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Siew Fun Tang Loshinikarasi Logonnathan E ditors Taylor’s 7th Teaching and Learning Conference 2014 Proceedings Holistic Education: Enacting Change Taylor’s 7th Teaching and Learning Conference 2014 Proceedings Siew Fun Tang (cid:129) Loshinikarasi Logonnathan Editors Taylor’s 7th Teaching and Learning Conference 2014 Proceedings Holistic Education: Enacting Change Editors Siew Fun Tang Loshinikarasi Logonnathan Taylor’s University Taylor’s University Selangor Darul Ehsan , Malaysia Selangor Darul Ehsan , Malaysia ISBN 978-981-287-398-9 ISBN 978-981-287-399-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-287-399-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015940885 Springer Singapore Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2015 T his work is subject to copyright. 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Printed on acid-free paper S pringer Science+Business Media Singapore Pte Ltd. is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) Contents Part I Introduction Whole Teachers: An Inquiry into Krishnamurti’s Educational Philosophy .................................................................................. 3 Anbananthan Rathnam Part II Mobility and Diversity Project-Based Learning for Building Work and Life Skills in Line with Taylor’s Graduate Capabilities ................................................ 19 Wee Jing Tee, Seng Yue Wong, and Pui Voon Lim Inside and Out: Malaysian and Non- Malaysian Tropes, the Comparative Approach and the Works of Tunku Halim and James Wan ................................................................................................ 29 U-minh Mahinda Ho A Sociocultural Perspective of Factors Influencing Academic Writing from School to Postsecondary Education ....................................... 39 Lai Fong Lee , Gurnam Kaur Sidhu , and Chan Yuen Fook Emotional Intelligence and Academic Achievement: A Study Among Students of a Private University in Malaysia ................... 55 Shafeeg Ali Bunyaan , Siok Inn Tan , and Yoke Mei Loo Cross-Cultural Challenges and Synergies Working in an International Collaboration Project .................................................... 67 Pei Leng Kelly Tee , See Kwong Goh , and Kim Sim Joyce Cheah A Study on Factors Affecting User’s Interest in Using Social Networking Sites ............................................................................................. 81 Jer Lang Hong v vi Contents Academic Performance and Perceptions of Female Students in Civil Engineering ........................................................................ 91 Ni Lar Win and Khin Maung Win A Study on Academic Performance of International Students ................... 101 Ni Lar Win , San Dar Wynn , and Khin Maung Win Factors That Affect Students’ Mental Health: A Study at Taylor’s University School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts Final Year Students ................................................................................ 109 Shantini Thuraiselvam and Rui Bao Thang Understanding Students’ Acceptance and Adoption of Web 2.0 Interactive EduTools ....................................................................................... 127 Azizul Yadi Yaakop “Initially, It Was Meticulous, But Now I Prefer Online”: A Case Study on the Implementation of e-Examination in Taylor’s University ...................................................................................... 137 Rohaizan Baharuddin and Zaim Azizi Abu Bakar Part III Supporting and Development Are Students Pursuing Higher Education Aware of Personal Development Planning and Its Importance? A Pilot Study at Taylor’s University ............ 151 Christian Kahl and Gerald Raj Sundram Quantitative Assessment of Students’ Cognitive, Psychomotor, and Affective Learning Skills for Taylor’s University Engineering Programs .................................................................................... 161 Reynato Andal Gamboa , Satesh Namasivayam , and Ramesh Singh Constructivist Learning Environments and Academic Achievement: A Study of Iranian TEFL Students ....................................... 173 Mohsen Ghasemi Ariani The Impact of the Physical Learning Spaces on Learning Process ............ 179 Mohsen Ghasemi Ariani Preliminary Analysis of Learning Effectiveness Between the MIB and Non-MIB User .......................................................................... 185 Muhd Iqbal Makmur and Ambikai S. Thurasingam Effects of Spreadsheet Towards Mathematics Learners’ Problem Solving Abilities ............................................................................... 197 Kok Fui Chin and Sharifah Norul Akmar bt Syed Zamri End-of-Semester Objective Structured Clinical Examinations in Taylor’s University School of Medicine: Review of Overall Reliability and the Domains Assessed ........................................................... 209 Keng-Yin Loh , M. I. Nurjahan , G. S. Roland , K. K. Ong , and A. N. Rahman Contents vii Developing a New Method of Mobile Learning Among Distance Learners in a Public University ..................................................................... 215 Yin Yin Khoo , Abdul Karim Noor Al-Huda , Taha Hafsah , Abdul Jalil Norasibah , and Adam Radziah The Importance and Implementation of Technology for Diploma Accounting Students at the University of Johannesburg ............................ 223 Mohamed Karodia CDIO Attainment for Taylor’s Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Programme ................................................................................ 235 Mohamed H. Nassir and Chien Hwa Chong E-Learning Pilot Project: Challenges and Initiatives in the Implementation of E-Learning in the Malaysian Studies Module at Taylor’s University ........................................................................ 247 Abdul Khalek Aiedah , Mohd Mahyuddin Inayatul Kamilah , and Lee Kim Choo Audrey Holistic Education and Teacher Professional Learning in the Twenty-First Century ........................................................................... 257 Rosemary Martin The Multidisciplinary Engineering Project’s Contribution Towards Holistic Education: A Case Study .................................................. 269 Douglas Tong Kum Tien and Mohammad Taghi Hajibeigy YouTube and English Literature: Beyond the Chalk and Board ............... 279 Malissa Maria Mahmud, Chandra Reka Ramachandiran, and Othman Ismail An Empirical Study of Determinants of Teachers’ Effectiveness in Higher Education Institutions in Pakistan ............................................... 295 Muhammad Asif Khan The Impact of Holistic Education Approaches on First-Year Experience of Business Undergraduates: Promoting Interactive and Creative Learning Environments ........................................................... 311 R. Ratneswary V. Rasiah Learning Enhancement Through Blended Learning Environment via Learning Management System, Social Learning Platform and Video: A Case Study at Taylor’s University .......................................... 323 Tee Wee Jing , Sharon Lim Pui Voon , Sarojini Devi Nagappan , and Wong Seng Yue The Perceptions of MOOC Among Learners Based on Activity Theory ........................................................................................... 331 Wei Wei Goh , Sukhminder Kaur , and Zheng Hao Addy Chion viii Contents What Have Students Gained from College Experience? ............................. 341 Kok Choy Cheong and Bessie Ong 2D Side-Scrolling Game: Applying Motivation and Digital Game-Based Learning (DGBL) in English Learning .................................. 349 Seng Yue Wong , Wee Jing Tee , and Mohamad Al-Azhar Bin Jasman A Survey Analysis: Students’ Interest in Simplification Game Development Tools for Creative Learning ......................................... 359 Seng Yue Wong , Wee Jing Tee , Sarojini Devi Nagappan , and Ka-Shing Sien Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus: Application and Effectiveness of e-Learning Tools for Students’ Learning Activities .......................................................................................... 371 Seng Yue Wong , Wee Jing Tee , and Wou Onn Choo Design Model for Integrating Learning Activity Management System (LAMS), Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) and Flipped Classroom in Taylor’s Integrated Moodle e-Learning System (TIMeS) ............................................................. 379 Seng Yue Wong , Wee Jing Tee , and Pui Voon Lim Holistic Assessment: Creating Assessment with Students ........................... 389 Simon Williams and Lim Chong Hin Outcome Base Approach for a New Pharmacoinformatics Course for Bachelor of Pharmacy Programme ............................................ 399 Long Chiau Ming , Yee Siew Mei , Ahmad Mazli Muhammad , Mumtaz Hussain , and Mohamed Mansor Manan X-Space: A Way Forward? The Perception of Taylor’s University Students on Collaborative Learning Spaces ................................................. 411 Sheila Yvonne Jayasainan and Hardip Singh Rekhraj Practical Tips to Facilitate CO:PO Mapping and Documentation............. 431 Yuet Yen Wong , Yee Siew Mei , Ahmad Mazli Muhammad , Chin Fen Neoh , and Long Chiau Ming Blended Learning in Engineering Education: Curriculum Redesign and Development ....................................................... 441 Lim Jen Nee Jones and Esyin Chew Education Quality and Learning Outcomes in Higher Education Institutions in Pakistan ................................................................................... 449 Muhammad Asif Khan and Muhammad Usman Are Future Teachers Ready to Be the ICT Change Agents? ....................... 465 Mohd Khairezan Rahmat Contents ix The Influence of Mobile Learning on Learner’s Absorptive Capacity: A Case of Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) Learning Environment ................................................................................... 471 Ree C. Ho and Hiang K. Chua The Impact of Digital Literacy Training on Learning Performance of University Students in a Problem-Based Learning Environment .......... 481 Loh Kah Heng Holistic Education in a Preparatory High School: An Innovative Program to Prepare Students for the Future ............................................... 499 Foo Seng Yong and Li Lin Khoo Students’ Patterns and Level of Social Interaction in an Online Forum ......................................................................................... 509 Irfan Naufal Umar and Kamalambala/p Durairaj Active Learning in Higher Education: A Case Study .................................. 519 Yuen Fook Chan , Gurnam Kaur Sidhu , and Lai Fong Lee Part IV Networking and Collaboration Establishing a Holistic Approach for Postgraduate Supervision ................ 529 Gurnam Kaur Sidhu , Sarjit Kaur , Yuen Fook Chan , and Lai Fong Lee Conceptualising a Framework in Evaluating a Collaboration Model Using Technology for Developing Lesson Contents ..................................... 547 Vikneswaran Nair , Justin Nathan , and Tarana G. Ramchand Part V Other Areas The Relationship Between Students’ Malaysian Certificate of Education Forecast Results and Academic Performance in Business Studies at Pre-university ............................................................ 565 Sok Fun Chin and Ooi Wei Lim Final Year Engineering Project and Its Contribution to Holistic Education....................................................................................... 575 Douglas Tong Kum Tien, Reynato Andal Gamboa, and Satesh Narayana Namasivayam Learning of Web Quality Evaluation: A Case Study of Malaysia National Museum Web Site Using WebQEM Approach ............................. 593 Reza Meimandi Parizi, Azween Abdullah, and Hemalatha Ramalingam
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