Yasmin Ahmad
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Yasmin Ahmad
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Yasmin, Ahmad
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Ahmad, Y.
Ahmad, Yasmin
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AGL-6645-2022

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Intercultural sensitivity among teachers and prospective teachers: A review

2023-04-24 , Yasmin Ahmad , Mohammad Rezal Hamzah , Huzili Hussin , Adila Ismail

The diversity of students in the classroom requires prospective teachers to have an appropriate sensitivity and competency as a preparation for teaching students from various ethnicities and cultures background. However, realizing this goal is not a simple task. Teaching culturally and ethnically diverse students is a huge challenge for teachers as well as prospective teachers. It is possible that teachers have an awareness of cultural differences but may not be sensitive enough to the cultural differences in the classroom. Therefore, there is a need for teachers to not just have an awareness of cultural differences but also be sensitive to teach a diverse student effectively. Teacher education programs is very important period in preparing prospective with all the competencies needed. Teachers as well as prospective teachers must have a high level of cultural sensitivity so they can respond effectively in terms of diversity in their classrooms and prepare their students to live and work in a global society. This paper discusses on intercultural sensitivity among teachers and prospective teacher and related theories regarding this issue.

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The relationship between the use of social media technology and healthy life style practice among undergraduate students

2020 , Izzat Muzaqeer , Yasmin Ahmad

This study was conducted to identify factors of social media use as a healthy lifestyle practice among Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) students’. This study used a quantitative approach. About 100 UniMAP students’ were involved in answering the research questionnaire. The results show that WhatsApp is the most commonly used by UniMAP students. The findings of this study shows that there is a significant relationship between interaction factors with healthy lifestyle practices among UniMAP students. The findings of this study also shows that there is a significant relationship between information factors with healthy lifestyle practices among UniMAP students. Based on the result in this study, its shows that social media is not only used for entertainment or social purposes but also for healthy lifestyle practice.

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Psychological factors influencing online buying behaviour among students

2023-04-24 , Abdul Rahman Abdul Manaf , Afifi H. , Mohammad Rezal Hamzah , Adila Ismail , Yasmin Ahmad , Huzili Hussin , Huzili A.I.

Online shopping has become a trend nowadays and a survey shows that youngsters among Generation Y are the most active users on using online shopping. In the meantime, National Consumer Complaints Centre (NCCC) has received lots of complaints about online shopping scams. Therefore, this study determines the psychological factors influencing online shopping behaviour among students of Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP). A conceptual framework is proposed by applying the constructs of Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) including attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, buying behaviour and two additional factors which are perceived risks and perceived benefits adopted from the past empirical studies which are determined as psychological factors of online shopping. This quantitative research used a questionnaire via google form link distributed to 390 respondents selected by convenience sampling among UniMAP students. The results showed that attitude, perceived risks and perceived benefits had relationship toward online buying due to p=<0.05. Meanwhile, subjective norms have a very weak relationship with r-value=.130 and perceived behaviour control was not correlated with online shopping (P-value=0.870). Perceived behavioural control influence an individual's understanding of the complexity or ease of executing a specific action concludes that psychological factors partially influence online shopping among UniMAP's students.

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Cultural competency among prospective teachers: A review

2023-04-24 , Yasmin Ahmad , Mohammad Rezal Hamzah , Huzili Hussin , Adila Ismail , Shuhairimi Abdullah , Yusof H.A.M. , Abdul Rahman Abdul Manaf , Huzili A.I.

The reality of ethnic and cultural diversity in the classroom today is a massive challenge for teachers, especially prospective teachers. The teacher education program is vital in educating prospective teachers with culturally responsive pedagogy and teaching students from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds. A school environment consisting of students from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds requires teachers to meet their needs. Teachers must be culturally competent to respond effectively in terms of diversity in their classrooms and prepare their students to live and work in a global society. Preparing prospective teachers for this role is not an easy task and what makes it more difficult is that the diversity of teachers does not always match the diversity of students in schools. This paper will discuss cultural competency among prospective teachers and related theories regarding this issue. Teachers and prospective teachers should show professional competencies that will enable them to work effectively, respectfully, and ethically with students from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

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The relationship between socializing activity and compulsive Internet use among students in primary school

2020 , Nikita Kaur , Yasmin Ahmad

This study was conducted with the aim to identify the relationship between socializing activities factor with compulsive Internet use among primary school student in Taiping Perak. This study use quantitative method. The questionnaire were distributed to 2 primary school and involve 100 primary school student in Taiping Perak as a sample in this study. The findings of this study indicates that there are high degree of positive relationship between socializing activity with compulsive Internet use.

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Relationships between social media addiction and self-esteem among university students in Malaysia

2023 , Chin Wei Yi , Yasmin Ahmad

Self-esteem can greatly influence one's emotional well-being, behavior, and interactions with others. It can range from high self-esteem, where individuals have a positive and healthy view of themselves, to low selfesteem, where individuals may have feelings of inadequacy, self-doubt, and a negative self-perception. Social media usage can have a negative impact on one's self-esteem, however, it can also potentially have a positive effect. This research is conducted to identify the level of social media addiction among university students and the relationship between social media addiction and self-esteem among university students. There are 384 respondents who were selected using simple random sampling techniques among university students in Malaysia. The findings show that the level of social media addiction among university students in Malaysia is high and it shows that there is a significant relationship between social media addiction and self-esteem among university students.

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Memory inhibition and later retrieval

2023-04-24 , Huzili A.I. , Huzili Hussin , Yasmin Ahmad , Mohammad Rezal Hamzah , Adila Ismail , Yusof H.A.M. , Abdul Rahman Abdul Manaf

Forgetting is adaptive because it decreases future interference (a conflict between information in memory), and it enables selectivity of information recollection. Thus, relevant information can be activated, and irrelevant information can be inhibited. Memory inhibition is the ability to override memory as a whole or a part of it, with or without intention. This conceptual paper will provide an in-depth literature review based on a few empirical types of research that provide evidence that information in memory can be inhibited and the attempt to impede memory would hinder the information retrieval later. Within this study, the author identified various empirical research that inhibition of the memory is possible through (a) retrieval-induced forgetting, (b) directed forgetting, and (c) direct suppression: think and no-think paradigm. In addition, research gaps and limitations are identified, which would provide additional information for extended research in future.

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The factor of availability facilities at home and compulsive Internet use among primary school students

2020 , Nikita Kaur , Yasmin Ahmad

This study was conducted with the aim to identify the relationship availability facilities at home with compulsive Internet use among primary school student in Taiping Perak. This study use quantitative method. The questionnaire were distributed to 2 primary school and involve 100 primary school student in Taiping Perak as a sample in this study. The findings of this study indicates that there is a positive relationship between the availability of facilities at home and compulsive Internet use among primary school students.

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Compulsive Internet use among students in primary school: the role of parenting monitoring

2020 , Nikita Kaur , Yasmin Ahmad

This study was conducted with the aim to identify the relationship between parenting monitoring factor with compulsive Internet use among primary school student in Taiping Perak. This study use quantitative method. The questionnaire were distributed to 2 primary school and involve 100 primary school student in Taiping Perak as a sample in this study. The findings of this study indicates that there are high degree of negative relationship between parenting monitoring and compulsive Internet use among primary school students.

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Adoption of TPB and TAM in investigating online self-disclosure among youth

2023-04-24 , Adila Ismail , Mohammad Rezal Hamzah , Huzili Hussin , Habee Bullah Affandy , Yasmin Ahmad

The purpose of this paper is to extend the understanding of the predictors of self-disclosure among young social media users. The framework adopts the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to come out with predictors of online self-disclosure in SNS setting. With the inclusions of the proposed constructs, the conceptual framework is deemed as appropriate and relevant in explaining users' self-disclosure in SNS.

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