Majeda Awawdeh

Dr Majeda Awawdeh is an Australian Educator and Author. She is best known for her research alongside John Sweller for studying an influential theory of Cognitive Load. Fluent in three languages: Arabic, Hebrew and English. She is one of the 1.6 million Palestinians who hold an Israeli citizenship.
She completed a degree in Mathematics & Computer Sciences and Education in 1992 from the University of Haifa and then went on to complete a master's degree in Mathematics Education in 2002 from the University of Haifa. After receiving a scholarship for outstanding research in her field, she received her Ph.D from the University of New South Wales in 2008 - her thesis titled Cognitive Load Theory & Mathematics education.
Dr Majeda now runs a learning centre Global Education Academy where she focuses on teaching children Mathematics and English that covers the Australian curriculum based on her research into Cognitive Load.
Early Life, Education and Awards
Dr Majeda was born in 1970 in Canna of Galilee, near Nazareth in Israel. She developed a love for mathematics at an early age, regularly problem solving various mathematics equations autonomously. In 1992, she received a Mathematics & Computer Sciences and Education degree from University of Haifa. She returned to the University of Haifa in 1999 to complete a master's degree in Mathematics Education.
Education
After receiving a scholarship for research in her field, she moved from Israel to Australia and in 2005 and then went on to receive her Ph.D in Mathematics Education from the University of New South Wales in 2008 - her thesis titled Cognitive Load Theory & Mathematics Education. She developed a curriculum for both Mathematics and English that covers all the outcomes of the Australian curriculum from Year 2 to Year 10.
Following her passion for teaching and business, Majeda established Global Education Academy in 2011 where she could use her expertise and research findings to teach mathematics and English in line with the human brain structure.
* Awawdeh, M (2008). Cognitive Load Theory and Mathematics Education. (PhD) University Of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
* Khateeb, M. (2002). The development of fraction concept in different instructional methods. (Master's), University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
* Khateeb, M., & Sweller, J. (2008), Contextual effects in learning mathematics: A cognitive load theory perspective. A paper presented in the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting. , March, 2008.
* Khateeb, M., Ayers, P., & Sweller, J. (2007) Reducing cognitive load by using worked-examples in real-life contexts. Paper presented in the annual Cognitive Load Theory Conference. NSW, .
* Khateeb, M.(2008). Contextual effects in teaching mathematics: A cognitive load perspective.

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