Student Information
Graduate StudentEducational Policy and Evaluation
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Farnaz Avarzamani is a PhD candidate in Educational Policy and Evaluation. Her research focuses on the intersection of educational equity, multilingual education, and generative AI to enhance teacher preparation and professional development. She has developed and continues to create AI tools for various projects at Arizona State University.
• Equitable multilingual education
• Teacher preparation and the influence of standards on classroom practice
• Application of generative AI and digital tools to augment teaching
Teacher Education (Science & Language Education)
Rillero, P., Avarzamani, F., Librea-Carden, M. R., & Golshani, S. (2025). Unraveling the Fictionalized Ideal: The Rise of “The” Scientific Method in the 19th Century. Science & Education, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11191-025-00690-9
Anderson, K., Avarzamani, F. (2025). Framing Educators’ Orientations to Standardized English via Language Ideological Justifications. Research in the Teaching of English. https://doi.org/10.58680/rte2025594413
Librea-Carden, M.R., Avarzamani, F., Rillero, P., Hamel, F. (2024). A Virtual, Synchronous Nature of Science Activity Sequence Within a Professional Development Workshop. Innovations in Science Teacher Education, 9(4). https://innovations.theaste.org/a-virtual-synchronous-nature-of-science-activity-sequence-within-a-professional-development-workshop/
Librea-Carden, M.L., Avarzamani, F., Rillero, P., & Hamel, F (2023). Nature of Science Understandings and Instructional Perceptions: Moroccan Preservice Primary Science Teacher Educators' Responding Variables to a Professional Development Series. Electronic Journal for Research in Science and Mathematics Education, 26(4), 1-16. https://ejrsme.icrsme.com/article/view/22391
Farahian, M., Avarzamani, F., & Rajabi, Y. (2020). Reflective thinking in an EFL Writing Course: To what level do portfolios improve reflection in writing? Thinking Skills and Creativity, 39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2020.100759
Avarzamani, F., & Farahian, M. (2019). An investigation into EFL learners' reflection in writing and the inhibitors to their reflection. Cogent Psychology, 6(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2019.1690817
Academic Integrity
Farahian, M., Parhamnia, F., Avarzamani, F. (2023). Developing and Validating a Questionnaire to Measure University Professors’ Beliefs Regarding Plagiarism in Thesis Writing. Education Strategies in Medical Sciences, 16(4), 378-388. http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-1906-en.html
Farahian, M., Avarzamani, F., & Rezaee, M. (2021). Plagiarism in higher education across nations: a case of language students. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-09-2020-0309
Farahian, M., Parhamnia, F., Avarzamani, F. (2020). Plagiarism in theses: A nationwide concern from the perspective of university instructors. Cogent Social Sciences, 6(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2020.1751532
Language Learning
Farahian, M., & Avarzamani, F. (2019). Processing Instruction revisited: Does it lead to a superiorperformance in interpretation and production? Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 5(1) 89-111. http://dx.doi.org/10.32601/ejal.543783
Farahian, M., & Avarzamani, F. (2018). Metacognitive awareness of skilled and less-skilled EFL writers. Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 3(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40862-018-0052-4
Farahian, M., & Avarzamani, F. (2018). The impact of portfolio on EFL learners' metacognition and writing superior performance. Cogent Education, 5(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2018.1450918
Avarzamani, F., Farahian, M. (2017). Cognitive Processing and Flexibility Across Bilingual Development Stages in EFL Learners. International Journal of English Linguistics, 7(3), 29-45. https://doi.org/10.5539/ijel.v7n3p29