Publications List of Kirthi Premadasa

Peer Reviewed Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

Ø Kirthi Premadasa (2018) “Optimizing potential of students through a growth mindset” Education Perspectives, The Journal of the Ministry of Education Sri Lanka

Ø Samaranayake G, Premadasa, K., Amarasinghe, R & Paneru K. (2017) “Teacher Change through Collaboration via Lesson Study” International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies

Ø Premadasa, K., Martin, P., Sprecher, B., Yang, L. R., Dodge, N. (2016). "The Soda Can Optimization Problem: Getting close to the real thing" PRMUS Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies

Ø Premadasa, Bhatia, K. & Wijetunge T. “Using cellphones as virtual clickers in a math classroom” Electronic Journal of Mathematics and Technology; October 2016

Ø Bhatia, Kavita, Kirthi Premadasa and Paul Martin “Teaching Integration Applications Using Manipulatives” PRIMUS: Problems, Resources & Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies; Jul 2014, Vol. 24 Issue 4, p335-346, 12p

Ø Kirthi Premadasa. “SoTL as Sherwood Forest: A Review of the SoTL Commons Conference 2014” Teaching & Learning Inquiry: The ISSOTL Journal Vol. 2, No. 2 (2014), pp. 115-116.Published by: Indiana University Press

Ø Premadasa, K., & Bhatia, K. (2013). “Real life applications in mathematics: what do students prefer?” International Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, July 2013

Ø Premadasa, K.,& Samaranayake, G.(2012). “Using "1=2" to inspire and learn.” American Mathematical Association for Two Year Colleges Educator May 2012.

Ø Martin, P.,& Premadasa, K. (2011). "Student Project for Reducing Home Utility Costs." Journal of College Mathematics of the Mathematical Association of America, March 2012)

Ø Bhatia, K., & Premadasa, K. (2011). Using Think Alouds to Remove Bottlenecks in Mathematics. RUME XIV Conference Proceedings, Volume IV 2011.

Ø Martin, P.,& Premadasa, K.(2010). Effective use of Wikis in college mathematics classes. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics, and Informatics.

Ø Amarasinghe, R., & Premadasa, K. (2008). Conducting a mathematics professional development workshop across the world over video conference facilities. Proceedings of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE) International Conference.

Ø Kirthi Premadasa. “Uniqueness of Classifying Spaces: a methodical attack” Proceedings of the fifty fourth annual sessions of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science - 1998

Ø Kirthi Premadasa. “On the self-homotopy equivalences of BO(n)” Proceedings of the fifty third annual sessions of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science – 1998

Books published.

Ø Premadasa, K. Amarasinghe, R. Vega, Advanced Algebra for Teachers. (2010). Published by University Readers (This book is now adopted by California State University Fresno and California State University San Jose)

Ø Amarasinghe, R & K. Premadasa.(2006). Lesson Study: To improve Teaching and Learning of Mathematics. Published by the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council of Sri Lanka.

Ø Premadasa, K. (2007) Mathematical Mysteries that stirred the world. Published by the Wijesuriya Grantha Prakashana, Sri Lanka.

Ø Premadasa, K. (2007) History of Algebra through the equation. Published by the Wijesuriya Grantha Prakashana, Sri Lanka.