Conference Track - D
TRACK D: Science & Mathematics Education: Challenges and Opportunities
Co-Chairs: Dr. Chanakya J Wijeratne Dr. Aashani Tillakaratne Dr. Iroja Caldera
Coordinator: Dr. Monika Madhavi
Member: Dr. Siyath Gunawardene
University of Colombo, celebrates 100 years of establishing the Ceylon University College (CUC) the pioneer institution of modern Universities in Sri Lanka. One of the mandated activities at the inception of CUC in 1921 was the promotion of teacher education in Mathematics & Science. Keeping with its tradition, University of Colombo continues to play a major role in promoting teacher education through its degree programs and outreach efforts. The renewed interest in the national educational reforms and in particular uplifting quality of teacher education and educational research for informed policy decisions remain paramount.
This international conference has been organized to create a forum for educational researchers, teachers in secondary, tertiary and higher education, and decision makers in respective national institutions of education to gather to a single forum and exchange and share their experiences spanning across a variety of fields related to Mathematics & Science education. We hope this would no doubt create an ideal platform to promote a research ecosystem enabling collaboration to face the frontiers of Mathematics & Science education in Sri Lanka and beyond. Scholarly work under the following topics will be considered;
Date & Time: 25th November 2021 at 9.00AM - 3.00PM (IST)
Invited Talks
Technical Session D1:
Session Chair
Date & Time: 25th November 2021 from 9.00 am – 10.00 am
Using Science for Education and Educating
Prof. Suki Ekaratne
Director,
Centre of Excellence in Teaching,
Learning & Innovation, Sri Lanka Technological Campus
Technical Papers
10.15 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. | ICMAS_D003 | The challenges faced by lecturers in online teaching: Bridging the gap of interaction during online teaching for a small group of undergraduates | Dulani Kuruppu |
10.30 a.m. – 10.45 a.m. | ICMAS_D005 | Higher education quality assurance policy realization framework: special reference to teaching and learning in state universities, Sri Lanka | H.M.C. Pushpakumara, Prasad M. Jayaweera and Manjula K. Wanniarachchige |
10.45 a.m. – 11.00 a.m. | ICMAS_D007 | Modeling the Formal Structure of Mathematical Concepts | Bavanthi Liyanaarachchi, Jayampathy Rathnayake, Romaine Jayewardene and Siyath Gunewardene |
11.00 a.m. – 11.15 a.m. | ICMAS_D008 | Factors related to feasibility of Activity Based Learning of advanced level students to promote SDGs | H.D.A. Seneviratne, D.V.K.P. Seneviratne |
Technical Session D2:
Session Chair
Date & Time: 25th November 2021 from 1.00 p.m. – 03.00 p.m
Teaching for Design Creativity
Technical Papers
3.15 p.m. – 3.30 p.m. | ICMAS_D009 | Effectiveness of using virtual education tools as a teaching aid to teach Newtonian concepts of gravity. A case study: G.C.E. Advanced level students in Colombo district | Vishwaprabha Silva, Barlo Daya, Siyath Gunewardene and Ramal Coorey |
3.30 p.m. – 3.45 p.m. | ICMAS_D010 | Eliminating the Misconceptions in Applying Gauss's law using PhET-Based Tutorials | Amila Aponsu, W.A.M. Madhavi, Dilina Perera, Siyath Gunawardene, and Ramal Coorey |
3.45 p.m. – 4.00 p.m. | ICMAS_D001 | Discovery learning of concepts related to mechanical waves in an online classroom: A case study | Gagani Rathnayaka, Barlo Daya, Kanishka Wijayaratna, Siyath Gunewardene and Ramal Coorey |
4.00 p.m. – 4.15 p.m. | ICMAS_D002 | A multimedia enhanced smart-board assisted teaching method for improving learning outcomes of mechanical wave concepts: A case study | Chathuri Karunanayake, Dilina Perera, Kanishka Wijayaratna, Siyath Gunewardene and Ramal Coorey |