Publications - Conference Papers

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Contemporary Teaching Skills to Address the Changing Role of Teachers in Sri Lanka as a result of the long-term social impacts of Covid-19 pandemic

Conference Papers
Hummel, S. & Vithanapathirana, M
International Webinar on Long-Term Social Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic, National Academy of Sciences Sri Lanka, 22-24 February 2022
Publication year: 2022

Are teachers being adequately prepared for Inclusive Education in South Asia: The case of Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka

Conference Papers
M.Vithanapathirana, Ramchand, M., Talasila, M., Dorji, R
66th Annual Conference of Comparative and International Education Society CIES 2022
Publication year: 2022

Conference Papers
Vithanapathirana, M. , Orkhan Jalilov, Thomas Köhler, Shironica P. Karunanayaka, Sandra Hummel, Bridget Sheehan
GeNeMe Conference, Dresden, Germany
Publication year: 2022

E-readiness and Techno-anxiety of postgraduate teacher trainees: Exploring the psychological climate for introducing a Blended Learning teacher education program

Conference Papers
Vithanapathirana, M.
CONTESSA project, University of Colombo Annual Research Symposium
Publication year: 2020

Conference Papers
Vithanapathirana, M.
University of Colombo Annual Research Symposium
Publication year: 2022

Towards Blended Learning: Lessons learned through Technological Interventions in Teacher Education in Sri Lanka

Conference Papers
Amarasinghe, S and Vithanapathirana, M
4th World Conference on Future of Education, 26-27 June 2018
Publication year: 2018

Symptoms of stress in adolescent students due to home-related problems: An exploration to facilitate designing an intervention

Conference Papers
Sangamitta, P. D. Ven. and Vithanapathirana, M.V.
University of Colombo Annual Research Symposium
Publication year: 2017

Prosocial attitudes of students at the end of the compulsory education span: Development of a self-report scale for a status study prior to an intervention

Conference Papers
Wimalasiri, H. G. S. K. and Vithanapathirana, M.V.
University of Colombo Annual Research Symposium
Publication year: 2017

Adopting motivational strategies for learning questionnaire to assess self -regulated learning skills in University students

Conference Papers
De Silva, D. V. M. and Vithanapathirana, M
University of Colombo Annual Research Symposium
Publication year: 2017

CLIL in Secondary Science revised curriculum: A mirage?

Conference Papers
Nettikumara, L. and Vithanapathirana, M.
University of Colombo Annual Research Symposium
Publication year: 2016

Lesson planning for Science in Bilingual education: an effective approach to uplift the content and language integrated learning (CLIL) in Sri Lanka

Conference Papers
Nettikumara, L. and Vithanapathirana, M.V
8th International Conference on Teaching, Education and Learning (ICTEL), Malaysia
Publication year: 2015

Efficacy of “Micro Teaching” in Teacher Education

Conference Papers
R. M. D. Rohan & M. Vithanapathirana
University of Colombo Annual Research Symposium
Publication year: 2015

Education for peace:a study to develop innovations to enrich the secondary school bilingual science curriculum to promote social cohesion in Sri Lanka

Conference Papers
Nettikumara, L. and Vithanapathirana, M.V.
Joint World Conference on Social Work Education and Social Development, Melbourne Australia
Publication year: 2014

A Teaching in the bilingual stream: a study on the perceptions of secondary science curriculum

Conference Papers
Nettikumara, L. and Vithanapathirana, M.V.
Annual Sessions, SLAAS
Publication year: 2014

Active learning in Science through Content and Language Integrated Learning

Conference Papers
Vithanapathirana, M.V.
Annual Research Symposium, University of Colombo, 2014
Publication year: 2014

Developing a Service Learning Model: an Effective Educational Tool in Higher Education for Sri Lanka

Conference Papers
Udagama, P., Vithanapathirana, M.V. & Wijayanama, C.
SLAAS Annual Sessions
Publication year: 2013

Challenges of Early adult transition of female undergraduates in Education

Conference Papers
Vithanapathirana, M.V.
ASAIHL International Conference, Colombo 2013
Publication year: 2013

An analysis of the secondary grade science curriculum for bilingual education based on Content and Language Integrated Learning Model (CLIL)

Conference Papers
Nettikumara, L. and Vithanapathirana, M.V.
The Second International Conference on Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya
Publication year: 2013

Reflective practice during teaching practicum: A study on student teachers’ reflective notes during professional development program

Conference Papers
Vithanapathirana, M.V.
The Second International Conference on Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya
Publication year: 2013

Academic Service Learning for sensitizing BEd undergraduates on the future professional role: a design based research initiative

Conference Papers
Professor Manjula Vithanapathirana
Publication year: 2012

Improving non-cognitive skills of learners

Conference Papers
Professor Manjula Vithanapathirana
Publication year: 2011

Teacher isolation in one teacher, two teacher schools: Haven’t we ignored for too long.

Conference Papers
Vithanapathirana, M.V.
Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Sri Lanka Studies, Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka
Publication year: 2010

Multigrade Innovations in Sri Lanka: Challenges of Scaling up

Conference Papers
Professor Manjula Vithanapathirana
Publication year: 2010

Diagnostic Testing of Learning Difficulties and Remedial Education Intervention for Improving Teaching and Learning in Primary Classes in Sri Lanka

Conference Papers
Professor Manjula Vithanapathirana
Publication year: 2009

Developing the quality of education in small schools through multigrade teaching: a teacher education initiative

Conference Papers
Professor Manjula Vithanapathirana
Publication year: 2008

Remedial intervention as a means of improve learning, National Symposium on Quality Improvement of School Education System

Conference Papers
Professor Manjula Vithanapathirana
Publication year: 2007

Improving Multigrade Teaching: Action Research with Teachers in Rural Sri Lanka

Conference Papers
Publication year: 2006

Multigrade teaching in primary grades in rural schools

Conference Papers
Professor Manjula Vithanapathirana
Publication year: 2004

Teaching approaches in Primary Education

Conference Papers
Professor Manjula Vithanapathirana
Publication year: 2001