Assosiate Professor Dr Mazlini Adnan ( Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Malaysia.)

MAZLINI ADNAN was born in Kuala Kangsar, Perak on 18th February 1975. Currently as a assosiate professor at Mathematics Department, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, UPSI Tanjong Malim. Holds a PhD and a master in mathematics education from the National University of Malaysia (UKM). Received bachelor's degree (BSc.Ed (Math) from the University of Malaya (UM). Also has an experience of teaching in secondary schools almost 4 years in the field of mathematics and additional mathematics before joining UPSI as a tutor in 2003. Expert in the area of STEM Education, beliefs, conceptual knowledge in mathematics and structural equation modeling (SEM).

Research Interests: Mathematics Education, STEM Education, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)

Memberships, editorial boards: 

1. International Advisory Editors for Journal of Research in Advances in Mathematics Education ( Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta

List of Research Grants (recent 5 years):

1. Project title: Pembinaan Item Kemahiran Berfikir Aras Tinggi Matematik
   Tingkatan Satu (Leader) GPU
2. Project Title: Pembangunan Model Pembelajaran Inkuiri Berasaskan Projek (mPIP) untuk Murid Sekolah Rendah Berteraskan Pendidikan STEM (Leader) GPU
3. Project title: Kajian Pembinaan dan Pengujian Komik Stem Terhadap
   Pencapaian Sains, Matematik dan KBAT dalam Kalangan Murid Tahun Satu di
   Daerah Hulu Langat, Selangor (Leader) EXTERNAL GRANT
4. Project title: Pembinaan Modul KBAT-PBM untuk Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran
   Sains Tingkatan Dua (Member) GPU
5. Project title: Pembinaan Modul I-THINK Untuk Meningkatkan Kemahiran Berfikir
   Aras Tinggi Murid Tingkatan Satu Dalam Matematik (Member) GPU
6. Project title: Pembangunan Model Pendekatan Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran
   (PdP) Berasaskan Model Bar Dalam Pembelajaran Matematik Berlandaskan
   Kemahiran Berfikir Aras Tinggi (Member) - FRGS
7. Project title: Pembangunan Modul Adventure Based Learning untuk Kursus
   Statistik Asas Peringkat Diploma (Member) GPU
8. Project title: Pembangunan dan Pengujian Kriteria Heutagogi, Paragogi dan
   Sibergogi untuk Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Matematik Peringkat Universiti di
   Malaysia (Member) FRGS
   

Selected Recent Publications (recent 5 years): 

1. Mazlini Adnan, Azwani Masuwai, Nor’ain Mohd Tajudin & Nurulhuda Abdul Rahman. 2015. An Exploratory Factor Analysis on Generating Teaching and Learning Guiding Principles from Malaysian Teacher Educators’ Perspectives. Creative Education. 6, 1245-1255.
2. Siti Mistima Maat, Mazlini Adnan, Mohd Faizal Nizam Lee Abdullah, Che Nidzam Che Ahmad, & Marzita Puteh. 2015. Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Learning Environment Instrument among High Performance School Students. Creative Education. 6, 640-646.
3. Che Nidzam Che Ahmad, Asmayati Yahaya, Mohd Faizal Nizam Lee Abdullah, Noraini Mohamed Noh & Mazlini Adnan. 2015. An Instrument to Assess Physical Aspects of Classroom Environment in Malaysia. International Journal of Arts & Sciences. 8(2), 1-12.
4. Norâain Mohd. Tajudin, Marzita Puteh, Mazlini Adnan, Mohd Faizal Nizam Lee Abdullah & Amalina Ibrahim. 2015. Persepsi dan Amalan Pengajaran Guru Matematik Dalam Penyelesaian Masalah Algebra. Jurnal Pendidikan Sains & Matematik Malaysia. 5(2) 12-22.
5. Marzita Puteh, Che Nidzam Che Ahmad, Noraini Mohamed Noh, Mazlini Adnan, Mohd Hairy Ibrahim. 2015. The Classroom Physical Environment and Its Relation to Teaching and Learning Comfort Level. International Journal of Social Science and Humanity. 5 (3), 237-240.
6. Aminah Ayob, Ong Eng Tek, Nasir Md Ibrahim & Mazlini Adnan.2015. The Effectiveness of An InService Training of Pre-School Teachers on Stem Integration Through Project-Based Inquiry Learning (Pbil). Sixth International Conference on Science and Mathematics Education CoSMEd 2015 Penang, Malaysia (16 – 19 November 2015).
7. Mazlini Adnan, Aminah Ayob, Ong Eng Tek, Md. Nasir Ibrahim, Noriah Ishak & Jameyah Sheriff.2016. Kebolehlaksanaan dan kebolehintegrasian pendidikan STEM dalam kurikulum PERMATA Negara. Malaysian Journal of Society and Space (GEOGRAFIA). 12(1) 137 – 148.
8. Mazlini Adnan & Effandi Zakaria. 2016. Structural Model of Beliefs, Conceptual Knowledge and Experience among Trainee Mathematics Teachers. International Conference on Education in Mathematics, Science & Technology ICEMST 2016 Bodrum, Turkey (19 – 22 Mei 2016).

Link to CV: https://portal3.upsi.edu.my/cms/DirektoriPakar/viewDetail.jsp?SID=E7BEB19738F41747

Field: MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

Associate Professor Dr Suppiah Nachiappan (Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Malaysia.)

Suppiah Nachiappan had completed Certificate of Education in Tamil Language and started his career in Primary Tamil School for about 8 years. Then, he furthered his Studies in Degree of Literature, Masters of Psychology and PhD in Educational Psychology. Then, his career continued for about 9 years of service in Secondary School. In 2004, he entered UPSI and started his career as a lecturer. He involved himself actively in researches and publications. He has special interest in publishing books and have published about 10 books.

Research Interests: Educational Psychology; Proses Kognisi dalam Menganalisis Teks; Hermeneutic Analysis as a Qualitative Methodology

Memberships, editorial boards: 

1. International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (In PACT) Scientific Committee Member.
2. Tamil Linguistic Association Committee Member.

List of Research Grants (recent 5 years):

1. Analisis Faktor Pemilihan Kerjaya dan Cara Mengatasi Masalah Pengangguran Dalam Kalangan Belia di Majlis Belia Negeri Perak (MBN).
2. Analisis Kandungan Modul Pengajaran Pemupukan Kemahiran Berfikir Murid Prasekolah Pendidikan Khas Masalah Pembelajaran (MPPKMP).
3. Analisis Kehadiran Proses Kognisi Aras Tinggi (PKAT) dalam Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Subjek Bahasa Malaysia di SJK(T) Klebang, Chemor, Perak.
4. Gejala Buli, Punca dan Cara Mengatasi Dalam Kalangan Murid Sekolah Kebangsaan, Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina dan Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil.
5. Keberkesanan Penggunaan Peta Bulat (I-Think) Bagi Penulisan Karangan Pengajian Am.
6. Kajian Penyelidikan di Pusat Sri Murugan Centre seluruh Malaysia.
7. Kajian di SJK (T) St. Theresa Convent, Taiping, Perak.
8. Pembangunan Model Pengajaran Kemahiran Berfikir Aras Tinggi(KBAT)Prasekolah Ke Arah Meningkatkan Kualiti Perguruan.
9. Pengajaran Menggunakan Bahan Bantu Mengajar dalam Tunjang Sains dan Teknologi Prasekolah.

Selected Recent Publications (recent 5 years):

1. Suppiah a/l Nachiappan, "Siri Pendidikan Guru: Bimbingan dan Kaunseling Kanak-Kanak (Edisi Kemaskini)", 2014, Oxford Fajar.
2. Suppiah a/l Nachiappan, "PROSES KOGNISI DAN AFEKSI: KAEDAH PEDAGOGI HERMNEUTIK DAN INTERPRESTASI", 2014, UPSI.
3. Suppiah a/l Nachiappan, "Kaedah Hermeneutik: Kaedah Interpretasi Teks Secara Kualitatif", 2016, Penerbit Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI).
4. Suppiah a/l Nachiappan, "Molhittirankalum Katral Karpittalil Tolhilnutpamum", 2017, Persatuan Linguistik Bahasa Tamil, Malaysia.
5. Suppiah a/l Nachiappan, "Bahasa Malaysia dalam KSSR: Peningkatan Kognisi dalam Lisan, Bacaan, Penulisan dan Penaakulan", 2017, null.

Link to CV: https://portal3.upsi.edu.my/ExpDir?SID=440F865C49CED087

Field: Phsychology