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Prof. Dr. Anna Christina bt Abdullah

Name of Staff: Prof Anna Christina bt Abdullah
Designation: Professor
Qualifications: PhD (UKM), M.Ed (USM), B.A. with Ed. (Hons) (USM)

Publications

  1. Zainal Ghani., Lai Kim Hong, Anna Christina Abdullah, & Bok Ah Kow (1990) A Study of the Remedial Teaching Process in Selected Malaysian Schools Through Action Research, Singapore Journal of Education, Special Issue, Selected Papers from the Third Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Institute of Education, Singapore.
  2. Anna Christina Abdullah (2001). Teachers’ Beliefs and Perceptions of Preschoolers’ Social Skills, In Loo,S.P. (Ed.) Educational Challenges in the New Millennium; Singapore: Educational Research Association.
  3. Anna Christina Abdullah (2002); Peranan dan Kepentingan Tadika dan Taska Dalam Perkembangan Awal Kanak-kanak (The Role and Importance of Kindergartens and Nurseries in Early Childhood Development); Diges Pendidik; Jilid 2, Bil. 2/2002.
  4. Anna Christina Abdullah (2003); Effecting Children’s Social Cognitions and Behavior Through an Intervention Program; Jurnal Pendidik & Pendidikan ; 2002/03.
  5. Nor Hashimah Hashim & Anna Christina Abdullah (2008); Amalan Bersarapan sebagai Gaya Hidup Sihat Kanak-kanak Prasekolah (Having breakfast as a practice of healthy lifestyle amongst preschoolers); Diges Pendidik, Jilid 8, Bil. 2/2008.
  6. Anna Christina Abdullah (2009); Multicultural education in early childhood: Issues and challenges; Journal of International Cooperation in Education, v12; no.1; Hiroshima University, CICE,, Japan.
  7. Tang Keow Ngang; Anna Christina Abdullah; & Melissa Ng Lee Yen Abdullah, Principal’s Professional Training Related to the Implementation of Multicultural Early Childhood Education in Malaysia, Khon Khean University Research Journal, 2011, 16, No 4
  8. Phoon, H. S., Abdullah, A. C. & Maclagan, M. (2012). The Effect of Dialect on the Phonological Analysis of Malaysian English Speaking Children. International Journal of Speech-language Pathology,14(6), 487-498. (ISI, Impact factor: 1.12)
  9. Rosline Sandai, Anna Christina Abdullah & Glen Palmer (2013). Enhancing Iban Children’s Emergent Litearcy and Cultural Awareness through Traditional Literature, International Journal of Early Childhood Education & Care, Vol.2, 2013.
  10. Phoon, H. S., Abdullah, A. C. & Maclagan, M. (2013). The Consonant Realizations of Malay-, Chinese- and Indian-Influenced Malaysian English. Australian Journal of Linguistics, 33(1), 3-30. (ISI, Impact Factor:0.2
  11. Phoon, H. S., Melissa, N.L.Y. & Abdullah, AC (2013). Unveiling Malaysian Preschool Teachers’ Perceptions and Attitudes in Multicultural Early Childhood Education. Asia Pacific Education Researcher. Vol. 22 Issue 4, pp.427-438 (ISI, Impact factor: 0.98)
  12. Phoon, H. S., Abdullah, M. L. Y & Abdullah, A. C. (2013). Multicultural Early Childhood Education: Practices and Challenges in Malaysia. The Australian Educational Researcher. 40, 615-632.(ISI, Impact factor: 0.26)
  13. Phoon, H. S. & Abdullah, A. C. (2014). The Implementation of Picture Exchange Communication System: A Mother’s Perspective of a Young Child with Pervasive Developmental Disorder. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences. (Indexed in Scopus)
  14. Phoon, H. S., Abdullah, A. C., & Tan, K. E. (Revision). Malay Phonological Acquisition in Five Year-Old Malay-English Bilinguals. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders. (ISI, impact factor: 1.946)
  15. Phoon, H. S., Abdullah, A. C. & Maclagan, M. (2015). Acquisition of Consonant Clusters and Acceptable Variants in Chinese-influenced Malaysian English speaking children. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. Vol. 24 • 517–532 ;(ISI Impact Factor: 2.397)
  16. Melissa Ng Lee Yen Abdullah & Anna Christina Abdullah (2018); Preschool Teachers’ Training and Attitudes towards Multicultural Education in Malaysia; International Journal of Early Childhood Education Care, vol 7. 1-13
  17. Ompok, C.C., Ling M.T., Pang, V., Ho, C.M. Abdullah, A.C. & Sapirai J. (2018), Early Mathematics Learning in Reading and Writing Numerals: Learning through “What are Numbers?” A Picture Book of Flora and Fauna of Borneo., International Journal of Early Childhood Education Care, vol 7. 52-59
  18. Samsudin, M.A., Abdullah, A.C., Abdullah, M.N.L.Y & Mohd Yusof, N. (2019). Assessing the Psychometric Properties of the Intercultural Competence in Teacher Education Questionnaire (ICTE-Q); Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences. v 27 (3): 1691 – 1707
  19. Music Teachers’ Perceptions of the Nature of Creative Thinking and Its Value in Music Education Juriani Jamaludin, Jason Tye Kong Chiang, & Anna Christina Abdullah International Research Journal of Education and Sciences (IRJES) Vol. 4 Issue 2, 2020

Chapter In Research Book

  1. Anna Christina Abdullah. (1986) Mobile Library Project, Evaluative Studies On Education and Rural Development, Malaysia : A Country Report, UNESCO, Bangkok.
  2. Anna Christina Abdullah, Susila Marimuthu, Michael Liau,(2003). A study on the use of higher order thinking skills in the teaching of English language in schools in Penang. In P. Ambigapathy et al. (eds.); English Language Literacy: Research and Reflections, University Putra Malaysia Press.
  3. Nor Hashimah Hashim, Aminah Ayob & Anna Christina Abdullah. (2006) Gaya Hidup Sihat: Amalan Bersarapan & Aktiviti Fizikal Kanak-kanak Prasekolah (Healthy Lifestyle: Breakfast Practice & Physical Activities of Preschoolers) In Abdul Rashid Mohamed, Nor Hashimah Hashim , Anna Christina Abdullah & Abdul Ghani Abdullah (eds.) Trend and Issues in Early Childhood Education. Basic Education Research Unit, School of Educational Studies, USM;
  4. Anna Christina Abdullah (2006). Penilaian Perkembangan Sosioemosi Kanak-kanak. (Assessing the Socio-emotional development of Children. In Abdul Rashid Mohamed, Nor Hashimah Hashim , Anna Christina Abdullah & Abdul Ghani Abdullah (eds.) Trend and Issues in Early Childhood Education. Basic Education Research Unit, School of Educational Studies, USM
  5. Lim Chap Sam, Abdul Rashid Mohamed, Anna Christina Abdullah & Hashimah Mohd. Yunus. Ethnographic Studies (2010) . In Noraini Idris (Ed); Penyelidikan dalam Pendidikan (Research in Education); McGraw Hill, Malaysia
  6. Anna Christina Abdullah & Nor Hashimah Hashim (2011); Prinsip Perkembangan Kanak-kanak dan Implikasi Terhadap Proses Pembelajaran Kanak-kanak, In Nooraida Yaakob et al (Eds). Pembelajaran Sains Informal; Yusran Publishing House
  7. Anna Christina Abdullah (2011); Inovasi dalam Kurikulum, In Nooraida Yaakob et al (Eds). Pembelajaran Sains Informal; Yusran Publishing House
  8. Phoon, H. S. and Abdullah, A. C. (2014). Pengajaran dan pembelajaran dalam bilik darjah prasekolah pelbagai budaya. In H. M, Low and I. Aziah (Eds), Pedagogi dan Kepimpinan: Pendekatan and Panduan untuk Pendidik. McGrawhill (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
  9. Noor Miza Abdul Rahman & Anna Christina Abdullah (2014). Aplikasi Pendekatan Berasaskan Projek dalam Pelbagai Aspek Perkembangan Kanak-kanak. In H. M, Low and I. Aziah (Eds), Pedagogi dan Kepimpinan: Pendekatan and Panduan untuk Pendidik. McGrawhill (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
  10. Anna Christina Abdullah, Tan Kok Eng, Chithra Adiyodi, Yeoh Phaik Kin & Regina Cyril (2015)., Preschool, in English Language Education Reform in Malaysia, The Roadmap 2015-2025; English Language Standards and Quality Council, Ministry of Education, Malaysia.

Research Products/Innovations
• epronounce – http://epronounce.usm.my/ (co-researcher)
• Malay Speech Assessment Kit (M-SPEAK)

RESEARCH GRANTS
International
1. The evaluation of the Project InSPIRE-IDRC; International Development Research Centre, Canada; Zainal Ghani, Lai Kim Hong, Anna Christina Abdullah, Tengku Adnin Tengku Adnan & Bok Ah Kow

2. Integrating Technology into Project-Based Learning. May 2010-July 2011; UNESCO-KFIT (Korean-Funds-in-Trust); Anna Christina Abdullah, Termit Kaur; Azidah Abu Ziden; Tang Keow Ngang; Amelia Abdullah

National

Programme Head

Projek SERNET: USM-HCC (Special Education Research Networks: Universiti Sains Malaysia- Handicapped Children’s Centre, Penang); Handicapped Children’s Centre Penang; RM74,400; Anna Christina Abdullah; Hashim Othman, Michael Liau; Zakaria Kassim; 2000-2001.

Project Head

  1. Projek SIPI (School-Industry Partnership Initiatives); Penang State Government; RM84,100;
  2. Anna Christina Abdullah; Pirahalathan Ramamurti, Yeow Gaik Choo; January-December 2000
  3. Kajian tahap sosialisasi kanak-kanak lepasan kelas Tabika Perpaduan terhadap perhubungan kaum dan perpaduan negara.(A study on the level of socialisation of Tabika Perpaduan pupils towards race relations and national unity); Department of National Unity & National Integration, RM45,625.; Anna Christina Abdullah, Najeemah Yusuff, Hairul Nizam Ismail, Subadrah Nair. 2006-2007
  4. Constructionof a model for multicultural education in early childhood through investigating the state-of-practice in malaysia, RU grant, RM120.769; 2009-2010; Anna Christina Abdullah, Najeemah Yusuff, Nor Hashimah Hashim, Melissa Ng Yen Lee Abdullah, Tang Keow Ngang, Norlida Ahmad.
  5. The Future Direction of the Education Programmes in Public Universities: The Involvement of Staff In Community Engagement Activities; RM 74,000, Ministry of Higher Education; Anna Christina Abdullah, Tan Kok Eng, Abdul Rashid Mohamed. 2010
  6. A Speech Screening Test for Preschool and School-aged Malay Children; RM50,000; Ministry of Higher Education; Exploratory Research Grant scheme; Anna Christina Abdullah, Phoon Hooi San, & Lee Lay Wah. 2011
  7. A Speech Screening Test for Preschool and School-aged Malay Children; RM50,000; Ministry of Higher Education; Exploratory Research Grant scheme; August 2011-Feb. 2014
  8. The Future Direction of the Education Programmes in Public Universities: The Involvement of Staff In Community Engagement Activities; RM 74,000, Ministry of Higher Education
  9. Integrating technology into project-based learning; UNESCO-Korean Funds-In-Trust.
  10. Teacher Education: Its efficacy in preparing pre-service teachers to teach in culturally diverse settings. RM133,062; Ministry of Education.

Co-researcher

  1. Projek Penyelidikan Penilaian KBSR Tahap I (KBSR Level I Evaluation Research Project); Ministry of Education, Malaysia; Zainal Ghani et al. (15 researchers); 1985-1987; RM 1.5 million
  2. Projek Penyelidikan Penilaian KBSR Tahap II(KBSR Level II Evaluation Research Project); Ministry of Education, Malaysia; Zainal Ghani et al. (15 researchers); 1988-1990; RM 1.5 million
  3. Projek Program Boleh Buat (The Can Do Programme project); Penang state government; RM60.000; Zainal Ghani, Anna Christina Abdullah; 1992-1993
  4. The effect of interactive multimedia courseware with reduced cognitive load on science achievement. IRPA: Ministry of Science and Technology; RM21,000; Loo Seng Piew & Anna Christina Abdullah; 1999-2000
  5. Kajian Dorongan Pelajar Tingkatan 4 (A Study on Motivation of Form 4 Students. Funded by State Government of Penang & Basic Education Research Unit, USM. Zainal Ghani, Anna Christina Abdullah, Ramamurti, P.1994
  6. Recruitment Criteria Study. Funded by State Government of Penang. Zainal Ghani, Anna Christina Abdullah, Chan Siew Foong, Ramamurti,P.; 1994-1995
  7. Kajian Prospek Dan Permintaan Majikan Terhadap Graduan Di Pasaran Tenaga Kerja Di Negeri Pulau Pinang (Employers’ Demands Towards Graduates and Prospects in the Penang Job market); Funded by State Government of Penang.; Abdul Rashid Mohamed, Anna Christina Abdullah, Halim Ahmad, Abdul Ghani Kanesan Abdullah, Tang Keow Ngang, Shaik Abdul Malik Mohamed Ismail; 2007; RM50,000
  8. Pembinaan Instrumen dan matriks untuk menilai kualiti persekitaran pembelajaran kanak-kanak prasekolah. FRGS grant; 2008-2009; RM60,000; Nor Hahimah Hashim, Anna Christina Abdullah, Fadzillah Amzah, Munirah Ghazali, Hashimah Mohd Yunus, Yahya Che Lah
  9. Project InSPIRE II – Phase 2: The development of Teaching & Learning Materials; RM 800,000; Abdul Rashid Mohamed, Muhammad Kamarul Kabilan, Anna Christina Abdullah, Jafre Zainol Abidin, Tan Kok Eng & Norlida Ahmad. June 2008 – Dec. 2009
  10. Reading programme for slow learners. RM18,000 (Allocation from B. Braun Industries): Nor Hashimah Hashim & Anna Christina Abdullah. 2008-2009

University
1. Projek Bank Soalan (Question bank project):
Funded by Basic Education Research Unit, USM. RM45,500
Anna Christina Abdullah, Susila Marimuthu; 2000

2. Penilaian Program Perguruan Sekolah. (The evaluation of the Preschool Teachers’ Program)., IRPA Short Term, RM17,300;
Anna Christina Abdullah, Khadijah Zon, Zurida Ismail, Nor Hashimah Hashim, Lim Chap Sam, Fatimah Saleh, Munirah Ghazali., 2003-2004.
3. Phonological Acquisition of Malay-English Bilingual Children. Short Term Grant; 2012-2014;Anna Christina Abdullah & Phoon Hooi San

Co-researcher
1. Satu Tinjauan Terhadap Pengetahuan, Sikap dan Amalan Remaja Tentang HIV/AIDS. (A Survey Of Adolescents’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding HIV/AIDS). ; IRPA Short-term grant. RM19,367; Mohammed Zin Nordin, Mustapa Kassim & Anna Christina Abdullah. April 1996-March 1997

2. Keberkesanan Latihan Kemahiran Bahasa Inggeris dan ICT Kepada Guru-guru KEMAS untuk Mempertingkatkan Penguasaan Asas Kanak-kanak Peringkat Prasekolah. (The Effectiveness of English Language and ICT skills to KEMAS Teachers), IRPA Short Term Grant RM 16,763; Aminah Ayob, Anna Christina Abdullah, Munirah Ghazali, Norlida Ahmad, Sharifah Norhaidah, Shafia Abdul Rahman, Nordin Hj. Razak.; July 2002-June 2003

3. Nurturing and sustaining interest in science among primary school students through informal learning: Mobile science lab and mini science centre. RM22,000 (BJIM grant): Mohd. Ali Samsuddin, Anna Christina Abdullah, Zurida Ismail, Salmiza Saleh, Maznah Ali, Jamalsafri Saibon. 2009.

4. Nurturing and sustaining interest in science among primary school students through informal learning: Mobile science lab and mini science centre. RM22,000 (BJIM grant): Mohd. Ali Samsuddin, Anna Christina Abdullah, Zurida Ismail, Salmiza Saleh, Maznah Ali, Jamalsafri Saibon. 2009.

5. Nurturing and sustaining interest in science among primary school students through informal learning: Mobile science lab and mini science centre – Phase 2. RM50,000 (BJIM grant): Mohd. Ali Samsuddin, Anna Christina Abdullah, Zurida Ismail, Salmiza Saleh, Maznah Ali, Jamalsafri Saibon. July-Dec. 2010

6. The effects of a more structured and less structured informal science learning activities on attitudes towards science and science process skills among primary school students. USM Short Term Grant. RM 37,620, Mohd. Ali Samsuddin, Anna Christina Abdullah, Zurida Ismail, Salmiza Saleh, Maznah Ali, Jamalsafri Saibon;2010-2011.

7. Empowering Correct Pronunciation among Non-native English Speaking Learners to Pronounce Correctly using an Innovative Multimedia Pronunciation Learning Management System: Design, Development and Evaluation Study;RU, RM184,908; 2011-2015

8. Sign Language Learning Management System (SLLMS) For Sustainable Education Among The Hearing Impaired – Design, Development And Evaluation On Study , USM (RU) , RM159,998.00, 2011-2015

9. An Exploration on How to Assess Soft Skills and Development a Framework of Rubric For Pre-service Teachers in Teacher Education Program , KEMENTERIAN PENGAJIAN TINGGI , RM68,200.00, 2014-2017

10. Enhancing achievement in Science and Socio-scientific Decision Making Skill of Secondary school students in Kuala Muda, Kedah through informal Science Learning Program,Ministry of Higher Education,RM131000, 2011 – 2013

 

Official Correspondence Address:

School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences
Wawasan Open University
54, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah,
10050 Penang

Email Address:

annachristinaa@wou.edu.my

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