Yusuf F Zakariya
Biographic Data
| ID | 1311132 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yusuf F Zakariya |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yusuf F |
| FAMILY NAME | Zakariya |
| SIGNATURE | ZAKARIYA Y F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ahmadu Bello University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5266-8227 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Future-ready educators
Background The demands of 21st-century classrooms require pre-service teachers to develop digital competencies that enable effective instructional delivery and collaboration. Objectives This study evaluated the effectiveness of a digital-age teaching module in improving pre-service teachers’ preparedness for future classrooms. Methods Using a quasi-experimental design, the study engaged first-year education students and assessed changes in four c…
From single to multiple assessments in a foundational mathematics course for engineering students
Background In response to high failure rates in foundational mathematics courses, the traditional single high-stakes final examination was replaced with four digital tests, with multiple attempts, and a hand-in project. Objectives This study evaluates the impact of this reformed assessment strategy on a first-year calculus course for engineering students at a Norwegian university. We explored students' perceptions of the reformed assessment regar…
Affordances and constraints of a blended learning course
This article reports our deliberate effort to redesign a traditionally taught course for pre-service teachers to suit a blended learning approach. We designed the course following the resource-activity-support-evaluation pedagogical model. Then, we investigated pre-service teachers’ perceptions of the course using a qualitative method of generation and analysis at a university in Sub-Saharan Africa. We generated the data using semi-structured int…
Teacher instructional practices
Background Teacher instructional practices play crucial roles not only in shaping the happenings in the classrooms but also in facilitating students’ understanding and success rates in mathematics. However, previous studies on teachers’ factors that bolster or undermine instructional practices often consider the influence of these factors on instructional practices in isolation. Objective On the contrary, we took an inclusive approach in the pres…
Digital Escape Game and Students’ Learning Outcomes in Mathematics
Educational stakeholders in Brunei are not exempted from the search for innovative instructional approaches as a tool to stem the tide of poor performance of students in mathematics. This study was designed to contribute to this national project by examining the impact of a digital escape game intervention on students’ mathematics performance and affective constructs. Using a mixed methods approach, we generated both quantitative and qualitative …
Short form of revised two-factor study process questionnaire
The utility of students’ approaches to learning (AL) has evolved from a simple act of academic monitoring to a systemic process of continuous improvement of teaching and learning in higher education. Research on the careful development of measures for AL is consequently crucial. The purpose of this research is to develop and validate a brief measure of AL that is theoretically sound with good psychometric properties. To achieve this purpose, we c…
Unpacking the black‐box of students' visual attention in Mathematics and English classrooms
With the technological improvements of innovative portable recording gadgets, augmented researchers' interest in exploring students' visual attention in their natural and normal occurring classrooms. The purpose of this study was to gauge students' visual attention in their Mathematics and English classrooms. This article reports on a study conducted in three schools in Santiago, Chile, where a sample of 113 randomly selected students wore a mini…
Teacher job satisfaction across 38 countries and economies
The purpose of this study is to compare latent means of job satisfaction across participating countries in the 2018 Teaching and Learning International Survey. The mean comparison of this nature is sparse in the literature due to lack of cross-cultural construct validity of job satisfaction scales. We applied an alignment approach that can optimize this construct validity to compare the latent mean of 153,682 teachers across 48 countries. We foun…
University students’ learning approaches
This paper reports a Norwegian validation study of a widely used instrument to measure students’ approaches to learning, namely, Bigg’s revised two-factor study process questionnaire (R-SPQ-2F). Its cultural sensitivity and psychometry evaluations have provoked rigorous discussion among educators in different languages. A survey design was adopted involving 253 undergraduate engineering students across two universities. Confirmatory factor analys…
Investigating Some Construct Validity Threats to Talis 2018 Teacher Job Satisfaction Scale
The credibility of findings ensuing from cross-sectional survey research depends largely on the validity and reliability of the research instruments. Critical attention to the quality of such instruments will ensure logical and valid results. The purpose of this article is to provide evidence for two methodological issues observed that are potential threats to construct validity of widely used Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 20…
Impact of a Social Constructivist Instructional Strategy on Performance in Algebra with a Focus on Secondary School Students
There have been perennial concerns on the low academic performance of students among researchers and other education stakeholders. Innovative teaching strategies have, therefore, gained prominence in the field of mathematics education. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of a social constructivist instructional strategy on students' performance in algebra. The present study is quasi-experimental, and its type is a posttest cont…
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Teacher job satisfaction across 38 countries and economies
The purpose of this study is to compare latent means of job satisfaction across participating countries in the 2018 Teaching and Learning International Survey. The mean comparison of this nature is sparse in the literature due to lack of cross-cultural construct validity of job satisfaction scales. We applied an alignment approach that can optimize this construct validity to compare the latent mean of 153,682 teachers across 48 countries. We foun…
University students’ learning approaches
This paper reports a Norwegian validation study of a widely used instrument to measure students’ approaches to learning, namely, Bigg’s revised two-factor study process questionnaire (R-SPQ-2F). Its cultural sensitivity and psychometry evaluations have provoked rigorous discussion among educators in different languages. A survey design was adopted involving 253 undergraduate engineering students across two universities. Confirmatory factor analys…
Investigating Some Construct Validity Threats to Talis 2018 Teacher Job Satisfaction Scale
The credibility of findings ensuing from cross-sectional survey research depends largely on the validity and reliability of the research instruments. Critical attention to the quality of such instruments will ensure logical and valid results. The purpose of this article is to provide evidence for two methodological issues observed that are potential threats to construct validity of widely used Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 20…
Impact of a Social Constructivist Instructional Strategy on Performance in Algebra with a Focus on Secondary School Students
There have been perennial concerns on the low academic performance of students among researchers and other education stakeholders. Innovative teaching strategies have, therefore, gained prominence in the field of mathematics education. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of a social constructivist instructional strategy on students' performance in algebra. The present study is quasi-experimental, and its type is a posttest cont…
Unpacking the black‐box of students' visual attention in Mathematics and English classrooms
With the technological improvements of innovative portable recording gadgets, augmented researchers' interest in exploring students' visual attention in their natural and normal occurring classrooms. The purpose of this study was to gauge students' visual attention in their Mathematics and English classrooms. This article reports on a study conducted in three schools in Santiago, Chile, where a sample of 113 randomly selected students wore a mini…
Short form of revised two-factor study process questionnaire
The utility of students’ approaches to learning (AL) has evolved from a simple act of academic monitoring to a systemic process of continuous improvement of teaching and learning in higher education. Research on the careful development of measures for AL is consequently crucial. The purpose of this research is to develop and validate a brief measure of AL that is theoretically sound with good psychometric properties. To achieve this purpose, we c…
Digital Escape Game and Students’ Learning Outcomes in Mathematics
Educational stakeholders in Brunei are not exempted from the search for innovative instructional approaches as a tool to stem the tide of poor performance of students in mathematics. This study was designed to contribute to this national project by examining the impact of a digital escape game intervention on students’ mathematics performance and affective constructs. Using a mixed methods approach, we generated both quantitative and qualitative …
Affordances and constraints of a blended learning course
This article reports our deliberate effort to redesign a traditionally taught course for pre-service teachers to suit a blended learning approach. We designed the course following the resource-activity-support-evaluation pedagogical model. Then, we investigated pre-service teachers’ perceptions of the course using a qualitative method of generation and analysis at a university in Sub-Saharan Africa. We generated the data using semi-structured int…
Teacher instructional practices
Background Teacher instructional practices play crucial roles not only in shaping the happenings in the classrooms but also in facilitating students’ understanding and success rates in mathematics. However, previous studies on teachers’ factors that bolster or undermine instructional practices often consider the influence of these factors on instructional practices in isolation. Objective On the contrary, we took an inclusive approach in the pres…
From single to multiple assessments in a foundational mathematics course for engineering students
Background In response to high failure rates in foundational mathematics courses, the traditional single high-stakes final examination was replaced with four digital tests, with multiple attempts, and a hand-in project. Objectives This study evaluates the impact of this reformed assessment strategy on a first-year calculus course for engineering students at a Norwegian university. We explored students' perceptions of the reformed assessment regar…
Future-ready educators
Background The demands of 21st-century classrooms require pre-service teachers to develop digital competencies that enable effective instructional delivery and collaboration. Objectives This study evaluated the effectiveness of a digital-age teaching module in improving pre-service teachers’ preparedness for future classrooms. Methods Using a quasi-experimental design, the study engaged first-year education students and assessed changes in four c…
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