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  • Senior Lecturer

  • School of Liberal Arts & Sciences
    Faculty of Social Sciences & Leisure Management
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  •   kahheng.loh@taylors.edu.my


Dr Loh Kah Heng @ Low Kah Heng

Dr. Loh Kah Heng is the Program Director Cum Senior Lecturer of American Degree Transfer Program at Taylor’s University. He has been working in the education industry for the past 35 years. He started his teaching career as a Pre-University Physics teacher in a high school since 1986. He joined Taylor’s College as Physics and Mathematics lecturer in 1989. In 1997, he transferred to American Degree Program to teach Physics, Mathematics, Computing and Digital Literacy modules. He is one of the longest service academic staff at Taylor’s University with 32 years of tracked record in academic field. He has been actively involved in research, administrative work and community service in the past 3 decades.

Being an educator, Dr. Loh believes in lifelong learning along with his teaching career. He earned his first degree in Bachelor of Science in Physics and Computer Science from Campbell University, North Carolina, USA, which enabled him to begin his teaching career path in a high school. While teaching in the high school, he continued his study in University of Malaya for the Post Graduate Diploma in Education, and completed the course in 1989. With this professional qualification in teaching career, he joined Taylor’s College to start his second phase of teaching career. In 1997, he obtained his Master in Information Technology from National University of Malaysia. He proceeded to teach in the current program, American Degree Transfer program with Master Degree and continued to pursue Doctorate degree in Library and Information Science in International Islamic University of Malaysia. He obtained his PhD in 2010 with the research title “The Impact of Information Literacy Skills Training on Uncertainty Reduction, Learning Performance and Academic Self-efficacy in a Problem-based Learning (PBL) Environment”.

He has presented many papers in the area of Information and Digital Literacy, Uncertainty and Academic self-efficacy in PBL in International Conferences and was invited to chair Conference Session in international conferences such as International Academic Forum (IAFOR) Conference in OSAKA, Japan and international Conferences organized by Research Management Publication (RMP) in Saigon, Vietnam. He has also published many research papers in Scopus and ERA journal, as well as peer review journals, focusing in the Problem-Based Learning, Academic Self-efficacy and On-line Learning as well as MOOC. He successfully completed the Taylor’s University Research Grant on a research project entitled “Application of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to investigate students’ acceptance of MOOC at Taylor's University” in 2019.

Currently, Dr. Loh Kah Heng affiliates to Taylor’s University, Malaysia and serves as the Program Director in the American Degree Transfer Program, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences. He stay in Subang Jaya, Selangor.



Academic Qualification

  • PHD, International Islamis University of Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Master Of Science (Information Technology), U Kebangsaan Malaysi, -
  • Bachelor Of Science (Physics), Campbell Universiti, -
  • Diploma In Education (Physics), Universiti Malaya, -

Professional Qualification

  • General Certificate In Edu., Chung Hua High School, Seremban, Ns, -

Areas of Expertise

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Research Interest

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Publications

2022
  • Sci.Int.(Lahore) (ISI-Indexed), Sci.Int.(Lahore) - Article in Journals
  • INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTER-VARSITY STOCK CHALLENGE TO PREPARE LEARNERS FOR FUTURE READINESS. (ISI-Indexed), Sci.Int.(Lahore) - Article in Journals
2021
  • Investigating the Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and Academic Outcome in Mathematics: Using Teacher-Learners Partnership's Repetitive Attempts Online Homework Approach (SCOPUS-indexed) - Book Chapter
  • Exploring the Relationship Between Learners Uncertainty Level and Learning Performance in an Authentic Problem-Based Learning Environment (SCOPUS-Indexed), IGI Book Chapter - Article in Journals
2020
  • Investigating the Effectiveness of Inter-Varsity Stock Challenge to Inculcate Stock Trading Literacy Amongst Youth (ERA Indexed), International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Science - Article in Journals
  • Examining Effectiveness of an Authentic Problem-based Learning Model based on Uncertainty Level and Learning Performance of Engineering Students Studying Physics (ERA Indexed), International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Science - Article in Journals
  • Examining the relationship among Learning self-efficacy, MOOC-satisfaction and MOOC-Loyalty of MOOC Learner with Bagozzi s Model (ERA Indexed), International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Science - Article in Journals
2019
  • Investigating Relationship Among Learning Self-efficacy, MOOC-satisfaction and MOOC- Loyalty of MOOC Learner Using Bagozzi s Self-regulation Model. - Article in Proceeding
  • Investigating Students Receptiveness Towards MOOC and Its Relationship with Anxiety and Motivation Among Students at Taylor s University, International Journal of Education, Psychology and Counseling - Article in Journals
2018
  • Investigating Learners Perception of Uncertainty Level and satisfaction in learning experience in an Authentic Problem-based Learning Classroom., Advances in Natural and Applied Sciences - Article in Journals
  • Adopting Authentic Problem-based Learning (APBL) to Enhance Self-efficacy of Learning and Perceived Digital Literacy Skills of University Students. (ERA Indexed), Journal of Social Science and Humanities - Article in Journals
  • Investigating students Reflection of Learning experience and perception on achievement of Graduate capability in experiential Learning through an interdisciplinary project. (ERA Indexed), Advances In Natural And Applied Sciences - Article in Journals
2017
  • The Relationship Between Academic Self-Efficacy and Learning Performance in Problem-Based Learning Environment (SCOPUS-Indexed), World Applied Sciences Journal - Article in Journals
2015
  • The Impact of Digital Literacy Training on Learning Performance of University Students in a Problem-Based Learning Environment (SCOPUS-Indexed), Taylor s 7th Teaching and Learning - Article in Journals

Research

  • Application of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to investigate students acceptance of MOOC at Taylor's University,  Project Leader, 2017 to 2019, Taylor's University

Awards and Stewardship

  • Invited Conference Session Chair, Conference, RMP Publications, Malaysia, Conference Session Chair , 2018
  • Invited Session Chair, Conference, RMP Publications, Malaysia, Session Chair , 2017

Paper Presented

  • Investigating relationship among Learning self-efficacy, MOOC-satisfaction and MOOC- Loyalty of MOOC Learner using Bagozzi s self-regulation Model , The 11th Asian Conference on Education ACE2019 (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 31/10/2019 to 03/11/2019
  • Examining the relationship among Learning self-efficacy, MOOC-satisfaction and MOOC-Loyalty of MOOC Learner , 4th International Conference on Social Science and Educational Studies 2020 (CONFERENCE), Session Chair , 21/02/2020 to 22/02/2020
  • Examining Effectiveness of an Authentic Problem-based Learning Model based on Uncertainty Level and Learning Performance of Engineering Students studying Physics , , 4th International Conference on Social Science and Educational Studies 2020 (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 21/02/2020 to 22/02/2020
  • Examining Factors Influencing MOOC-Loyalty based on Expectation-Confirmation Model, TTLC 2019 (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 27/09/2019 to 29/09/2019
  • Investigating relationship among Learning self-efficacy, MOOC-satisfaction and MOOC- Loyalty of MOOC Learner using Bagozzi s self-regulation Model, The Asia Conference of Education (ACE 2019) (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 31/10/2019 to 03/11/2019
  • Investigating students Reflection of Learning experience and perception on Achievement of Graduate capability in experiential Learning through an interdisciplinary project, MDSG-RMP Conferences 2018 (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 22/02/2018 to 24/02/2018
  • Investigating students Reflection of Learning experience and perception on achievement of Graduate capability in experiential Learning through an interdisciplinary project, 2nd RMP International Conference on Social Science and Education Studies 2018 (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 23/02/2018 to 24/02/2018 (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 23/02/2018 to 24/02/2018
  • Digital literacy training and learning performance in a problem-based learning environment, Taylor s 7th Teaching and Learning Conference 2014 (TTLC2014). (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 14/11/2014 to 15/11/2014
  • Impact on Academic Self-efficacy in Problem-based Learning Environment with infusion of Digital Literacy Training. , Universal Academic Cluster International Summer Conference (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 02/06/2016 to 03/06/2016
  • The Relationship between Academic Self-Efficacy and Learning Performance in Problem-based Learning Environment, RMP INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION STUDIES 2017 (CONFERENCE), Oral Presenter and Session Chair , 23/08/2017 to 24/08/2017