Areas of Expertise
curriculum and instruction
Education
Phd
Biography
I am assistant professor of education at Bahrain Teachers College at the University of Bahrain in the department of Math, Science, and ICT. My degree is in curriculum and instruction from the University of North Texas. I am currently teaching courses STEAM education for early childhood pre-service teachers as well as supervising students and teaching courses in the PGDE program. Previously I had worked at Effat University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for 6 years primarily teaching research method courses as well as environmental science courses in the general education department. I am leading a research team at BTC working on translating Bloom's taxonomy into Arabic for teacher preparation programs across the Arab world.
Affiliations
- American Educational Research Association
- Gulf Comparative Education Society (GCES)
Publications & Presentations
- ElJishi, Z., Abdel-Hamid F.S.M., Khuddro, A., Zayed, S.Y. (2024). Translating Bloom’s taxonomy action verb list into Arabic for teacher preparation programs: challenges/problems and solutions. International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 12(1), 295-303.
- Eljishi, Z. (2023). A report on best classroom practices and coping strategies in Arab Gulf universities for bilingual and monolingual instructors. The Journal of Asia TEFL, 20(4),978-985. http://dx.doi.org/10.18823/asiatefl.2023.20.4.17.978
- ElJishi, Z., Abdel-Hamid F.S.M., Khuddro, A., & Zayed, S.Y. (2023, November). An Arabic translated Bloom’s taxonomy list. Paper presented at the: 10th Biannual Gulf Comparative Education Society Symposium. Towards Sustainable Education: Global Goals and Local Contexts. Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.
- ElJishi, Z. (2022). How to write your dissertation in eight steps. Kindle book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHDJP995/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=TKDJO09KHEOS&keywords=ziyad+eljishi+how+to+write+your+dissertation&qid=1664964838&qu=eyJxc2MiOiItMC4wMSIsInFzYSI6IjAuMDAiLCJxc3AiOiIwLjAwIn0%3D&sprefix=ziad+eljishi+how+to+write+your+dissertation%2Caps%2C286&sr=8-1
- Eljishi-Shaker, Z (2023). On Becoming a Teacher: The New Teacher Concise Guide to Teaching. Kindle Edition.
Available on Amazon:
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- Eljishi-Shaker, Z (2023). Understanding how the brain relates scientific concepts and identifies misconceptions using concept maps. In M.S. Khine and I.M. Saleh (Eds.): New Science of Learning: Exploration in Mind, Brain, and Education (pp 230-245). Leiden: Brill.