Committees | The Malaysian Psychometrics Association

Dr. Haniza Yon

President

Dr. Haniza Yon was the founding President of the Malaysian Psychometrics Association (MPA), and is currently serving her sixth presidential term. She is a social scientist with a long-standing interest in psychometrics, and a passionate advocate of fairness and high standards in testing. She obtained her PhD in Measurement and Quantitative Methods from Michigan State University, USA. She has been working in psychometrics for more than 20 years, primarily as a psychometrician at the Educational Testing Service (ETS) of Princeton, New Jersey, USA, and as a Director of the Psychometrics Lab at MIMOS Berhad, Malaysia. Psychometric technologies that rely on intellectual property produced by her are widely used in many government and private organisations in various industries in Malaysia and foreign countries. Her main research interest is in the application of psychometrics and digital assessment technology in measuring human potential and capabilities.

She can be contacted at hanizayon@gmail.com or president@mpa-ppm.org.

Prof. Dr. Rosna binti Awang-Hashim

Vice-President 1

Professor Dr. Rosna Awang-Hashim is a Professor of Educational Psychology with the School of Education and Modern Languages, UUM College of Arts and Sciences, Universiti Utara Malaysia. She obtained her BA and MA degrees from the University of North Texas (UNT), and her PhD from the University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, USA.

Her research interests among others include socio-psychological processes in teaching and learning interactions, learning engagement and non-experimental quantitative research with emphasis on causal modelling. She is the current Chief Editor of the SCOPUS listed Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction (MJLI) and has widely published numerous papers on measurement, and on learning and motivational issues in both local and international journals.

She is the former Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and International), Universiti Utara Malaysia.

Ms. Nur Ayu Johar

Secretary 1

Nur Ayu is a trained associate psychometrician with almost 10 years of industry experience. She obtained her B. Ed (Mathematics) from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia and her M. Ed (Measurement & Evaluation) from the National University of Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Educational Measurement at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Her research interests include, among others, educational measurement and psychometrics. She has published and presented several papers on measurement, psychometrics and on issues related to education.

She can be contacted at harnaj@gmail.com.

Dr. Lee Leh Hong

Secretary 2

Dr. Lee Leh Hong has more than 22 years of experience working in the field of education. Besides her current position, she has also worked at MIMOS Psychometrics Cluster and also worked as an assistant director at the Teacher Education Division, Ministry of Education.

She worked as a test developer at Malaysian Examination Syndicate for more than 5 years before continuing her studies to obtain a doctoral degree in Educational Measurement and Evaluation. Her primary areas of expertise are test development and structural equation modelling.

She can be contacted at sharonllh@yahoo.com.

Dr. Norhafezah binti Yusof

Assistant Secretary

Dr. Norhafezah Yusof is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication, School of Multimedia Technology & Communication, Universiti Utara Malaysia. She received her Bachelor and Masters’ degrees at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in Organizational Communication.

She joined Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) in 2001 as a lecturer and continued her studies at the PhD level in communications at Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom. Her research interests are in the communication management area covering culture, media, space, change and women.

She can be contacted at norhafezah@uum.edu.my.

Ms. Kok Mun Yee

Treasurer

Mun Yee is a trained psychometric test developer with over seven years of industry experience, focusing on driving innovative organisational and people development solutions, as well as the development of non-cognitive assessments. She is interested in psychological testing and its implications for modern industries. She holds an undergraduate degree in Psychology (HELP University). Following her passion for the field of industrial-organisational psychology, she completed her MSc in Management Psychology at the University of Nottingham Malaysia.

Given her experience in both academic and commercial research, she is keen on integrating her learning experiences to best support clients’ priorities. She is a firm believer in the growth mindset.

She can be contacted at mandykmyee@gmail.com.

Dr. S. Kanageswari Suppiah Shanmugam

Ordinary Committee Member 1

Dr. S. Kanageswari Suppiah Shanmugam is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Education and Modern Languages, UUM College of Arts and Sciences, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Education with double majors in Mathematics and English, her Master’s degree in Psychometrics and Educational Measurement and her Doctoral degree in Psychometrics and Educational Evaluation, all from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang.

She served as a teacher for 14 years before joining SEAMEO RECSAM as a Mathematics Education Specialist where she conducted research, mainly on secondary data analyses related to international assessments. She is an active member of the National Council on Measurement in Education and her specialisation is in educational measurement focussing on reliability and validity issues in cross-cultural assessments. She has been actively involved in the education field for almost two decades and is a reviewer for many local and international journals, such as the International Journal of Testing, International Education Studies, the Asian Education Action Research Journal, and Asian Social Science. She has also worked with the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), serving as the associate editor for TIMSS 2007: What Can We Learn and editor for TIMSS 2011: What Can We Learn Together. She has conducted several colloquia on TIMSS, Higher-order Thinking Skills (HOTs) and HOTs Item Development. She has also published a book on Malaysian students’ misconceptions in TIMSS mathematics items, and numerous articles in related fields, in addition to presenting papers at international conferences.

She can be contacted at Kanageswari@uum.edu.my.

Dr. Tan Poh Pow

Ordinary Committee Member 2

Dr. Tan Poh Pow is an ardent student of change management and statistical thinking who is passionately striving to make policing and police leadership simpler and more meaningful to anyone who shares his ideals. He holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from the Northern University of Malaysia and is a Registered Counsellor with the Board of Counsellors, Malaysia.

Dr. Tan has held various posts with the Royal Malaysia Police, notably in the area of logistics and management. On promotion to Assistant Commissioner of Police, he assumed a role in competencies management at the Federal Police Headquarters. Dr. Tan uses psychometric techniques, along with BEI, to help identify differentiating competencies of high-performance and high-potential police officers to realise the Force’s HR transformation agenda.

He can be contacted at pptanistj@gmail.com.

The function of the committee is to organize and supervise the day-to-day activities of the association and to make decisions on matters affecting its running within the general policy laid down by the general meeting.

The table below introduces the elected committee members. More biographical data for a member will appear if you hover your mouse over the member's entry.

President	Dr. Haniza Yon Consulting Psychometrician
Vice-President 1	Prof. Dr. Rosna binti Awang-Hashim Professor Educational Psychology Universiti Utara Malaysia
Secretary 1	Ms. Nur Ayu Johar
Secretary 2	Dr. Lee Leh Hong Lecturer, Research & Development Department Institute of Teacher Education Specialist Ilmu Khas Campus Ministry of Education
Assistant Secretary	Dr. Norhafezah binti Yusof Associate Professor Communications Department School of Multimedia Technology and Communication University Utara Malaysia
Treasurer	Ms. Kok Mun Yee Consulting Psychologist
Ordinary Committee Member 1	Dr. S. Kanageswari Suppiah Shanmugam Senior Lecturer School of Education and Modern Languages UUM College of Arts and Sciences Universiti Utara Malaysia Kedah
Ordinary Committee Member 2	Dr. Tan Poh Pow ACP Competency Management Royal Malaysia Police

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