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 Name: Maria Chong bte Abdullah
Position: Lecturer
Qualifications : Cert. Ed. (Malaysia), B. Ed., M.S. (UPM)
Department: Foundations of Education
Areas of Specialisation: Educational Psychology, Child and Adolescent Psychology, Special Education, Classroom Interaction.
Email: maria@educ.upm.edu.my
Phone: (603) 89468212
Homepage: http://educ.upm.edu.my/~maria
 
 

Pn. Maria Chong Abdullah mendapat pendidikan peringkat menengah di Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Ave Maria Convent di Ipoh. Beliau memperoleh kelulusan ijazah sarjana dalam bidang Psikologi Pendidikan di Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Kini, beliau dalam proses menyempurnakan pengajian Ph.D beliau di UPM. Beliau mempunyai pengalaman sebagai guru sekolah menengah selama 14 tahun, sebagai pensyarah di institut perguruan selama 9 tahun, dan sebagai pensyarah di Fakulti Pengajian Pendidikan, UPM sejak tahun 2000. Kepakaran beliau ialah dalam bidang psikologi pendidikan. Selain itu, beliau juga mempunyai pengalaman mengajar kursus Pendidikan Khas, Psikologi Kanak-kanak dan Remaja, Penyelidikan Pendidikan pada peringkat bachelor, dan Interaksi Bilik Darjah, Penyelesaian Masalah dalam Pendidikan, dan Prinsip-prinsip Psikologi Pendidikan pada peringkat master. Selain mengajar, beliau juga terlibat dengan aktiviti penyelidikan di peringkat nasional dalam bidang psikologi pendidikan. Beliau juga terlibat dengan aktiviti penulisan, dan pembentangan kertas kerja di konferensi di peringkat nasional dan antarabangsa. Beliau juga terlibat dengan khidmat masyarakat di peringkat nasional dalam bidang psikologi, dan kanak-kanak pintar cerdas.

Ms Maria Chong Abdullah completed his high school at Ave Maria Convent Secondary School, Ipoh. She obtain a master degree in educational psychology from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). At the moment, she is in the process of completing her doctoral degree in educational psychology. She has an experience as a secondary school teacher for 14 years, as a lecturer in teacher training institute for 9 years, and as a lecture in the Falculty of Educational Studies, UPM, since year 2000. Her field of expertise is educational psychology. She also has been teaching courses such as Educational Psychology, Special Education, Child and Adolescence Psychology, Educational Research at bachelor level, and courses such as Classroom Interaction, Problem Solving in Education, and Principles of Educational Psychology at master level. Besides teaching, she has also been involved in activities such as writing, and paper presentations at conferences at national and international levels. She has been involved also in voluntary activities in the areas of psychology and gifted children at national level.
 
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • students' social psychological profile,
  • teacher attitude and behavior and students' achievement, 
  • classroom interaction, 
  • educational issues and challenges,
  • special education.


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Rahil Mahyuddin, Maria Chong Abdullah, & Habibah Elias (2005). Psikologi kanak-kanak dan remaja. Shah Alam: McGraw-Hill (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

Tajulariffin Sulaiman, & Maria Chong Abdullah (2004). Pendekatan kreatif
Dalam Pembelajaran Sains. Shah Alam: Karisma Publications Sdn. Bhd.

Tajulariffin Sulaiman, & Maria Chong Abdullah (2004). Pendekatan kreatif
Dalam Pembelajaran Sains. Shah Alam: Karisma Publications Sdn. Bhd.

Maria Chong Abdullah, Habibah Elias, Rahil Mahyuddin, & Jegak Uli (2004). Emotional intelligence and academic achievement among Malaysian secondary students. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research. 19 (3-4), hal. 105-121.

Samsilah Roslan, Sharifah Md. Nor, Mizan Adiliah Ahmad Ibrahim, Maria Chong Abdullah, & Nur Surayyah Madhubala Abdullah. (2002). At Risk Children: What Teachers Should Know. Proceeding of the Learning Conference (on-line). http://LearningConference.Publisher-Site.com/

Maria Chong Abdullah, Habibah Elias, Rahil Mahyuddin, & Jegak Uli (2006). Masalah Penyesuaian: Punca Pelajar Gagal Menyempurnakan Pengajian di Universiti. Prosiding Persidangan Pembangunan Pelajar Peringkat Kebangsaan 2006 (NASDEC 2006). Skudai, Johor: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

TEACHING

  • EDU3010 Educational Psychology (3+0)
  • EDU3044 Educational Research (2+1)
  • EDU3011 Special Education (3+0)
  • EDU5046 Interaction in the Classroom (3+0)
  • EDU5015 Problem Solving in Education (3+0)
  • EDU5010 Principles of Educational Psychology (3+0)
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