From 2017 to 2019 Specialist at the State Historical and Cultural Reserve-Museum "Ancient Taraz".

    Since September 2023 Lecturer at Taraz State University named after M. Kh. Dulati.

    From September 2025 Senior Lecturer, holding a PhD position at Taraz State University named after M. Kh. Dulati.
Completed research internships at the Faculty of History of Adam Mickiewicz University and at the Department of Educational Psychology of Moscow Pedagogical State University.

    She is consistently engaged in educational research focusing on the theory and practical application of metacognition and self-regulated learning across various pedagogical contexts, including online and blended learning. She is a member of the Kazakhstan Society of Educational Researchers and the International Metacognition Association. She has served as an official reviewer of one PhD dissertation. Her current English proficiency level is IELTS 6.5.

 8 years of work experience

Education
    2010-2014 – bachelor’s degree in Archaeology and Ethnology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
    2014-2016 – master’s degree in Ethnic and Ethnocultural Studies, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
   2020-2023 – PhD program in Pedagogy and Psychology, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University

Malik Umit, Malikov Anuar, Abdykhalykova Zhazira.

Blended learning in the development of university students’ metacognition  International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE).  Vol. 13, No. 4, August 2024, pp. 2461~2472 10.11591/ijere.v13i4.28233.

Malik Umit. Developing Student Metacognition Through Collaborative Work on the Quip Platform International Journal of Educational Reform. https://doi.org/10.1177/10567879241247557

Malik Umit, Abdykhalykova Zh.

Assessment of metacognition and self-regulation of students in the context of online learning.

Bulletin of L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian National University Pedagogy. Psychology. Sociology Series. № 1(138)/2022. C. 451-460. ISSN (Online) 2663-2497

Мәлік Ү. Развитие универсальных метакогнитивных навыков студентов Вестник Карагандинского университета, серия педагогика № 3 (107), 2022, С. 43-52

Мәлік Ү., Абдыхалыкова Ж. Метакогнитивная инструкция в смешанной среде обучения. Вестник Торайгыров университета, Серия Педагогическая № 1, 2022. 215-227 с.  ISSN 2710-2661

Zh.Y. Abdykhalykova

A.Y. Rymgaliyeva, F.Y. Abdykhalyk, Malik U. Digital literacy as a component of assessing prospective teachers readiness for professional activity

Л.Н. Гумилев атындағы Еуразия ұлттық университетінің хабаршысы. Педагогика. Психология. Социология сериясы. – 2023. – Т. 145. – №. 4. – С. 10-24.

Малик У. Тюрко-согдийский вопрос в истории раннесредневекового Казахстана: современный взгляд Электронный научный журнал «edu.e-history.kz» №1 (05)