Background: Dyslexia, a type of learning disability, is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects reading, writing and spelling in children. It is one of the commonest learning disorder among school-going children. The causes of dyslexia are multifactorial and is hereditary. The objective of this study was to determine if children with dyslexia have difficulty in reading the Quranic verses too. Method: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at a government Primary School in Kuala Lumpur. All standard one pupils, a total of 200 pupils, were screened for reading, writing and numerical difficulties by the school teachers in March, 2014 using LINUS screening tool, a standardized literacy screening tool adopted by all Malaysian schools. Students who failed the first LINUS screening were given intervention by the school teachers. Six months later, the research team reassessed the pupils who failed the Linus screening. Results: Approximately 18% (37 pupils) of the standard one pupils had dyslexia. Of these, 33 of them were Muslims and were assessed if they had difficulty reading the Quranic verses by using Iqra’, which is the basic reading material for Quranic verses. About 79% of them had difficulty reading the Quran. Conclusion: The majority of the children with dyslexia also had difficulty reading the Quranic verses. Thus remedial intervention for Muslim dyslexic children should also include learning to read the Quran.

Introduction: Coronavirus Disease 2019, or better known as the COVID-19, has caused a global pandemic and high deathrate worldwide. Following the rapid increase of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia, the government had enforced Movement Control Order (MCO) started from 18 March 2020 and the restrictions were conducted and reviewed in several phases. The MCO also involved schools closure and commencement of online learning. This study aimed to identify the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding COVID-19 among students in selected boarding schools in Malaysia. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was done in July to September 2020 using a set of questionnaire that was distributed via Google form. The questionnaire consisted of demographic data, knowledge, attitude and practice regarding COVID-19. The data was analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Science 22. Results: A total of 365 students participated in this study. The respondents comprised of 54.2% female and 45.8% male students. The study found that they have moderate knowledge on COVID-19 while their attitude and practice were high. The study found a significant association between the knowledge and practice scores and between the attitude and practice scores of the respondents. [r = 0.389, p < 0.05] regarding COVID-19 However, there was no significant association between the knowledge and attitude scores. Conclusions: This study concluded that students' practice regarding COVID-19 was influenced by their attitude on health care to prevent COVID-19 infection. Therefore, changing their attitude and increasing the students knowledge are necessary to improve their practices regarding COVID-19 preventive measures.

Isu sosioemosi dalam kalangan pelajar pintar dan berbakat semakin meningkat saban hari terutama dalam kalangan pelajar pintar dan berbakat. Berdasarkan analisis keperluan yang dilaksanakan, isu sosioemosi yang paling kerap yang berlaku dalam kalangan pelajar yang dikaji adalah isu keinginsempurnaan, kebimbangan sosial dan keterujaan luar biasa. Oleh itu satu kajian pembangunan modul dilaksanakan bagi ketiga-tiga isu ini. Produk inovasi modul ini dinamakan sebagai Modul Psikopendidikan GIFTED. Modul ini mempunyai tahap kesahan dan kebolehpercayaan yang tinggi. Bagi fasa penilaian bagi modul ini, soal selidik USE digunakan di dalam kajian ini yang mengandungi 30 item mewakili tiga dimensi penilaian kebolehgunaan iaitu kebergunaan, kepuasan dan kemudahgunaan bagi menguji tahap kebolehgunaan modul ini. Soal selidik USE ini dipilih kerana mempunyai kualiti yang baik bagi mengukur kebolehgunaan produk modul dan telah digunakan secara meluas. Seterusnya kajian ini menjurus kepada objektif kajian bagi mengenal pasti tahap kebolehgunaan modul Psikopendidikan GIFTED dalam kalangan pelajar pintar dan berbakat. Seramai 30 orang pengguna yang terdiri daripada pelajar di sekolah pintar dan berbakat di Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia yang telah menjalani modul psikopendidikan GIFTED ini. Nilai Alpha Cronbach ujian kebolehpercayaan bagi instrumen ini adalah baik. Instrumen USE ini didapati sesuai digunakan bagi mengukur kebolehguaan modul dalam kalangan pengguna modul. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa Modul Psikopendidikan GIFTED ini mempunyai nilai kebolehgunaan yang sederhana tinggi. Kesimpulannya, Modul Psikopendidikan GIFTED ini terbukti sesuai untuk digunakan bagi membantu isu sosioemosi keinginsempurnaan, kebimbangan sosial dan keterujaan luar biasa dalam kalangan pelajar pintar dan berbakat dalam usaha membangunkan insan yang sejahtera fizikal dan mental. Secara keseluruhannya instrumen USE didapati mempunyai nilai kesahan dan kebolehpercayaan baik dan terbukti sesuai digunakan bagi menentukan kebolehgunaan produk bagi Modul Psikopendidikan GIFTED ini dalam kalangan pelajar pintar dan berbakat.