%A Widad Othman %A Tina Swee Kim Lim %A Cik Norazlina Mohamad %A Shawira Abu Bakar %O This research was supported by Grant No. URI-GR-2010-004 from The Institute of Quality, Research & Innovation, Open University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. Approval to conduct this research was duly obtained from The Educational Planning, Research & Development Division Ministry of Education, Malaysia [Ref. No. KP (BPPDP)603/5/Jld.01(254)] And The State Education Departments in Malaysia %T Impact Study on OUM's PISMK graduates (Bachelor of Teachership) (March 2010 Graduates) %X The objective of this study was to determine the impact of OUM's SMK programme (Bachelor of Teachership) by investigating the perceptions of the : a. SMK beginning teachers on their teaching efficacy and competencies b. Principals/heads of schools on the SMK beginning teachers performance as compared to the competencies/skills perceived as important. %D 2011 %K Bachelor of Teachership with Honours (Sarjana Muda Keguruan denganKepujian, SMK), Teacher Education Institutes (Institut Pendidikan Guru, IPG), teaching efficacy and competencies %I Open University Malaysia (OUM) %L library_repository626