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Abstract.Traditional learning needs to be improved since it does not involve active learning among students. Therefore, in the twenty-first century, the development of internet technology in the learning environment has become the main needs of each student. One of the learning environments to meet the needs of the teaching and learning process is a web-based learning environment. This study aims to identify the characteristics of a webbased learning environment that supports students' learning needs. The study involved 542 students from fifteen faculties in a public higher education institution in Malaysia. A quantitative method was used to collect the data via a questionnaire survey by randomly. The findings indicate that the characteristics of a web-based learning environment that support students' needs in the process of learning are online discussion forum, lecture notes, assignments, portfolio, and chat. In conclusion, the students overwhelmingly agreed that online discussion forum is the highest requirement because the tool can provide a space for students and teachers to share knowledge and experiences related to teaching and learning.

<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">The existence of mobile learning application has provided an opportunity for Islamic knowledge to be delivered widely. Accordingly, Muslim application developers have been developing Islamic-based applications for learning about hadith, prayer (<em>solat</em>), and Quran recitation, to list a few. The solat is the pillar of worship that helps Muslims to become better people. Therefore, it is the responsibility of parents to teach their children about solat, particularly when the latter reach the early age of seven. This study aims to (i) develop and incorporate a prayer-learning application that has multimedia elements in order to attract young users and (ii) assess the reliability of the application for children.  A learning application can serve as a new method for learning about how to perform a solat. In this approach, solat can be taught digitally using a portable platform, including Android. In this study, an android learning application was developed using Waterfall methodology which consists of five phases: idea, analysis, design, development, evaluation, and final product.  Adobe Flash Professional CS6 was chosen as a development platform. The application consists of four modules: “Let’s Pray,” “Five Times Prayer,” “Doa’ After a Prayer,” and “Mind Test.”  To authenticate the application, the researchers collected data from expertise (lecturers) from the Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education and Faculty of Science, Technology, and Human Development. These respondents were selected through targeted sampling. The result concludes that the application is suitable for new learners to learn about performing a solat.</span></p>

This study presents a method to develop an analytical aspect for J-integral prediction of surface crack in round bars under combined mode I loading. This technique is based on the local limit load approach considering a plastic deformation across the crack ligament. Then, the developed limit load is then combined with the reference stress method to predict J-integral along the crack front of surface crack in cylindrical bars.

Transformasi Pendidikan Vokasional merupakan satu usaha memperkasa sistem pendidikan vokasional yang mampu menyumbang kepada agenda transformasi Malaysia sebagai negara berpendapatan tinggi. Dalam usaha merealisasikan Transformasi Pendidikan Vokasional ini, proses Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran (P&P) yang dilaksanakan hendaklah lebih menarik dan mampu menarik minat pelajar untuk mempelajari bidang atau kursus yang ditawarkan di Kolej Vokasional ataupun di Sekolah Menengah Teknik di Malaysia. Bersesuaian dengan perubahan era ICT, Peranan Pendidikan Teknik dan Vokasional (PTV) pada masa ini dianggap amat mencabar kerana bidang ini mempunyai tanggungjawab yang besar bagi melaksanakan dasar peningkatan penggunaan Teknologi Maklumat dan Komunikasi (ICT) melalui proses pengajaran dan P&P dalam PTV. Abstrak: Kajian ini dijalankan bagi mereka bentuk dan membangunkan bahan e-Pembelajaran bagi topik konkrit berpandukan Model Needham Lima Fasa. Objektif kajian ini adalah menguji kebolehgunaan produk epembelajaran dari aspek reka bentuk, kebolehfungsian dan kesesuaian isi pelajaran. Kajian ini berbentuk kuasi eksperiman dan sampel terdiri daripada 60 orang pelajar yang mengambil jurusan Teknologi Pembinaan. Instrumen kajian yang digunakan adalah borang soal selidik yang menggunakan skala likert lima mata. Kaedah analisis deskriptif telah digunakan. Hasil dapatan kajian mendapati skor min bagi aspek reka bentuk, kebolehfungsian dan kesesuaian isi pelajaran adalah tinggi. Ini membuktikan bahawa reka bentuk e-Pembelajaran berasaskan Model Needham Lima Fasa dapat membantu pelajar memahami dengan lebih sistematik. Hasil kajian ini dapat memberikan sumbangan kepada penyelidik lain dalam mereka bentuk dan membangunkan produk berasaskan e-Pembelajaran yang lebih teratur.