- Lecturer
Degrees
- PhD in Education and Professional Studies, King’s College London, UK, 2018
- MSc Science and Education, University of Bristol, United Kingdom, 2010
- B.Sc Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam, 2007
Teaching areas in SHBIE
- Secondary science
- Physics education
- Quantitative methodology
- Curriculum development in science education
- Science teachers and their practices
- Trends in science education research
Interests, expertise and current research areas:
Dr Marliza’s expert area is in students’ conceptual development in learning scientific concepts. Her current research is on ‘science show’ as a method of teaching. In addition, her interests also lie within the area of representation in science education, curriculum development, and assessment in science education.
Interested in supervising students in the following areas
- Students’ conceptual development in learning scientific concepts
- Teaching and learning in science education.
- Use of technology in science classrooms
Sample publications and other links
Cheong, I. P. A., Johari, M., Said, H., & Treagust, D. F. (2015). What do you know about alternative energy? Development and use of a diagnostic instrument for upper secondary school science. International Journal of Science Education, 37(2), 210-236.
Marlizayati, J., Nor’Arifahwati, A. H., & Rahiman, A. P. (2018, November). Investigating the Development of Reasoning Abilities Among Bruneian Physics Students After 1 Year Exposure to Cambridge International Advanced Level Program. In Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Vol. 1108, No. 1, p. 012060). IOP Publishing.
Marlizayati, J., & Hardimah, S. (2018, November). Investigating the Pre-service and In-service Science Teachers’ Conceptions of A ‘teacher’at the Beginning of Their Initial Teacher Training Program. In Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Vol. 1108, No. 1, p. 012056). IOP Publishing.
Further details
Dr Marliza was one of the reviewers for ‘Science matters for Brunei Darussalam (Year 7 & 8)’ text book in 2012. Currently, she is a member of Brunei Darussalam Science Literacy Standards committee in collaboration with Curriculum Development Department, Ministry of Education, serving until December 2020.