https://gaexcellence.com/ijmtss <p>The <strong>International Journal of Modern Trends in Social Sciences (IJMTSS)</strong> is published by <strong>Global Academic Excellence (M) Sdn Bhd (GAE)</strong> to serve academicians a platform of sharing and updating their knowledge and research outputs as well as information within the sphere of Social Sciences. <strong>IJMTSS</strong> journal invites researchers, academicians, practitioners and students for the submission of articles either in English or Malay. The publication for this refereed journal are<strong> quarterly (March, June, September and December).</strong> This journal uses <strong>double</strong>-<strong>blind review</strong>, which means that both the <strong>reviewer</strong> and <strong>author identities</strong> are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa, throughout the review process. To facilitate this, authors need to ensure that their manuscripts are prepared in a way that does not give away their identity.</p> Global Academic Excellence M Sdn Bhd en-US INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN TRENDS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES (IJMTSS) 2600-8777 https://gaexcellence.com/ijmtss/article/view/5526 <p style="text-align: justify;">Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti keberkesanan penggunaan bahan pengajaran multimedia terhadap pencapaian murid dalam mata pelajaran Sains. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah kuasi-eksperimen yang melibatkan 60 orang murid tahun 5 di sebuah Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina, dengan persampelan bertujuan digunakan. Instrumen kajian termasuk ujian pra, ujian pasca, bahan pengajaran multimedia, dan borang soal selidik, di mana nilai kebolehpercayaan soal selidik adalah tinggi iaitu 0.95. Kumpulan kawalan menggunakan kaedah pengajaran konvensional, manakala kumpulan eksperimen menggunakan bahan multimedia semasa rawatan dan menjawab borang soal selidik selepas rawatan. Data yang dikumpul dari borang soal selidik dianalisis menggunakan <em>Statistical Packages for Social Science</em> (SPSS) versi 20. Persoalan kajian diuji melalui statistik inferensi, termasuk Ujian-t Sampel Berpasangan dan Ujian-t Sampel Tidak Bersandar. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan dalam kumpulan eksperimen antara kedua-dua ujian, dengan peningkatan min skor sebanyak 9.66. Selain itu, terdapat perbezaan signifikan dalam ujian pasca antara kedua-dua kumpulan, di mana min skor bagi kumpulan eksperimen adalah lebih tinggi berbanding kumpulan kawalan selepas rawatan. Ini menunjukkan bahawa kaedah pengajaran menggunakan bahan multimedia adalah lebih berkesan berbanding kaedah konvensional.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">This study aims to identify the effectiveness of using multimedia teaching materials on student achievement in the Science subject. The study employed a quasi-experimental method involving 60 Year 5 students from a Chinese National-Type School, with purposive sampling used. The research instruments included pre-tests, post-tests, multimedia teaching materials, and a questionnaire, where the reliability value of the questionnaire was high at 0.95. The control group used conventional teaching methods, while the experimental group used multimedia materials during the treatment and answered the questionnaire after the treatment. The data collected from the questionnaires were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. The research questions were tested through inferential statistics, including the Paired Sample t-Test and Independent Sample t-Test. The findings of the study revealed a significant difference in the experimental group between the two tests, with an increase in the mean score of 9.66. Additionally, there was a significant difference in the post-test between the two groups, with the mean score of the experimental group being higher than that of the control group after the treatment. This suggests that the teaching method using multimedia materials is more effective than the conventional method.</p> Surendran Sankaran Norazlinda Saad Lee Li Yin Copyright (c) 2025 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN TRENDS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES (IJMTSS) 2025-06-30 2025-06-30 8 30 10.35631/IJMTSS.830001 https://gaexcellence.com/ijmtss/article/view/5527 <p style="text-align: justify;">This study evaluates the impact of the <em>Ku Petik Bintang</em> program on underperforming students in the Department of Information and Communication Technology (JTMK) at Politeknik Mersing. Quantitative research incorporated a survey questionnaire concerning self-confidence, learning attitudes, and coping with failure before and during school term breaks. Students who have low self-esteem and a negative attitude towards learning cultivate low motivation that in turn makes them unable to successfully complete the studies. This is because the program for intervention in <em>Ku Petik Bintang</em> intends to make structured motivational programs increase intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, self-efficacy, and resilience among its students. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and Locke &amp; Latham's Goal-Setting theory were used so that this program can have sessions in goal setting, mentoring, and personal feedback, which will dramatically improve the students' learning experience. The data show that students are more self-confident after the intervention and develop more active positions in learning activities. Furthermore, the results of the paired sample t-tests revealed significant differences concerning self-efficacy and academic motivation. The findings underpin the major contribution of structured mentorship combined with goal-setting strategies in enhancing growth mindset and resilience among participants. It thus adds to the literature on motivational interventions by providing empirical evidence for their effectiveness in a polytechnic education setting. Future suggestions present practical modularity, coordinate with mentorship component, and conduct longitudinal studies to increase the program efficacy.</p> Norshadila Ahmad Badela Copyright (c) 2025 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN TRENDS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES (IJMTSS) 2025-06-30 2025-06-30 8 30 10.35631/IJMTSS.830002