Taylor’s 7th Teaching and Learning Conference 2014 Proceedings

Content

 

Part 1 Introduction

1.      Whole Teachers: An Inquiry into Krishnamurti’s Educational Philosophy

Anbananthan Rathnam

Part 11 Mobility & Diversity

2. Project-Based Learning for Building Work and Life Skills in line with Taylor's Graduate Capabilities

Tee Wee Jing

3. Inside and Out: Malaysian And Non-Malaysian Tropes, The Comparative Approach, And The Works Of Tunku Halim And James Wan

Ho U-minh Mahinda

4. A sociocultural perspective of factors influencing academic writing from school to postsecondary education

Lee Lai Fong, Gurnam Kaur Sidhu and Chan Yuen Fook

5. Emotional Intelligence and Academic Achievement: A Study among Students of a Private University in Malaysia

Tan Siok Inn

6. Cross Cultural Challenges and Synergies Working In an International Collaboration Project

Kelly Tee Pei Leng

7. A study on factors affecting user's interest in using social networking sites

Hong Jer Lang

8. Academic Performance and Perceptions of Female Students in Civil Engineering

Ni Lar Win and Khin Maung Win

9. A Study on Academic Performance of International Students

Ni Lar Win, San Dar Wynn and Khin Maung Win

 

10. Factors That Affect Students’ Mental Health: A Study at Taylor’s University School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts Final Year Students

Shantini Thuraiselvam and Thang Rui Bao

11. Understanding Student's Acceptance and Adoption of Web 2.0 Interactive Edu tools 

Azizul Yadi bin Yaakop

12. “Initially, it was Meticulous, But Now I Prefer Online”: A Case Study on the Implementation of e-Examination in Taylor’s University

 

Rohaizan Baharuddin and Zaim Azizi Abu Bakar

 

Part 111 Supporting & Development

 

13. Are students pursuing higher education aware of personal development planning and its importance? A pilot study at Taylor’s University

 Christian Kahl and Gerald Raj

 

14. Quantitative Assessment of Students Cognitive, Psychomotor, and Affective Learning Skills for Taylor’s University Engineering Programmes

 Reynato Andal Gamboa, Satesh Namsivayam and Ramesh Singh

 

15. Constructivist Learning Environments and Academic Achievement: A study of Iranian TEFL Students

Mohsen Ghasemi Ariani

 

16. The Impact of the Physical Learning Spaces on Learning Process

Mohsen Ghasemi Ariani        

 

17. Preliminary Analysis of Learning Effectiveness between the MIB and Non MIB User Ambikai S Thurasingam and Muhd Iqbal Makmur

 

18. Effects of spreadsheet towards mathematics learners’ problem solving abilities            Chin Kok Fui and Sharifah Norul Akmar bt Syed Zamri

 

19. End of Semester Objective Structured Clinical Examinations in Taylor’s University School of Medicine Clinical School: Review of overall reliability and the domains assessed Loh Keng-Yin        , Nurjahan MI, Roland GS, KK Ong, A Rahman N

 

20. Developing a New Method of Mobile Learning among Distance Learners in a Public University

Khoo Yin Yin, Noor Al-Huda Abdul Karim, Hafsah Taha, Norasibah Abdul Jalil, Radziah Adam

 

21. The Importance and Implementation of Technology for Diploma Accounting Students In The University Of Johannesburg

Mohamed Karodia

 

22. CDIO Attainment for Taylor’s Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Program

Mohamed H Nassir and Chong Chien Hwa

 

23. E-Learning Pilot Project: Challenges And Initiatives In The Implementation Of E-Learning in the Malaysian Studies Module at Taylor’s University

Aiedah Abdul Khalek, Inayatul Kamilah Mohd Mahyuddin and Audrey Lee Kim Choo

 

24. Holistic Education and Teacher Professional Learning in the 21st Century

 Rosemary Martin

 

25. The Multidisciplinary Engineering Project’s Contribution towards Holistic Education: A Case Study

 Douglas Tong Kum Tien and Mohammad Taghi Hajibeigy 

 

26. YouTube and English Literature: Beyond the Chalk and Board

Malissa Maria Mahmud, Chandra Reka Ramachandiran and Ismail Othman

           

27. An Empirical Study of Determinants of Teachers' Effectiveness in Higher Education Institutions in Pakistan

 Muhammad Asif Khan

 

28. The Impact of Holistic Education Approaches on First-Year Experience of Business Undergraduates: Promoting Interactive and Creative Learning Environments

R.Ratneswary V.Rasiah

 

29. Learning enhancement through blended learning environment via learning management system, social learning platform and video: A case study at Taylor's University

Tee Wee Jing, Sharon Lim Pui Voon, Sarojini Devi Nagappan and Wong Seng Yue

 

30. The Perceptions of MOOC among Learners Based on Activity Theory

 Goh Wei Wei, Sukhminder Kaur and Addy Chion Zheng Hao      

 

31. What have students gained from college experience

Cheong Kok Choy and Bessie Ong

 

32. 2D Side-Scrolling Game: Applying Motivation and Digital Game Based Learning (DGBL) in English Learning

Wong Seng Yue, Tee Wee Jing and Mohamad Al-Azhar Bin Jasman

 

33. A Survey Analysis: Students Interest in Simplification Game Development Tools for Creative Learning

Wong Seng Yue, Tee Wee Jing, Sarojini Devi Nagappan and Sien Ka-Shing

           

34. Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus: Application and Effectiveness of e-Learning Tools for Students Learning Activities

Wong Seng Yue, Tee Wee Jing and Choo Wou Onn

 

35. 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)

Wong Seng Yue, Tee Wee Jing and Sharon Lim Pui Voon

 

36. Holistic Assessment: Creating Assessment with Students

Simon Williams and Lim Chong Hin

 

37. Outcome Base Approach for a New Pharmacoinformatics Course for Bachelor of Pharmacy Programme

 

Long Chiau Ming, Yee Siew Mei, Ahmad Mazli Muhammad, Mumtaz Hussain and Mohamed Mansor Manan

 

38. X-Space: A way forward?  The perception of Taylor’s University students’ on collaborative learning spaces

Sheila Yvonne Jayasainan and Mr Hardip Singh Rekhraj

 

39. Practical Tips To Facilitate CO:PO Mapping and Documentation

Wong Yuet Yen, Neoh Chin Fen, Long Chiau Ming, Yee Siew Mei, Ahmad Mazli Muhammad

 

40. Blended Learning in Engineering Education: Curriculum Redesign and Development    Lim Jen Nee Jones and Esyin Chew

 

41. Education Quality and Learning Outcomes In Higher Education Institutions In Pakistan Dr. Muhammad Asif Khan

 

42. Can Future Teachers ready to be the ICT Change Agents?

 Mohd Khairezan Rahmat

 

43. The Influence of Mobile Learning on Learner’s Absorptive Capacity: A Case of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Learning Environment

 Ho Ree Chan and Hiang K Chua

 

44 The Impact of Digital Literacy Training On Learning Performance Of University Students In A Problem-Based Learning Environment.

Loh Kah Heng           

 

45. Holistic Education in a Preparatory High School: An Innovative Program to Prepare Students for the Future

Yong Foo Seng and Khoo Li Lin

 

46. Students’ Patterns and Level of Social Interaction in an Online Forum

Irfan Naufal Umar and Kamalambal a/p Durairaj

 

47. Active Learning in Higher Education: A Case Study

Chan Yuen Fook, Gurnam Kaur Sidhu and Lee Lai Fong

 

Part 1V Networking & Collaboration

48. Establishing a Holistic Approach for Postgraduate Supervision

Gurnam Kaur Sidhu, Sarjit Kaur, Chan Yuen Fook and Lee Lai Fong        

49. Conceptualizing A Framework In Evaluating A Collaboration Model Using Technology For Developing Lesson Contents

Vikneswaran Nair, Justin Nathan and Tarana G Ramchand 

Part V Other Areas

50. The Relationship between Students’ Malaysian Certificate of Education Forecast Results and Academic Performance in Business Studies at Pre-university

Chin Sok Fun  and Lim Ooi Wei

51. Final Year Engineering Project and its Contribution to Holistic Education

Douglas Tong Kum Tien, Reynato Andal Gamboa and Satesh Narayana Namasivayam

52. Learning of Web Quality Evaluation: A Case Study of Malaysia National Museum Web-site Using WebQEM Approach

Reza Meimandi Parizi, Azween Abdullah and Hemalatha Ramalingam