Safety management practices in the Malaysia Technical And Vocational Education Training (TVET)

For many years, the value of safety management practice has been the subject of research attention in many sectors in Malaysia in order to achieve a positive workplace safety climate. The practice of safety management among accredited centers in the education sector, however, has hardly been examined. This study was therefore conducted in Johor, Malaysia, to investigate the elements of the safety management practices in the Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET). This research included seven participants consisting of safety and health (SH) coordinators from each accredited TVET center in Johor, Malaysia. Via interview data collection, this study used the full qualitative approach. The outcome of the thematic analysis showed that there are ten key elements of safety management practices that have become factors among accredited TVET centers in Johor, namely management commitment, safety policy, safety committee, instructor involvement, safety rules and procedure, safety training, safety audit, risk management, communication and feedback and also safety promotion. The accredited center is advised to pay attention to these ten elements in order to improve safety management practices in the TVET sector

A clinical audit on the care of adult tuberculosis contacts in a public primary care clinic, Malaysia

The National Clinical Practice Guideline in Tuberculosis (TB) was designed to improve the quality of tuberculosis care. However, it remains unknown whether primary care doctors adhere to it well. This audit aims to assess the quality of care in the process of TB contact tracing in a primary care setting. Methods: Data on TB contact tracing from 1st February 2013 to 15th February 2013 was obtained retrospectively from all medical records of diagnosed pulmonary TB in a public primary care clinic. All patients who fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria were included in the study. Results: A total of 102 medical records of adult TB contacts were recruited. The median age of the TB contact was 34 (IQR=10) years and 65 % were male. Seventy two percent of the adult TB contact had a TBIS 10C3 form created, and 95% of the medical records were fully documented. History taking and physical examination were recorded on 97% and 99% of patients respectively during the first follow-up at the polyclinic. Eighty five percent and 100% of the patients had a chest-x-ray and sputum direct smear for acid-fast bacilli done respectively. The turn-up rate for the first, second, third and fourth visit was 100% to 32%, 10% and 2% respectively. Conclusion: The quality of care for adult TB contacts tracing in this clinical audit was found to be suboptimal. There is a difference between the current national guidelines and practice in the clinic. Certain measures to improve the quality of care for adult TB contact tracing are urgently needed

Kesalahan Dalam Menyelesaikan Soal Pemecahan Masalah Matematika (Study Kasus Pada Soal Ujian Nasional Materi Kelas VII SMP Negeri 3 Weru Tahun 2016)

This study aims to identify the types of errors students and to describe what factors are causing errors of students in solving problem-solving of National Exam is based the on Newman’s procedure. This research is a qualitative descriptive. Object of this research is the students' work sheets. The data collection technique using the method of documentation and interviews. Data validation was done by triangulation technique. Data analysis technique conducted in stages, reduction, presentation, verification and conclusion. The results were obtained, the transformation errors experienced by all research subjects in Question 1, S2 undergo a transformation error in Question 4, S3 undergo transformation error on Question 2, and S6 undergo transformation error on Question 5. Errors transformation is caused by not being able to find a formula that will be used to resolve the matter. The process errors experienced by research subjects from the lower group, S5 encountered error process skills in question 5, S6 in Question 3. Errors caused by the process skills numeracy skills were lacking. The careless errors experienced by S2 and S3 on Question 3. S4 on question 2 and 3. The careless errors caused by inaccurate and for negligence in performing the calculations

Performance Evaluation of Tuntang Watershed based on Quantity and Quality of Water

The objective of the study was to evaluate the performance of Tuntang Catchment based on water quantity and quality area ranging from its upstream to downstream. The method used to determine the water quantity was by carrying out ground study on water discharge in the dry season (June 2011) in the research site, while the water quality was determined by conducting a laboratory analysis on the samples obtained from the sites in both the rainy and dry season (January and June 2011). The results indicated that the quantity of water discharge in Tuntang River was categorized “good”, although it was utilized for many uses such as irrigation, hydropower, and drinking water. Most of water discharges were mainly supplied from the upstream of Rawa Pening Lake. The water quality determined from the parameters of total dissolved solids, conductivity, pH, phosphate, and nitrate could be classified as “good”, meanwhile, the turbidity and dissolved oxygen were classified as “poor”

Self-efficacy of catering students of Faculty Technical and Vocational Education, University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia in the Field of Career to be pursued

The increasing rate of unemployed graduates in Malaysia has received alarming attention in recents years. One of the factors that contribute to the unemployment problem is the lack of self-efficacy among graduates in making career choices. Therefore, this study was conducted to identify the self-efficacy of catering students to make decision on career field options to be pursued either as a teacher, hospitality employee or entrepreneur. The design of this study is a quantitative descriptive study through survey and questionnaire is used as research instruments. A total of 66 catering students of year 3 and 4 from Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education (FPTV) were selected as the study sample. The data obtained were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 22.00 software involving mean, standard deviation, and ANOVA. The results showed that the mean scores of self-efficacy of catering students were high to become teachers (M= 4.11, SD=0.617) and followed by hospitality employee (M= 3.87, SD= 0.574) and entrepreneurs (M= 3.93, SD=0.514). However, there was no significant difference between the three career fields with a value of p = 0.052. In conclusion, catering students have high self-efficacy in venturing into the field of career when graduating from university. Graduates need to see the importance of enhancing self-efficacy because it opens paths for career opportunities and advancement

Creative methods in qualitative interviews with higher education students: a graph sketching and photo-card activity

In education research, qualitative research methods have gained attention because they allow the investigation of several people-related issues that cannot be investigated using quantitative methods. Though qualitative and quantitative research methods lies on separate continuum, they all aimed at identifying problems using different approach. This study explains the usefulness of using creative method qualitative approaches in an effort to obtain quality data for the study. The purpose of this paper is to introduce readers with some of the creative methods that can be applied, which is not only can actively engage informants during the research process but also to more fully aware of their perceptions, experiences, feelings and life events. Data were collected among 24 final year engineering student using semi-structured interview, integrated with two creative activities namely the use of graph sketching activity and photo-card activity. The purpose of these activities are to deepening the exploration activities and understandings of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation factors that influence the retention and success of engineering students at higher education institutions. Data were analysed using a thematic coding process and ATLAS.ti software was used to assist the coding process. Using the creative methods in this study have been proved to be an effective strategy to extract quality data from the interview process where an intrinsic and extrinsic motivations of the students can be explained and expanded in more detailed

Kajian Peran Waduk Sebagai Pengendali Kualitas Air Secara Alami

In Indonesia it was identified that there were much of polluted stream flow which cause improper consumed water. One of the rivers which has low of water qualities is Citarum River, West Java. However, along the Citarum river, there were built three reservoir dams (Saguling, Cirata and Jatiluhur) that can control the condition of river water regime. Research was conducted in Citarum watershed to determine the role of those reservoirs on water quality control. Seven stations along the river were selected as observation posts of water samples. Based on the observation results it was indicated that water pollutants within Citarum river was very high. However, those pollutants could be purified or reduced by those reservoirs, hence water discharge from the reservoirs has better quality. In the future, deposition of those pollutants within the dam may has negative environment impact. Therefore, to sustain that function of the dam, comprehensive efforts on reducing pollutants from the catchment area is urgently required

Efektivitas Penularan Beberapa Isolat Jamur Patogen Serangga Metarbizium Anisopliae Oleh Rayap Pekerja Coptotermes Curvignathus

Jamur patogen serangga Metarhizium anisopliae diketahui bersifat patogen terhadap banyak serangga termasuk rayap. Penularan terjadi melalui penyebaran spora. Efektivitas penularan oleh kasta rayap pekerja Coptotermes curvignathus yang telah terinfeksi spora jamur dari 6 isolat yang dikumpulkan dari berbagai lokasi di Jawa dievaluasi. Beberapa kelompok rayap yang terdiri dari campuran rayap pekerja yang terinfeksi spora dan yang sehat dimasukkan dalam botol kultur berisi media pasir steril yang lembab, diinkubasi dalam ruang gelap dan lembab pada suhu kamar selama 14 hari. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa persentase mortalitas rayap cenderung meningkat setelah inkubasi dibandingkan dengan sebelum inkubasi. Isolat dari Balai Penelitian Bioteknologi Perkebunan Bogor (BGR), Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Gajah Mada Yogyakarta (UGM)p dan Balai Proteksi Tanaman Perkebunan Semarang (SMG) menunjukkan efektivitas penularan yang tinggi, menyebabkan mortalitas rayap lebih dari 80% pada perlakuan rayap terinfeksi dengan konsentrasi 50%. Isolat dari Bogor tampaknya paling efektif untuk ditularkan oleh rayap pekerja ke dalam koloninya