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• Dr. Balfakih A. Forawi is currently a Senior Lecturer of Science Education in the Faculty of Education at the United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain. Dr. Balfakih obtained a bachelor degree in Chemistry from the United Arab Emirates University,..

  Dr. Balfakih A. Forawi is currently a Senior Lecturer of Science Education in the Faculty of Education at the United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain. Dr. Balfakih obtained a bachelor degree in Chemistry from the United Arab Emirates University, a master’s degree in Education from University of Idaho, USA, and an Ed.D. in Science Education from the same university in 1996. His area of expertise is in the teaching science methods and the integration of technology in science teaching. He was recently awarded the best researcher in his college 2007-2008. Dr. Balfakih has 14 years of science teaching and coordination experience in higher education and 4 years of administrative experience at the higher education. He has been a member of several science education organizations such as the National Association of Research on Science Teaching (NARST) and Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) & European Science Education Research Association (ESERA). He has published widely in peer reviewed journals. Less

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