Dr. Nur Jahan Ahmad is a senior lecturer at the School of Educational Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang. Malaysia. She holds a B.Sc. in Biological Sciences (Hons) from the University of Pittsburgh, Diploma in Education from the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), M.Sc. in Chemistry from the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and PhD. in Chemistry Education from the University of Leeds. She was with the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Centre for Education in Science and Mathematics (SEAMEO RECSAM) from January 2013 to September 2017 as Specialist and Deputy Director (Research & Development). She also had experience working as a teacher in a secondary school and as a lecturer in Penang Teacher Education Institute. In addition, she had experience in training teachers from Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific, Africa, and Maldives. She has coordinated many workshops, capacity building programmes, Professional Learning Community (PLC) programme, and lesson study activities with the in-service teachers. She is an experienced researcher and involved heavily in research related to chemistry education, science education, STEM Education, and curriculum development. She is the external board advisor for publication, editor, writer, and reviewer; and has published many articles and books in science, chemistry, and STEM Education.
jahan@usm.my
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BSc. (Hons) - Major: Biological Sciences; Minor: Organic Chemistry & Psychology (University of Pittsburgh); Diploma in Education - Biology and Chemistry Education (Universiti Sains Malaysia); MSc. - Chemistry (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia), Ph.D. - Chemistry Education (University of Leeds)
Chemical Education, Curriculum Development, Science Education, Stem Education
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