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Aslina Saad,Suzani Samuri,Bahbibi Rahmatullah,Mazlina Che Mustafa The Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Ass 2021 Asia-Pacific journal of research in early childhoo Vol.15 No.2
Overweight and underweight are common issues among children in Malaysia and thus, Malaysian government has launched several campaigns to combat these problems. Previous research show that BMI at certain age could be predicted earlier so that early intervention can be initiate. Most of the study are very specific to some locality and certain ethnic, make it hard to generalize to the whole Malaysian. This research aims to investigate significant positive predictors of changes in Body Mass Index (BMI) of young children aged from 12 months to 48 months and to develop a prediction model for their BMI status (normal, overweight, obese, risk of overweight, underweight, and severe underweight). Data consisting of 558 records with 16 attributes involving 18,226 children, who had registered at the National Child Data Centre (NCDC) were analyzed and predicted using the decision tree algorithms of Rapid miner. The BMI of 48 months-old children can be reliably predicted by their BMI statuses at the ages of 21, 24, 27, 36, 42, and 45 months, parents’ incomes, and gender while the BMI at the age of 20 months and below are the negative predictors. The prediction model developed in this study may help practitioners to monitor such children’s BMI, especially in detecting the signs of severe overweight, obesity, and underweight among such children. Such a BMI prediction model can be used to identify young children who are at risk of being overweight, obese, and underweight such that remedial interventions can be implemented promptly.
Hafsah Taha,Zahyah Hanafi,Masayu Dzainudin,Mohd Mokhzani Ibrahim,Asmayati Yahaya,Che Nidzam Che Ahmad,Abdul Halim Masnan,Saipolbarin Ramli,Rosfizah Md Taib,Mazlina Che Mustafa,Sopia Md Yassin,Mohammad The Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Ass 2020 Asia-Pacific journal of research in early childhoo Vol.14 No.3
Upon realising the importance of early childhood education for the nation’s development, Malaysian government began to enhance the quality of the ECCE curriculum through policies and legislation. Such developments are evident in the government agenda and several initiatives, including the National Key Result Areas (NKRA) in the 11th Malaysia Plan, the Government Transformation Programme (GTP) and the Education Blueprint 2013-2025. The quality of the ECCE curriculum in Malaysia has not yet received the required attention, as the focus continues to remain largely on achieving quantitative academic targets. This qualitative study examined educationists’ perspectives on the quality of current Malaysian Early Childcare and Childhood Education (ECCE) curriculum. The study employed a semi-structured interview protocols to probe the views from 11 Malaysian educationists. It concludes that educationists believe the documented Malaysian ECCE curriculum today is already aligned with the holistic child development philosophy, but the country may need a higher impact programs of teacher education and training, to produce qualified and competent teachers who would implement the curriculum effectively.