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Nurhafizah Binti Saidin

Academic Qualifications

  • Master of Education (Curriculum & Instruction) - Masters Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
  • Bachelor of Mathematics - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia

Nurhafizah Binti Saidin

Matriculation Lecturer
IIUM Gambang Campus

CENTRE FOR FOUNDATION STUDIES

Other's position:

Head of Department, Centre for Foundation Studies


nurhafizahsaidin@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


Nurhafizah Saidin who holds a Bachelor's degree in Mathematical Science and Master Degree in Education. Joined IIUM in 2012 as a Mathematics teacher. Nurhafizah has held the positions as a Fellow at one of the students' college in IIUM and is actively involved in organizing students' programmes.
Presently, Nurhafizah is a lecturer in the Mathematics Department at the CFSIIUM Gambang Campus.


Area of Specialisation


  • Natural Science ~ Mathematical Sciences ~ Mathematics and Statistics for Science and Engineering ~ Optics and Electromagnetism


Teaching Responsibilities


MATHEMATICS 1 2024/2025
MATHEMATICS 2 2025/2026 2024/2025
MATHEMATICS I 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013
MATHEMATICS II 2023/2024 2022/2023 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014
MATHEMATICS III 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2018/2019 2016/2017
METHODOLOGY OF TEACHING MATHEMATIC IN SECONDARY SCHOOL 2019/2020
STATISTICS 2019/2020 2017/2018
USRAH I 2020/2021
USRAH IN ACTION 2 2024/2025


Research Projects


Completed
2023 - 2025 Exploring Agro Waste For Eco-Green Food Packing
On-Going
2025 - Present Spreading Mercy: Inspiring Positive Change Through Values-Based Education at Rumah Kanak-Kanak Tengku Ampuan Fatimah, Kuantan


Awards & Recognition


23 Feb, 2025 GOLD MEDAL FOR CATEGORY C: Mathepoly: Meneroka Impak Gamifikasi terhadap Motivasi dan Penglibatan Pelajar dalam Matematik - Others National
23 Feb, 2025 BRONZE MEDAL FOR CATEGORY B: E-Barakah: Pengurusan Kewangan Pelajar Berdasarkan Maqasid Syariah - PERTANDINGAN INOVASI ANTARA ASASI MALAYSIA (PITRAM 2025) National
23 Feb, 2025 GOLD MEDAL FOR CATEGORY C: Pakej E-Ulangkaji: Pakej Pintar Memahami Subjek Pengajian Islam - Others National
23 Feb, 2025 SILVER MEDAL FOR CATEGORY C: Memperkasa kemahiran Matematik dengan memperkenalkan Klinik Matematik di Pusat Asasi Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM) - Others National
25 Jan, 2025 Silver Medal- e-Barakah:Pengurusan Kewangan Pelajar Berdasarkan Maqasid Syariah - CFS IIUM Youth Innovation Competition 2025 KCDIO
01 Dec, 2024 Standard Mental Health First Aider - Malaysian Mental Health Association National
21 Nov, 2024 GOLD MEDAL - e-Revision Package for Understanding Islam 1 Subject - Faculty of Leadership and Management (FKP) Innovation Competition 2024 National
16 Jul, 2024 Gold Medal - International Conference on Future and Sustainable Education (ICFSE 2024): Mathepoly: Exploring The Impact of Gamification on Students? Motivation and Engagement in Mathematics International
16 Jul, 2024 Gold Medal - International Conference on Future and Sustainable Education (ICFSE 2024): Quranic Narrative Approach in Character Development at CFS IIUM: A Post-Intervention Perception Evaluation Based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) International
16 Jul, 2024 Silver Medal - International Conference on Future and Sustainable Education (ICFSE 2024): Digital Podcast: Perceptions and Attitudes Among Students at the Centre For Foundation Studies, IIUM International
28 Jun, 2024 BEST HISBAH (WINNER): HISBAH NUSAIBAH, MAHALLAH AZDAH - CFS STUDENT APPRECIATION NIGHT 2024 KCDIO
28 Jun, 2024 BEST HISBAH PROGRAMME (WINNER): VOICES FOR PALESTINE: BANNER CAMPAIGN (HISBAH NUSAIBAH, MAHALLAH AZDAH) - CFS STUDENT APPRECIATION NIGHT 2024 KCDIO
28 Jun, 2024 BEST MRC PROGRAMME(ISLAMIC FESTIVAL 2024) - CFS STUDENT APPRECIATION NIGHT 2024 KCDIO
08 May, 2024 Sustainable Development Goals Initiative Award (Winner) - CFS Takrim Day 2024 KCDIO
08 May, 2024 Best Academic Department Award (Winner) - CFS Takrim Day 2024 KCDIO
08 May, 2024 Best Researcher Award (1st Runner Up) - CFS Takrim Day 2024 KCDIO
08 May, 2024 Sustainable Development Goals Initiative Award (1st Runner Up) - CFS Takrim Day 2024 KCDIO
08 May, 2024 Mahallah Sejahtera Award (2nd Runner Up) - CFS Takrim Day 2024 KCDIO
24 Feb, 2024 GOLD MEDAL FOR CATEGORY C: Mathepoly: Gamification's Impact on Students' Interest in Mathematics - Pre-University Matriculation Innovation Competition 2024 (PIITRAM2024) National
24 Feb, 2024 SILVER MEDAL FOR CATEGORY C: Enhancing Test Construction Efficiency: A Study on the Development of Mathematics Course Item Bank with Advanced Features Implemented through VBA and User Form - Pre-University Matriculation Innovation Competition 2024 (PIITRAM2024) National
24 Feb, 2024 SILVER MEDAL FOR CATEGORY C: The Utilisation of the Quranic Story of Maryam in Cultivating Resilience among Foundation Students at the Centre for Foundation Studies, IIUM - Pre-University Matriculation Innovation Competition 2024 (PIITRAM2024) National
06 Jan, 2024 FIRST PLACE POSTER COMPETITION (SCIENCES CATEGORY): Miswak ? The Forgotten Sunnah - ISLAMIC FESTIVAL 2024, CFSIIUM KCDIO
14 Nov, 2023 Gold Medal - 6th International Putra Innocreative Carnival in Teaching and Learning 2023 (I-PICTL2023): "Nurturing Islamic Soul Approach (N.I.S.A.) Through? Interactive Activities?" International
09 Oct, 2023 Overall Highest Score for Student Feedback Survey for Department of Mathematics, Semester 3 2022/2023 - CFSIIUM KCDIO
14 Sep, 2023 Third Place - Merdeka Office Decoration Competition 2023 KCDIO
23 Aug, 2023 Productivity Champion (Category: Talent) - Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) National
17 May, 2023 Best Teaching Award (Best Teaching Innovation in Virtual Learning Category) - CFS Takrim Day 2023 University
17 May, 2023 Long Service Award (10 years) - CFS Takrim Day 2023 University
17 May, 2023 Best Academic Department Award (Winner) - CFS Takrim Day 2023 KCDIO
17 May, 2023 Mahallah Sejahtera Award (Consolation) - CFS Takrim Day 2023 KCDIO
18 Feb, 2023 GOLD MEDAL POSTER COMPETITION: Nurturing Islamic Soul Approach (N.I.S.A.): Interactive Sharing Activities - Others National
18 Feb, 2023 SILVER MEDAL POSTER COMPETITION: Development Of An Item Bank For Statistics Course Using Rasch Analysis - Others National
18 Feb, 2023 SILVER MEDAL POSTER COMPETITION: Exploring The Agro Waste For Potential Novus Bio-Packaging - Others National
30 Nov, 2022 BRONZE MEDAL - E-POSTER CATEGORY RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT: INSAN SEJAHTERA MODULES AT THE CENTRE FOR FOUNDATION STUDIES, IIUM: POST IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW - CONFERENCE ON FUTURE AND SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION (CFSE 2022), CFSIIUM National
30 Nov, 2022 GOLD MEDAL - E-POSTER CATEGORY INNOVATION: GAMIFICATION IN CHEMISTRY VIA FUN LEARNING ACTIVITY OF HAPPY CHEMISTRY, HAPPY STUDENT (HCHS) CARD GAMES - CONFERENCE ON FUTURE AND SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION (CFSE 2022), CFSIIUM National
30 Nov, 2022 GOLD MEDAL - E-POSTER CATEGORY TEACHING & LEARNING: A RASCH MODEL ANALYSIS ON VALIDATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE OPERATION OF INTEGERS' DIAGNOSTIC TEST - CONFERENCE ON FUTURE AND SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION (CFSE 2022), CFSIIUM National
30 Nov, 2022 GOLD MEDAL - E-POSTER CATEGORY TEACHING & LEARNING: E-POSTER CATEGORY TEACHING & LEARNING: EVALUATING QUALITY AND RELIABILITY OF FINAL EXAMINATION QUESTIONS FOR MAT0144 USING RASCH MODEL - CONFERENCE ON FUTURE AND SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION (CFSE 2022), CFSIIUM National
27 Jul, 2022 BEST EDUCATOR AWARD CFS - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - International Islamic University Malaysia University
28 Oct, 2021 Gold Medal - International Putra InnoCreative Poster Competition International
28 Oct, 2021 Silver Medal - International Putra InnoCreative Poster Competition International
13 Sep, 2021 Overall Highest Score for Student Feedback Survey for Department of Mathematics, Semester 3 2020/2021. - CFSIIUM KCDIO
29 Mar, 2021 1ST PLACE BEST PRESENTER, ORAL PRESENTATION: IIUM Students Count: An evaluation of remote teaching and learning practice during COVID-19 - CFS MINI CONFERENCE 2021 National
29 Mar, 2021 1ST PLACE ORAL PRESENTATION: IIUM Students Count: An evaluation of remote teaching and learning practice during COVID-19 - CFS MINI CONFERENCE 2021 National
29 Mar, 2021 Sustainable Development Goals Leader Award for program Clean & Clear 3R (Mahallah Azdah) - CFS Takrim Day 2021 KCDIO
31 Jul, 2020 Special Recognition Award - International Islamic University Malaysia University
08 Nov, 2019 Promising Teacher Award (5 Years) - CFS Takrim Day 2019 KCDIO


Publications


Articles

2025 Digital podcast: perceptions and attitudes among students at the Centre for Foundation Studies, IIUM. ASIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (AJRESS), 7 (2 SPECIAL ISSUE) pp. 79-86
2025 Mathepoly: exploring the impact of gamification on students’ motivation and engagement in mathematics. ASIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (AJRESS), 7 (2 SPECIAL ISSUE) pp. 246-256
2025 Quranic narrative approach in character development at CFS IIUM: a post-intervention perception evaluation based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). ASIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (AJRESS), 7 (2 SPECIAL ISSUE) pp. 312-327
2024 Adoption of e‑learning by pre‑university students following the COVID‑19 pandemic: an analysis based on the unifed theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT). International Review of Education, () pp.
2024 Cellulose agro-waste for potential bio-packaging. Science Letters, 18 (3) pp. 34-42
2024 Construction of an item bank using Rasch analysis. EDUCATUM Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology, 12 (1) pp. 10-14
2023 Narrative approach as a medium for Sejahtera student mentality at the Centre for Foundation Studies, IIUM. Global Journal of Educational Research and Management (GERMANE), 3 (3) pp. 38-47
2023 What is the relationship between burnout and motivation to learn?. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 13 (8) pp. 1596- 1614
2019 Effects of visual approach in teaching mathematics for Malaysian secondary school: a case study. Journal of Human Development and Communication (JoHDeC), 8 () pp. 97-106
Conference or Workshop Items

2024 Students’ perception of the math clinic in the statistics subject at Centre For Foundation Studies, IIUM. In: 7th NPreUS 2024,
2023 Development of an item bank for statistics course using Rasch Analysis. In: 3rd Pre-University Matriculation Innovation Competition 2023 PIITRAM 2023,
2022 A Rasch model analysis on validation and enhancement of the operation of Integers' Diagnostic Test. In: Conference on Future and Sustainable Education (CFSE 2022),
2022 Evaluating quality and reliability of final examination questions for MAT0144 using rasch model. In: Conference on Future and Sustainable Education (CFSE 2022),
2022 Evaluating quality and reliability of final examination questions for MAT0144 using rasch model. In: Conference on Future and Sustainable Education 2022 (CFSE 2022),
2022 Evaluating quality and reliability of final examination questions for MAT0144 using rasch model. In: Conference on Future and Sustainable Education 2022 (CFSE 2022),
2022 Evaluating quality and reliability of final examination questions for MAT0144 using Rasch model. In: Conference on Future and Sustainable Education 2022 (CFSE 2022),
2022 Gamification in chemistry via fun learning activity of Happy Chemistry, Happy Student (HCHS) Card Games. In: Conference on Future and Sustainable Education, (CFSE 2022),
2022 Insan Sejahtera Modules as the Foundation for Comprehensive Excellence. In: Creations de UiTM: International Mega Innovation Carnival 2022,
2022 Insan Sejahtera modules at the Centre For Foundation Studies, IIUM: post implementation review. In: Conference on Future and Sustainable Education, (CFSE 2022),
2021 IIUM students count: an evaluation of remote teaching and learning practice during covid-19. In: CFS Mini Conference 2021,
Books

2024 Mathematics for nursing MTNF 0114. Centre for Foundation Studies (CFS), IIUM, ISBN: 978-629-95411-03
2020 Fundamentals of algebra. Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd., ISBN: