Thursday, April 10, 2008
Sixth Posting
Hi guys! We meet again in this sixth and final posting for Language and Information Technology subject. It has been awhile since I start blogging and it is an interesting experience because finally I have the chance to feel and be a blogger.
Throughout all the postings, I can see there is improvement regarding my writing skills. For every posting, I have to do some reading about the topic related and then I need to summarize the main ideas. Hence, I learn to summarize the idea as precise and concise as possible so it will be easier for readers to understand what I am trying to convey. Besides, in order to produce good writing, editing is one of the process writers should do. Thus, by blogging sometimes I edit my work repeatedly to make it more accurate. Now, I also think more when arranging and putting the ideas and points so that my writing will become coherence. In addition, I also enhance my range of vocabulary via blogging. Before this, I might not familiar with terms used in ICT but now I have knowledge and still learn about it. Finally, blogging also develop my thinking skills, as I need to analyze and evaluate all the readings that I have read when doing the postings.
Blog is a useful learning experience because through blogging, I can improve my writing skill, vocabularies and enhance my knowledge, which in this case I now know more about blogging and ICT. Blogging activity is useful as now I am able to set up my own blog and know how to insert multimedia element in it. Blogging is enjoyable too when I get feedback from the readers and I know in which aspects I can improve. Besides, it is practical too because blogging is emerging in today world and an influential activity. It also useful for us if we would like to become a blogger and make blogging as one of our income sources in the future. Thus, blogging activity is relevant in today situation.
In order to complete blogging activity successfully, first I think I need to know about the features available that these free blog providers provide. For example, between blogger and wordpress, I prefer blogger more because it allow the user to change template free of charge unlike wordpress where user have to pay certain amount in order to change template other than what they have provided. Furthermore, there are also certain problems that I encountered when blogging. In the beginning, I have problems to change the template and songs in my blog but after a few times tried at last, I manage to do so. Recently, I come across problem where I cannot edit and publish new postings. I have tried asking my friends who use blogger but they have no idea and never face such problems before. Moreover, I also have referred to the help topics and groups blogger provided and I found there are other blogger users who faced the same problem and still could not update their blog. Now, I still keep in track with this matter and not yet find the solution to overcome this problem. It is frustrating to encounter such problem where I am not sure what to do. Finally, alhamdulillah…after more that a week, I can manage my blog but I still do not know the reason and just hope it will never happen again.
I will recommend to my friends to start blogging if they like to improve their writing and develop thinking skills. Another advantage that I can see is when writing in a blog we will always post new postings and through out all the postings we can see that we have become more confident and mature. This can be seen when writing in blog for a long time; definitely, the language and tone that we used in the first postings will not be the same as the recent one. Consequently, through blogging one can develop their personal development. They will be braver in expressing their opinion. On the other hand, who knows with blogging they can generate extra income.
Honestly, even though I enjoy blogging I am still thinking whether I will continue blogging even after this subject is over. This is mainly because, in SKBP we were given posting topics to be completed but if I am writing on my own; I am not sure about what I want to write. Besides, it is not easy to blog as well because in my opinion, bloggers need to constantly update their blog by publish new postings. But, it does not mean I will stop blogging, probably it will be not as frequently as now. Anyway, I still enjoy blogging. Lastly, I would like to express my gratitude to Assoc. Prof. Datin Dr. Norizan Abd. Razak and Pn Zaini for all the guidance and knowledge that I gain in this subject throughout this semester. Thank you very much!
Throughout all the postings, I can see there is improvement regarding my writing skills. For every posting, I have to do some reading about the topic related and then I need to summarize the main ideas. Hence, I learn to summarize the idea as precise and concise as possible so it will be easier for readers to understand what I am trying to convey. Besides, in order to produce good writing, editing is one of the process writers should do. Thus, by blogging sometimes I edit my work repeatedly to make it more accurate. Now, I also think more when arranging and putting the ideas and points so that my writing will become coherence. In addition, I also enhance my range of vocabulary via blogging. Before this, I might not familiar with terms used in ICT but now I have knowledge and still learn about it. Finally, blogging also develop my thinking skills, as I need to analyze and evaluate all the readings that I have read when doing the postings.
Blog is a useful learning experience because through blogging, I can improve my writing skill, vocabularies and enhance my knowledge, which in this case I now know more about blogging and ICT. Blogging activity is useful as now I am able to set up my own blog and know how to insert multimedia element in it. Blogging is enjoyable too when I get feedback from the readers and I know in which aspects I can improve. Besides, it is practical too because blogging is emerging in today world and an influential activity. It also useful for us if we would like to become a blogger and make blogging as one of our income sources in the future. Thus, blogging activity is relevant in today situation.
In order to complete blogging activity successfully, first I think I need to know about the features available that these free blog providers provide. For example, between blogger and wordpress, I prefer blogger more because it allow the user to change template free of charge unlike wordpress where user have to pay certain amount in order to change template other than what they have provided. Furthermore, there are also certain problems that I encountered when blogging. In the beginning, I have problems to change the template and songs in my blog but after a few times tried at last, I manage to do so. Recently, I come across problem where I cannot edit and publish new postings. I have tried asking my friends who use blogger but they have no idea and never face such problems before. Moreover, I also have referred to the help topics and groups blogger provided and I found there are other blogger users who faced the same problem and still could not update their blog. Now, I still keep in track with this matter and not yet find the solution to overcome this problem. It is frustrating to encounter such problem where I am not sure what to do. Finally, alhamdulillah…after more that a week, I can manage my blog but I still do not know the reason and just hope it will never happen again.
I will recommend to my friends to start blogging if they like to improve their writing and develop thinking skills. Another advantage that I can see is when writing in a blog we will always post new postings and through out all the postings we can see that we have become more confident and mature. This can be seen when writing in blog for a long time; definitely, the language and tone that we used in the first postings will not be the same as the recent one. Consequently, through blogging one can develop their personal development. They will be braver in expressing their opinion. On the other hand, who knows with blogging they can generate extra income.
Honestly, even though I enjoy blogging I am still thinking whether I will continue blogging even after this subject is over. This is mainly because, in SKBP we were given posting topics to be completed but if I am writing on my own; I am not sure about what I want to write. Besides, it is not easy to blog as well because in my opinion, bloggers need to constantly update their blog by publish new postings. But, it does not mean I will stop blogging, probably it will be not as frequently as now. Anyway, I still enjoy blogging. Lastly, I would like to express my gratitude to Assoc. Prof. Datin Dr. Norizan Abd. Razak and Pn Zaini for all the guidance and knowledge that I gain in this subject throughout this semester. Thank you very much!
Fifth Posting
Hello everybody! This is my fifth posting and I would like to talk about my experience when we were assigned to take an online test that is Uji ICT for “asas level” and Electronic Malaysian English Competency Test (EMEC) last Monday. For your information, Uji ICT tests our knowledge regarding ICT and EMEC tests our reading and comprehension skills.
This is my first time taking an online test. It is a nice experience as I was thrilled and wondered what the test would look like. First, when the test began and time that allocated for the test started ticking, I quickly read and answered the entire question. As soon as I finished and clicked “end” in just a second my results appeared on the screen. Wow, that was fast! I would say I like online test mostly because it provides immediate feedback to the user unlike conventional test where I have to wait for the results.
Furthermore, I suppose online test benefit lecturers the most. This is because with online test, it can randomize the questions and students will not receive the same questions. Thus, this will avoid cheating cases. Besides, lecturers will not have to mark many answer sheets so this will save time and students will be able to get immediate feedback regarding the results.
Nevertheless, there are few disadvantages about online test make I prefer paper-based test more. Firstly, I do not like the question interface because it only allows us to only look at one question at one time while in paper-based test there a number of questions in one page. Hence, it is difficult to look at each question at one time and this will make us lost interest in checking the answers since we have to click one by one again. Besides, in EMEC test, the questions and reading passages are at different tab and it is bothersome to look at both places. In addition, since the passage is on the screen, I cannot scribble as I normally do in paper-based exam to search and mark at the points. Another thing is, in Uji ICT it is quite difficult to understand the questions because it is in Malay language since I learned computer terms in English. For example, "enjin gelintar" and "santak" are among of the terms used in the test and in order to answer the questions I need to guess what are the meaning of those words.
Overall, in my opinion, it can be said that online test have advantages and disadvantages that cannot be avoided. However, this situation can be improved from time to time. Below I include my Uji ICT and EMEC test results.
Online Quiz Results :: Kemahiran Asas ICT
Your #Attempts : 1
Total Class #Attempts : 564
Your Quiz Score : 23/30
Your Highest Score Ever :23
Electronic Malaysian English Competency Test - Reading Test (Set 1)
Score: 25 out of 35 - 71%
Time Taken: 36m 30s
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