Yogaranee, S.(Research Journal of Educational Sciences, 2024)
Inclusive education is an international trend. Globally, the move away from segregation to the inclusion of children with and without special educational needs in regular classrooms has evolved over the past few decades ...
Service learning, a structured learning
experience, blends voluntary community service with academic
learning. This paper reports the innovation which fostered
reflection and assessment leading to deeper understanding ...
Hummelt, S.; Vithanapathirana, M.(The National Academy of Sciences of Sri Lanka, 2022)
Education has changed in many ways with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The traditional teaching methods were challenged by the pandemic, hence, teachers had to adapt to new teaching methodologies, offer their courses ...
Although blended learning in higher educat ion is well researched, the
emphasis on blended learning in teacher education is relatively limited.
Blended teacher education is an emerging approach within the State
higher ...
Vithanapathirana, M.; Jalilov, O.; Köhler, T.; Karunanayaka, S. P.; Hummel, S.; Sheehan, B.(GeNeMe Conference, Dresden, Germany, 2020)
This paper examines the appropriateness of using educational technologies
toward increasing fexibility of learning in a global higher education in
South Asia. The integration of information and communication technology
(ICT) ...
Yogaranee, S.(Research Journal of Educational Sciences, 2024)
Inclusive education is an international trend. Globally, the move away from segregation to the inclusion of children with and without special educational needs in regular classrooms has evolved over the past few decades ...
Service learning, a structured learning
experience, blends voluntary community service with academic
learning. This paper reports the innovation which fostered
reflection and assessment leading to deeper understanding ...
Hummelt, S.; Vithanapathirana, M.(The National Academy of Sciences of Sri Lanka, 2022)
Education has changed in many ways with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The traditional teaching methods were challenged by the pandemic, hence, teachers had to adapt to new teaching methodologies, offer their courses ...
Although blended learning in higher educat ion is well researched, the
emphasis on blended learning in teacher education is relatively limited.
Blended teacher education is an emerging approach within the State
higher ...
Vithanapathirana, M.; Jalilov, O.; Köhler, T.; Karunanayaka, S. P.; Hummel, S.; Sheehan, B.(GeNeMe Conference, Dresden, Germany, 2020)
This paper examines the appropriateness of using educational technologies
toward increasing fexibility of learning in a global higher education in
South Asia. The integration of information and communication technology
(ICT) ...
Bandara, Kapila(National Education Research and Evaluation Centre, 2022)
Human beings are entering into a strange new world in which rapid change will be the only stable characteristic. In this context, self-directed learning (SDL) is recognized as a desirable goal in tertiary education as it ...
Herath, Jeevani(National Education Research and Evaluation Centre, 2022)
State schools in Sri Lanka are categorized into four types based on the grades and subjects
offered at the General Certificate of Education – Advanced/Level (G.C.E. A/L). This
categorization appears to be providing ...
Kumari, Lalitha(National Education Research and Evaluation Centre, 2022)
The main purpose of this study was to examine how principals engage in instructional
supervision in Type 2 and Type 3 schools in Sri Lanka. Three research questions were
used to guide the study to a rational conclusion. ...
Athirathan, Sabaratnam; karunanithi, Markandu(Faculty of Education, University of Colombo, 2015)
Teaching Second National Language (2NL) in Secondary Schools is one of the initiatives of the government to bridge the communication gap between the ethnic groups. Social cohesion is one of the objectives of education and ...
The trend of educating children with special needs is expanding in Sri Lanka with the increase placements of disability students in general education classrooms. As a result, general education teachers are expected to be ...
As a teacher preparatory institution, Faculty of Education, University of Colombo offers Bachelor of Education Honours Degree program with the intention to produce general education teachers equipped with required knowledge, ...
This study sought to investigate the effect of teaching strategies on self-efficacy and science achievements of students. One hundred and forty seven students who were in grade nine in Tamil medium schools located in Colombo ...
Dyslexia is a learning disorder that manifests itself as a difficulty with reading and spelling. The prevalence rate of dyslexia in Sri Lanka is unknown. However, the prevalence is evidenced. Despite the number is increasing ...
This study aimed to measure assertiveness of the prospective teachers of the Faculty of Education, University of Colombo
and to determine the factors influencing assertiveness. The sample comprised of 100 female undergraduates ...
This study examined the effect of guided discovery and regular 5E teaching methods on Science achievement of grade 9 students. A quasi-experiment included a pre-post test design with a non- randomized treatment group and ...
In spite of the fact that teaching has already been a high-stress profession (Haberman, 2009), in Sri Lanka, the implementation of secondary level reforms (1999) in the general education system has created a relatively ...
Vithanapathirana, M.V.; Nettikumara, L.(International Online Journal of Education and Teaching (IOJET), 2020)
There has been a growing interest in incorporating CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) methodology in the Sri Lankan national education system. CLIL refers to methods where subjects, or parts of subjects, are ...