The research was aimed at exploring whether there are gender differences in binge-watching patterns of urban-educated youth of Pakistan. Using the Uses and Gratification approach as the theoretical foundation of the research, the research investigated whether the motivations for binge-watching differed between males and females. The research also analyzed differences between genders on the negative impact of binge-watching. The methodology adopted for the research was the quantitative survey method. The purposive sample selected for the study comprised 300 male and female teenagers (13–19 years) who binge-watch online streamed content. The study’s findings revealed that Entertainment, Escape, and Excitement were the primary motivations of Pakistani teenagers to resort to binge-watching. However, it was found that Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) and Social Interaction were more important for females, while Excitement was deemed an important motivation by the males. Findings revealed that Sleep Disorder and Obesity were reported to be more of an issue than Depression and Productivity Issues. Furthermore, male binge-watchers reported a reduction in their Productivity, while female binge-watchers reported a disturbance in their sleeping patterns.
{"title":"Gender Differences in Binge-Watching by Teenagers: A Uses and Gratification Analysis","authors":"Hayam Qayyoum, Qurat-ul-Ain Malik","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.31.1.23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.31.1.23","url":null,"abstract":"The research was aimed at exploring whether there are gender differences in binge-watching patterns of urban-educated youth of Pakistan. Using the Uses and Gratification approach as the theoretical foundation of the research, the research investigated whether the motivations for binge-watching differed between males and females. The research also analyzed differences between genders on the negative impact of binge-watching. The methodology adopted for the research was the quantitative survey method. The purposive sample selected for the study comprised 300 male and female teenagers (13–19 years) who binge-watch online streamed content. The study’s findings revealed that Entertainment, Escape, and Excitement were the primary motivations of Pakistani teenagers to resort to binge-watching. However, it was found that Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) and Social Interaction were more important for females, while Excitement was deemed an important motivation by the males. Findings revealed that Sleep Disorder and Obesity were reported to be more of an issue than Depression and Productivity Issues. Furthermore, male binge-watchers reported a reduction in their Productivity, while female binge-watchers reported a disturbance in their sleeping patterns.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130333923","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}
Siti Balqis Md. Nor, M. A. Idris, Siti Amirah Ahmad Tarmizi
The counselling profession plays a pivotal role and is often considered emotionally demanding. However, previously published studies on emotions at work have been limited in terms of research among counsellors. Hence, this study aims to explore (1) how counsellors perceive their profession, (2) how their work emotions come about when dealing with clients, (3) and what are the main job demands and resources of the counsellors. The current study employed qualitative research using a phenomenological research design. Individual in-depth semi-structured interviews with 44 registered professional counsellors in Malaysia were conducted to understand their experience of, and perceptions about, the counsellor’s job. Several themes developed based on the literature review, and discussions among the authors were made to see any disagreements regarding the selected themes. The team properly addressed any inconsistencies that arose. The first finding revealed that counsellors perceived their profession as a challenging occupation. As for the second finding, two themes were associated with the counsellors’ emotions at work: (1) positive and (2) negative emotions. Working conditions were the most recurring theme in the last finding of the study that influenced the job demands. In contrast, emotional support and professional growth were two job resources that helped reduce stress among counsellors.
{"title":"Counsellors’ Emotions at Work: What Can We Learn from Their Experiences?","authors":"Siti Balqis Md. Nor, M. A. Idris, Siti Amirah Ahmad Tarmizi","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.31.1.08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.31.1.08","url":null,"abstract":"The counselling profession plays a pivotal role and is often considered emotionally demanding. However, previously published studies on emotions at work have been limited in terms of research among counsellors. Hence, this study aims to explore (1) how counsellors perceive their profession, (2) how their work emotions come about when dealing with clients, (3) and what are the main job demands and resources of the counsellors. The current study employed qualitative research using a phenomenological research design. Individual in-depth semi-structured interviews with 44 registered professional counsellors in Malaysia were conducted to understand their experience of, and perceptions about, the counsellor’s job. Several themes developed based on the literature review, and discussions among the authors were made to see any disagreements regarding the selected themes. The team properly addressed any inconsistencies that arose. The first finding revealed that counsellors perceived their profession as a challenging occupation. As for the second finding, two themes were associated with the counsellors’ emotions at work: (1) positive and (2) negative emotions. Working conditions were the most recurring theme in the last finding of the study that influenced the job demands. In contrast, emotional support and professional growth were two job resources that helped reduce stress among counsellors.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"62 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124469325","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}
Chatchawan Nongna, Putcharee Junpeng, Jongrak Hong-ngam, Chalunda Podjana, K. Tang
This research aimed to examine higher education instructors’ performance assessment in determining the cut-off point by setting criteria on the Wright map from big data. It is followed by designing performance assessment standards and assessing their quality. A total of 603 instructors from a Thai public university were selected as participants. The researchers employed a design-based research method encompassing four phases: analyzing the results of the performance assessment, formulating the standards-setting appraisal, applying trial and quality inspection, and improving the standards-setting appraisal approach. Data were analyzed using the Rasch model and the Maximum Likelihood Estimation method. The results of the determination of the cut-off point in terms of assessing instructors’ performance indicated that there are four cut-off points in ascending order, specifically, -11.67, -2.68, 4.59, and 9.76. The standards-setting appraisal showed that the assessment criteria consisted of five score ranges converted from estimation competency parameters into the scale and raw scores, respectively. Even though the standards-setting appraisal was determined, the researchers found that the transition point with regard to determination will be accurate and consistent in terms of those instructors who are at a moderate to high competency level and not suitable for evaluating those at a low competency level. The standards-setting appraisal approach is relevant for use as a criterion for recruiting and selecting higher education instructors. It can also support the development of sustainable human capital. It implies that instructors must possess high core competencies to match the high demand for quality teaching.
{"title":"Rasch Analysis for Standards-Setting Appraisal of Competency Level-Based Performance on the Part of Instructors in Higher Education","authors":"Chatchawan Nongna, Putcharee Junpeng, Jongrak Hong-ngam, Chalunda Podjana, K. Tang","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.31.1.17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.31.1.17","url":null,"abstract":"This research aimed to examine higher education instructors’ performance assessment in determining the cut-off point by setting criteria on the Wright map from big data. It is followed by designing performance assessment standards and assessing their quality. A total of 603 instructors from a Thai public university were selected as participants. The researchers employed a design-based research method encompassing four phases: analyzing the results of the performance assessment, formulating the standards-setting appraisal, applying trial and quality inspection, and improving the standards-setting appraisal approach. Data were analyzed using the Rasch model and the Maximum Likelihood Estimation method. The results of the determination of the cut-off point in terms of assessing instructors’ performance indicated that there are four cut-off points in ascending order, specifically, -11.67, -2.68, 4.59, and 9.76. The standards-setting appraisal showed that the assessment criteria consisted of five score ranges converted from estimation competency parameters into the scale and raw scores, respectively. Even though the standards-setting appraisal was determined, the researchers found that the transition point with regard to determination will be accurate and consistent in terms of those instructors who are at a moderate to high competency level and not suitable for evaluating those at a low competency level. The standards-setting appraisal approach is relevant for use as a criterion for recruiting and selecting higher education instructors. It can also support the development of sustainable human capital. It implies that instructors must possess high core competencies to match the high demand for quality teaching.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"187 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115298301","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}
L. Podkorytova, V. Havrylkevych, L. Romanovska, T. Kravchyna, Olena Chovgan, K. Oliynyk
The paper presents the results of an empirical study of the dynamics of self-regulation indicators of first-year psychology students in the process of studying the course “Psychology of self-regulation.” The study aims to clarify how the indicators of self-regulation ability of first-year psychology students change during the study of a semester course, “Psychology of self-regulation” (from late February to early June 2021), and to find out how the correlations between individual parameters of self-regulation alter. Research results of students (which are made at the beginning and the end of the study of the course) are described and compared according to theoretical, empirical (psychodiagnostic), and statistical methods. The following indicators of self-regulation are studied: self-control in the emotional sphere, self-control in activity, self-control in behavior (social self-control), and a few coping ways (confrontational coping, search for social support, problem-solving planning, self-control, distancing, positive reassessment, acceptance of responsibility, escape-avoidance), as well as alexithymia. It was found that (at the beginning of the study) psychology students had mostly the average level of all studied indicators, except for the coping way “escape-avoidance” (which was at a high level) and a level of alexithymia (a little higher). After studying the course “Psychology of self-regulation,” which took place during one semester along with the study of other psychological courses, changes in the studied indicators were revealed: the indicators of self-control and confrontational coping increased; the level of escape-avoidance decreased. Correlation analysis was performed between all scales of the first and second surveys.
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The experiences of homosexual individuals are diverse and unique. Suppression of desire is consequential when homosexuality is considered a taboo, and heterosexuality is rooted in a social and cultural organizations. This research paper attempts to analyze Gaulib Shiraz Dhalla’s The Exiles using the concepts of Jacques Lacan’s objet petit a and jouissance. Jouissance describes the deeply rooted yearning/surplus enjoyment, and objet petit a discusses the lack that is present in an individual, which sets forth a journey of seeking fulfillment. This study also focuses on the difficulties of confronting one’s homoerotic desires and attempts to demonstrate how the deeply embedded heteronormative society, including the family, suppresses and prevents homoerotic desires from attainment. The paper found that the heteronormative society does influence one’s attainment of homoerotic desires, which results in the suppression of such desires accompanied by shame, despair, and loss. This paper also discovered how heteronormativity, especially the societal and cultural stigma, can be detrimental to homosexual individuals from achieving objet petit a and jouissance.
{"title":"Objet petit a and Jouissance: A Critical Study of Gaulib Shiraz Dhalla’s The Exiles (2011)","authors":"Sandhya Devi Nithyananda Katta, Kirankumar Nittali","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.31.1.22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.31.1.22","url":null,"abstract":"The experiences of homosexual individuals are diverse and unique. Suppression of desire is consequential when homosexuality is considered a taboo, and heterosexuality is rooted in a social and cultural organizations. This research paper attempts to analyze Gaulib Shiraz Dhalla’s The Exiles using the concepts of Jacques Lacan’s objet petit a and jouissance. Jouissance describes the deeply rooted yearning/surplus enjoyment, and objet petit a discusses the lack that is present in an individual, which sets forth a journey of seeking fulfillment. This study also focuses on the difficulties of confronting one’s homoerotic desires and attempts to demonstrate how the deeply embedded heteronormative society, including the family, suppresses and prevents homoerotic desires from attainment. The paper found that the heteronormative society does influence one’s attainment of homoerotic desires, which results in the suppression of such desires accompanied by shame, despair, and loss. This paper also discovered how heteronormativity, especially the societal and cultural stigma, can be detrimental to homosexual individuals from achieving objet petit a and jouissance.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114796334","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}
Rani Andriani Budi Kusumo, G. Kurnia, I. Setiawan, R. Tirtosudarmo
West Java is one of the provinces in Indonesia with a high percentage of poor farmer’s households. Furthermore, migration is often associated with economic conditions and is carried out by farmer’s households as a livelihood strategy to cope with poverty and vulnerability. This research aims to describe the migration carried out by farmer’s households and to analyze the factors influencing the decision of members to migrate. This study relies on longitudinal data from the Indonesian Family Life Survey in 2007 and 2014 to evaluate the migration phenomenon that occurred from 2007 to 2014. The respondents are members of farmer’s households in West Java Province, a total of 615 individuals, including 89 migrants and 526 non-migrants. Descriptive analysis and logistic regression were used to answer the research objectives. The results showed that respondents’ age, perceived current living conditions, and ability to meet children’s needs significantly and negatively affect the decision to migrate; meanwhile, crop failure significantly and positively affects the decision to migrate. In the face of limited financial resources and vulnerabilities, farmer households allocate productive human resources to migrate and earn a living outside their village. Further research can be directed to provide a broader picture of migration carried out by farmer households by analyzing macro conditions that affect their livelihood. The government can play a role in formulating an economic and social reintegration strategy. Hence, the remittances obtained by migrants can ensure sustainable livelihoods and contribute to agricultural development.
{"title":"Migration and Farmer Household Livelihood Strategies: Factors Influencing the Decision to Migrate","authors":"Rani Andriani Budi Kusumo, G. Kurnia, I. Setiawan, R. Tirtosudarmo","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.31.1.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.31.1.04","url":null,"abstract":"West Java is one of the provinces in Indonesia with a high percentage of poor farmer’s households. Furthermore, migration is often associated with economic conditions and is carried out by farmer’s households as a livelihood strategy to cope with poverty and vulnerability. This research aims to describe the migration carried out by farmer’s households and to analyze the factors influencing the decision of members to migrate. This study relies on longitudinal data from the Indonesian Family Life Survey in 2007 and 2014 to evaluate the migration phenomenon that occurred from 2007 to 2014. The respondents are members of farmer’s households in West Java Province, a total of 615 individuals, including 89 migrants and 526 non-migrants. Descriptive analysis and logistic regression were used to answer the research objectives. The results showed that respondents’ age, perceived current living conditions, and ability to meet children’s needs significantly and negatively affect the decision to migrate; meanwhile, crop failure significantly and positively affects the decision to migrate. In the face of limited financial resources and vulnerabilities, farmer households allocate productive human resources to migrate and earn a living outside their village. Further research can be directed to provide a broader picture of migration carried out by farmer households by analyzing macro conditions that affect their livelihood. The government can play a role in formulating an economic and social reintegration strategy. Hence, the remittances obtained by migrants can ensure sustainable livelihoods and contribute to agricultural development.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124968422","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}
Within the broad spectrum of critical theories in Folklore studies, the critical tenets of Historical materialism and Psychoanalysis are of great significance. With the appropriation of Historical materialism propounded by Engels and Marx and the Freudian psychoanalytical perspectives, there emerged two novel trends in Folklore studies. Marxist folklorists argue that the folk- the creator of the folklore mostly constitutes the working class. Therefore, the body of folk literature is the symbolic representation of the class struggle itself. On the other hand, the adherents of Freudian Psychoanalysis explicate the folktales as the symbolic expression(s) of the id’s repressed forbidden wishes and desires. The present paper intends to analyze two selected tales, namely Tejimola and Panesoi, from the collection of Assamese Folktales entitled Burhi Aair Sadhu, in the light of Historical materialism and Freudian psychoanalysis, respectively. The paper examines the theme and characters of two selected tales. Further, a close reading of both tales’ symbols and metaphors would inform the conceptual underpinnings of Historical materialism and Freudian psychoanalysis. This study also analyzes the element of fantasy in the selected tales.
{"title":"Two Theoretical Frameworks of Folklore Studies and Two Selected Tales from the Collection of the Assamese Folktales Entitled Burhi Aair Sadhu: A Discursive Analysis","authors":"Sikha Devi Nath","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.31.1.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.31.1.02","url":null,"abstract":"Within the broad spectrum of critical theories in Folklore studies, the critical tenets of Historical materialism and Psychoanalysis are of great significance. With the appropriation of Historical materialism propounded by Engels and Marx and the Freudian psychoanalytical perspectives, there emerged two novel trends in Folklore studies. Marxist folklorists argue that the folk- the creator of the folklore mostly constitutes the working class. Therefore, the body of folk literature is the symbolic representation of the class struggle itself. On the other hand, the adherents of Freudian Psychoanalysis explicate the folktales as the symbolic expression(s) of the id’s repressed forbidden wishes and desires. The present paper intends to analyze two selected tales, namely Tejimola and Panesoi, from the collection of Assamese Folktales entitled Burhi Aair Sadhu, in the light of Historical materialism and Freudian psychoanalysis, respectively. The paper examines the theme and characters of two selected tales. Further, a close reading of both tales’ symbols and metaphors would inform the conceptual underpinnings of Historical materialism and Freudian psychoanalysis. This study also analyzes the element of fantasy in the selected tales.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"74 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130186102","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 commodification of goods not only transforms traditional wedding commodity into a quantity form that can be assessed through purchasing power but simultaneously change the role and function of the mediator of traditional marriage. This study examines how the influence of a new cultural mediator plays a vital role in shaping the bride’s dream wedding ceremony through consumerism activities. This study used a qualitative approach through in-depth interviews with 19 informants who are low-income Malay bride and their families that held a wedding ceremony in Kampung Melayu Sri Wira Damai, Selangor. Qualitative data from the in-depth interviews will be analysed using theme code or ‘coding.’ The data will be separated into key themes and converted into qualitative study results. Qualitative data findings were analysed using content analysis techniques. This study showed that most of the consumerism activities on commodities and wedding services, practised by most informants in performing their wedding ceremonies, were heavily influenced by direct and indirect new cultural mediators. Although these informants have low incomes, they cannot escape from being influenced and trapped by the culture of consumerism created by the capitalists.
商品的商品化不仅使传统婚嫁商品转变为一种可以用购买力来衡量的数量形式，同时也改变了传统婚姻中介的角色和功能。本研究探讨了一种新的文化中介如何通过消费主义活动在塑造新娘的梦想婚礼仪式中发挥重要作用。本研究采用定性方法，深入访谈了在雪兰莪州Kampung Melayu Sri Wira Damai举行婚礼的19名低收入马来新娘及其家庭。深度访谈的定性数据将使用主题代码或“编码”进行分析。这些数据将被分成关键主题，并转化为定性研究结果。定性数据发现分析使用内容分析技术。这项研究表明，大多数被调查者在举行婚礼仪式时所进行的关于商品和婚礼服务的大多数消费主义活动都受到直接和间接的新文化媒介的严重影响。这些举报人虽然收入不高，但却无法摆脱资本家制造的消费主义文化的影响和束缚。
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This qualitative research aimed to study the social interactions of Japanese elderly staying long-term in Chiang Mai. The key informants were nine Japanese, 60 years of age and up, staying for long-term in Chiang Mai, selected by purposive sampling. The informants holding Non-Immigration Visa, code O-A (long-stay), and staying in Chiang Mai for more than five years provided clear information on the studied issues. Data were collected by conducting in-depth interviews and using triangulation data testing and analyzed by using content analysis and theme analysis for summarizing the research results. The results found that the Japanese elderly regularly interacted with people in the community via daily life and social activities in daily face-to-face conversation. The Thai language was used in communications with community members. The interactions’ scope, frequency, and intensity were in the neighborhood. The key informants spent time building familiarity with people and limited special physical areas with the capacity to create social interactions. Long-term residence in Chiang Mai for more than three years was found to have caused elderly Japanese informants to have interactions with the environment while connecting the micro-system, the mesosystem, the exo-system, and the macro-system, causing elderly Japanese informants to have broad social networks, resulting in good learning and understanding of community cultures, laws, rules, norms and values in addition to enabling behaviors consistent with community culture, creating understanding and respect for cultural differences and ability to live in harmony in Thai society.
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Practical skills and theoretical knowledge are vital competencies that technical and vocational trainees need to master before joining the industrial workforce to perform tasks efficiently. Therefore, comprehensive instructional materials and training equipment are essential to ensure that the skills and knowledge are delivered effectively to trainees. This study aimed to identify the need to develop a mobile augmented reality module to teach and learn pneumatic systems in Malaysian vocational colleges. Descriptive research was conducted to determine the module’s need, involving 13 subject-matter experts from various vocational colleges. A set of questionnaires consisting of three main themes: the need for the module, the module’s user interface design, and the module’s usability criteria with 49 items was used. The data collected were analysed using the Fuzzy Delphi Method. All three constructs showed high levels of expert consensus of more than 75% and a threshold value of ≤ 0.2. Therefore, experts agreed that there was a need to develop a mobile AR-based module for teaching and to learn pneumatic systems with the stated user interface designs and usability criteria.
{"title":"The Development of Mobile AR-Based Module for Teaching and Learning Pneumatic System: A Needs Analysis","authors":"Siet Fah Lim, Y. Kamin","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.31.1.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.31.1.03","url":null,"abstract":"Practical skills and theoretical knowledge are vital competencies that technical and vocational trainees need to master before joining the industrial workforce to perform tasks efficiently. Therefore, comprehensive instructional materials and training equipment are essential to ensure that the skills and knowledge are delivered effectively to trainees. This study aimed to identify the need to develop a mobile augmented reality module to teach and learn pneumatic systems in Malaysian vocational colleges. Descriptive research was conducted to determine the module’s need, involving 13 subject-matter experts from various vocational colleges. A set of questionnaires consisting of three main themes: the need for the module, the module’s user interface design, and the module’s usability criteria with 49 items was used. The data collected were analysed using the Fuzzy Delphi Method. All three constructs showed high levels of expert consensus of more than 75% and a threshold value of ≤ 0.2. Therefore, experts agreed that there was a need to develop a mobile AR-based module for teaching and to learn pneumatic systems with the stated user interface designs and usability criteria.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"97 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126211456","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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