María Jesús Rosado-García, Renata Kubus, M. Garcia-Garcia
This article critically reviews the development of painting art and the engineering of bridges in the first half of the 20th century. It shows that the expression of thought is directed towards innovation at a certain historical moment and non-imitation as a professional ethos. The vision is articulated through a multilevel perspective, including the social shaping of technology. The different milestones are chronologically compared following the Artistic Vanguards. It is shown that there was an accumulation of radical, disruptive innovation in the period between the World Wars. New tools to develop creativity were sought, and new figurative solutions and materials, such as concrete for bridge construction, began to be employed. The impressionist Monet and Eiffel and the cubist Picasso and Ribera deeply comprehended the previous techniques and dared to challenge them. The transversality of art and engineering is key to the innovation process.
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Nik Ahmad Sufian Burhan, J. Keshminder, M. Sabri, Fauzilah Salleh, Asyraf Afthanorhan, Chan Joey
Despite the immense benefits of online shopping in modern societies, it has also generated some concern about addiction among consumers, particularly the unemployed youth from low-income families. Thus, by conducting a path analysis on quantitative survey data of randomly sampled 439 respondents, this study examines the influence of materialistic behavior and the Big-Five personality traits on the compulsive online-buying behavior of university students from low-income families (the B40 income group). Among the five personality traits, an increase in neuroticism scores, openness to experiences, and conscientiousness was observed to raise the level of materialism significantly. Similarly, materialism, neuroticism, and extraversion exhibited a direct positive influence on the compulsive online-buying behavior of the students. These findings reiterate that individuals with higher neuroticism tend to display less self-regulation or emotion control. In contrast, more extroverted individuals tend to be engrossed with the interactive on-screen platform, which cultivates their obsession with online shopping. Importantly, the mediation test showed that materialistic behavior significantly mediates the effects of neuroticism, openness to experience, and conscientiousness on compulsive buying. Overall, our findings projected neuroticism as dominating due to its direct and indirect influence on compulsive online-buying behavior in the path model.
{"title":"Materialism and Big-Five Personality Traits Shaping Low-Income University Students’ Compulsive Online-Buying Behavior","authors":"Nik Ahmad Sufian Burhan, J. Keshminder, M. Sabri, Fauzilah Salleh, Asyraf Afthanorhan, Chan Joey","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.30.4.24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.30.4.24","url":null,"abstract":"Despite the immense benefits of online shopping in modern societies, it has also generated some concern about addiction among consumers, particularly the unemployed youth from low-income families. Thus, by conducting a path analysis on quantitative survey data of randomly sampled 439 respondents, this study examines the influence of materialistic behavior and the Big-Five personality traits on the compulsive online-buying behavior of university students from low-income families (the B40 income group). Among the five personality traits, an increase in neuroticism scores, openness to experiences, and conscientiousness was observed to raise the level of materialism significantly. Similarly, materialism, neuroticism, and extraversion exhibited a direct positive influence on the compulsive online-buying behavior of the students. These findings reiterate that individuals with higher neuroticism tend to display less self-regulation or emotion control. In contrast, more extroverted individuals tend to be engrossed with the interactive on-screen platform, which cultivates their obsession with online shopping. Importantly, the mediation test showed that materialistic behavior significantly mediates the effects of neuroticism, openness to experience, and conscientiousness on compulsive buying. Overall, our findings projected neuroticism as dominating due to its direct and indirect influence on compulsive online-buying behavior in the path model.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125870570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Azeem, Muhd Khaizer Omar, Abdullah Mat Rashid, A. Abdullah
Studies have shown that the behaviour of family, friends and significant others shapes young people’s self-belief and interest in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programmes. However, limited research has documented how vocational self-efficacy can significantly impact the relationship between perceived social support and students’ interest in Pakistani TVET programmes. Thus, this study utilised quantitative research to examine the role of vocational self-efficacy as a moderator in the relationship between perceived social support and students’ interest in TVET programmes. A total of 386 secondary school students filled out three questionnaires: vocational self-efficacy, perceived social support, and interest in the TVET programmes scale using Social Cognitive Career theory as a theoretical framework. The data were analysed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) and statistical analysis using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The correlation analysis revealed that perceived social support and students’ interest in the TVET programmes were negatively correlated, and vocational self-efficacy was not a moderator. This study benefits the authorities, policymakers, and researchers in supporting TVET programmes in Pakistan.
{"title":"Vocational Self-Efficacy as a Moderator on the Relationship Between Perceived Social Support and Students’ Interest in TVET Programmes in Pakistan","authors":"N. Azeem, Muhd Khaizer Omar, Abdullah Mat Rashid, A. Abdullah","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.30.4.28","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.30.4.28","url":null,"abstract":"Studies have shown that the behaviour of family, friends and significant others shapes young people’s self-belief and interest in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programmes. However, limited research has documented how vocational self-efficacy can significantly impact the relationship between perceived social support and students’ interest in Pakistani TVET programmes. Thus, this study utilised quantitative research to examine the role of vocational self-efficacy as a moderator in the relationship between perceived social support and students’ interest in TVET programmes. A total of 386 secondary school students filled out three questionnaires: vocational self-efficacy, perceived social support, and interest in the TVET programmes scale using Social Cognitive Career theory as a theoretical framework. The data were analysed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) and statistical analysis using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The correlation analysis revealed that perceived social support and students’ interest in the TVET programmes were negatively correlated, and vocational self-efficacy was not a moderator. This study benefits the authorities, policymakers, and researchers in supporting TVET programmes in Pakistan.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125846389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The rising number of elderlies has brought several issues forward, particularly pertaining to care and support. Children are expected to be the primary source of support for the elderly and provide them with physical, social, and financial support to show that they are indebted to their parents. This concept is called “kenang budi.” The concept is prevalent in the Malay Muslim culture in Malaysia. This study examines the types of support given by the children in the practice of the “kenang budi” concept by analyzing the data gathered from 327 elderly in Pahang, Malaysia, using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software. The results demonstrate that the concept is practiced by several acts of service, such as providing health support and care, aiding them financially, preparing daily necessities, maintaining good contact, and taking them to places such as mosques and festival shows. Since children’s support is pertinent for the well-being of the elderly, the concept of “kenang budi” is appropriate in ensuring the children’s continuous support and providing a chance for the children to care for and be responsible for the elderly. This article highlights the element of “kenang budi” (literally, in English, grateful) in the Malay community, especially in the context of doing a good or responsible attitude towards elderly parents, similar to the concept of filial piety practiced in Chinese society in Southeast Asia.
{"title":"Supporting the Elderly: The “Kenang Budi” Concept Within the Malay Society in Malaysia","authors":"Nik Norliati Fitri Md Nor, S. Ghazali","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.30.4.21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.30.4.21","url":null,"abstract":"The rising number of elderlies has brought several issues forward, particularly pertaining to care and support. Children are expected to be the primary source of support for the elderly and provide them with physical, social, and financial support to show that they are indebted to their parents. This concept is called “kenang budi.” The concept is prevalent in the Malay Muslim culture in Malaysia. This study examines the types of support given by the children in the practice of the “kenang budi” concept by analyzing the data gathered from 327 elderly in Pahang, Malaysia, using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software. The results demonstrate that the concept is practiced by several acts of service, such as providing health support and care, aiding them financially, preparing daily necessities, maintaining good contact, and taking them to places such as mosques and festival shows. Since children’s support is pertinent for the well-being of the elderly, the concept of “kenang budi” is appropriate in ensuring the children’s continuous support and providing a chance for the children to care for and be responsible for the elderly. This article highlights the element of “kenang budi” (literally, in English, grateful) in the Malay community, especially in the context of doing a good or responsible attitude towards elderly parents, similar to the concept of filial piety practiced in Chinese society in Southeast Asia.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"77 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126962436","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
When shops offer discounts, consumers are incentivised to acquire merchandise and/or services. So, it is also when merchants attempt to expand their product distribution and boost sales to increase profit margins. Unfortunately, merchants may also resort to disingenuous and fraudulent methods, such as announcing a fake or unreal discount sale. Since consumers require adequate legal protection from such harmful practices, Emirati and French legislators have criminalised fake and unreal discounts. This paper compares penal protection from fake or unreal discounts in Emirati and French legislation to balance the interests of merchants and consumers. This study adopts a qualitative methodology through a comparative and analytical approach and concludes that Emirati and French legislation adopts different criteria to achieve the desired goal of discounts. It was recommended that the Emirati legislator reconsider penalties for natural and legal persons committing commercial fraud by specifying up to three years imprisonment and a fine proportional to the value of the profits obtained from the crime of offering fake or unreal discounts. Furthermore, legislation should address the crime of announcing such discounts.
{"title":"Penal Protection for Consumers from Fake or Unreal Discounts: A Comparative Study of Emirati and French Laws","authors":"M. Alkrisheh, T. Kameel, Nour Alhajaya","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.30.4.19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.30.4.19","url":null,"abstract":"When shops offer discounts, consumers are incentivised to acquire merchandise and/or services. So, it is also when merchants attempt to expand their product distribution and boost sales to increase profit margins. Unfortunately, merchants may also resort to disingenuous and fraudulent methods, such as announcing a fake or unreal discount sale. Since consumers require adequate legal protection from such harmful practices, Emirati and French legislators have criminalised fake and unreal discounts. This paper compares penal protection from fake or unreal discounts in Emirati and French legislation to balance the interests of merchants and consumers. This study adopts a qualitative methodology through a comparative and analytical approach and concludes that Emirati and French legislation adopts different criteria to achieve the desired goal of discounts. It was recommended that the Emirati legislator reconsider penalties for natural and legal persons committing commercial fraud by specifying up to three years imprisonment and a fine proportional to the value of the profits obtained from the crime of offering fake or unreal discounts. Furthermore, legislation should address the crime of announcing such discounts.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134373255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Value education for preservice university teachers is an unavoidable task, given the level of authority they exercise in the lives of children and young people. The objective of the current study was to understand the perception of values held by preservice teachers from a regional university in Chile set in a multicultural context. The aim was to analyze the opinions of Chilean university preservice teachers on a set of values. The research was designed within the quantitative framework using a Likert scale questionnaire, applied to 319 pedagogy university students. The participants’ responses were analyzed with statistical tools, and the results revealed that the participating students valued more significant aspects of affectivity, morals, and ecology. As reported by the participants, the least preferred values were instrumental and religious. These findings are significant for decision-making and consistent implementation to improve pedagogical training in accordance with today’s society’s problems and educational needs. The article ends with a conclusion, implications, and limitations of the current research.
{"title":"A Study of Values in University Students from Teacher-Training Pedagogical Programs in Chile","authors":"Rodrigo Arellano Saavedra, Andrew Philominraj, Claudio Andrés Cerón Urzúa, Ranjeeva Ranjan","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.30.4.18","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.30.4.18","url":null,"abstract":"Value education for preservice university teachers is an unavoidable task, given the level of authority they exercise in the lives of children and young people. The objective of the current study was to understand the perception of values held by preservice teachers from a regional university in Chile set in a multicultural context. The aim was to analyze the opinions of Chilean university preservice teachers on a set of values. The research was designed within the quantitative framework using a Likert scale questionnaire, applied to 319 pedagogy university students. The participants’ responses were analyzed with statistical tools, and the results revealed that the participating students valued more significant aspects of affectivity, morals, and ecology. As reported by the participants, the least preferred values were instrumental and religious. These findings are significant for decision-making and consistent implementation to improve pedagogical training in accordance with today’s society’s problems and educational needs. The article ends with a conclusion, implications, and limitations of the current research.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"63 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129948833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Syair Riwayat Yang Amat Mulia Tengku Ampuan Besar Pahang (1953) merupakan rakaman terakhir sejarah golongan diraja. Golongan raja tidak lagi menjadi idea dalam penulisan setelah kehadiran kuasa Barat yang membawa corak kepengarangan yang pelbagai bentuk dan genre. Syair tidak lagi menjadi pilihan sebagai wadah penulisan. Corak kepengarangan sedemikian mula menjadi lemah apabila sastera moden berkembang. Sedangkan, pada abad ke-16 hingga ke penghujung abad ke-19, syair ialah satu daripada wadah pengkaryaan penulis-penulis istana. Corak kepengarangan pada era ini ialah pujian dan penceritaan mengenai sultan pada zamannya. Walau bagaimanapun, pada era kontemporari ini muncul dua karya sedemikian iaitu Syair Sultan Azlan Shah Berjiwa Rakyat (2009) karya Mohd Ibrahim Said dan Syair Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar (2018) oleh Maskiah Masrom. Kedua-dua teks syair diraja ini dijadikan sampel kajian. Hasil penekunan menemukan kedua-dua penulis menjadikan raja sebagai objek penulisan. Peristiwa dan kenangan menjadi idea kepengarangan yang digunakan oleh kedua-dua penulis dalam mempersembah penceritaan berhubung raja-raja mereka. Kaedah kaji banding diapliaksikan semasa meneliti kepengarangan penulis dalam mempersembahkan idea rakaman sejarah diraja pada era kontemporari. Kaedah kajian secara intrinsik terhadap sampel kajian juga turut digunakan. Dapatan kajian menemukan persamaan kepengarangan dalam merakamkan peristiwa dan kenangan yang berlaku semasa perjalanan hidup raja mereka.
{"title":"Peristiwa dan Kenangan dalam Syair Diraja Melayu Perak-Johor Era Kontemporari","authors":"Rosnani Ibrahim, Muammar Ghadaffi Hanafiah, Shaiful Bahri Md. Radzi","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.30.4.23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.30.4.23","url":null,"abstract":"Syair Riwayat Yang Amat Mulia Tengku Ampuan Besar Pahang (1953) merupakan rakaman terakhir sejarah golongan diraja. Golongan raja tidak lagi menjadi idea dalam penulisan setelah kehadiran kuasa Barat yang membawa corak kepengarangan yang pelbagai bentuk dan genre. Syair tidak lagi menjadi pilihan sebagai wadah penulisan. Corak kepengarangan sedemikian mula menjadi lemah apabila sastera moden berkembang. Sedangkan, pada abad ke-16 hingga ke penghujung abad ke-19, syair ialah satu daripada wadah pengkaryaan penulis-penulis istana. Corak kepengarangan pada era ini ialah pujian dan penceritaan mengenai sultan pada zamannya. Walau bagaimanapun, pada era kontemporari ini muncul dua karya sedemikian iaitu Syair Sultan Azlan Shah Berjiwa Rakyat (2009) karya Mohd Ibrahim Said dan Syair Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar (2018) oleh Maskiah Masrom. Kedua-dua teks syair diraja ini dijadikan sampel kajian. Hasil penekunan menemukan kedua-dua penulis menjadikan raja sebagai objek penulisan. Peristiwa dan kenangan menjadi idea kepengarangan yang digunakan oleh kedua-dua penulis dalam mempersembah penceritaan berhubung raja-raja mereka. Kaedah kaji banding diapliaksikan semasa meneliti kepengarangan penulis dalam mempersembahkan idea rakaman sejarah diraja pada era kontemporari. Kaedah kajian secara intrinsik terhadap sampel kajian juga turut digunakan. Dapatan kajian menemukan persamaan kepengarangan dalam merakamkan peristiwa dan kenangan yang berlaku semasa perjalanan hidup raja mereka.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117019453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Publishing sustainability reports have been mandatory in most countries, including Malaysia, where all publicly listed companies must disclose their sustainability activities since 2007, as gazetted in the Bursa Malaysia Listing Requirements, Ministry of Finance 2006. In addition, a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) framework was established to report corporate sustainability initiatives to include four focal areas: Environment, Workplace, Community, and Marketplace. Based on critical genre analysis, this article examines the discursive practices in disclosing these reports published by one plantation company by identifying the reports’ generic structure and reporting style. The results show that the disclosure complies with the Listing Requirements, and the discourse employs modern rhetoric, a form of subtle persuasion supported with facts and figures. Therefore, it can be concluded that these sustainability reports are more than just paying lip service.
{"title":"Compliance and Rhetoric in Sustainability Reports Published by A Malaysian Plantation Company","authors":"Hajibah Osman, Affiana Kadri","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.30.4.22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.30.4.22","url":null,"abstract":"Publishing sustainability reports have been mandatory in most countries, including Malaysia, where all publicly listed companies must disclose their sustainability activities since 2007, as gazetted in the Bursa Malaysia Listing Requirements, Ministry of Finance 2006. In addition, a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) framework was established to report corporate sustainability initiatives to include four focal areas: Environment, Workplace, Community, and Marketplace. Based on critical genre analysis, this article examines the discursive practices in disclosing these reports published by one plantation company by identifying the reports’ generic structure and reporting style. The results show that the disclosure complies with the Listing Requirements, and the discourse employs modern rhetoric, a form of subtle persuasion supported with facts and figures. Therefore, it can be concluded that these sustainability reports are more than just paying lip service.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128503193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
While there has been ample research on the relationship between vocabulary knowledge (breadth and depth aspects) and speaking proficiency, very little attention has been given to the correlation between the four aspects of L2 lexical knowledge (receptive/productive/breadth/depth) and L2 speaking ability, and none has focused on the moderation effect of L2 vocabulary fluency in speaking capability. The current research recruited 312 Chinese university students as participants. It used the Structure Equation Model (SEM) to assess the relative effectiveness of the four aspects of L2 lexical knowledge and the predictive power of the overall L2 lexical knowledge in L2 speaking. It also ascertained the moderation effect of L2 vocabulary fluency by using Ping’s Single Product Indication Method. Results showed that of the four aspects of L2 vocabulary knowledge, productive vocabulary depth contributed the most to speaking skills. The productive vocabulary breadth ranked second, with receptive vocabulary breadth and depth showing less contribution to speaking proficiency. Regression analyses indicated that overall L2 lexical knowledge explained 47% of the variance in speaking. On the basis of these research findings, educational implications are further discussed, then limitations are identified.
{"title":"The Impact of L2 Vocabulary Knowledge on Language Fluency","authors":"Yan Tong, Zuwati Hasim, Huzaina Abdul Halim","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.30.4.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.30.4.14","url":null,"abstract":"While there has been ample research on the relationship between vocabulary knowledge (breadth and depth aspects) and speaking proficiency, very little attention has been given to the correlation between the four aspects of L2 lexical knowledge (receptive/productive/breadth/depth) and L2 speaking ability, and none has focused on the moderation effect of L2 vocabulary fluency in speaking capability. The current research recruited 312 Chinese university students as participants. It used the Structure Equation Model (SEM) to assess the relative effectiveness of the four aspects of L2 lexical knowledge and the predictive power of the overall L2 lexical knowledge in L2 speaking. It also ascertained the moderation effect of L2 vocabulary fluency by using Ping’s Single Product Indication Method. Results showed that of the four aspects of L2 vocabulary knowledge, productive vocabulary depth contributed the most to speaking skills. The productive vocabulary breadth ranked second, with receptive vocabulary breadth and depth showing less contribution to speaking proficiency. Regression analyses indicated that overall L2 lexical knowledge explained 47% of the variance in speaking. On the basis of these research findings, educational implications are further discussed, then limitations are identified.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"88 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117083043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have recently gained great attention. However, the biggest challenge to the success of MOOCs is their low completion rate. During the lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic, MOOCs were in high demand by many higher education institutions to replace their face-to-face lessons. MOOCs have great potential to grow and reinvent the way of learning in the 21st century. This study uses the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) effectiveness model to understand how the five key factors (learner, instructor, course, technology system, and interactivity) influence student learning satisfaction from a holistic approach and determine the best predictor of student learning satisfaction in the MOOC learning environment. A set of online data based on a 5-point Likert scale was collected from 333 undergraduate students from the top five public universities in Malaysia whose students are actively using MOOCs in their learning. The Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) technique was used to analyse the data. The empirical results revealed that all factors significantly influence student learning satisfaction positively. Learner and interactivity factors were the strongest predictors in determining student learning satisfaction in MOOCs. These findings provide an empirically justified framework for developing successful online courses such as MOOCs in higher education.
{"title":"Predictors of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) Learning Satisfaction: A Recipe for Success","authors":"Gan Yang, F. Yusop, C. Leng","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.30.4.17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.30.4.17","url":null,"abstract":"Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have recently gained great attention. However, the biggest challenge to the success of MOOCs is their low completion rate. During the lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic, MOOCs were in high demand by many higher education institutions to replace their face-to-face lessons. MOOCs have great potential to grow and reinvent the way of learning in the 21st century. This study uses the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) effectiveness model to understand how the five key factors (learner, instructor, course, technology system, and interactivity) influence student learning satisfaction from a holistic approach and determine the best predictor of student learning satisfaction in the MOOC learning environment. A set of online data based on a 5-point Likert scale was collected from 333 undergraduate students from the top five public universities in Malaysia whose students are actively using MOOCs in their learning. The Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) technique was used to analyse the data. The empirical results revealed that all factors significantly influence student learning satisfaction positively. Learner and interactivity factors were the strongest predictors in determining student learning satisfaction in MOOCs. These findings provide an empirically justified framework for developing successful online courses such as MOOCs in higher education.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"478 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116092713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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