai dan mencabar.

~ pengurusan masa perlu dijaga kerana bebanan kerja semakin bertambah sehingga menjejaskan prestasi.

~ pengetua harus membuat perubahan dalam konteks pedagogi, komunikasi, ibu bapa, komuniti dan agensi kerajaan.

Kesimpulan:: Dari pengetua mengetuai guru dan sebagai pengurus kembali kepada pemimpin instruksional. Pengkaji barat berpendapat kegagalan sekolah berkesan kerana ketiadaan kepemimpinan instruksional di sekolah dari kajian 20 tahun lepas. Dalam pengajaran, content, pedagogi dan komunikasi perlu hebat!

omnicient overseer:; Pemerhati serbatahu
sifter and sorter of knowledge :; pengasing dan pemilih maklumat
pace setter and routinizer:; penetap rentak dan rutin
referee:; pengadil
linker and broker:; penghubung dan pemutus
translator and transformer:; penterjemah dan pengubah
paper pusher:; penggalak kertas kerja
accountant and clerk:: akauntan dan kerani
educational leader:: pemimpin pendidikan
scapegoat: kambing hitam

Role ambuiguity (kekaburan tugas)

kekaburan tugas seorang pengetua dihadapi setiap hari. ini juga disebabkan oleh kegagalan komunikasi (communication breakdown). Tiada pendedah cukup dari pihak atasan.

~ kekaburan matlamat
~ kekaburan harapan
~ kekaburan proses menjalankan tugas
~ kekaburan kepentingan (priority)
~ kekaburan tingkah laku (dalam sosialisasi)

:: kekaburan seringkali menimbulkan rasa ambil berat atau stress.

Konflik Peranan

~Menjejaskan stability
~Tidak dapat selesaikan masalah
~apabila dikaitkan dengan kekaburan maka stress akan wujud sekaligus menjejaskan prestasi tugas di sekolah!

Mentoring

~ tiada transisi dalam perubahan tugas bagi pengetua baru.
~ kajian2 yang dijalankan kebanyakan pengetua ::pandai-pandailah urus sekolah!
~ sejak akhir baru diwujudkan kursus kepemimpinan kepengetuaan.

Di Malaysia:

berdasarkan pengalaman anda di sekolah bincangkan apakah faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi stabiliti kerjaya seorang pengetua?

Lihat dari aspek gangguan, komunikasi, kemahiran

SPSS~ Prof Hariri 26/2/2009

2009-02-27T21:18:00.000+08:00

Belajar hipotesis:

1) Chi Square: Melihat DEPENDENT/INDEPENDANT

` melihat kepada independent/dependent (melihat kepada kebergantungan/ bebas (tidak bergantung)
` Data nominal: Jantina/ kelulusan/
` Data ratio: pendapatan

untuk melihat kebergantungan antara Variable A dan B, maka kedua-dua variable mesti NOMINAL.

contoh:

A:Jantina (L/P)

B: kategori sekolah (bandar/luar bandar)

Hipotesis:

H0: there is no dependent between jantina (gender) and kategori sekolah (school category) -menentang teori

Ha: terdapat kebergantungan yang signifikan antara jantina dan kategori sekolah. (menyokong teori)

SPSS:

Analyze-> Nonparametric-> chi square

nilai chi square x2: 83.651 (rujuk Pearson Chi-Square)
p: 0.000
Aras keyakinan: 95% (Alpha value: 0.05%)
p

2) Compare Mean
~ T-Test
~ F- Test

3) Correlation
~ r- Test (melihat hubungan)

PPP 6013- Tn Hj Nazirmuddin : 5 leadership Commitment

2009-02-27T20:20:00.004+08:00

5 komitmen kepimpinan (dalam bidang kesihatan)

1. Mencabar proses
* mencari peluang mencabar untuk berubah, membangun, berinovasi dan memperbaiki
* membuat eksperimen, mengambil risiko dan belajar dari kesilapan yang berlaku

Perubahan
~ perubahan perlu supaya tidak pupus.
~ Obama: masyarakat yang bertamadun tidak berperang untuk menyelesaikan isu.
~ satu cara hidup baru: mencari ilmu.
~ perubahan di sekolah untuk memenuhi tuntutan masyarakat: supaya tidak bergerak dalam kepompong dalam ketradionalannya!
~ komitmen perlu tinggi dan kepimpinan selalu berlaku penambahbaikan.

Pembangunan
~ pembangunan dari segi JERI:
~ penumpuan pembangunan perlu seimbang
~ human capital: kegagalan kita untuk melahirkan human capital

Inovasi
~ aspek pentadbiran
~ aspek kepimpinan
~ aspek pedagogi

Penambahbaikan
~ peningkatan sekolah berkesan
~ teori telah berkembang dari keberkesan: kini berlaku peningkatan
~ jangan stagnant (mati)

Eksperimen
~ perlu membuat eksperiman untuk menemui kaedah baru/pedagogi baru dalam p&p

Mengambil risiko
~ untuk menjadi pemimpin berjaya perlu mengambil risiko
~ aspek keusahawanan: dare to take risk
~ aspek kerja kerajaan: dare not take risk

Belajar Dari Kesilapan/Pengalaman lalu
~ perubahan berkesan dari kesilapan lalu sebagai panduan

2. Mampu menggalakan tindakan
* menanam kerjasama dengan mengalakkan kerjasama dan membina kepercayaan
* menguatkan sekeliling dengan memberikan kuasa (pengagihan kuasa/Empowerment), memberi pilihan, membina kebolehan/ keupayaan untuk bersaing, memberi tugas yang kritika/ kepakaran yang tinggi dan memberi sokongan secara jelas/nampak

~ teori kepimpinan adalah untuk mempengaruhi subordinat tetapi sebagai pemimpin perlu ada KAEDAH untuk menunjuk arah.

3. Menunjuk Cara

* menunjukkan contoh untuk menerapkan nilai2 baik dan bersama adalah melalui contoh.
* dalam konteks sekolah: tempat memanusiakan manusia. Guru mampu mempengaruhi dengan menanam nilai budi yang sangat tinggi untuk menerap norma kehidupan yang baik
* pencapaian kecil tetapi konsisten akan membentuk komitmen untuk melahirkan budaya yang positif.

4. Mengalakkan hati (ENCOURAGING THE HEART)
* menghargai sumbangan individu dalam kejayaan projek
~ perlu bijak menghargai orang bawahan
* sentiasa meraikan kejayan pasukan

Kepimpinan dan kerjasama dalam Penjagaan Kesihatan

1. Pemimpin
* Ciri-ciri pemimpin hebat
* Apakah ciri pemimpin hebat?
~ Kouzes and Posner's "The Leadership Challenge"

* kenapa kepimpinan hebat penting dalam perubatan:
~ mereka bertarung antara memimpin dgn menyelamat nyawa.
* Terdapat bukti bahawa kerjasama sangat penting dalam perubatan

Bagaiamana ciri seorang doktor dan latihan perubatan meletakkan halangan terhadap kerjasama doktor?

Extrapolated(Ekstrapolasi: menggunakan logik atau fakta untuk menyelesaikan isu)

Kepentingan kerjasama dalam Perubatan
* kerjasama antara ahli pasukan
* sistem penjagaan yang sistematik

Kegagalan dalam sistem:
* sistem yang tidak memberi kesan
* tiada koordinasi

Kerjasama pasukan meningkatkan hasil dalam ICU:

Cara:
* membentuk matlamat yang dikongsi bersama
~
* membentuk suasana yang terbuka dan selamat
* melibatkan semua dan mengalakkan pelbagai pendapat/pandangan
* belajar persetujuan rundingan
~ memberi penyelesaian alternatif
* meminta keadilan dan kesaksamaan dalam peraturan

Mengurus:

matlamat dapat dijangka, keputusan diatur
melibatkan perancangan dan membuat budget
melibatkan penyusunan dan mengatur staf
melibatkan mengawal dan menyelesai

Memimpin:

bermatlamat untuk melahirkan perubahan
melibatkan vivi dan arah
melibatkan mengatur manusia
melibatkan motivasi dan memberi inspirasi

Kesimpulan:

kepimpinan yang hebat dapat menanam/membentuk pasukan yang memberi manafaat.

Exam: Keberkesanan kepimpinan

UKP 6033- Dr Ong

2009-02-25T16:12:00.003+08:00

Peperiksaan (Rujuk Nota Persampelan)

1) Persampelan : Keputusan/ Kesimpulan/ Interpretasi/ Implikasi

2) Persoalan Kajian dan Hipotesis

Perlu buat hipotesis: Corretional (Korelasi), Causal-Comparative (Sebab Musabab) dan Experimental.

Tidak perlu buat hipotesis: Survey

~ Apakah kesan web based learning ke atas pelajar - Experimental

Hipotesis tidak berarah/Null (H0): Tiada perbezaaan yang signifikan secara statistik dalam pencapaian sains di antara pelajar yg mengikuti pembelajaran sains secara web based learning berbanding dgn pencapaian sains pelajar yg mengikuti pembelajaran tradisional.

Directional Hipotesis (Hipotesis berarah[H1]): Terdapat perbezaan tinggi yang signifikan secara statistik dalam pencapaian sains di antara pelajar yg mengikuti pembelajaran sains secara web based learning berbanding dgn pencapaian sains pelajar yg mengikuti pembelajaran tradisional.

Soalan 2:

Jawapan: Survey tiada hipotesis

Hipotesis:

1. Tidak berarah /Null:

SPSS~ Prof Hariri

2009-02-22T09:41:00.004+08:00

Soal Selidik mesti mesti bersandarkan pada satu model yang menentukan berapa domain yang perlu diuji/ditanya pada responden.

Setiap bahagian/domain: ada 5-10 soalan , jangan kurang atau lebih.

cth: kepuasan guru terhadap sekolah ada 6 domain.

yang aku tak tahu: kat mana nak dapatkan model tu...

hit internet: Inventori soalan (kebanyakan soalan hanya ada dalam 5-10 sahaja)

Menggunakan SPSS untuk menguji Reliability:

Analyze -> Scale -> Reliability -> pilih -> click: item, scale, scale if item deleted, Correlations -> pastikan guna ALPHA.

Click ok. Data akan dipaparkan.

Cara membaca data.

Kepentingan Cronbach alpha:

1. mesti 0.6 ke atas:: kalau kurang dari 0.6, soalan itu tak ada reliability.

2. melihat konsistensi antara setiap item. Bermakna setiap item menerangkan domain yang sama (persekitaran sekolah yang sama)

~ ketiadaan konsistensi dilihat pada data yang negatif. Bermakna tiada korelasi antara item tersebut dengan item lain dalam domain/bahagian yang sama.

~ Soalan perlu dibuat dalam bentuk positif sebab kalau soalan yang bercampur antara negatif dan negatif maka tiada konsistensi.

Transform -> Recode into Different Variables. kalau recode into same Variables ~ data akan musnah.

Menyusun data Skala Likert untuk pisahkan dari data ordinal:

Analyze -> descriptive statstistic -> frequencies -> pilih data dari skala likert (dalam kotak ) -> hantar ke variable -> ok.

Akan keluar Frequency table.

:: kegunaan Frequency table untuk melihat data sebenar yang telah dibersihkan dan disusun kemas. Ini akan dimasukkan dalam thesis.

Factor Analysis:

Bila dah dapat semua Cronbach Alpha:

Analyse -> Dimension Reduction -> factor analysis-> pindah data

Factor Analysis click initial solution/KMO-> continue

Setiap kotak dalam factor analysis perlu diklik sehingga tamat. Selesai -> ok. Data akan dianalysis.

Chi Square:

untuk melihat kebergantungan dua variable.
kedua-dua variable mestilah nominal

(diambil dari soalan dalam bahagian A antara soalan 1 dan 13 : jantina dengan kategori sekolah).

Hipotesis:

Tidak terdapat kebergantungan yang signifikan antara jantina dan kategori sekolah

Cara: Analyse-> Descriptive Statistic -> Crosstab -> masukkan data yang ingin dilihat kebergantungan -> buat kota sebelah kanan ->click ok.

Lihat pada table Chi square. Jika asymp Sig (2 sided) adalah .000 maka hipotesis ditolak kerana wujud kebergantungan yang signifikan antara dua variable itu.

Kepimpinan Pendidikan

2009-02-20T22:12:00.004+08:00

20/2/2009

Spot Question untuk kelas Kepimpinan Pendidikan:

~ Gender: Wanita dalam Kepimpinan (Rujuk pada nota 20/2/2009 dan journal dari ms 95.

Ada take home test untuk gantikan kuiz.

Final Exam:

1. Aplikasi tentang teori kepimpinan
2. Sintesis dan Penilaian

Lubuk Prof Omar

2009-02-18T23:28:00.001+08:00

Rujuk sini

Kelas SPSS

2009-02-15T09:42:00.004+08:00

Tarikh: 15 Februari 2009
Masa: 9 am - 1 pm
Tempat : Makmal Komp 2, IPS, UPSI

Kandungan:

1. Pengenalan kepada Asas SPSS
2. Statistik: Penggunaan SPSS

Dalam: Software SPSS

~ Transform (penting)
untuk gabung pelbagai variable kepada satu variable.

~ recode
untuk tukar setuju kepada tidak setuju (gunakan variable baru)
contoh: umur (data discrete)
test hypothesis: org yang dibawah 30 dgn org atas 30, adakah mereka mempunyai perseptif terhadap pengurusan kelas?

Recode:
1. Kalau guna variable yang sama (Age): semua ditukar kepada category 0ne/ category two (semua variable akan hilang dan diganti baru menyebabkankita terpaksa menggunakan variable dummy.
2. Gunakan variable baru: (Age_1)

Peringkat Pertama dalam Analisis: Analyze (Frekuensi: semak kesilapan masuk data)

reliability analysis:

~Data view-Analyze-Scale-Reliability Analysis

Masukkan Data:

~ guna kod: Cth: Kelantan D/01/01 (D: Kelantan, 01: Sekolah, 01: Guru1)

Pengukuran dilakukan berdasarkan pada 3 perkara:

1. Objektif Kajian
2. Variable
3. Perkara yang hendak dikaji

Apa yang aku faham:

Step dalam penyelidikan:

1~ Dapatkan sample
2~ Proses Data
3~ Explore Keputusan
4~ Gunakan Model untuk membuat perbandingan/rujukan
5~ Bentuk Population

Jenis Varible (hanya wujud dalam bentuk angka):

Ada dua jenis:

A: Categorical

1~ Nominal :: diklasifikasikan dalam kelompok (luar bandar/dalam bandar/metropolitan)
2~ Ordinal :: boleh buat rank ; skala likert (sangat setuju - tidak setuju)

B: Kuantitative

1~ Discrete :: Integer (0,1,2,3)
2~ Continuous :: lebih detail (bulan kpd tahun ~ 1thn 4 bln/ tinggi ~ 1.71 cm, 6 kaki 2 inci)
:: ada decimal (perpuluhan)

Sempat juga aku bersembang dengan En. Ramlee...rasanya dia pun tahu kehadiran dia sangat dihargai tahun depan ( ayat dia:: "heheheh...sem depan atau sem tiga awak mesti cari saya!')

Minggu depan (22/2) ada lagi satu kelas dengan Prof Hariri pulak. Sebelum tu hari Khamis, kelas SPSS pun ada. Walaupun aku kurang minat dengan nombor tapi dah sampai masanya aku explore benda-benda gini. Sepanjang aku belajar, kali ni baru aku betul-betul bagi perhatian pada penyelidikan. Mesti ada sesuatu yang akan berlaku. Kita tunggu dan lihat!

Apa aku nak?

1. Ciri Sampling
2. Apa itu ANCOVA?

Apa itu Korelasi

2009-02-06T10:57:00.001+08:00

Sila rujuk di sini!

Contoh Teknik Analisa Data: Kajian Korelasi

2009-02-06T10:42:00.001+08:00

contohteknikanalisisidata

Publish at Scribd or explore others: Academic Work Business-Management

Pengolahan dan Analisis Data

2009-02-06T10:37:00.001+08:00

Pengolahan dan Analisis Data

Publish at Scribd or explore others: Academic Work Education Education-Teaching

Bagaimana membuat Survey

2009-02-06T10:10:00.002+08:00

Read here and this website is a good reference of how to do a survey. Sesuatu yang disebut oleh Dr Ong tentang survey Trends.

Still blur pasal alkisah Survey Research. Kena duduk baca diam-diam untuk faham.

Gaya Kepimpinan Pengetua

2009-02-02T01:21:00.000+08:00

Gaya Kepimpinan Pengetua

Publish at Scribd or explore others: Business-Management organisasi

A good Follower is a Good leader

2009-01-22T00:06:00.003+08:00

Aku suka kata-kata ini. Ia datang dari Pengetua lama aku, Encik Harith. Journal yang aku baca untuk assignment Nazir bercakap tentang "kepengikutan" yang membawa kepada "kemempimpinan" yang berkesan.

Masih lagi membaca dan translate journal. Ramai yang menunggu tapi sabar je lah....

Tugasan

2009-01-19T09:23:00.003+08:00

eeeee...banyaknya tugasan yang perlu diselesaikan dengan kadar yang segera. That is exclusive of the school's workload...SKT pun kena maintain beb!

Okay penyusunan aku ialah...

Pertama: Selesaikan tugasan Prof Omar dan Dr Ong. (Perlukan kerjasama dari rakan sekumpulan, masing-masing pun ada komitmen tersendiri!)

Analisa aku: Bahagian aku, hampir selesai. Tinggal part untuk rakan kumpulan. Langkah seterusnya ialah untuk menyusun bahan dan merangka penyampaian agar cun! Bahan2 pula perlu difotostat untuk kegunaan kelas.

Tugasan Prog Omar:

Rangka kerja

Kumpulan

1. Siapkan powerpoint presentation bagi tajuk Latihan dan Pembangunan (harap Jumaat ni boleh siapkan~ pening aku bila kerja sangkut lama-lama. Macam tak ada kerja lain nak hadap..heheheh)

2. PPT perlu difotostat untuk edaran

Persendirian

1. Analisa Journal perlu dilakukan. Setakat ini Journal untuk Tajuk satu hingga tiga telah berjaya dikumpul. Banyak lagi woi. Ada 12 tajuk. Berasap. Itu belum buat critical analysis untuk setiap journal. Aku masih lagi berbelah bagi nak buat dalam BM atau BI. Kalau buat dalam BM, boleh gak share dengan kawan-kawan. Kalau buat dalam BI, boleh impressed prof. tapi nasib le kawan-kawan aku. Hmmm....nak penting diri atau nak menghargai? Sebab nanti aku mesti nak pakai bahan mereka gak...Macamana nak dapat dua-dua..Oooii...tamaknya aku nih!

2. Kompilasi journal..Alamak file pun ntah dimana-mana. Aritu adalah yang offer nak kasih file, tapi bayang pun tak nampak lagi...Banyak komitmen le tu! Tak apa. Aku cari dulu journal, cari sampai habis 12 tajuk. Senang. Lepas tu buat satu-satu. Sebab critical analysisnya banyak bahagian:

~ Bahagian pembentangan

~ Bahagian komen Prof

~ Bahagian pemahaman sendiri

~ Bahagian pilihan journal berkaitan tajuk yang ingin dianalisa

Setiap tajuk kena ada semua ni. Mana tak berasap!

Tugasan Dr Ong:(Asas Kajian)

1. Hari Rabu ni ada kuis tentang jenis-jenis penyelidikan. Aku pun belum study lagi sebab aritu dia ajar dalam BI, kuiznya dalam BM. Mampus aku! So lepas ni kena cari online note.

2. Hari Rabu ni pun ada hypotheses analysis. Kena buat hipotesis nol, berarah dan tidak berarah. Semuanya aku dah lupa. Last sekali belajar dalam BM ialah 8 tahun lepas. Masa kat US belajar dalam BI tapi caranya lain. Rasanya, pendekatan di US macam lebih senang. Mungkin sebab kepala dah set dalam satu bahasa. Bila campur-campur ni, aku rasa macam rojak dan tak pro. Kena cari nota lagi.

3. Dalam masa yang sama, pembentangan Kumpulan pun belum siap lagi. Aku cukup tension betul dah ni...sebab kerja asyik terbengkalai je. Apa masalahanya aku pun tak tahu. Agaknya aku pair dengan orang yang jenis suka kerja sendiri kemudian baru gabungkan. Ada pro and cons nya juga. Pronya sebab aku tak diganggu. Consnya ialah kerja jadi meleret-leret. Eeeee...rimasnya. Kepala aku pula, kalau dah siap, bentang cepat-cepat sebab di mata pensyarah menandakan kita jenis kerja cepat dan tidak bertangguh dan kita setkan benchmark untuk orang lain. Konsep aku belajar ialah bila bergerak cepat, maka lebih banyak yang dipelajari berbanding menunggu arahan dari pensyarah. UPM dan Drexel memang mengajar aku perkara ini kerana walaupun giliran telah ditetapkan tetapi kalau dah siap, ruang untuk ke depan dulu sentiasa ada . Aku suka macam ni! Kerja jadi tersusun dan nampak apa yang berlaku dan tidak

Tugasan Nazir.

1. Walamak...dia ni memang suka tension kan aku. Macam seseorang yang pernah rapat dengan aku. Bercakap pot-pet tak berhenti dan hanya pendapat dia je bagus....heheheh! Tapi aku nak tengok macamana pula pendekatanya pada hari Jumaat ni sebab ada journal yang perlu dibaca. Nampak gaya aku jadi translator le. Tak kisah sebab dapat polish BM aku yang sentiasa karat.

2. Tugasan kumpulan dengan Mona dan Zul, hmmm....susah mau cakap sebab belum ada apa-apa lagi. Aku pun belum sentuh benda ni sebab tengah concerntrate dengan Prof Omar punya journal. Tapi bestnya Mona ialah dia ni cool. Aku kalau orang macam ni, sengih jerrr...Cuma nak buat review tentang tajuk ni sampai 50-60 ms...apa ke jadahnya! Hahahahah....

3. Alamak...Nazir ni kasi tajuk proposal. Kepala aku sekarang ni fikir nak guna tajuk tu je untuk thesis aku. Senang. Sekali tembak, semua (macam banyak) mati. Ye lah...kena work smart. Kalau cuti 2 tahun tak apa la..ni dengan projek kat sekolah pun kena buat juga.

4. Si Nazir ni banyak kerja juga. Aku pun belum ada masa nak duduk dan betul2 tengok kerja dia. Harap lepas raya cina, aku pun dah pindah ke rumah, legalah sikit. Yang penting aku kena set up office aku dulu.

Kepimpinan Pendidikan

2009-01-03T12:49:00.003+08:00

Jumaat : 02/01/09 (8.00 - 10.00 mlm)

Kepimpinan Pendidikan:~ Nazirmudin (TB4-18 - KDP )

Penilaian:1. Tugasan Kumpulan 1 - 30%

Hasil Kuliah:* Kumpulan 8 (5 org):
1. Zul
2. Azlan
3. Mona
4. Rozita
5. Sharifah

Tajuk 6: Gaya Kepimpinan:

* Autocratic - ketua arah, pekerja ikut = pekerja x puas hati ~ Adolph Hitler or Saddam Hussein

* Democratic - ketua + pekerja (buat keputusan) - ketua masih ada kuasa tentukan

* Delegative - ketua + pekerja = buat keputusan capai visi>> ketua perlu bijak kawal emosi dan komunikasi dlm mempengaruhi pekerja.

*Laissez-faire - polisi yang membenarkan keadaan sekeliling berlaku tanpa apa-apa kawalan. (Allow to do)

Tugasan Individu 1 - 20%
Kuiz - 10%
Perbincangan Jurnal - 10%
XM - 30 %

>> utk hal 2,3,4 n 5 -->Minggu ke3, akan dibincang selanjutnya dlm kuliah

::merujuk pada nota AzlanLin (tq)

Pengurusan Sumber Manusia Dalam Pendidikan

2009-01-02T23:45:00.003+08:00

Tarikh: 2 Januari 2008

Tugasan Kumpulan: 10%

Tajuk: Latihan dan Pembangunan
Skop: a. Induction dan Sosialisasi
b. Latihan dan Pembangunan

Bacaan: Jyoti, P.& Venkatesh, D.N. Chapter 9 & 10

Cara pembentangan: Slide Presentation
Tarikh Pembentangan: 6 Febuari 2008 2pm

Tugas Individu: 25%

Tajuk: Latihan dan Pembangunan
Skop: Berdasarkan pembacaan dari pembentangan kumpulan

Cara pembentangan: Kertas Kerja 15 mukasurat
Tarikh Tutup: Minggu 13

Folio: 30%

Format: Ring File Putih/ 12 divider

1. Masukkan slide presentation dari setiap kumpulan
2. Cari satu artikel berkaitan dengan setiap tajuk yang dibentangkan
3. Buat critical reflection (2 mukasurat)berkaitan
* Tajuk
* Kefahaman
* Lihat perspektif berbeza dari hasil pembacaan sendiri
* Input dari artikel
* Komen dari sessi perbincangan/pembentangan
* Catatan nota Prof.

Fokus kepada: SO WHAT & What do you think?

Tarikh tutup: Minggu ke 14

email: omarak@upsi.edu.my Prof Omar

Wind beneath my wing

2008-12-23T14:28:00.000+08:00

Aku betul-betul laju...best! Lama tak macam tu. I really need that..Setakat ni dah ada idea tajuk thesis dan mode of analysis yang nak digunakan. Tak rugi bertapa kat Uni Malaya dan berjumpa dengan En NorJoharee yang sedang cuti buat Phd. Rupa-rupanya dia best friend dengan Dr Ong Eng Teck, lecturer UKP 6013 (paper penyelidikan aku!).

Today is THE day!

2008-12-16T22:58:00.000+08:00

As usual, my morning is always full with activities. So today, my day started as early as 7.30am. I'm done with my thesis template. Later, did some online add and drop course at IPS in UPSI. Lots of funny things happened to me today and I met with some interesting faces too.

My actual plan for today was to settle all the unfinished business so that I am no longer "string attached" with any of it. Thanks to Almighty Allah that I was able to do so.

One thing for sure, I was able to familiarise myself with UPSI and falling in love with the library which really reminded me of Hagerthy Library in Drexel University.

And I really like this quotation taken from a prominent figure in Ministry of Higher Education. He said

"In quest for success, commitment, teamwork and determination can overcome everything."

4 years ago, I have failed myself for unable to finish my Master of Science in TESL. This time, I believe it is prime time for me to again, challenge myself to finish it for the second time.

Unfinished Business

2008-12-16T00:35:00.000+08:00

13 December 2008

Alas, after 8 years of waiting for the right time, place and people to be with, I am now officially in UPSI as a graduate student. Not surprised yet anticipated to see my old friends from all corners of Malaysia in Dewan SITC. Well, all my favourite friends were there. Abg Cik, Syariman, Wan were some of those that I managed to catch hold of their numbers.

A change of view and definitely a new environment for me when I am now acquiring a new field of study as compared to TESL. Interesting though I am am having difficulty in adjusting/switching from English to Bahasa Melayu.

It was definitely a long day. We started at 8am and finished around 7pm. Phewww...

A Close Call!

2008-12-02T19:19:00.000+08:00

a far away view of Selangor from the air!(huh? this has nothing to do with the entry....!)

I am having severe headache after a few hectic days! Waiting is a real pain in the ass...I think I have cursed in all languages possible...(only two though...hehehheh!!)

At last, I had an idea to call my school's office. Oh My God! The letter has been laying in the tray for the past many days...hmmmm!

Then, another bombshell! I opted for Mode B thinking that my friend is also applying for the same mode since her husband has applied for Mode B. Ouch....she opted for Mode A. Urrrggghhh...Now another problem yet to be solved.

And a place to stay overnight with internet connection...Now where to get that?

And I need to find a tuition centre for Anisa, also a babysitter for Sufi while I am attending my classes...

hmmm...this is "headache" and "the pain in the ass"...

But then, to think again...Sometimes, we do need the headache and the pain to realise what is it that we have been missing in life...

Tick...tock..

2008-11-23T23:06:00.000+08:00

Clock is ticking and days passed by. I have not received any news regarding my application for my postgraduate study. But still, being a risk taker, I am ever willing to gamble and play with such a dangerous stake because today, I was in Tanjung Malim though from Genting actually, there were lots of nice houses around. Hopefully it will be a fruitful journey for me in these few weeks down south!

So here I am these few days!

A New Path Taken

2008-11-13T00:12:00.000+08:00

Yesterday, I made a call to Universiti Perguruan Tanjung Malim (UPSI) just to check my status for Master in Education Management. I managed to grab hold of Fizah, the officer in-charge of recruiting the new batch for December intake. She said the result is out but not yet approved by the senate. Well, after coaxing and pulling some tricks, she is willing to get back on me to confirm whether I am in or out. So today, I waited patiently for her call but none. At about 2.45pm, I called and she answered. The first thing that happened was, an apology from her for not calling me, so on the spot, she checked and confirm I in for this December. Alhamdulillah.

PMR

2008-10-13T21:21:00.000+08:00

Today is the first day of PMR. A bit tough I would say but nevertheless the kids were trying their very best! The most important is that as a teacher, we try to give the very best within our capability as the human behind the human!

The mechanism of a Human Being

2008-10-11T23:00:00.000+08:00

All of us is mere human being regardless of gender, colour or race. But most of us tend to see people as they are not of who they are. I fell into that trap.

Today, I sat and really listen to the true meaning of the idea of human building another human. a shocking fact which blows my perception of the true meaning of human. The image of man and woman is now so subjective to me since it is not the gender, the race or background that make a human into what they choose to be but the human who is behind the human...

I wish I am the human behind the human...

Please Apply

2008-10-10T00:57:00.001+08:00

Excellent opportunity !!! Please encourage your form six students to apply. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Undergraduate Intensive English Language Study Program
This opportunity is for an eight-week intensive English language program at colleges and universities in the United States . In addition to English language instruction, the participants will also be provided with an introduction to American institutions, society and culture.
Applicants with very good academic records but with limited English language ability, will have the opportunity to increase their English language skills through a substantive U.S. exchange experience, thereby making them more competitive to participate in other U.S. government-sponsored exchanges and later graduate admission to U.S. institutions.

Kalis
Kaliswary M. Subramaniam
Fulbright Program Officer for Malaysian Programs/
Testing Admin.Asst.
Malaysian-American Commission On Educational Exchange
18th Floor Menara Yayasan Tun Razak
200, Jalan Bukit Bintang 50200 Kuala Lumpur
Tel : 603-2166 8878 ext 24
Fax : 603-2166 1878
kalis@macee.org.my
www.macee.org.my

It Has Been A While

2008-10-08T02:39:00.000+08:00

Gosh..I was posting and caput, everything was deleted accidently. This laptop is always playing hide and seek, with crouching fingers and hidden alphabets...

All about good news!

I am back and now I am going a bit further. Hopefully this December, I will be putting my thinking cap for a long time until I finished my Master (again I am trying).

I managed to talk to one of the officer in UPSI and from his view, it is actually very easy to be in Upsi for Master. Guess, I need to put an aim and work hard for it!

Wish me luck guys!

Chili Peppers as Metaphor for Five Speech Components

2008-01-16T14:26:00.000+08:00

Chili peppers were the metaphor used to enhance public speaking.

Youth focused on five major speech components: the aroma (title), hot spice (opening), hot sauce (central idea), meat and potatoes (body), and then adding more hot sauce (conclusion). The pepper theme was built into the entire program (growing, cooking, cleaning, decorating, cultural aspects, history, etc.). Multiple intelligences were used in planning the program, and 4-H Ambassadors were introduced to the concept through this workshop.

To better understand MI and its integration into public speaking, teens divided into multiple groups of 10 (standing, sitting, and laying on the ground) and read together "Bugs" by Margaret Wise Brown. They loved this activity, requesting several times to "do it again," using a variation of SPEAK-UP delivery techniques and methods.

In keeping with the pepper theme, teens verbalized the hows and whys of the tongue twister "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" musically, linguistically, and bodily-kinesthetically. Naturalistic, kinesthetic, and linguistic activities were then used to reinforce the concepts of pitch, expression, volume, and cadence. These incorporations of Gardener's (1999, 1993) MI theory into public speaking had a tremendous impact on the Idaho 4-H Ambassadors.
Multiple Intelligences Use Enhances Learning

Gardener suggests that intelligence has more to do with the capacity for (1) solving problems and (2) fashioning products in a context-rich and naturalistic setting. He describes the eight intelligences (spatial, logical-mathematical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, linguistic, and naturalist) that relate to learning and educational practice. Individuals who incorporate multiple intelligences in their teaching and learning practice are more effective in knowledge transfer (Silver, Strong, & Perini, 2000).

Educators can learn to apply MI theory to today's learners (Bruetsch, 1998). Application of this theory enhances team building, assessment, productivity, and knowledge gain among all ages of learners (Lazear, 1998; Armstrong, 2000). Research suggests that the actualization of MI by teachers, Extension educators, 4-H professionals, and trainers will enhance learning and behavior change among all learners (Laughlin, 2001). MI links, bridges, and connects the dots from awareness to actualization of learning in Extension practice. Idaho Extension educators found using MI applications with teens "spiced up" learning, engagement, understanding, and fun!

Gardner suggests that we should place equal attention on individuals who show gifts of all eight intelligences. During SPEAK-UP, spatial learners were exposed to several varieties of dried Chili peppers in baskets that could be incorporated into the pepper framework. Costumes, table decorations (napkins, tablecloths, etc.), and posters of peppers were used to emphasize the pepper theme.

Bodily-kinesthetic learners were stimulated using projection activities, tasting "pepper" jellybeans, and practicing speeches in pairs and small groups. The support materials were presented in a logical-mathematical framework as a set of flip cards and in a "speech delivery tip outline" handout.

Interpersonal dialogue was cultivated during closed-armed and open-armed posture activities, in pairs, group work, and in presenting speeches. Participants reflected intrapersonally through writing their speeches. Naturalistic environments were used to reinforce speech concepts as group-reading events took place inside and outside of program facilities.

Lessons were planned using the Multiple Intelligences Lesson Plan Book by Anne Breutsche. SPEAK-UP approaches were sequenced as individual and small group tasks in a safe environment. Four (Fun! Ethics! Self-responsibility! Self-discipline!) entertaining activities based in multiple intelligences targeted specific SPEAK-UP goals and objectives. Using the Chili theme as a springboard, 4-H Ambassadors embraced different speaking methods and incorporated multiple intelligence approaches into group and individual speeches to end the Ambassador program.

Key youth development concepts included: Planning/preparation of speeches (use of "Build-on" speech outline cards, emphasis on practice, research on topics, and knowing your audience) delivery techniques of speeches (eye contact, body posture, humor, voice), personal presence (dress, non-verbal cues), and a discussion about social skills.

Achievements: Integration of MI into Public Speaking Programs

Forty-five first-year 4-H Ambassadors gave speeches. They exhibited creative use of the information gained in the SPEAK-UP development program. Through documented observation, teens gave innovative introductions using visual imagery and metaphors. Over half of participants used speech outline cards to present speeches. Over 40% of the teens used humor and fun in their presentation. Several participants exhibited efficiency in microphone use. Over 90% of speakers used the five major speech components highlighted in SPEAK-UP program. Teens formed new friendships, gained confidence, and had fun when working in pairs and small groups on components of their speech.

Teen participants reported that they learned leadership and responsibility through this public speaking experience. Several linked 4-H demonstrations to public speaking for the first time. Senior 4-H Ambassadors shared that public speaking helped them in their family business, overcoming their fears, community involvement, and work experience.

John Paul Murphy, Utah 4-H Specialist, noted; "When participants had an opportunity to say what they learned the most from the Western Region Teen Leadership Retreat and what they would take home to use in their 4-H programs, almost every kid mentioned the SPEAK-UP workshop and its great learning impact."

Spicing up 4-H teen public speaking with multiple intelligences approaches and the chili theme brought forth new understanding in the learners. One teen exclaimed, "4-H is amazing . . . it is experiential learning." Several indicated that the use of music in speeches was "good." Adult chaperones indicated they would use multiple intelligences and the SPEAK-UP development process in their communities, 4-H clubs, and in the promotion of Conservation District programs and events. Achievements of the Integration of MI into the Speak-Up program reinforced the ancient Chinese proverb "Tell me, I forget. Show me, I remember. Involve me, I understand."

References

Armstrong, T. (2000). Multiple intelligences in the classroom (2nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD).
Brown, M. (undated). Fun in speech activities. Edmonton, AL Canada: 4-H Canada, 4-H Branch -Alberta Agriculture.
Bruetsch, A. (1998). Multiple intelligences lesson plan book (2nd ed.). Tucson, AZ: Zephyr Press.
Gardner, H. (1999). Intelligence reframed: Multiple intelligences for the 21st century. New York, NY: Basic Books.
Gardner, H. (1993). Multiple intelligences: The theory in practice. New York, NY: Basic Books.
Lazear, D. (1998). The rubrics way: Using MI to assess understanding. Tucson, AZ: Zepher Press.
Laughlin, K. M. (2001). The gift of Extension: Time, teaching, learning and mentoring as components of Extension practice. Moscow, ID: University of Idaho.
Murphy, J. (2002). SPEAK-UP workshop evaluation. Boise, ID. Western Regional 4-H Leadership Retreat.
Silver, H., Strong, R., & Perini, M. (2000). So each may learn: Integrating learning styles & multiple intelligences. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD).
This article is online at http://www.joe.org/joe/2005april/tt2.shtml.

Communication is the key to strengthening a Realtionship

2007-10-31T20:58:00.000+08:00

To communicate is easy but to say what you really want to say is not easy! Most of us normally take it for granted because as long as you are able to talk, you should be able to communicate!

To be a good communicator, we have to acquire certain techniques! First as foremost is to be a good listener. Not many of us are able to listen well because we always want people to listen to what we have to say!

To be continue...

Why Is it so Difficult?

2007-10-30T22:23:00.000+08:00

I always felt that we need to learn to communicate better because it is not easy to really say what you want. Most of the time we tend to beat around the bush and expecting the person will be able to relate everything to what we want.

It is a difficult task to really say what is in your mind!

What do you think?

It was 9 months Ago

2007-09-24T06:48:00.001+08:00

Exactly nine months ago, I was boarding the JAL flight to US. At this moment about 6 am, we arrived in Narita, Japan transiting for the next 6 hours. I just couldn't imagine that now I am back in Malaysia planning my next class.

I have gained so much in just six months being away from home, and I had the best memories that I will cherished for ever and ever!

Women

2007-09-19T20:20:00.000+08:00

Women are unpredictable.

Before marriage, she expects a man. After marriage,she suspects him and after death, she respects him.

There was this guy who told this woman that he loved her so much that he would go through hell for her. They got married and now he is going through hell.

A man inserted an ad in the classified "wife wanted". The next day, he received 100 letters. They all said the same thing, "you can have mine..."

When a man opens the door of his car for his wife, you can be sure of one thing. Either the car or the wife is new.

It's easy to tell if a man is married or not. Just watch him drive a car with a woman sitting next beside him. If both his hands are on the wheel, you can be sure he is married.

A man received a letter from some kidnappers. The letter said,"If you don't promise to send us RM100,000, we promise we will kidnap your wife". The poor man reply, "I am afraid I can't keep mine but I hope you will keep yours".

"What's the matter? You looked depressed."...
"I have a problem with my wife."
"She said she was not going to talk to me for three days."
"But that ought to make you happy."
"It did but today is the last day".

How To Learn English

2007-09-18T22:09:00.000+08:00

Here are some tips which may help you to master the English Language!

Speak without Fear

The biggest problem most people face in learning a new language is their own fear. They worry that they won’t say things correctly or that they will look stupid so they don’t talk at all. Don’t do this. The fastest way to learn anything is to do it – again and again until you get it right. Like anything, learning English requires practice. Don’t let a little fear stop you from getting what you want.

Use all of your Resources

Even if you study English at a language school it doesn’t mean you can’t learn outside of class. Using as many different sources, methods and tools as possible, will allow you to learn faster. There are many different ways you can improve your English, so don’t limit yourself to only one or two. The internet is a fantastic resource for virtually anything, but for the language learner it's perfect.

Surround Yourself with English

The absolute best way to learn English is to surround yourself with it. Take notes in English, put English books around your room, listen to English language radio broadcasts, watch English news, movies and television. Speak English with your friends whenever you can. The more English material that you have around you, the faster you will learn and the more likely it is that you will begin “thinking in English.” .

Listen to Native Speakers as Much as Possible

There are some good English teachers that have had to learn English as a second language before they could teach it. However, there are several reasons why many of the best schools prefer to hire native English speakers. One of the reasons is that native speakers have a natural flow to their speech that students of English should try to imitate. The closer ESL / EFL students can get to this rhythm or flow, the more convincing and comfortable they will become.

Watch English Films and Television

This is not only a fun way to learn but it is also very effective. By watching English films (especially those with English subtitles) you can expand your vocabulary and hear the flow of speech from the actors. If you listen to the news you can also hear different accents.

Listen to Music

Music can be a very effective method of learning English. In fact, it is often used as a way of improving comprehension. The best way to learn though, is to get the lyrics (words) to the songs you are listening to and try to read them as the artist sings. There are several good internet sites where one can find the words for most songs. This way you can practice your listening and reading at the same time. And if you like to sing, fine.

Study As Often As Possible!

Only by studying things like grammar and vocabulary and doing exercises, can you really improve your knowledge of any language.

Do Exercises and Take Tests

Many people think that exercises and tests aren't much fun. However, by completing exercises and taking tests you can really improve your English. One of the best reasons for doing lots of exercises and tests is that they give you a benchmark to compare your future results with. Often, it is by comparing your score on a test you took yesterday with one you took a month or six months ago that you realize just how much you have learned. If you never test yourself, you will never know how much you are progressing. Start now by doing some of the many exercises and tests on this site, and return in a few days to see what you've learned. Keep doing this and you really will make some progress with English.

Record Yourself

Nobody likes to hear their own voice on tape but like tests, it is good to compare your tapes from time to time. You may be so impressed with the progress you are making that you may not mind the sound of your voice as much.

Listen to English

By this, we mean, speak on the phone or listen to radio broadcasts, audiobooks or CDs in English. This is different than watching the television or films because you can’t see the person that is speaking to you. Many learners of English say that speaking on the phone is one of the most difficult things that they do and the only way to improve is to practice.

Finally

Have fun!

Step Up to Writing

2007-09-14T15:11:00.000+08:00

This week, I have been introducing to my student the correct format of writing the summary and to answer literature questions. And today they were introduced to Accordion Paragraphs.

How to do "Step up to Writing"

This technique is simple and can be use for any subject or language.

Check it out.

English is Weird

2007-09-03T04:40:00.000+08:00

There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple.

English muffins were not invented in England or French fries in France.

Sweetmeats are candies, while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat.

We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly.

Boxing rings are square, and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.

And why is it that writers write, but fingers don't fing, grocers don't groce, and hammers don't ham?

If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the plural of booth beeth? One goose, 2 geese. So, one moose, 2 meese? One index, two indices? Is cheese the plural of choose?

If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?

In what language do people recite at a play, and play at a recital? Ship by truck, and send cargo by ship?

Have noses that run and feet that smell? Park on driveways and drive on parkways?

How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?

How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell another? When a house burns up, it burns down.

You fill in a form by filling it out, and an alarm clock goes off by going on.

When the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible.

And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it, but when I wind up this essay, I end it.

I am in Malaysia

2007-08-30T17:19:00.000+08:00

To all the visitors, feel free to drop by my comfort zone.Love to see you there.

A cup of comfort.

Take a look at this video

2007-08-28T08:39:00.000+08:00

Yahoo. Teachers is an interesting link for teacher to be use to organise their lesson and at the same time to get new innovative ideas to be used in class.

Life as an Educator

2007-08-28T08:17:00.000+08:00

It has been a while since I last came to this blog. Life has been busy juggling with work and home and so many interesting things has happened in last two months. I finally saw my self as an educator and a mentor rather than just a plain teacher.
It is all about teaching of UNDERSTANDING. It is no longer about imparting the knowledge but more of making the students gaining understanding from the knowledge and to apply it to some new in their life.
To educate students meant more than just teaching them ABC. Again, it is about how they can use ABC to make meaningful words and use the words to benefit them.
Being an educator is to be able change " not knowing" to "knowing what is unknown". It is a tough task, a challenging one but the satisfaction that we gained as we see the students emerged and start blooming into something beautiful is something that no one else has the power of doing it accept we as educators.

If you have time read this article:

Starting At The End

My Response to Priya Jayakrishnan's questions on "How can Digital Stories fit into Math and Science"

2007-05-16T18:48:00.000+08:00

short, personal multimedia tales told from the heart

How can a digital story be used in Math and Science?

http://techstories.edublogs.org/

http://students.ed.uiuc.edu/sbuikema/490TER/buikema_proposal_1.htm

Digital story delves into many aspects of the child's personality and potential.
Digital storytelling an idea that produce videos that reads as films rather than as multimedia stories. The story is incorporating the children's imagination/fantasy play.

So how can Digital Stories fit into Math and Science?

www.digitalstories.org
http://www.pearsondigital.com/waterford/wems.cfm

How does Digital Stories help students master Math and Science concepts?

Digital stories can be a help in Math and Science because it about making connection between math and science and everyday items that young people are engaged which is one way to break down the walls that suggest that this is something foreign.

Digital story is one of the instructional media designed specially to help meet the varied needs of learners in 21st century classrooms.

With Digital Story, students can:

* Work together or independently to watch movies or work on software modules
* Engage in exploratory, hands-on activities to construct their own means for understanding new material
* practice both traditional and nontraditional testing skills such as multiple choice, fill in the blanks, portfolio development

http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/

Science:

THE LOOK

http://www.wmich.edu/pt3/ds/look.html

Check it out!

Reflection

2007-05-09T06:49:00.000+08:00

What I’ve learned so far…

When I first sign up for this class, I know that I am going in as an Immigrant. And then.. I realized that as I am picking up new stuffs and I have been stumbling and struggling to understand, I am getting better and better day by day.

I learn about Project-Based Multimedia Learning and the one that I enjoyed most is building my own blog..something I definitely will share with my native students...!!

Then I moved on to making the webquest, something which so new to me and I am really struggling with it but along the way I picked up a lot of interesting like how build the rubric..something that I thought it will so difficult to build but actually it is so easy.

Now the cool thing that I am learning is the Smartboard and the Virtual Worlds for kids. Welcome to Webkinz is a new whole world of building and arranging rooms that works so well with kids because they are tapping on their creativity. Not only that the kids learn how to feed and take care of their pets. Not only that..they can make money by playing games or do jobs. The money is to used to buy food for the pets.. Cool..

I am excited with Designing my OWN multimedia project....

What I’m still struggling with..

Being an immigrant left me with inability to move faster in grasping the fast-paced knowledge. I am learning to assess which website is good for myself and my students. Not only that..most of the time I am lost..so I need to learn the direction and way to move in the world of technologies so that I am NOT lost all the time. It takes time to get used to the sign and the language and the facilities but I know...I will find my way.

The Usefulness of Web 2.0 in the classroom

2007-05-02T10:55:00.000+08:00

What is Web 2.0
Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software by Tim O'reilly

The concept of "Web 2.0" began with a conference brainstorming session between O'Reilly and MediaLive International. Dale Dougherty, web pioneer and O'Reilly VP, noted that far from having "crashed", the web was more important than ever, with exciting new applications and sites popping up with surprising regularity. What's more, the companies that had survived the collapse seemed to have some things in common. Could it be that the dot-com collapse marked some kind of turning point for the web, such that a call to action such as "Web 2.0" might make sense? We agreed that it did, and so the Web 2.0 Conference was born.

The web became a platform where there is no hard boundry but a gravitational core. It is a set of principles and practices that tie together a veritable solar system of sites that demontrates some or all principles. Examples of Web 2.0 design patterns are Netscape, Google, DoubleClick , eBay.

So, how can teachers use Web 2.0 in classroom?
It depends on how a teacher is willing to move from her whiteboard to the computer screen and letting the students to take charge of their own learning. Web 2.0 is providing essential tools for teachers to use.

Teachers must change the attitude to... "Do it" ...don't just say it!!

Defining and Planning a Multimedia Project

2007-04-26T13:25:00.000+08:00

Planning...planning..planning..It does matter where you start..Answer these questions before you do your lesson plan because it may help with your lesson.

1. What do I need to teach?
Well refer to the curriculum or the standard.

2. What equipment do I have available?
Work with what you have

3. What applications do I have available?
It really depends on your computer.

4. What is the project?
Use all the sources available and select what you need

5. What multimedia product will the students create?
It is all about giving the students the experience.

6. Can I put it in a nutshell?
Just focus on the essence of the project

7. What are my goals and objective?
You must be able to reach the student with your objectives and be more realistic of your goal

8. How much time should we spend on this?
As much as it takes and you should love doing it with your students.

9. How will I involve students in decision making?
Let the students feel the power of decision making.

10. What forms of collaboration will I include?
Build a structural working environment to build their confidence.

11. What resources will I need?
Look at the Library material, what about the field trip, Peole, the internet, News Media, Or the originsl

13 How will I measure what my students learn....!!
It is all about Rubrics

14. What's the real world,
More of the students want to be part of the real world and able to build the connection with the real world.

15. What's my own life now?
Test pilot your project so that you will be able to see the flaws before you start doing the lesson plan

My Conclusion:

I like working with ideas that can be used again and again. So when I focus on these questions, things became very easy. That is a proper guidelines for teachers to be better teacher!!

Making a Real-World Connection

2007-04-26T04:02:00.000+08:00

Imagine we are walking along the river and seeing the water flowing and not wondering where the water ends... That is how the the situation in class when the teacher is teaching yet not reaching the students and the students are not sure where they are going.

Most teachers are trying very hard to understand their students but the real challenge is to build a connection. Multimedia is a time of invention and connecting to real word. The students and the teachers are able to build a bridge that connect them to the real world.

Using the TEN kinds of Real-World Connections, a teacher is able to do a project based on topics where they are able create a presentation and share their knowledge about their interest with everyone. They are also able to connect themselves through the future by working using an adult skill..something that kids always pretend to be.
When a teacher is able to find the connection through the curriculum, then a new world is open for the students to explore and be more connected to the world that we are sharing.

Digital Immigrants, Digital Natives by Marc Prensky

2007-04-16T10:21:00.000+08:00

Name : Marc Prensky
Article : Digital Immigrants, Digital Natives

Summary:

The best part about this article is the realization of the differences between the old school and the new school. The students in this millenium have change radically and the teachers of old school are struggling to keep up with this drastic turn over of school of thought where most teachers are trying to understand the new methodology in teaching. The core of teaching now focus on the learning of new ways to teach the legacy of education. As students are attracted to the digital and technological approach, it is understood that a new approach in reaching these students must be develop.

Response:

Marc Prensky's idea in looking the need to change the methodology in teaching is indeed hitting the core in teaching. The article is giving a very in depth view about our students' methods in learning. They are no longer rely on teachers to gain knowledge because their teachers come in many forms, either in a form of a game, computer, hand phone, i-pod and many others. They are constantly learning new things while the human teacher is still waiting for the students to come!!

My View:

Reading this article made me see my students in a different light altogether. They are born in a world which totally different from what I used to have. The way they approach learning fascinate me because they learn not in the way I want to teach them. More and more I am learning from them and evolved with the wind of change. I am learning to accept that I am a digital immigrant trying to speak their language as digital natives. But it is better to accept the fact that there is always room for improvement and accepting the fact that as teacher, I must be versatile and open for options in making my students a life long learners.

Question:

How can I as a teacher make use of the digital infusion to the advantage of the students and myself? Will I be better learner if I am able to learn from my student? Will I be a better teacher even though I am not digital savvy but I am able to teach my students the value of being an intelligent students?

Dear Diary

2007-04-04T07:07:00.000+08:00

Dear Diary,

This is my first night of multimedia class. Things I already know about technology are:
I know about skype, IM, Internet, E-mail, how to do print screen and send it to someone.

Things I WANT TO KNOW about technology:
1. How to maximize the usage of multimedia
2. Gosh..everything about multimedia is interesting....It is about Everything n Anything that got to do with multimedia and tecnology

Things I hope to Learn about technology are:
1. How to create multimedia based lessons plan for myself and teachers
2. How to use internet with my students
3. How to design podcast
4. How to use ipod in the class

an ant,
Sharifah