Biography

Awards

• Dean’s Commendation for research, UAEU, Education College, 2021.
• Khalifa educational award for innovative teacher category. 2019
• The Founder Leader Award for the Best Teacher, 2018
• Hamdan educational award for distinguished teacher category 2015
• Have been shortlisted for GESS awards for different categories2016 – 2019 

Education

Ph.D., Curriculum Philosophy and Instruction (Mathematics), UAEU, 2021.

MS.c., Curriculum Philosophy and Instruction (Mathematics), UAEU, 2012

Bachelors, Mathematics, The Jordanian University, 1994

Research Interests

International and National Assessment 

Mathematical Literacy 

Gifted Education 

STEM Education

Teachers development 

Selected Publications

• Almarashdi, H. S., Zaiton, E.  Alarabi, K. (2023, June). Perspectives of pre-service mathematics teachers on the use of educational games in their teaching. The International Conference on Multimedia Computing, Networking and Applications (MCNA2023)

• Taha, S., Abulibdeh, E., El-Gendi, H., Almarashdi, H., Alghazo, E., Mostafa, I., Abusini, B., Al-Aqtash, S., Hejazi, A., Ayasrah, F., & Alkhalaileh, M. (2023). Exploring Media and Communication Students’ Perception of Egyptian Universities’ Use of Augmented Reality in Learning. Studies in Media and Communication, 11(4), 209-219. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.11114/smc.v11i4.6121
• Almarashdi, H.S.; Mohamed, A.H.; Jarrah, A.M (2023). Towards Equity: Exploring Gifted and High Achieving Students’ Lived Experiences with a Mathematical Enrichment Program Based on PISA. Sustainability 2023, 15, 4658. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15054658
• Almarashdi, H.S. & Jarrah, A.M. (2023). Assessing Tenth-Grade Students’ Mathematical Literacy Skills in Solving PISA Problems. Soc. Sci. 12(1), 33. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12010033
• Almarashdi, H. S., & Jarrah, A. M. (2022). The Impact of a Proposed Mathematics Enrichment Program on UAE Students’ Mathematical Literacy Based on the PISA Framework. Sustainability 2022, 14, 11259. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141811259
• Almarashdi, H. S., Abulibdeh, E. S., Zaitoun, E., Taha, S., & Libdeh, A. A. (2022, November). Pre-service Mathematics Teachers' Perspectives on STEM Education. In 2022 International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT) (pp. 1-4). IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ACIT57182.2022.9994120.
• Almarashdi, H. S., & Jarrah, A. M. (2021). Mathematics Distance Learning amid the COVID-19 Pandemic in the UAE: High School Students’ Perspectives. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 20 (1), 292-307. DOI: 10.26803/ijlter.20.1.16
• Almarashdi, H. S. (2020). THE IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED MATHEMATICS ENRICHMENT PROGRAM ON THE UAE STUDENTS’ MATHEMATICAL LITERACY IN LIGHT OF THE PISA FRAMEWORK". Dissertations. 184.
• Jarrah, A. M., & Almarashdi, H.S. (2019). Mathematics Teachers’ Perceptions of Teaching Gifted and Talented Learners in General Education Classrooms in the UAE. Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists, 7(4), 835-847. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17478/jegys.628395

Conferences

• The Math Day, 4-3-2023, Zayed university, Dubai.
• Mathematics pre-service teachers’ perspectives on STEM learning. 23rd International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT'2022), 22-24 Nov 2022. UAE
• I -mentoring Panel, Expo 2020, 22-2-2022
• The impact of a proposed Mathematics Enrichment Program on the UAE students’ Mathematical Literacy in light of the PISA framework, 28^th June, 2021, UAE
• What Makes Project-Based Learning in STEM successful for Mathematically Gifted Students: A Students Perspective, Research Postgraduate conference (RPC), 11-12-December, Hong Kong University, 2020 via Zoom.
• Culture Content Analysis of Grade 10 Mathematics Textbook in the United Arab Emirates, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University,1-3-July,2020, Singapore
• Culture Content Analysis of Grade 10 Mathematics Textbook in the United Arab Emirates, The 15th International Conference on Language, Education, Humanities and Innovation 2019, 26,27-10-2019– London, Britain.
• Exploring the Mathematics Gifted Students’ Experiences through the Confluence of STEM Project-Based Learning: A Phenomenological Study, The 5th International Conference on Education (ICE-2019), 4,5-Nov-2019, Al Ain, UAE.
• Culture Content Analysis of Grade 10 Mathematics Textbook in the United Arab Emirates, The 5th International Conference on Education (ICE-2019), 4,5-Nov-2019, Al Ain, UAE.
• Exploring the Mathematics Gifted Students’ Experiences through the Confluence of STEM Project-Based Learning: A Phenomenological Study, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WRITING FOR STEM,28,29-11-2019, Sharjah,
• UAE Fifth Graduate Students Research Conference 2019: “Mathematics Teachers' Perceptions Toward Gifted Students; The case of United Arab Emirates”
• Fourth Graduate Students Research Conference 2018: “Cultural Responsive Teaching”
• Bett 2018 “STEM: How can Educational Technology Support Students in Class?”
• The3^rd gifted and talented international conference 2016: "The ability to solve mathematical word problems and its relation to reading in non-ordinary students (gifted and low learners)
• The 2^nd gifted and talented international conference 2015 " How can we meet the needs of gifted and talented students in mathematics in regular classes"
• Curriculum and Methods of instructions Forum 2018 “Enrichment unit in Math”
• Math, Science and educational technology conference 2015 "Singapore's magic formula for maths success "
• Math, Science and educational technology conference,2014 " Mathematical Problem Solving and Learning Mathematics"
• Math, Science and educational technology conference 2013 " Teaching Arithmetic mean conceptually"
• Math, Science and educational technology conference 2011 " Reducing Abstraction in Mathematics"

Teaching Courses

• Methods of teacing Mathematics.
• Foundation of Education.
• Educational Psychology.
• Instructional technology.
• School Curriculum and UAE Curriculum.