Table Of ContentSiew 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
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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
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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
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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
