Profile
Mousa Alnabhan
Professor in Educational Research Methodology
(Statistics, Psychometrics, and Assessment)
University of Pittsburgh, USA
Field of Specialization
Educational research methodology
(Statistics, Psychometrics, and Assessment)
Education
1991
Ph.D., Educational Research Methodology, Statistics, Psychometrics and Assessment, the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Dissertation Title: An Empirical Investigation of the Behavior of some Parametric and Non-parametric Tests for Frequently Encountered Data in Educational Research.
1988
Master in Measurement and Evaluation, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Thesis Title: Constructing A Scientific Reasoning Test and Coming out with its Validity and Reliability
1976
B.Sc. in Physics, Mosul University.
Academic and Teaching Experience
2005 – 2018, Professor, Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain
2003 – 2005, Professor, Mu'tah University, Jordan.
2000 – 2003, Associate professor, United Arab Emirates University.
Summer 2000, Visiting scholar at the University of Pittsburgh (teaching and research).
1997 - 1998, The sabbatical year at the University of Pittsburgh, USA.
1996- 2003, Associate Professor, Mu’tah University.
1991 - 1996, Assistant Professor, Mu’tah University.
1989 – 1991, Graduate Assistant, Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh.
Managerial Posts in Academia
2010 - 2018, Vice Dean of the college of graduate studies, Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain
1998 – 2000, Dean of the Faculty of Education, Mu’tah University, Jordan.
1998 - 1999, Director of the international relations, Mu’tah University, Jordan
1996 -1998, Manager of Jordan-European Union project for Improving Teacher Education Programs (JEUTEP) at Jordan Universities, located at the National Center for Human Resources Development "NCHRD".
1992 - 1994, Assistant Dean for students' affairs, Mu'tah University
Supervising and Examining Theses, Dissertations, and Publications
Chairing about 110 master theses committees in several universities.
Being a member of about thirty-five committees as an internal or an external examiner.
Being an expert on professorship promotion for several universities.
Being a doctoral degree supervisor for 11 graduates.
A reviewer of several journals:
i. Social Behavior and Personality: An International Journal.
ii. Jordan Journal of the Educational Sciences. Yarmouk University.
iii. Journal of Educational and Psychological Sciences. University of Bahrain.
iv. Hamdan's Award projects and assessment tools. Dubai, UAE.
Memberships in Academic Associations and Organizations
Member of American Educational Research Association (AERA).
Member of the International Assessment of Educational Association (IAEA).
Member of the American Evaluation Association (AEA).
Member of the International Center of the Innovation for Education (ICIE).
Being an instructor of the following courses
Descriptive Statistics Using SPSS.
Inferential Statistics and Applications Using SPSS.
Correlation and Multiple Regression Analysis Using SPSS.
Assessing the Significance of the Quantitative Differences Using SPSS.
Psychometric Theory.
Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methodology.
Psychological Tests and Measures.
Community Service
1. An open discussion about gifted education, Hamdan Award, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
2. The International Conference of the Gifted Education, United Arab Emirates University.
3. A workshop on assessing the students of special needs, the ministry of education, Kingdom of Bahrain.
4. A workshop on developing the behavioral characteristics inventory of gifted students of (10-18) years in the Emirates.
5. A workshop on the mechanisms of identifying gifted students in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai.