One of the fundamental aspects during the current teaching practicum is the inclusion of innovation in the classroom, but guidance on this aspect is lacking. This paper provides a description of a proposed rubric to be used for assessing innovation teaching practicum. Three documents were reviewed and analysed by looking at the alignment between learning and innovation constructs. The outcome was a rubric that consisted of eight constructs, which aligns with the learning objectives, the national content and learning standard, and assessment, as outlined by the Ministry of Education, Malaysia. The proposed rubric was later reviewed by two inter-raters.

The role and position of the English language within the higher education has increasingly plays a significant role as the leading language of academic publications, technologies as well as communication. The higher institutions in the country hold important responsibilities to educate and produce the younger generation of Malaysians as potential human resources that not only fulfil the needs of the local and international workforce in the attempt to achieve the national’s aspiration of a developed country. This study seeks to understand the undergraduate students’ English language literacies in relation to the demand of the literacy practices and competencies needed at the tertiary level. The literacy practices in this instance include academic literacies that encompasses not only knowledge of discrete language skills and appropriate language use in context, but it is to be holistically understood to include also competence in reading and writing. Subsequently, data were collected via questionnaires and focus groups with selected undergraduate from various disciplines to investigate whether their educational and environmental factors influence their existing level of English language competencies.. Findings of the study provides in-depth insights of the challenges faced, and the language literacy practices needed in meeting the expectations of potential employers of the required English language skills to be used at workplace. Peranan dan kedudukan Bahasa Inggeris di peringkat pengajian tinggi semakin meningkat kepentingannya dan telah menjadi antara bahasa utama didalam penerbitan ilmiah, bidang teknologi serta komunikasi. Institusi pengajian tinggi di negara ini memegang tanggungjawab yang utama didalam mendidik dan melahirkan generasi muda warga Malaysia yang berpontensi bagi memenuhi keperluan tenaga kerja yang berkemahiran tinggi di peringkat tempatan dan antarabangsa didalam usaha negara ini mencapai inspirasinya sebagai negara yang membangun. Kajian ini dijalankan untuk memahami keperluan penguasaan amalan literasi dan kecekapan Bahasa Inggeris yang diperlukan oleh pelajar di peringkat Sarjana Muda. Amalan-amalan literasi yang dimaksudkan merujuk kepada penguasaan literasi akademik yang merangkumi bukan saja pengetahuan kemahiran berbahasa serta penggunaan bahasa yang sesuai didalam konteks, malahan juga kecekapan didalam aspek membaca dan menulis. Oleh itu, dapatan data dilakukan melalui kaedah soal selidik secara bersasar kepada sekumpulan pelajar sarjana muda yang berlatar belakangkan pelbagai bidang di dalam mengenalpasti samada pengaruh persekitaran akademik mereka mempengaruhi tahap penguasaan Bahasa Inggeris sedia ada mereka. Hasil kajian memberikan gambaran yang jelas berkaitan cabaran serta amalan literasi bahasa yang diperlukan oleh pelajar sarjana muda didalam memenuhi tahap penguasaan bahasa Inggeris yang diharapkan oleh bakal majikan mereka berkaitan kemahiran Bahasa Inggeris yang diperlukan untuk digunakan di tempat kerja.

Pondok Institution is one of the earliest institutions concentrating in Islamic education established especially in the Malay Peninsula. The growth of schools and madrasah administered by the government as well as private has reduced the development of the Pondok in the early 90s. However, at present, Pondok studies are burgeoning due to the high demand from the community. Although the Pondok institution can be regarded as pioneers in instituting Islamic education, a survey that has been conducted finds that there is no clear, transparent coordination in the curriculum or studies provided. This paper discusses some aspects of education in Pondok institutions, particularly on the challenges and impediments faced by the Pondok administrators from the point of view of officials in the Islamic Religious Department and the State Islamic Religious Council, who are invited during a roundtable discussion. Group interviews were conducted. The interview data were recorded, transcribed and analyzed thematically using ATLAS ti software. The study reveals that studies concerning Pondok institutions are increasingly gaining acceptance from local communities. In addition, there are three main factors that support the development of the present Pondok education which are the curriculum, finance, and management of the Pondok study itself. By focusing on issues and challenges surrounding Pondok education, this study is a start to a beginning of a worthwhile and meaningful discussion of what it means to develop Pondok institution and teach Islamic education within the Malaysian context.

Problem-solving involves seeking information, analyzing situations, and identifying problems to generate alternatives so can make teacher decisions to achieve goals. This article aims to unravel the urgency of educators in mastering problem-solving in classroom learning. Using a conceptual approach, this qualitative descriptive research concludes that one of the functions of educators is to master one of the problem-solving models. One of the competencies of mastering problem solving is the ability to think critically as a tool in constructing knowledge during the learning process. With problem- solving, educators are able to produce school graduates who are proportional and thrive in the future fairly and equitably.

Sejarah perkembangan pendidikan negara menunjukkan pendidikan Islam tidak formal merupakan kaedah penyampaian ilmu yang paling berkesan khususnya dalam kalangan masyarakat Melayu. Guru agama sangat berpengaruh terutamanya dalam aspek pengukuhan identiti Melayu Islam dan bimbingan kerohanian. Sistem pendidikan negara yang bertunjangkan Falsafah Pendidikan Kebangsaan (FPK) menjadi teras kepada pembangunan Falsafah Pendidikan Islam (FPI) ke arah pemantapan sikap, kemahiran, keperibadian dan pandangan hidup individu berteraskan al-Quran dan al-Sunnah. Namun begitu, pelbagai kepincangan dalam masyarakat turut dikaitkan dengan tahap penglibatan GPI dalam aktiviti kemasyarakatan yang masih rendah. Kajian ini bertujuan menilai tahap prestasi peranan guru pendidikan Islam (GPI) sebagai pemangkin perubahan ke arah pembentukan masyarakat madani dalam era pasca moden. Peranan GPI sebagai pemangkin perubahan dinilai menggunakan soal selidik yang terdiri daripada 8 item yang dibina berdasarkan teori peranan dan ciri ejen berkesan dalam model Perubahan Terancang. Nilai kebolehpercayaan instrumen ialah .923. Kajian melibatkan 320 orang GPI sekolah agama swasta di Selangor yang dipilih menggunakan kaedah persampelan rawak berstrata. Data dianalisis menggunakan perisian SPSS 23.0. Keputusan kajian menunjukkan tahap peranan GPI sebagai pemangkin perubahan adalah sederhana. Ini membuktikan persepsi dan jangkaan orang lain terhadap tanggung jawab sebenar GPI terhadap ahli masyarakat dapat mempengaruhi tingkah laku GPI. Kajian merupakan satu konteks baru iaitu mengukur penglibatan dan peranan GPI dalam pendidikan tidak formal. Peranan pemangkin perubahan yang dikaji adalah mengikut jangkaan dan persepsi masyarakat menurut Teori Peranan serta keperluan standard profesionalisme guru di Malaysia. Dapatan kajian boleh digunakan sebagai kayu ukur oleh KPM dalam menilai tahap pengamalan nilai profesionalisme guru berdasarkan Model Standard Guru Malaysia.