The development, feasibility, and acceptability of psychological knowledge and skills transfer in handling children with atypical development among assistant teachers(PPM &PPM PPKI) in Sabak Bernam, Selangor.

Children with atypical development are growing in numbers in Malaysia. The community partner found their assistant teachers in Prasekolah and Ke/as Pendidikan Khas were not fiilly equipped with both psychological knowledge and skills in managing the children with atypical development. This may...

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Main Authors: Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum, Janon, Nazariah Shar'ie, Ayub, Ayunni, Dollah, Abu Hassan
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Knowledge Transfer Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia 2018
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spelling iium-756152019-11-20T01:02:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/75615/ The development, feasibility, and acceptability of psychological knowledge and skills transfer in handling children with atypical development among assistant teachers(PPM &PPM PPKI) in Sabak Bernam, Selangor. Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum Janon, Nazariah Shar'ie Ayub, Ayunni Dollah, Abu Hassan BF Psychology BF636 Applied psychology BF712 Developmental psychology RA Public aspects of medicine RA644.3 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health RA790 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention Children with atypical development are growing in numbers in Malaysia. The community partner found their assistant teachers in Prasekolah and Ke/as Pendidikan Khas were not fiilly equipped with both psychological knowledge and skills in managing the children with atypical development. This may be the hindrance for the children to continue receiving guidance from a qualified and trained staff for their optimal development. The paper aimed to describe the development of Knowledge Transfer Program (KTP) in transferring psychological-based knowledge and skills in handling children with atypical development among assistant teachers in Sabak Bernam, Selangor. Apart .fi'om the primmy aim, the secondmy objective of the paper is to investigate the feasibility and acceptability, and to compile recommendations on what would make the KTP more acceptable and feasible for these women. The development of the KTP was facilitated by modules development that featured consultation with content and training experts. A pre-post test design was used to test the acceptability and feasibility of the KTP with 50 assistant teachers. The KTP modules discussed in the current paper consisted of two modules contents and activities that support learning/or psychological-based knowledge and skills in managing the children with atypical development. The KTP was feasible and acceptable by the assistant teachers. The paper demonstrated the value of engaging multiple experts panel to develop the KTP. The results of this support the feasibility and acceptability in conducting a full day workshop KTP with multiple sessions, yielding high participation rates among the assistant teachers. The outcomes have implications for assistant teacher's educations and trainings. The KTP 's module and format can be used by the policy maker to promote or reinforce the future trainings of assistant teachers in Malaysia. Knowledge Transfer Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia 2018-10 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75615/6/75615%20The%20Development%2C%20Feasibility.pdf Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum and Janon, Nazariah Shar'ie and Ayub, Ayunni and Dollah, Abu Hassan (2018) The development, feasibility, and acceptability of psychological knowledge and skills transfer in handling children with atypical development among assistant teachers(PPM &PPM PPKI) in Sabak Bernam, Selangor. In: 4th National Conference on Knowledge Transfer (NCKT'17), 11th-12th December 2017, Sintok Kedah. http://www.ckt.usm.my/index.php/proceeding
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topic BF Psychology
BF636 Applied psychology
BF712 Developmental psychology
RA Public aspects of medicine
RA644.3 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health
RA790 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention
spellingShingle BF Psychology
BF636 Applied psychology
BF712 Developmental psychology
RA Public aspects of medicine
RA644.3 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health
RA790 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention
Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum
Janon, Nazariah Shar'ie
Ayub, Ayunni
Dollah, Abu Hassan
The development, feasibility, and acceptability of psychological knowledge and skills transfer in handling children with atypical development among assistant teachers(PPM &PPM PPKI) in Sabak Bernam, Selangor.
description Children with atypical development are growing in numbers in Malaysia. The community partner found their assistant teachers in Prasekolah and Ke/as Pendidikan Khas were not fiilly equipped with both psychological knowledge and skills in managing the children with atypical development. This may be the hindrance for the children to continue receiving guidance from a qualified and trained staff for their optimal development. The paper aimed to describe the development of Knowledge Transfer Program (KTP) in transferring psychological-based knowledge and skills in handling children with atypical development among assistant teachers in Sabak Bernam, Selangor. Apart .fi'om the primmy aim, the secondmy objective of the paper is to investigate the feasibility and acceptability, and to compile recommendations on what would make the KTP more acceptable and feasible for these women. The development of the KTP was facilitated by modules development that featured consultation with content and training experts. A pre-post test design was used to test the acceptability and feasibility of the KTP with 50 assistant teachers. The KTP modules discussed in the current paper consisted of two modules contents and activities that support learning/or psychological-based knowledge and skills in managing the children with atypical development. The KTP was feasible and acceptable by the assistant teachers. The paper demonstrated the value of engaging multiple experts panel to develop the KTP. The results of this support the feasibility and acceptability in conducting a full day workshop KTP with multiple sessions, yielding high participation rates among the assistant teachers. The outcomes have implications for assistant teacher's educations and trainings. The KTP 's module and format can be used by the policy maker to promote or reinforce the future trainings of assistant teachers in Malaysia.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum
Janon, Nazariah Shar'ie
Ayub, Ayunni
Dollah, Abu Hassan
author_facet Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum
Janon, Nazariah Shar'ie
Ayub, Ayunni
Dollah, Abu Hassan
author_sort Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum
title The development, feasibility, and acceptability of psychological knowledge and skills transfer in handling children with atypical development among assistant teachers(PPM &PPM PPKI) in Sabak Bernam, Selangor.
title_short The development, feasibility, and acceptability of psychological knowledge and skills transfer in handling children with atypical development among assistant teachers(PPM &PPM PPKI) in Sabak Bernam, Selangor.
title_full The development, feasibility, and acceptability of psychological knowledge and skills transfer in handling children with atypical development among assistant teachers(PPM &PPM PPKI) in Sabak Bernam, Selangor.
title_fullStr The development, feasibility, and acceptability of psychological knowledge and skills transfer in handling children with atypical development among assistant teachers(PPM &PPM PPKI) in Sabak Bernam, Selangor.
title_full_unstemmed The development, feasibility, and acceptability of psychological knowledge and skills transfer in handling children with atypical development among assistant teachers(PPM &PPM PPKI) in Sabak Bernam, Selangor.
title_sort development, feasibility, and acceptability of psychological knowledge and skills transfer in handling children with atypical development among assistant teachers(ppm &ppm ppki) in sabak bernam, selangor.
publisher Knowledge Transfer Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/75615/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/75615/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/75615/6/75615%20The%20Development%2C%20Feasibility.pdf
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