Research

PUBLICATIONS & INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS:

Sabah, S., & Du, X. (2018). University Faculty’s Perceptions and Practices of Student Centered Learning in Qatar – Alignment or Gap? Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-11-2017-0144.

Ghunaimat, M. & Sabah, S. (2017) . The degree of using performance assessment by mathematics teachers the basic stage. DIRASAT Journal: Educational Sciences ( University of Jordan), 44(3), 77- 90 [ in Arabic]

Sabah, S. ( 2017). Integrated Science in Elementary classroom in Qatar: The impact of professional development program on teachers pedagogical knowledge and skills . Paper presented at the National STEM Education Research and Practice Summit on October, 16-17, PURDUE University, IN, USA

Sabah, S.. Inquiry- based Instruction in Science Classrooms in Qatar: Findings from TIMSS 2015. Paper presented at the Australasian Science Education Research Association (ASERA) Annual Conference 2017 on June, 27- 30, University of Technology Sydney, Australia.

Sabah, S. ( 17 April 2016). Collaboration among Science Teachers in Qatar. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Baltimore, MD, USA.

Mahmoud, L. & Sabah, S. ( 2016) . Developing an Achievement Test of Geometry for the Fifth Graders Using Rasch Model. DIRASAT Journal: Educational Sciences, University of Jordan, 43(3), 1353- 1367 [ in Arabic]

Qablan, A., Mansour, N., Alshamrani, S., Aldahmash, A. , & Sabbah, S. (2015). Ensuring effective impact of continuing professional development: Saudi Science Teachers’ Perspective. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2015, 11(3), 619-631. [ Impact Factor: 1.02].

Alshamrani, S., Alghamedi, S., Aldahmash, A., Mansour, N., & Sabah, S. (2015). High School Science Teachers’ Perceptions of Evaluating Teacher Professional Development Programs in Saudi Arabia [in Arabic]. Journal of Educational & Psychological Sciences, 16 (3), 93 – 127. [ in Arabic]

Sabah, S., Fayez, M., Alshamrani , S., & Mansour, N. ( 2014). Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Provision in Saudi Arabia: Perceptions and Experiences of CPD Providers, Journal of Baltic Science Education, 13(3), 91- 104. [impact factor: .444 (2012].

Akour, M., Sabah, S., & Hammouri, H. (2014). Net and Global Differential Item Functioing in PISA Polytomously-Scored Science Items: Application of the Differential Step Functioning Framework. Psychoeducational Assessment Journal. DOI: 10.1177/0734282914541337. Publisher: Sage Publications (USA); indexed in [Thomson – Social Science Citation index; 5-year impact factor: 1.00]

Sabah, S., Hammouri, H, & Akour, M. (2013). Validation of a Scale of Attitudes toward Science across Countries Using Rasch Model: Findings from TIMSS, Journal of Baltic Science Education, 12(5), 692-702. Indexed in [Thomson – Social Science Citation index; impact factor: .444 (2012)]

Sabah, S. (2012). The Effect of Computer Simulations on Students’ Conceptual Change of Electric Circuits. Journal of Institutional Research South East Asia, 10 (2), 61 – 73. Indexed in [SCOPUS, EBSCOhost, Australian Education Index,..]

Al Basheer, A., Sabah, S., Hammad, I., & Ashour, R. (2012). The knowledge base of cooperating teachers in Jordan: The case for classroom teachers. International Journal of Applied Educational Studies, 13(1), 68 – 77. Indexed in [EBSCOhost (Current Abstracts, Education Research Complete,..), ProQuest]

Fayez, M., Sabah, S., & Abu Rudwan, E. (2011).The state and level of involvement among Jordanian kindergarten parents and its relationship to teachers’ efforts of outreach. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 12 (3), 241-251.

Sabah, S., Al Basheer, A., Barham, A., & Fayez, M. (2011). Jordanian college students’ perceptions of inquiry experiences in science laboratories. Journal of Institutional Research South East Asia, 9(2), 36 – 47. Indexed in [SCOPUS, EBSCOhost, Australian Education Index,..]

Sabah, S., & Hammouri, H. (2010). Does Subject Matter Matter? Estimating the Impact of Instructional Practices and Resources on Student Achievement in Science and Mathematics: findings from TIMSS 2007. Evaluation & Research in Education, 23(4), 287 – 299. Publisher: Routledge (UK); indexed in [SCOPUS, EBSCOhost (Current Abstracts, Education Research Complete,), ProQuest,…]

Hammouri, H., & Sabah, S. (2010). Analysis and Assessment of the Jordan National Test for Controlling the Quality of Science Instruction (NTCQSI): A Rasch Measurement Perspective. Educational Research and Evaluation: An International Journal on Theory and Practice, 16 (6), 451–470 .Publisher: Routledge (UK); indexed in [SCOPUS, EBSCOhost (Current Abstracts, Education Research Complete…), ProQuest…]

Fayez, M., Sabah, S., & Olimat, E. ( 2011). Jordanian Early Childhood Teachers’ Perspectives toward Science Teaching and Learning. International Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education, 2(1). Indexed in [Australian Education Index, EdResearch Online]

Sabah, S., & Liu, X. (2008, April). Developing a two-tiered instrument with confidence levels for assessing students’ conceptions of direct current circuits. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Baltimore, MD, USA.

Liu, X., Fulmer, G.W., Sabah, S., Vosburgh, E.D., & Alnakeeb, Z. (2007, April). Trends in science education research: Case studies of noted living science educators. Participants at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, USA.