Contact
a.alzubi@ajman.ac.ae
06 705 null
Ajman Campus
Ahmad Mohammad Ali Alzubi

  • Ahmad Mohammad Ali Alzubi

  • Associate Professor
  • Ext: 6017
  • CV

Dr. Ahmad Mohammad Ali Alzubi has been a Professor of Psychology at Al-Balqa Applied University in Jordan since 2018 and currently serves as an Associate Professor of Psychology at the College of Humanities and Sciences at Ajman University. He is actively involved in teaching, mentoring, training, and participating in various academic committees, including accreditation, academic effectiveness, exams, counseling, and practicum. Dr. Alzubi teaches a wide range of psychology courses, including general psychology, developmental psychology, physiological psychology, educational psychology, personality psychology, social psychology, and others. He also has experience in teaching courses related to talent, creativity, and critical thinking. His research has been published in both Arab and international journals, covering a variety of topics in psychology such as intelligence, creative thinking, critical thinking, motivation, personality, brain-based learning, habits of mind, positivity, personality and learning styles, among others. Dr. Alzubi is committed to helping students excel and hopes to see them contribute effectively to the field of psychology, working in prestigious institutions and providing valuable services to society, especially as the pressures, anxiety, and stress of the digital age continue to increase.

Education
  • Ph.D. in Psychology, Amman Arab University, Jordan, 2005.
  • Master's in Psychology, Mu'tah University, Jordan, 2000.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Language and Literature (Education), Yarmouk University, Jordan, 1991.
Experience
  • Associate Professor, Psychology Department, Ajman University, UAE, 2018 - Present.
  • Professor, Psychology and Special Education Department, Al-Balqa Applied University, 2018.
  • Associate Professor, Psychology and Special Education Department, Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan, 2018.
  • Visitor Associate Professor. Education Department, Abu Dhabi University, UAE, 2015- 2016.
  • Assistant Professor, Psychology and Special Education Department, Al Balqa Applied University, Jordan, 2007- 2013.
  • Counselor and Trainer of Social and Psychological Skills (Communication and Thinking), Center for Performance Improvement, King Saud University, Preparatory Year, Saudi Arabia, 2008-2009.
  • Head of the Department, Educational Department, Al-Quds College, Jordan, 2005.
  • Head of the Department, Education Department, Princess Alia University College, Al Balqa Applied University, Jordan, 2009- 2010.
  • Assistant Director for Academic Affairs, Ministry of Education, Jordan, 1993-2005.
Research
  • Al Tai, M., Alzoubi, A. M., Al Rawashdeh, A., & Alsalhi, N. (2024). Psychological effects of using smartphone programs and applications among university students: A case study at Ajman University. ArtsEduca, 40, 46-58. https://artseduca.com/submissions/index.php/ae/article/view/350/152.
  • Alzoubi, A. M., Alsalhi, N. R., Abdelrahman, R. M., Alakashee, B. M., Al Gharaibeh, F., & Alqawasmi, A. (2024). Motives for using critical thinking skills among gifted and non-gifted adolescent students. Periodicals of Engineering and Natural Sciences, 12(2), 355-368. http://dx.doi.org/10.21533/pen.v12i2.4075.
  • Al Rawashdeh, A. Z., Alzoubi, A., Altaei, M., & Al Arab, A. (2023). The negative social effects of using artificial intelligence programs and applications on smartphones: A cultural study in digital sociology. Kurdish Studies.
  • Al-Taei, M., Alsalhi, N., & Alzoubi, A. (2023). The Role of Television in Developing Creative and Innovative Ideas Among University Youth: A Field Study on a Sample of University Youth in the United Arab Emirates. Journal of Statistics Applications & Probability, 13(2), 1013-1022. http://dx.doi.org/10.18576/jsap/120311ز
  • Abdel Rahman, R., Alsalhi, N., Eltahir, M., Abdellatif, S., & Alzoubi, A. (2023). Faculty Perception of online learning during the coronavirus outbreak. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v17i14.41685
  • Abdel Rahman, R., Alsalhi, N., Eltahir, M., AlQatawneh, S., & Alzoubi, A. M. (2022). Applying online learning in higher education institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic: A field study in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Information Sciences Letters, 11(3), 639-656. http://dx.doi.org/10.18576/isl/110301
  • Al Qudah, M., Albursan, I., Hammad, H., Alzoubi, A. M., Bakhiet, S., Almanie, A., Alenizi, S., Aljomaa, S., & Al-Khadher, M. (2021). Anxiety about COVID-19 infection and its relation to smartphone addiction and demographic variables in Middle Eastern countries. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(21), 11016. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111016
  • Alzoubi, A., & et al. (2021). The predictive ability of emotional creativity in creative performance among university students. SAGE Open, 11(2), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440211008876.
  • Al-Asqah, S., Al-Qudah, M., Albursan, I., Bakhiet, S., Almutairi, S., Alzoubi, A., Almanie, A. (2021). The effectiveness of SCAMPER strategy in enhancing gifted students’ habits of mind achievement motivation. International Journal of Innovation, creativity and change. 15(7), 885-901. Available at: https://www.ijicc.net/images/Vol_15/Iss_7/15764_Asqah_2021_E1_R.pdf
  • Alzoubi, A. (2021). The predictive ability of cultural intelligence in happiness among Ajman University students. Dirasat: Human and Social Sciences, 48(2), 152-168. (In Arabic). Scopus (Q3).
  • Alnayef, F., & Alzoubi, A. (2021). The effectiveness of a training program based on action research in developing critical thinking skills of 8th grade students. Dirasat: Human and Social Sciences, 48(4), 94-109. (In Arabic). Scopus (Q3).
  • AlZeitawi, H., & Alzoubi, A. (2021). The relationship between attachment patterns and internet addiction among adolescent students. Arab Journal for Scientific Publishing (AJSP), 46(4), 348-368.
  • Alzoubi, A., & Alkhmaysih, O. (2019). The predictive power of big five personality traits and some variables in positivity among Al-Balqa Applied University students. Journal of Educational Sciences (King Saud University), 31(2), 339-361.
  • Al Kilani, A., & Alzoubi, A. (2019). The effectiveness of the Future Problem-Solving Program in developing decision-making skills among 10th grade students in the Directorate of Special Education in Amman.
  • Alzoubi, A. (2019). The kinds of overexcitability and their relation to emotional creativity among seventh and tenth grade students. IUG Journal of Educational and Psychological Sciences, 27(3), 25-50.
  • Alzoubi, A. (2019). The degree of successful intelligence among 10th grade students in the capital Amman in light of their learning styles and academic achievement levels. IUG Journal of Educational and Psychological Sciences, 27(4), 87-109.
  • Alzoubi, A. & Alkhmaysih, O. (2018). The big five personality traits among Al Balqa Applied University students considering some variables. International Interdisciplinary Journal of Education, 7(7),1-13.
  • ALQahtani, R., & Alzoubi, A. (2018). Complex thinking and its Relation to the Preferred Learning Styles of Gifted Secondary School Students in King Abdullah II Schools for Excellence in Light of some Variables. Arab Journal of Sciences & Research Publishing, 2(30), 144-173.
  • Alzoubi, A. (2017). The Relationship between Successful Intelligence and Its Practice in Education among Private School Teachers in Amman. Jordan Journal of Educational Sciences, 13 (4), 419- 431.
  • Alzoubi, A., & et al. (2016). The effect of creative thinking education in enhancing creative self-efficacy and cognitive motivation. Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology, 6 (1), 117- 130.
  • ..., Alzoubi, A., ... (2016). Religious orientation and its relation to spiritual intelligence. Social Behavior and Personality, 44(8), 1281-1296.
  • Alzoubi, A. (2015). The effect of the brain-based learning in the developing of reflective thinking skills among gifted pupils in the eighth grade. Journal of Educational & Psychological sciences, 16 (1), 45- 75.
  • Alzoubi, A. (2014). Creative Self Efficacy among Gifted Students and Their Teachers in Jordan. Jordan Journal of Educational Sciences. 10 (4), 475- 488.
  • Alzoubi, A., & …. (2014). The relationship between leadership skills and self-esteem among adolescents gifted students in king Abdullah schools for excellence, Childhood Care & Development Journal, 15 (60), 39- 62.
  • … & Alzoubi, A. (2014). Effectiveness of using Quranic stories on the development of creative thinking skills in preschool children. The Education Journal, 28(112), 227-265.
  • … & Alzoubi, A. (2012). The effect of a training program based on habits of mind in the development of linguistic and mathematical intelligences among 8th-grade students in UNRWA schools, Alzarqa. Journal of Educational College, 153, 13-45.
  • Alzoubi, A. (2011). The relationship between social intelligence and aggressive behavior among gifted and non-gifted students. Jordan Journal of Educational Sciences, 7(4), 419-431.
  • … & Alzoubi, A. (2010). Effect of preferred learning styles on self-efficacy among female students of the Department of Sciences, Princess Alia University College. Journal of Educational and Psychological Sciences, 11(1), 265-290.
  • Alzoubi, A. (2009). The effect of some cognitive styles on the internet addiction phenomenon among adolescents. Journal of Arab Children, 12(39), 38-63.
  • Alzoubi, A. (2009). The effect of some variables on learning motivation among students at Al-Balqa Applied University in Jordan and King Khalid University in KSA. Childhood Care & Development Journal, 7(1), 281-302.
  • … Alzoubi, A., & … (2009). Parental socialization patterns as view by sons and their relationship to multiple intelligences kinds Among Al Balqa Applied University. Educational College Journal, 33 (1), 601- 637.
  • … & Alzoubi, A. (2010). Thinking styles and moral judgment among sample of Yarmouk University students. Journal of Human Sciences, 44, available from: www.ulum.nl.
  • … Alzoubi, A., & … (2008). The role of higher education on social mobility from students prospective. M'utah for Studies and Research (Humanity and Social Series), 23 (1).
  • Alzoubi, A. & ... (2007) speed of visual recognition of Arabic letters according to distinctive features analysis of their perceptual patterns: an experimental study, journal of educational sciences. Qatar University, Education Journal, 12, 43- 71.
  • … & Alzoubi, A. (2003). The effect of the cognitive and impulsive- reflective style; on the performance of some memory tests and problem solving among the students of college educational science at M'utah University. Dmascus Journal for Educational Sciences, 19 (3), 57- 94.
Publications
Conference Presentation
  • Alzoubi, A. (2018). The First International Conference of Educational Sciences college, Mutah University: Towards a future vision for preparing the students of the Faculties of Education in light of the global changes. I presented Paper entitled: Future orientation and its relation to the five major factors of personality and achievement among the students of Princess Alia University College, 16- 18 April, 2018.
  • Alzoubi, A... (2017). meeting challenges providing opportunities. Gifted students problems in specific and normal schools in Jeddah governorate in KSA. International conference on inclusive education: education for diversity, UAE, Abu Dhabi University (15- 16/3/2016).
  • Alzoubi, A. (2010). A working paper on Al-Balqa Applied University plan for child education: reviewing the competencies of kindergarten teachers. Save the Children in cooperation with the Ministry of Education within the project to support the development of education towards a knowledge economy, Amman, Jordan, 22-7-2010.
  • Alzoubi, Ahmad (2020). Creative thinking between divergent and convergent thinking: Applications to the gifted. Scientific Forum of Gifted Care. 25- 27 Oct. 2020. The ministry of Education -King Saudi Arabia.
  • Alzoubi, A., & Abdallah, R. (2021). Intrinsic motivation among students in UAE schools in light of some variables. Excellence, Creativity, Innovation, and Gifted Education. Ajman University & the International Center for Innovation in Education (ICIE), June 2021.
  • Alzoubi, A., & Abdelrahman, R. (2020). Creative thinking: Divergent and convergent thinking approaches in the context of gifted individuals. Scientific Forum of Gifted Care, 25-27 Oct. 2020. Ministry of Education, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Al-Zoubi, A., & Abdullah, R. (2021). Intrinsic motivation among adolescent students in schools in the United Arab Emirates in light of some variables. Conference on Educational Excellence, Creativity, Innovation, and Gifted Education, College of Humanities and Sciences, Ajman University, 6-12 Oct. 2021.
  • Alzoubi, A. (2024). Challenges and standards in diagnosing learning disabilities: Between traditional and modern models. 4th Learning Difficulties Conference, UAE, The Sharjah Centre for Learning Difficulties in partnership with The Princess Tharwat College and Sharjah Education Academy, 12-13 Oct. 2024.
Memberships, Awards and Honors
  • Founding member of the Jordanian Association for Gifted and Creative Individuals, Amman, Jordan.
  • Founding member of the Arab Researchers Association, United Arab Emirates.
  • Member of The Jordanian Psychological Association