Research Grants and Funding for 2017

External Grant

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Project Title   
    Project Members
    Funding Amount (RM)
    Funding Sources / Agencies

1

Evaluation of Closing the Gap after Workshop on an Effective Facilitator’s Secret Recipe

13 Dec 2016- 28 Feb 2017

 

·   Cheah Phaik Kin

·   Priscilla Moses

·   Er Pek Hoon Winnie

·   Lee Chee Heong

14,520.00

Akademi Laut Malaysia (ALAM)

2

Impact Study on the UNESCO Resources and Correspondence Trainings

1 Dec 2016- 30 Nov 2017

 

·   Winnie Er Pek Hoon,

·   Lee Chee Heong,

·   Wei Chooi Yi,

·   Lau Siew Yee,

·   Go You Hou

·   Saraswathy Thurairaj

·   Dr Tan Pei Meng

USD4,100.00

UNESCO Bangkok

3

Are Smart Phones Changing Human Interaction?

1 February 2017 to 31 January 2019

·   Dr Siew Pei Hwa

·   Wee Kim Peck

105,300.00

MCMC

 4
Game of Words: Integration of game-based learning in developing metacognition for ESP vocabulary acquisition
    

 ·  Dr. Nadya Supian

 ·  Mr. Cheah Kok Sung

  50,000.00 
   FRGS 


Internal Funding: UTAR Research Fund

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Project Title

Project Members

Funding amount (RM)

1

Punishment And Intervention: The Experience Of Drug Offenders In Bentong Prison, Pahang

1 Feb 2016 to 31 July 2017

·   Cheah Phaik Kin

·   Prof. Prabha Unnithan

·   Annie Margaret a/p Sandela Raran

8,760.00

2

Motivations of Police Volunteer Reserve (PVR) in Perak, Malaysia

1 Feb 2016 to 31 July 2017

 

·   Cheah Phaik Kin

·   Suresh Kumar a/l G. Suppiah

·   (Assistant Commissioner of Police)

·   Prof. Prabha Unnithan

·   Superintendent Ore Hock Seng

35,360.00

3

Undergraduate ESL Students' Academic Writing Needs and Difficulties: Students' And Instructors' Perspectives 

1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017

·   Ms Joanna Tiffany Selamat

1040.00

 

4

Semiotics in Environmental Awareness Campaign as a Medium of Communication in Postmodern Era 

1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017

·   Ms Muliyati Binti Mat Alim

2,200.00

5

Framing the Chinese Education in Mainstream and Online Media in Malaysia 

1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017

·   Ong Sheau Wen

 

3,340.00

6

 

The Use of Technological Content Knowledge (TPACK) in Enhancing Teachers' Confidence level and Students' Proficiency in Secondaty Schools in Perak

1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017

·   Siti Ummaizah Meor Musa

3325.00

7

Institutionalizing Service-Learning in a Higher Learning Institution: A Case Study of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

1 October 2016 to 30 September 2017

·   Diong Fong Wei

6,600.00

8

Modelling Teachers’ Usage of FROG Virtual Learning Environment: The Role of User Participation and Psychological Ownership in an Extended Technology Acceptance Model

1 September 2016 to 31 August 2017

·   Dr Priscilla Moses

·   Dr Cheah Phaik Kin

 

45,100.00

9

Conceptualizing Teaching Excellence in Higher Education in the 21st Century

20 December 2016 to 19 December 2017

·   Dr Cheah Phaik Kin

·   Dr Priscilla Moses

36,500.00

10

Generation alpha: Are they ready for schools?

20 December 2016 to 19 December 2017

·   Wirawani Kamarulzaman

·   Wirawahida Kamarulzaman

4,400.00

11

Language Mastery in Refugee Children in Malaysia Despite Adverse Circumstances

1 June 2017 to 31 May 2018

·   Janet Fernandez

·   Saraswathy Thurairaj

1,500.00

12

A Preliminary Research about the Effectiveness of PBL Teaching Method in Chinese Medicine Education

1 June 2017 to 31 May 2018

·   Ms Teh Siew Hoon

·   Dr Ng Foong Leng

·   Dr Ngeow Yeok Meng

1,000.00

13

The Implementation of Constructivist Approach in Learning A Multimedia Course among Non-IT Students in the Tertiary Context

1 June 2017 to 31 May 2018

·   Dr Siew Pei Hwa

·   Chan Leong Kit

·   Wee Kim Peck

·   Lee Churn Shin

3,000.00

14

Factors Influencing Malaysian School Students' Career Choices in STEM

1 June 2017 to 31 May 2018

·   Dr Priscilla Moses

·   Dr Cheah Phaik Kin

46,900.00