CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL INFORMATION
NAME : Yahya
SURNAME : Al-Dhaimat
BIRTH DATE : 1974
BIRTH PLACE : Mulayh
NATIONALITY : Jordanian
LANGUAGES : 1. Arabic
2. English
MARITAL STATUS: Married
PRESENT ADDRESS: Special Education Dept.
Al-Hussein Bin Talal University
P.O.Box 20, Ma'an, Jordan
TEL. 00962777297275
e-mail:
PERMANENT ADDRESS: P.O.Box (96)
Ma'an - Jordan
EDUCATION
(1) BA. in Counseling and Mental Hygiene 1994- 1998
Education Science Faculty, University of Jordan
Amman- Jordan
(2) MA. in Educational and Psychological Counseling 1999- 2001
Department of Special Education, Education Science Faculty, University of Jordan
(3) Ph.D. in of Special Education 2004-2008 Department of Special
Education, Education Science Faculty, University of Jordan
PRESENT POSITION :
Associate Professor
Experiences
Doctoral Work: Hearing Impaired, Family Counseling.Mental Retardation
RESEARCH INTERESTS
1) Educational and professional competencies for special education teachers.
2) Changing attitudes of society toward disabled people.
3) Counseling.
4) Mental retardation.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1) 2008-Now
Full time lecturer
Special Education Department,
Al-Hussein Bin Talal University,
Ma'an-Jordan
2) 2002-2008
Psychological counselor
Ministry of Education
Madaba, Jordan
Publications
1. Al-Dhaimat, Y. (2009) The effectiveness of a proposed counseling program to reduce psychological stress among families of hearing impaired children, University of Ain Shamis Journal.
2. Al-Dhaimat, Y. (coming soon) Investigation of knowledge of technical and scientific terms in special education for students of Al-Hussein Bin Talal University.
3. Al-Dhaimat, Y. & Albustanji, M. (2013)The degree of competencies of pre-service teachers needed to work with people with special needs. Association of Arab universities journal for education and psychology. Arab Universities Association.
4. Kreishan, L. & Al-Dhaimat, Y. (2013). Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation, Orientation and Achievements in L2 of Arab Learners of English, French and German: A Study from Jordan. International Educational Studies.
5. Al-Dhaimat, Y. & Kreishan, L. (2013). Gifted students Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation and parental influence on their motivation: from the self-determination theory perspective. Journal of Research in Special Education Needs.
6- AlDhaimat,Y Cochran,L .(2014) . Job satisfaction, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and competency of special education teachers in jordan. University of Ain Shamis Journal.
7- AlrsaI,M & AL-dhaimat,Y ( 2013 ) The Effect of Computer Simulation on Al-hussein Bin Talal University Students understanding of Electricity and Magnetism concepts and their attitudes Towared Physics Learning. International Journal of educational Research and Technology Vol. 5 [1] March 2014.
8- Gasaymeh, A., Kreishan, L., & Al-Dhaimat, Y., (2014). The Effects of Age, Gender, and Major on Measures of Jordanian Students’ Attitudes towards Academic Group Learning in Computer Training Courses.Journal of Education and Practice, 5(15)
COURSES OFFERED (by Dr. Yahya Al-Dhaimat) at Al-Hussein Bin Talal University
Undergraduate Courses at Special Education Department
1. Mental retardation.
2. Vocational rehabilitation of the disabled
3. Counseling for families of disabled children
4. Gifted and talented
5. Introduction in special education
6. Learning disabilities
7. Emotional or behavioural disorder
Administrative Experience
1.Vice Dean of students' affair deanship (2011-2013)
2. Head of King Abdullah II Fund for Development at Al Hussein Bin Talal University.
3. Acting Dean of student affairs.
4. Vice Editor of AlHuqu Yulu newspaper. Al Hussein Bin Talal University.
Workshops
1. Creative Thinking Center/ Human Resources Development, Strategic planning and advanced thinking. (2011).
2. Spss training course (2009)
3. Educational development program 2010
Awards
1. Diploma for participation in Tempus-Meda IB, Lund University, Sweden. (2011)
2. Visiting Professor, Research, Bowling Green State University, Ohio, USA. 2012-2013 (one year).
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