RANDA ALI SHAKER ALMAHASNEH

Randa Ali Shaker Mahasneh	Associate Professor
Educational Psychology/ Learning and Instruction	Educational Psychology
Faculty of Educational Sciences	Department of Educational Psychology
randaa@hu.edu.jo	http://staff.hu.edu.jo/randa
ORCID ID : 154029333
Office No. : 221	EXT : 3228 , 3222

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Ph.D.	Simon Fraser University	Canada,2006
Master	Mutah University	Jordan,2000
Bachelor	Mutah University	Jordan,1999

  - Self-Regulated Learning
  - Motivation, Learning Goals
  - Study Skills and Strategies
  - Beliefs that Affect Learning
  - Instructional Technology
  - E-Learning and Distance Education
  - Women Empowerment

 Mahasneh, R. and Sowan, A. Nassar, Y. (Accepted  to be published in the second issue of 2012). Academic Help Seeking in face-to-face and Online Learning Environments. E-learning and Digital Media. 

Mahasneh, R. , Al-Smadi R. T. , Tawalbeh, A. , Ghaith, S., Dajani, R.,  (Accepted to be published in the forth issue of 2012). Integrating Service Learning in Jordanian Higher Education. Innovation in Education and Teaching International.

Al-Alwan, A. F. & Mahasneh, R. (Accepted to be published in the 7th issue of 2011).  Reading Self-Efficacy and its Relation to Use of Reading Strategies among a Sample of Hashemite University Students. Jordan Journal of Educational Sciences. 

Mahasneh, R., Al-Alwan, A. (2011). Goal Orientation of university students and its relationship to Self–Efficacy and Intrinsic Motivation. Journal of Institutional Research South East Asia, 9 (2), 22-37.

Al-Omari, A., and Al-Mahasneh, R. (2011). Listening Skills among Undergraduate Students at the Hashemite University. International Journal of Applied Educational Studies, 11( 1), 47-58.
 
Al-Smadi, R. T., and Mahasneh, R. (2011). Jordanian School Counselors’ Leadership Behaviors. International Journal of Advanced Counselling, 33, 161-171. 

Al-Smadi, R. T., Abu Qudais, M. and Mahasneh, R. (2010). Academic Administrators Making a Difference: Promoting Peace Education in Jordanian Higher Education. International Journal of Applied Educational Studies, 9(1), 67-78.

 Safi, A. (May, 2011). The Effect of a Computerized Training Program for Developing the Study Skills of Fifth Grade Students on their Motivation, Studying Behavior and Academic Achievement. Unpublished Thesis, the Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.

Al-Momani, M. (July, 2011). Job Stresses of Teachers and their Relation to their Teaching Self-Efficacy and their Social Competence. Unpublished Thesis, the Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.

 Reziq, A. (Nov, 2011). Habits of Mind of Hashemite University Students and its Relation to their Self Regulated Learning Strategies. Unpublished Thesis, the Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.

 At University Level:
-	Chair of the council of the Educational  
        Psychology Department
-	Member of the council of College of Educational
        Sciences
-	Member of the scientific research council of
        College of Educational Sciences
-	Students’ Problems Investigation Committee at
        the Hashemite University (2010/2011).
-	Member of the Local Community and University
        Council.
-	Member of the E-learning Center Council. 
At National Level:
-	Member of Society of Friends of Scientific
        Research at Universities in Jordan. 
-	Member of Executive Committee of the United
        Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
        Organization UNESCO in Jordan.
At the International Level:
-	Member of the committee for the European
        Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
-	Member of the American Educational Research
        Association (AERA).

 
2009 - present: Head of Educational Psychology Department, College of Educational Sciences,the Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
2006 - present: Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology,the Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
 


2004 - 2006: Teaching Assistant, College of Educational Psychology,Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada
 

2000 - 2002: Educational Supervisor, Educational Directorate of Karak city,Ministry of Education, Jordan
 


2000 - 2002: Part-Time Instructor at College of Educational Sciences,Mu'tah University, Karak, Jordan
 

1999 - 2000: Computer Trainer,Learning Resources Center, Educational Directorate of Karak city, Jordan

 

1992 - 1999: Teacher of Computer Science,Educational Directorate of Karak city/ Tafila city, Ministry of Education, Jordan

 Undergraduate Level
 
1.   Psychology of Childhood
2.   Family Violence
3.   Child Abuse
4.   Behavior Modification
5.   Counseling of Children and Adolescents 
6.   Psychology of Play
7.   Introduction to Educational Psychology
8.   Introduction to Psychology
9.    Study Skills
10. Research Method in Counseling

Graduate level
    1. Educational Psychology
    2. Motivation Theories
    3.	Theories of Learning and Instruction
    4.	Practical 

Distance Education
1.	Introduction to educational Psychology (Saudi Arabia Girls’ Colleges)

 Activities and Services at National Level

Editing two training Manuals for Institution for Family Health (IFH), Noor Al-Hussein Foundation, entitled “Manual for service provider Manual for dealing with violence victims” and “Manual for dealing with human Rights Issues” (Nov & Dec, 2011).
 
Worked as a jury member of Queen Rania Al Abdullah Award for Excellence in Education for two years (2009, 2010).

Represented the Hashemite University as a team member in the national program "Faculty for School" during the fall semester of the academic year 2009/2010. Under the supervision of The Higher Council for Science and Technology. During that several workshops have been conducted for teachers at Um Elsaleeh school including, teaching strategies, assessment strategies, students’ critical thinking and problem solving skills.  

Organized a Discussion Panel of Jordanian Women who achieved highly prestigious positions in Jordanian public and private sectors to talk about their success stories. International Day for Women, March 8, 2008.

Activities at International Level

Co-director of Tempus & Bilateral Cooperation with Industrialized Countries Project (158914-TEMPUS-1-2009-UK-TEMPUS-JPCR) entitled Developing Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Partnerships across the Curriculum. 2010/2013: Sweden, Ireland, Bulgaria, Lebanon and Jordan. Total budget of EUR 971.185,50.

Workshops and Conferences Attended:

European Union Tempus Funded Tawasol Project. International Workshop on "Integrating Service Learning in Curricula", 6th Sept-12th Sept 2011, London, UK. 

European Union Tempus Funded Tawasol Project. International Meeting on “Developing Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Partnerships across the Curriculum”. AUB and UOB, Lebanon. January 26 – 31, 2011.

European Union Tempus Funded Tawasol Project. NUI Galway’s ‘Civic Engagement within Higher Education Retreat’. Galway, Ireland. June 12- 16, 2010.

European Union Tempus Funded Tawasol Project. NUI Galway Teaching & Learning Symposium. ‘Creative Thinking – Re-imagining the University’. Galway, Ireland. June 10- 11, 2010.

Education Audiovisual and Cultural Executive Agency. Tempus Project Representatives Meeting. Brussels, Belgium. March  14 – 16, 2010.

A Peer Learning Workshop for Faculty: Expanding Civic Engagement in Arabic Universities. Ma'an Arab Universities Alliance, Beirut, Lebanon. June 23-26, 2009.

Organized a Discussion Panel of Jordanian Women who achieved highly prestigious positions in Jordanian public and private sectors to talk about their success stories. International Day for Women, March 8, 2008.

The Hashemite University Faculty of Educational Sciences Conference "Education in Changing World", April7-8, 2010, Zarqa, Jordan. 

The Hashemite University Workshop "The technology of university instruction and assessment", 25th Nov-Dec 2nd , 2006,  at the Hashemite University.

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