Staff Directory

Academic Qualification
- Ph.D in Language Testing - Doctor of Philosophy, University of Surrey
- Master in Teaching English as a Second Language with a Minor in Education - Masters Degree, University of North Texas
- Bachelor in English - Bachelor Degree, University of North Texas
Ainol Madziah Bt. Zubairi (Prof. Dr.)
Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
KULLIYYAH OF EDUCATION
ainol@iium.edu.my
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Area of Specialisation
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Linguistics and Literature ~ Educational Linguistics - Research in Graduateness and Employability
- Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Education ~ Other Education n.e.c. - Assessment in Higher Education
- Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Education ~ Language Literacy (Including English (TESOL, ESL, TEFL) and other Languages) - ESL Teacher Training
- Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Education ~ Language Literacy (Including English (TESOL, ESL, TEFL) and other Languages) - TESL
Research Projects
Completed
2020 - 2020 | READ Programme: Training Teachers to Empower Youth |
2020 - 2023 | Toward Building Multicultural and Resilient Societies - Nurturing Empathic, Responsible and Engaged Global Citizens in Indonesia, Malaysia and Japan in the Post-COVID-19 Pandemic |
2016 - 2019 | Investigation of Malaysian Teachers? Instructional and Assessment Methods for Critical Thinking Skills (CTS) and the Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Specific Training Modules for Enhancement of CTS |
2016 - 2021 | Profiling Science and Technology Undergraduate Students? English Communication Skills at the Higher Learning Educational Institutions (HLEIS) in Malaysia |
2014 - 2015 | Prestariang's Program Pentauliahan Professional [3P]: A Comparative Study |
2014 - 2015 | Keberkesanan Metodologi Pengajaran dan Pentaksiran Mata Pelajaran Pendidikan Islam bagi Menghadapi Cabaran Semasa |
2014 - 2016 | A Critical Discourse Analysis on the Discourse Representation of the Policy Makers and the Stakeholders on MBMMBI |
2014 - 2014 | Prestariang's 3P Programme: An Assessment of Return on Investment |
2014 - 2015 | Prestariang's Program Pentauliahan Profesional [3P]: A Tracer Study |
2014 - 2015 | The Impact of Prestariang's 3P Programme on Participating Institutions |
2013 - 2014 | The Impact of Prestariang Systems' Digital Citizenship Training Programme on Student Learning |
2013 - 2016 | Narrowing the Gender Gap: Investing the Factors that Influence Malaysian Boys' Literacy Development and Profiling their Literacy Needs |
2013 - 2014 | Best Practices in Digital Citizenship Training Programmes |
2013 - 2014 | Stakeholders' and Graduates' Evaluation of Prestariang Systems'Digital Citizenship Training Programme: A Survey |
2012 - 2013 | Graduate Citizenry: Higher Education, Patriotism and Nation Building in Malaysia |
2012 - 2015 | A Critical Assessment of the Impact of PSPTN Phase 1 on Malaysian Higher Education Stakeholders |
2011 - 2013 | Projek Pembinaan Modul Training of Trainers (ToT) dalam Bidang Learning Assessment |
2010 - 2011 | Vocational English Test for International Communication (VET): A Study of Existing Standards and Industrial Needs |
2008 - 2011 | Faculty Assessment Competency: An IIUM Study |
2008 - 2011 | Validation of Teaching Efficiency Rating (TER) |
2008 - 2012 | Developing a Framework for Evaluating English for Specific Purposes Programme |
2008 - 2012 | A Study of Cultural Sensitivity and English Language Teaching Materials of Muslim Learners and Teachers. |
2008 - 2011 | Pilot Study of Student Efficiency Survey |
2005 - 2008 | An Investigation of the Performance of the IIUM Teaching Staff in IELTS & An Investigation into the Comparability of the English Placement Test (EPT) and the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) |
On-Going
2022 - Present | Projek Penyelidikan dan Pembangunan Pendidikan Rabbani Kelantan |
2021 - Present | Supporting the STEM Initiative: A Constructivist Framework to Foster Mathematical Thinking of Secondary School Students. |
2020 - Present | A Conversation Analysis Study on Interaction Patterns During Online Classroom |
2020 - Present | Validating and Profiling Lifelong Learning Attributes (LLLA) Among Academic Staff of Islamic Tertiary Education Institutions |
2018 - Present | ALIGNING THE IIUM ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TEST STANDARDS TO THE COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE AND THE IELTS: EVIDENCE OF INTERNAL, PROCEDURAL AND EXTERNAL VALIDITY |
2013 - Present | The Impact of Prestariang System's Digital Citizenship Training Programme on Participants' Knowledge, Attitude and Skills |
2008 - Present | An Investigation of the Compatibility of the Policies and Practices of English for Specific Purposes Programs at Malaysian Public Universities and the Demands of the Industries for Graduates With Communicative Skills. |
2007 - Present | Graduateness Research Unit (GRU) |
2007 - Present | Testing and Assesment in Higher Education Research Unit (TASHE) |
Award & Recognition
10 Dec, 2020 | Committee Majlis Penarafan Standard dan Kualiti Bahasa Inggeris - Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia | National |
Publications
Article
Conference or Workshop Item
Book
2017 | IIUM TRACER STUDY 2016. Naga Global Print (M) Sdn Bhd, ISBN: 9789671396957 |
2017 | IIUM tracer study 2016 first degree and post-graduate. Alumni and Global Networking Division, ISBN: 978-967-13969-4-0 |
2017 | IIUM tracer study 2016 follow up. Alumni and Global Networking Division, ISBN: 978-967-13969-- 4 |
2016 | IIUM tracer study 2015. Percetakan Nasional Malaysia Berhad, ISBN: 9789671396926 |
2016 | IIUM tracer study 2015 first degree and post-graduate. Alumni and Global Networking Division, ISBN: 9789671396919 |
2016 | IIUM tracer study 2015 follow up. Alumni and Global Networking Division, ISBN: 978-967-13969-3-3 |
2015 | IIUM tracer study 2014: follow up. Alumni and Career Service Division, ISBN: na |
2013 | Advantages and disadvantages of studying at IIUM. Alumni and Career Service Division, IIUM, ISBN: 9789671082669 |
2013 | IIUM alumni tracer study 2012. Alumni and Career Services Division, ISBN: 978-967-10826-3-8 |
2013 | IIUM tracer study 2013 follow up. Alumni and Career Services Division, ISBN: 978-967-10826-7-6 |
2013 | IIUM tracer study 2013: first degree and post graduate. Alumni and Career Services Division, ISBN: 978-967-10826-5-2 |
2013 | Student workbook : proficiency in enterprise communication. Prestariang Systems Sdn Bhd, ISBN: 978-967-10423-8-0 |
2012 | IIUM alumni tracer study 2012: first degree and post graduate. Alumni and Career Services Division, ISBN: 978-967-10826-4-5 |
2011 | Alumni tracer study 2011: International Islamic University Malaysia. Alumni and Career Services Division, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-10826-2-1 |
2011 | Tracer study 2009 first degree graduates: International Islamic University Malaysia. Alumni and Career Services Division, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 9789679935912 |
2011 | Tracer study 2010: first degree graduates International Islamic University Malaysia. Alumni and Career Services Division, ISBN: 9789671082607 |
2011 | Tracer study 2011 First Degree and Post Graduates: International Islamic University Malaysia. Alumni and Career Services Division, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 798-967-10826-1-4 |
2011 | Tracer Study First Degree Graduates 2010: International Islamic University Malaysia. Alumni and Career Services Division, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-10826-0-7 |
2008 | Enhancing the quality of higher education through research: shaping future policy. The Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia (MoHE), ISBN: 9789833663118 |
2008 | Tracer study 2008 First Degree Graduates. Alumni and Career Services Division, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 9789834168988 |
2007 | Tracer study 2007 First Degree Graduates: International Islamic University Malaysia. Alumni and Career Services Division, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 97898341689-6-4 |
Book Section
2020 | Assessment. In: Centre for Professional Development (CPD), International Islamic University Malaysia., ISBN: , pp. 43-46 |
2020 | Planning , design and implementing alternative assessment. In: Centre for Professional Development (CPD), International Islamic University Malaysia., ISBN: , pp. 61-62 |
2013 | Discussions and recommendations. In: Alumni and Career Service Division, IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-10826-5-2, pp. 327-359 |
2013 | Learning Assessment. In: Akademi Kepimpinan Pengajian Tinggi (AKEPT), ISBN: , pp. 63-70 |
2013 | Unemployement pattern. In: Alumni and Career Service Division, IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-10826-5-2, pp. 327-359 |
2013 | Unemployement pattern. In: Alumni and Career Service Division, IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-10826-5-2, pp. 327-359 |
2011 | English language competency for employment purposes: meeting the needs of the industry. In: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-0225-23-4, pp. 179-208 |
2011 | Sustaining and strengthening higher education in International Islamic University Malaysia : the role of quality assurance exercises. In: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, ISBN: 9789838615198, pp. 106-121 |
2009 | Gender inclusive education in higher education: illusory or a necessity?. In: IIUM Press and IPPTN, ISBN: 9789675272066, pp. 167-177 |
2008 | Gender differences in graduate employability: the role of inclusive higher education in Malaysian universities. In: Universiti Sains Malaysia & National Higher Education Research Institute, ISBN: 978-983-3986-13-2, pp. 285-298 |
2008 | Profiling the first-degree graduates' employability: a longitudinal analysis. In: Universiti Sains Malaysia & National Higher Education Research Institute, ISBN: 978-983-861-343-9, pp. 271-287 |
2008 | The English language proficiency of Malaysian Public University students. In: MOHE, ISBN: , pp. 40-65 |
2008 | The role of values in determining graduates' employability and satisfaction of academic programmes. In: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, ISBN: 9789838613439, pp. 288-296 |
Monograph
2019 | A correlational study of MUET and IELTS. In: Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia, |
2019 | Teachers' instructional and assessment methods for critical thinking skills and evaluation of the Hikmah Pedagogy Training modules: a case study in Kuala Lumpur. In: Centre for Teaching Thinking, Kulliyyah of Education, |
2018 | Laporan kajian keberkesanan kurikulum mata pelajaran Pendidikan Islam bagi menghadapi cabaran masa kini. In: Penerbit IKIM/IKIM Press, |
2016 | A critical discourse analysis on the discourse representation of the policy makers and the stakeholders on MBMMBI. In: Research Management Centre, International Islamic University Malaysia, |
2015 | IIUM TRACER STUDY 2014. In: Alumni and Career Service Division, |
2012 | English competency for employment: Actualizing industry needs with the proficiency in enterprise communication. In: Prestariang Systems Sdn Bhd, |