- Lecturer
- Coordinator for MTeach in Secondary Education (Mathematics)
- Team member of SHBIE’s Graduate Development Program
Degrees
- Bachelor of Science Education (Hons), Universiti Brunei Darussalam, 2005
- M A in Mathematics Education, Leeds University, UK, 2007
Teaching areas in SHBIE:
- Mathematics Education
- MTeach Primary Education (Mathematics)
- MTeach Secondary Education (Mathematics)
- M Ed (Mathematics)
Interests, expertise and current research areas:
Azura’s expertise encompasses teaching and learning of mathematics, teachers’ professional development, lesson study in mathematics education, values in mathematics education, and mathematics teachers’ beliefs, values and practices.
Her current research areas include teachers’ values in primary mathematics classroom, lesson study for primary mathematics teachers, mathematical problem-solving skills, students’ understanding of fractions and the use of graphic organizers in mathematics lessons.
Interested in supervising students in the following areas:
- Values in mathematics education
- Teachers’ professional development
- Problem-solving mathematics
- Lesson Study
- Classroom studies in mathematics
Sample publications and other links
Abdullah, N. A. & Leung, F. K. S. (2019). Exploring teachers’ values and valuing process in school-based lesson study: A Brunei Darussalam case study. In P. Clarkson, W. T. Seah, and J. S. Pang. (Eds.). Values and Valuing in Mathematics Education: Scanning and scoping the territory, pp.129-141.Springer, Cham. ISBN 978-3-030-16892-6 https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-16892-6
Abdullah, N. A., Shahrill, M, Yusof, J., & Prahmana. R.C.I. (2018). Identifying the Factors Affecting Students’ Performance in Primary School Mathematics. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1097(1). https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/1097/1/012137/pdf
Khalid, M., Abdullah, N. A., & Kamoludeen, A. (2016) Teachers’ Belief on the Benefit of Collaboration in Lesson Study. IIUM Journal of Educational Studies, 4(2), 1-20. https://journals.iium.edu.my/ijes/index.php/iejs/article/view/115