Professor Dr. Ratnawati Mohd Asraf graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology in 1977 and a Master of Science degree in Secondary Education in 1979 from Northern Illinois University. In 1995, she obtained her Ph.d from Florida State University, graduating Summa Cum Laude with a CGPA of 3.98 in Multilingual/Multicultural Education; and inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi Honour Society in recognition of academic excellence for being in the top 5% of the graduating year.
Dr. Ratnawati Mohd Asraf is currently a professor at the Faculty of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), and Dean of the Research Management Centre, IIUM. She has had over 27 years of experience as an academic in the university, and is actively involved in teaching and research-receiving the Quality Research Award in 2011; Outstanding Researcher Award in 2010; IIUM Outstanding Researcher Award, Institute of Education Outstanding Researcher Award, and Quality Research Award in 2009; and Quality Research Award in 2003.
She is also actively involved in consultancy-as a lead consultant in more than ten projects commissioned by the Malaysian Science and Technology Information Centre (MASTIC); under the Ministry of Science and Technology, a lead consultant in the project, "R&D and Innovation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia", a project awarded by the King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia; as well as projects involving UNICEF and the Ministry of Education Malaysia. Her professional training and research has been in the areas of teacher education, curriculum and instructions, second language learning and teaching, literacy, and the use of statistics in educational research. She has published numerous books and articles in the fields of teacher education, second language teaching and learning, literacy, and the use of statistics in educational research.

• Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Linguistics and Literature ~ Language Acquisition (Including First Language Acquisition, SLA, Bilingualism, Foreign Language Learning)

ACTION RESEARCH FOR ESL TEACHER	2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
ISSUES IN TESL	2023/2024 2022/2023 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017
MEETING THE LITERACY NEEDS OF DIVERSE ESL LEARNERS	2022/2023 2021/2022
MEETING THE LITERACY NEEDS OF ESL LEARNERS	2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
TEACHING GRAMMAR IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS	2021/2022
TEACHING READING IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS	2022/2023 2021/2022

Completed

2021 - 2022	THE APPLICATION OF MAQASID AL-SHARIAH IN ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES IN AN INCLUSIVE EDUCATION CONTEXT
2019 - 2020	SURVEY ON PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION MALAYSIA 2019
2018 - 2023	Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities in the Special Education and Inclusive Education Setting
2018 - 2019	Kajian Bibliometrik Kebangsaan (Tahun 2001-2017)
2016 - 2018	Investigating Strategies Used by ESL Language Learners in Acquiring English Language at the Tertiary Level
2016 - 2020	Metacognition, Motivation and Vocabulary Learning
2016 - 2020	An Exploration of Voice in Academic Writing Among Tertiary Level Students: A Case Study in IIUM
2016 - 2020	A Framework for Developing Critical Thinking Ability Among Students
2015 - 2019	A New Framework for Developing Critical Thinking through Critical Reading in the Secondary School Literature Classroom
2013 - 2016	Narrowing the Gender Gap: Investing the Factors that Influence Malaysian Boys' Literacy Development and Profiling their Literacy Needs
2013 - 2013	LAPORAN PETUNJUK SAINS, TEKNOLOGI DAN INOVASI (STI) 2013
2011 - 2011	Issues in Education (KVC Project 2011)
2011 - 2011	Issues in TESL (KVC Project 2011)
2011 - 2013	Survey On Research And development Activities In Malaysia for The Financial Years 2008 - 2011
2008 - 2010	EVALUATION OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY READING PROGRAM IN REMOTE AREA SCHOLLS IN SABAH AND SARAWAK
2007 - 2011	The Reading Habits of Primary School Students and Parental Involvement in their Children's Reading: A Case of Four Schools in the State of Selangor
2007 - 2011	Quality in Higher Education and the ISO 9000: A Case Study of the Perceptions of IIUM Academic Staff
1996 -	Master of Education at Malaysian Universities, 1991-95: A Methodological Analysis
- 2011	National Survey for Research, Development & Innovation Activities in Private Sector Saudi Arabia 2008
- 2010	Malaysian Science and Technology Indicators 2010
- 2008	National Survey on Research & Development - 2008 report
- 2006	National Survey of R&D
- 2005	Survey on Public Awareness of Science & Technology in Malaysia

On-Going

2023 - Present	Teaching dyslexic students in inclusive classrooms: Learning from the lived experience of teachers
2020 - Present	Developing Critical Thinking Through Critical Reading in the Tertiary English Classroom
2019 - Present	A Psychological-Educational Framework for Fostering a Healthy and Active Lifestyle in the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes.
2018 - Present	An investigation of the challenges that students face in reading and writing in English and the strategies they use to read and write in English.
2018 - Present	Developing a Framework to Enhance Entrepreneurial Oral English Communication Skills among Students of Public Universities in Malaysia
2018 - Present	University Ranking: Issues and Challenges Facing the Academia
2018 - Present	Developing an Improved Pedagogical Framework to Prepare Students for the 4th Industrial Revolution
2016 - Present	Enhancing Reading Skills of HEI's ESL Pre-sessional Students via Web-Based Reading Programme
2016 - Present	A Framework for Differentated Instruction for High-Functioning Children With Learning Disabilities in Inclusive Education Settings

26 May, 2011	Bronze Medal, IRIIE 2011 for the research, The Malaysian Public's Awareness of S&T - IIUM	University
26 May, 2011	Bronze Medal, IRIIE 2011 for Malaysian Science and Technology Indicators Research - IIUM	University
14 May, 2011	Quality Research Award - Kuliyyah level (Institute of Education)	University
11 Mar, 2010	Outstanding Researcher Award - Kulliyah level (Institute of Education, IIUM)	University
08 May, 2009	Outstanding Researcher Award - IIUM university level	University
23 Apr, 2009	Outstanding Researcher Award - Kulliyah level (Institute of Education, IIUM)	University
23 Apr, 2009	Quality Research Award - Kuliyyah level (Institute of Education)	University
01 Jan, 2003	Quality Research Award (Kulliyyah) - International Islamic University Malaysia	Kulliyyah

Article

2023	Fostering growth mindset principles in the prevention of type 2 diabetes through a narrative game. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 22 (2) pp. 244-261
2022	Health beliefs and willingness to engage in T2D preventive behaviours among Malay youth: a qualitative inquiry. IIUM Journal of Educational Studies, 10 (2) pp. 124-149
2021	Empowering learners’ reflective thinking through collaborative reflective learning. International Journal of Instruction, 14 (1) pp. 709-726
2021	Impact of Youtube and Video Podcast on listening comprehension among young learners. International Journal of Interactive Mobiles Technologies, 15 (20) pp. 4-19
2019	A case study on vocabulary learning strategies in Malaysia: implications for teaching and learning. The Asian ESP Journal, 15 (1.2) pp. 363-395
2019	Fifty years of communicative language teaching; A synthesis of critical implementation issues. The Asian ESP Journal, 15 (1.2) pp. 147-175
2019	Ready player one? a conceptual analysis on the dynamics of critical thinking and meta cognition in game-based language learning. International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering, 8 (7S2) pp. 113-120
2018	Factorial validity and invariance of the MUET essay writing rating scale: empirical and theoretical correspondence. Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 15 (1) pp. 267-287
2018	Students as partners in quality assurance: implications for higher education. Advanced Science Letters, 24 (4) pp. 2239-2242
2018	Teachers’ views of boys and girls as readers in the English language. Advanced Science Letters, 24 (4) pp. 2235-2238
2018	The workshop as a qualitative research approach: lessons learnt from a “critical thinking through writing” workshop. The Turkish Online Journal of Design, Art and Communication, September 2018 (Special edition) pp. 1504-1510
2018	Using computer analysis of student writing to improve lesson planning. Asian EFL Journal, 20 (12.3) pp. 44-65
2018	Using focused freewriting to stimulate ideas and foster critical thinking during prewriting. TESOL International Journal, 13 (4) pp. 67-81
2017	Blogging as a tool in developing writing skills: lessons from the experience of the students and class teacher. The Asian EFL Journal Professional Teaching Articles, November 2017 (103) pp. 62-74
2017	Boys and girls as readers: what do the teachers think?. Advanced Science Letters, 23 (8) pp. 7549-7552
2017	Bringing the Malaysian curriculum into the 21st century. Advanced Science Letters, 23 (8) pp. 7706-7709
2017	Developing critical thinking through critical reading in the literature classroom. Advanced Science Letters, 23 (5) pp. 5004-5006
2017	Developing ELT materials for Muslim learners. Advanced Science Letters, 23 (8) pp. 7956-7959
2017	EFL pre-university students' readiness for learner autonomy: Does culture matter?. The Asian EFL Journal Professional Teaching Articles, 101 (July 2017) pp. 83-95
2017	Entrepreneurship education and the entrepreneurial intentions of students. Advanced Science Letters, 23 (8) pp. 7948-7951
2017	Metacognition and mobile-assisted vocabulary learning. Arab World English Journal (AWEJ), 8 (2) pp. 16-35
2017	Reviewing the English for academic purposes curriculum: a preliminary analysis from the students’ perspective. Advanced Science Letters, 23 (8) pp. 7944-7947
2017	Using the developmental rubric as a tool in the teaching of academic writing. The Asian EFL Journal, na (102) pp. 294-305
2016	Elementary schoolers' attitudes toward reading in English: how boys feel relative to girls. English Language Teaching, 9 (6) pp. 134-140
2016	English literacy among Malaysian first graders: boys' achievement relative to girls. Asian EFL Journal, 18 (2) pp. 252-262
2016	Literacy among Malaysian primary schoolers: how do boys perform relative to girls?. International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 9 (1) pp. 225-238
2015	Freedom without restraint and responsibility: the problem of hate speech in Malaysia. Malayan Law Journal, 5 () pp. xliv-lxvii
2013	The effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme for children in Malaysia's rmote schools. World Applied Sciences Journal, () pp. 125-132
2013	The effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme for children in Malaysia’s remote schools. World Applied Sciences Journal, 21 () pp. 125-132
2011	Girl-Child education in northern Nigeria: problems, challenges, and solutions. Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business, 2 (12) pp. 851-859
2011	Technology and the deterioration of right to privacy. International Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, 7 (2) pp. 37-54
2010	A national survey on the effective use of the CDRI and educational TV programme in Malaysian schools. Malaysian Journal of Educational Technology, 10 (1) pp. 57-70
2010	The public awareness of science and technology Malaysia 2008. The Public Awareness of Science and Technology Malaysia, () pp.
2009	National survey of research and development 2008: summary. National Survey of Research and Development 2008:Summary, () pp.
2006	National survey of research & development: 2006 report. National Survey of Research and Development: 2006 Report, () pp. 1-64
2004	Conducting tests of hypotheses: the need for an adequate sample size. Australian Educational Researcher, 31 (1) pp. 79-94
2003	Putting statistics in its place : implications for teaching in Islamic institutions of higher learning. Muslim Education Quarterly, 20 (1&2) pp. 13-26

Conference or Workshop Item

2015	A study on the reading strategies employed by law undergraduates and practicing lawyers in case reading. In: The International Conference on Languages (ICL) 2015,
2014	The challenges in the reading of legal cases: lecturers' perspective. In: 3rd International Language Conference (ILC) 2014,
2011	Malaysian science and technology indicators. In: IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE) 2011,
2011	The Malaysian public's awareness of S&T. In: IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE) 2011,
2009	Islamic higher education: maintaining and ensuring quality. In: International Conference on Islamic University education in Russia and its surrounding areas,
2008	Critical Thinking in Academic Reading. In: Paris International Conference on Education, Economy and Society,
2008	Teaching English to muslim students : some pedagogical implications. In: Paris International Conference On Education, Economy & Society 2008 (PICOEES 2008) ,
2007	Critical reading in English as a second language. In: The Australian Sociological Association (TASA-SAANZ) International Conference,

Book

2014	Malaysian science, technology and innovation (STI) indicators report 2013. Malaysia Science and Technology Information Centre (MASTIC), ISBN: 9789834134570
2011	Issues in education. IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180553
2011	Issues In TESL. IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180560
2010	Malaysian science and technology indicators 2010. Malaysia Science and Technology Information Centre (MASTIC), ISBN: 1394-9209
1993	The adventures of Ibn Battuta. Budaya Ilmu Sdn Bhd, ISBN: 983-9693-16-6

Book Section

2019	The Research Management Centre: fulfilling the International Islamic University Malaysia vision and mission. In: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-491-035-8, pp. 217-227
2011	Islamic higher education: ensuring and maintaining quality. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180553, pp. 165-176
2011	Responding to student's writing: a critique of peer review. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180560, pp. 97-118
2011	Standards in education: the meaning of grades. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180553, pp. 121-136
2011	Students' attitudes towards reading and parental involvement in their children's reading: a case study of three schools. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180560, pp. 119-132
2011	The implementation of the first communicative syllabus in Malaysia. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180560, pp. 1-9
2011	The theoretical bases for language teaching and syllabus design. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180560, pp. 11-22

Monograph

2012	National Survey of Research and Development(R&D)2012. In: MASTIC, MOSTI,
2009	An evaluation of a supplementary reading programme for children in remote schools in Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia. In: Ministry of Education ,