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ACADEMIC STAFF

Name of Staff: Prof Dr Rahil Mahyuddin  
Designation: Acting Dean  
Qualifications: (First Degree (Institution). B.A University of Tasmania Hobart, Australia, M.S University Pertanian Malaysia, PhD (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)  
Biodata: Dr Rahil Mahyuddin joined Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) in June1983 as a lecturer, conferred assoc. professorship in 1985 and professorship in 2009.   Prior to joining UPM, she was a lecturer at Technical Teachers’ Training College in Cheras, K.L from 1974 – May 1983 and a graduate teacher in secondary schools in Bentong, Pahang and Kajang Selangor (1968 - 1973). She joined Wawasan Open University (WOU) in May 2010.  
Course Development Experience:
  • Educational Psychology ( Bachelor, masters and PhD programmes in UPM)
  • Psychology of Learning (Bachelor programme , UPM)
  • Child and Adolescent Psychology (Bachelor and Masters programme, UPM)
  • Attitude Foramation and Change (Masters programme, UPM)
  • Cognitive Psychology (Masters programme, UPM)
  • Creative Thinking and Problem Solving (PhD programme, UPM)
  • Pedagogy and Micro-Teaching (Bachelor programme, UPM)
  • Foundations of Education I (WOU)
  • Foundations in Educatin II (WOU)
  • Curriculum Theory, Design and Assessment (WOU)
  • Introduction to Pedagogy (WOU)
  • Management and Leadership in Education (WOU)
  • Management and Leadership in Primary Schools (WOU)
  • Teaching Practicum (WOU)
  • Foundations of Reseach and Statistics in Social Science (WOU).
 
Research Interest:    Educational Psychology, Teaching and Learning Children with special needs  
Selected Publications:    1. Relationship Between personality, Misbehavior and Academic Achievement  Among Freshmen in a University.   The International Journal of the Humanities, Vol 7, N0 1.2009

2. Intervention Program For Early Readers: The Teething Problems. The International Journal of Learning. Vol 16, No. 6. pg 170 -175, (2009).

3. Self Efficacy, Self Esteem, Achievement Motivation and Academic Achievement Among Students in Public and Private Higher Institutions.  The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. Vol 4, No. 4. pg 95 – 102, (2009).

4. Emotional Intelligence,, Achievement Motivation and Academic Achievement Among Students in Public and Private Higher Institutins.  The International Journal of Diversity In Organisations, Communities and Nations. Vol 9, No.4. pg 135 -144, (2009).

5. Academic Adjustment Among  Second Year Students In Malaysian Universities. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. Vol 4, No. 3. pg 237 – 250, ( 2009).

6.  Understanding The Behaviour Of AT-Risk Students: Contributing Factors.  The  International Journal of the Humanities. Vol 7, No. 4. pg 133 – 142, (2009)


7. Self Efficacy Beliefs Of At-Risk Students In Malaysian Secondary Schools.  The International Journal of Lerning. Vol 16, No. 4. pg 201– 208, (2009)

8. Understanding Psychological Behavioral Patterns: Factors And Problems In School To University Transition. MASAUM Journal Of Social Sciences and Applications. Vol 1, No. 1. pg 42 -56, (2009).

9. Adjustment Amongst First Year Students in a Malaysian University.  European Journal of Social Sciences, Vol 8, No 3, pp496 -505, (2009)

10. The Correlation Between Communication and Social skills Among  Early Schoolers in Malaysia. Pertanika Journal of Social Science  and Humanities, 18 (10; 167-174, (2010)

11. Achievement Motivation  and Self Efficacy in Relation to Adjustment Among University Students.  Journal of Social Science (USA).  6 (3),  333-339 (2010).

12. The Relationship Between Coping and University Adjustment and Academic Achievement Amongst First Year Undergraduates in a  Malaysian Public University.  International Journal of Arts & Sciences (IJAS), 3 (11). 379-392,(2010)

13. Relationships between university students’ achievement motivation, attitude and academic performance in Malaysia.  Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences Journal. 2(2), 4906–4910. (Indexed in Thomson Reuters ISI Conference Proceeding Citation Index, ScienceDirect, Scopus) (2010)
 
Official Correspondence Address: Wawasan Open University
Menara PGRM, Level 3
8 jalan Pudu Ulu
56100, KL
 
Email Address: rahilhm@wou.edu.my