Faculty

Dr Shaljan Areepattamannil is a Professor in the Division of Data Analytics, Policy, and Leadership at the Emirates College for Advanced Education (ECAE). Formerly an Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning at the National Institute of Education at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, he brings a wealth of expertise to his research, which centres on educational assessment, educational psychology, and the impact of technology on learning.

Representative Publications

• Cairns, D., & Areepattamannil, S. (2022). Teacher-directed learning approaches and science achievement: Investigating the importance of instructional explanations in Australian schools. Research in Science Education, 52(4), 1171-1185.
• McMinn, M., Dickson, M., & Areepattamannil, S. (2022). Reported pedagogical practices of faculty in higher education in the UAE. Higher Education, 83(2), 395-410.
• Liou, P. Y., Wang, C. L., Lin, J. J., & Areepattamannil, S. (2021). Assessing students’ motivational beliefs about learning science across grade level and gender. Journal of Experimental Education, 89(4), 605-624.
• Balala, M. M. A., Areepattamannil, S., & Cairns, D. (2021). Investigating the associations of early numeracy activities and skills with mathematics dispositions, engagement, and achievement among fourth graders in the United Arab Emirates. Large-scale Assessments in Education, 9(1), 1-21.
• Areepattamannil, S., Cairns, D., & Dickson, M. (2020). Teacher-directed versus inquiry-based science instruction: Investigating links to adolescent students’ science dispositions across 66 countries. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 31(6), 675-704.
• Cairns, D., & Areepattamannil, S. (2019). Exploring the relations of inquiry-based teaching to science achievement and dispositions in 54 countries. Research in Science Education, 49, 1-23.
• Areepattamannil, S., & Santos, I. M. (2019). Adolescent students’ perceived information and communication technology (ICT) competence and autonomy: Examining links to dispositions toward science in 42 countries. Computers in Human Behavior, 98, 50-58.
• Al Jefri, H. M., & Areepattamannil, S. (2019). Examining the relations of early literacy activities and skills to reading dispositions, engagement, and achievement among fourth-grade students in the United Arab Emirates. Social Psychology of Education, 22, 901-920.
• Khine, M., & Areepattamannil, S. (Eds.). (2019). STEAM education: Theory and practice. Springer.