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Hospitality and Culinary Arts Programs in Preparing Graduates for Professional Practice: A Case Study of UOW Malaysia KDU Penang University College
Hoe Yue Fen, Cheah Swee Tin and *Azreen Rozainee Abdullah
In today’s competitive job market, graduates from higher education institutions are expected to possess knowledge, skills, and competencies that meet the demands of real-world professional environments, particularly in the hospitality and culinary arts industry. This study investigates the perceptions of hospitality and culinary arts graduates...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.1.P1
In today’s competitive job market, graduates from higher education institutions are expected to possess knowledge, skills, and competencies that meet the demands of real-world professional environments, particularly in the hospitality and culinary arts industry. This study investigates the perceptions of hospitality and culinary arts graduates...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.1.P1
Transforming Music Lessons with Piascore and EarMaster at a Tertiary Institution in China
*Zhu Yuwei and Pramela Krish
Abstract: The integration of digital applications has increasingly influenced teaching and learning practices in higher education, including performance-based music education. This study explores how music lessons are transformed through the use of digital applications by foregrounding tertiary-level learners’ experiences. Adopting a qualitative...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.1.P2
Abstract: The integration of digital applications has increasingly influenced teaching and learning practices in higher education, including performance-based music education. This study explores how music lessons are transformed through the use of digital applications by foregrounding tertiary-level learners’ experiences. Adopting a qualitative...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.1.P2
Emotional Distress among Malaysian Primary Schoolchildren: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study Using DASS-Y
*Janice Ng Wan Leng and Sam Jeng Mun
Abstract: Children’s mental health concerns have become increasingly prevalent in recent years. In Malaysia, approximately one in six children experiences mental health problems, yet limited research has focused specifically on primary school-aged children. Given ongoing constraints in school counselling resources and high counsellor-to-student ratios, systematic descriptive data on ...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.1.P3
Abstract: Children’s mental health concerns have become increasingly prevalent in recent years. In Malaysia, approximately one in six children experiences mental health problems, yet limited research has focused specifically on primary school-aged children. Given ongoing constraints in school counselling resources and high counsellor-to-student ratios, systematic descriptive data on ...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.1.P3
Thriving Together: Understanding Happiness through Resilience, Spirituality, and Family Relationships in Malaysian Emerging Adults
*Anna Ong Wen Huey, Ong Moon Lim and Low Chee Seong
Abstract: Happiness is a key component of well-being, particularly among emerging adults undergoing significant developmental transitions. Despite growing international research on well-being, limited empirical studies have examined how family relationships, spirituality, and resilience jointly contribute to happiness among Malaysian emerging adults. This study examined the relationships among ...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.1.P4
Abstract: Happiness is a key component of well-being, particularly among emerging adults undergoing significant developmental transitions. Despite growing international research on well-being, limited empirical studies have examined how family relationships, spirituality, and resilience jointly contribute to happiness among Malaysian emerging adults. This study examined the relationships among ...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.1.P4
Fostering Peer Interaction Through a Buddy System: Action Research in a Kindergarten Classroom
*Yong Ting and Lee Yee Ling
Abstract: In early childhood development, one of the important agents that influences children’s development is their peers. Children are equipped with social skills and learn about social norms and processes in a secure and supportive environment through interactions with their peers. The study focuses on...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.1.P5
Abstract: In early childhood development, one of the important agents that influences children’s development is their peers. Children are equipped with social skills and learn about social norms and processes in a secure and supportive environment through interactions with their peers. The study focuses on...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.1.P5
Integrating AI-Driven Counselling to Address Habitual Failures in Medical Education
*Zeelaf Shahid, Soobia Saeed and Rubina Ghani
Abstract: Background: Given recent developments such as the recurrent academic failure among medical students, higher educational institutions are addressing ways to keep these students continuously motivated, as well as boost their emotional resilience and cognitive engagement. This study proposes the Counselling Cell Model through which habitual failures are detected, predicted, and remediated by data-based interventions. Artificial intelligence (AI) is utilized in this model to combine ....
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.3.P1
Abstract: Background: Given recent developments such as the recurrent academic failure among medical students, higher educational institutions are addressing ways to keep these students continuously motivated, as well as boost their emotional resilience and cognitive engagement. This study proposes the Counselling Cell Model through which habitual failures are detected, predicted, and remediated by data-based interventions. Artificial intelligence (AI) is utilized in this model to combine ....
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.3.P1
Empowering student expression: A HyFlex innovation in public speaking pedagogy
*Deborah Chris Raj and Fang Yi Xue
Abstract: This paper presents a pilot study on a pedagogical innovation using the HyFlex model in the Public Speaking for Success (PSFS) module at a private education institution in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. The approach was designed to increase student access, autonomy, and engagement without compromising learning outcomes. Unlike traditional delivery methods ...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.3.P2
Abstract: This paper presents a pilot study on a pedagogical innovation using the HyFlex model in the Public Speaking for Success (PSFS) module at a private education institution in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. The approach was designed to increase student access, autonomy, and engagement without compromising learning outcomes. Unlike traditional delivery methods ...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.3.P2
AI in the Classroom: Student Teachers’ Experiences and Practices in a Changing Learning Landscape
*Tay Pei Lin and Keith Chin Wei Jun
Abstract: As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly embedded in higher education, its presence in teacher education programs raises important questions about how future educators engage with and make sense of these emerging technologies. Existing literature highlights ...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.3.P3
Abstract: As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly embedded in higher education, its presence in teacher education programs raises important questions about how future educators engage with and make sense of these emerging technologies. Existing literature highlights ...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.3.P3
Bridging Classroom Learning and Professional Practice: Exploring Graduate Preparedness inQuantity Surveying Education
Kam Kenn Jhun, *Lim Tze Shwan, Cheng Chin Tiong and Carolyn Loo Khye Lyn
Abstract: The transition from university education to professional practice can create mismatches between the expectations of fresh graduates and the realities they encounter in the quantity surveying profession. This study examines the expectations and experiences of fresh graduate quantity surveyors working in Klang Valley, Malaysia, with particular attention to expectation mismatch, satisfaction ...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.3.P4
Abstract: The transition from university education to professional practice can create mismatches between the expectations of fresh graduates and the realities they encounter in the quantity surveying profession. This study examines the expectations and experiences of fresh graduate quantity surveyors working in Klang Valley, Malaysia, with particular attention to expectation mismatch, satisfaction ...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.3.P4
Student Perception and Pedagogical Implications of Generative AI in Digital Storyboarding: A Case Study at NEUC
*Khairul Yusri Zamri and Huda Omar
Abstract: Generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) is rapidly transforming educational practice, yet its impact on processes in creative disciplines remains underexplored. This mixed-methods case study investigates how 12 undergraduate design students engaged with Gen AI in digital storyboarding at New Era University College (NEUC). Findings reveal that while prompt formulation posed the most significant challenge (75% reporting a high challenge), students also reported an enhanced understanding of the workflow (75% perceiving significant benefits). Four dynamic themes were identified ...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.3.P5
Abstract: Generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) is rapidly transforming educational practice, yet its impact on processes in creative disciplines remains underexplored. This mixed-methods case study investigates how 12 undergraduate design students engaged with Gen AI in digital storyboarding at New Era University College (NEUC). Findings reveal that while prompt formulation posed the most significant challenge (75% reporting a high challenge), students also reported an enhanced understanding of the workflow (75% perceiving significant benefits). Four dynamic themes were identified ...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.3.P5
