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.