H Nimal Perera
Biographic Data
| ID | 213712 |
|---|---|
| NAME | H Nimal Perera |
| GIVEN NAMES | H Nimal |
| FAMILY NAME | Perera |
| SIGNATURE | PERERA H N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9115-3648 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Extending science instruction beyond the CER: Use of critical questions in the argumentation of middle school science students
Critiquing arguments is important for K‐12 science students to learn but not emphasized by the predominant claim‐evidence‐reasoning (CER) argumentation model. Drawing on the work of Yu and Zenker (2020), and Dove and Nussbaum (2018), we developed a tool for supplementing CER with critical questions (CQs) from philosophy that cover most, if not all, the logical dimensions of argument critique. Six middle school science teachers designed lessons in…
A Pedagogical model of autonomy, competence and relatedness for pre-service teacher educators
The present research demonstrates initial evidence of validity of a model of pedagogical practice for teacher educators, the Pre-Service Teacher Motivation Model, which is conceptually based in self-determination theory. The study deployed a survey comprising items constituting the proposed model’s factors, and measures of satisfaction of basic psychological needs and teacher self-efficacy, which were completed by pre-service teachers (N = 402) i…
A multidimensional, person‐centred perspective on teacher engagement: Evidence from Canadian and Australian teachers
BACKGROUND: Hitherto, little work has examined the proposition that teachers may simultaneously invest varying degrees of their energetic resources in the teaching and learning environment. AIMS: Drawing on a multidimensional, person-centred perspective, the study aimed to identify profiles of teacher engagement, reflecting distinct configurations of teachers' energetic investments, and their generalizability across Canadian and Australian teache…
Students' multidimensional profiles of math engagement: Predictors and outcomes from a self-system motivational perspective
BackgroundMath engagement research has been largely limited to examining the unique and additive relations of engagement dimensions with outcomes. However, an emerging perspective is that students may simultaneously invest varying degrees of their distinct energetic resources (e.g., cognitive vs. emotional) in their interactions with the math learning environment.AimsAdopting a person-centred perspective, we examined unique latent subpopulations …
Teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs for teaching math: Relations with teacher and student outcomes
A latent profile analysis of undergraduates’ achievement motivations and metacognitive behaviors, and their relations to achievement in science
Achievement motivation theories propose that student motivation is composed of multiple factors. Models of self-regulated learning adopt this assumption and further articulate that multiple metacognitive processes—planning, monitoring learning, and self-evaluation—are essential to guide progress toward a learning goal. Learners’ motivations are theorized to influence these metacognitive processes, which in turn influence learning outcomes. Latent…
The uncertain state of work in the U.S: Profiles of decent work and precarious work
Teacher self-efficacy profiles: Determinants, outcomes, and generalizability across teaching level
Relations among teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs, engagement, and work satisfaction: A social cognitive view
Out of Context, in Association: Human Remains Salvaged from the Mini-athiliya Shell Midden, Sri Lanka
The skeletal evidence for early modern human occupation of South Asia is sparse. Sri Lanka has been occupied by modern humans from the terminal Pleistocene, with a skeletal record indicating continuity of occupation and settlement into the late Holocene. This study focuses on the analysis of fragmented human remains dated to the mid-Holocene recovered from a salvage archaeology operation conducted at a shell midden in the coastal village of Mini-…
Pre-service teachers' self-efficacy mediates the relationship between career adaptability and career optimism
The mediating roles of coping and adjustment in the relationship between personality and academic achievement
BackgroundExisting literature has documented relationships between personality traits and academic achievement as well as some of the mechanisms underlying these links. However, the pathways by which personality traits are associated with achievement during stressful educational circumstances require further investigation.AimsThis study examined a model of the roles of conscientiousness and neuroticism in achievement during the typically stressfu…
Pre-service teachers' self-efficacy mediates the relationship between career adaptability and career optimism
A multidimensional, person‐centred perspective on teacher engagement: Evidence from Canadian and Australian teachers
BACKGROUND: Hitherto, little work has examined the proposition that teachers may simultaneously invest varying degrees of their energetic resources in the teaching and learning environment. AIMS: Drawing on a multidimensional, person-centred perspective, the study aimed to identify profiles of teacher engagement, reflecting distinct configurations of teachers' energetic investments, and their generalizability across Canadian and Australian teache…
Students' multidimensional profiles of math engagement: Predictors and outcomes from a self-system motivational perspective
BackgroundMath engagement research has been largely limited to examining the unique and additive relations of engagement dimensions with outcomes. However, an emerging perspective is that students may simultaneously invest varying degrees of their distinct energetic resources (e.g., cognitive vs. emotional) in their interactions with the math learning environment.AimsAdopting a person-centred perspective, we examined unique latent subpopulations …
The mediating roles of coping and adjustment in the relationship between personality and academic achievement
BackgroundExisting literature has documented relationships between personality traits and academic achievement as well as some of the mechanisms underlying these links. However, the pathways by which personality traits are associated with achievement during stressful educational circumstances require further investigation.AimsThis study examined a model of the roles of conscientiousness and neuroticism in achievement during the typically stressfu…
The mediating roles of coping and adjustment in the relationship between personality and academic achievement
BackgroundExisting literature has documented relationships between personality traits and academic achievement as well as some of the mechanisms underlying these links. However, the pathways by which personality traits are associated with achievement during stressful educational circumstances require further investigation.AimsThis study examined a model of the roles of conscientiousness and neuroticism in achievement during the typically stressfu…
Pre-service teachers' self-efficacy mediates the relationship between career adaptability and career optimism
Out of Context, in Association: Human Remains Salvaged from the Mini-athiliya Shell Midden, Sri Lanka
The skeletal evidence for early modern human occupation of South Asia is sparse. Sri Lanka has been occupied by modern humans from the terminal Pleistocene, with a skeletal record indicating continuity of occupation and settlement into the late Holocene. This study focuses on the analysis of fragmented human remains dated to the mid-Holocene recovered from a salvage archaeology operation conducted at a shell midden in the coastal village of Mini-…
Teacher self-efficacy profiles: Determinants, outcomes, and generalizability across teaching level
Relations among teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs, engagement, and work satisfaction: A social cognitive view
Teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs for teaching math: Relations with teacher and student outcomes
A latent profile analysis of undergraduates’ achievement motivations and metacognitive behaviors, and their relations to achievement in science
Achievement motivation theories propose that student motivation is composed of multiple factors. Models of self-regulated learning adopt this assumption and further articulate that multiple metacognitive processes—planning, monitoring learning, and self-evaluation—are essential to guide progress toward a learning goal. Learners’ motivations are theorized to influence these metacognitive processes, which in turn influence learning outcomes. Latent…
The uncertain state of work in the U.S: Profiles of decent work and precarious work
A Pedagogical model of autonomy, competence and relatedness for pre-service teacher educators
The present research demonstrates initial evidence of validity of a model of pedagogical practice for teacher educators, the Pre-Service Teacher Motivation Model, which is conceptually based in self-determination theory. The study deployed a survey comprising items constituting the proposed model’s factors, and measures of satisfaction of basic psychological needs and teacher self-efficacy, which were completed by pre-service teachers (N = 402) i…
A multidimensional, person‐centred perspective on teacher engagement: Evidence from Canadian and Australian teachers
BACKGROUND: Hitherto, little work has examined the proposition that teachers may simultaneously invest varying degrees of their energetic resources in the teaching and learning environment. AIMS: Drawing on a multidimensional, person-centred perspective, the study aimed to identify profiles of teacher engagement, reflecting distinct configurations of teachers' energetic investments, and their generalizability across Canadian and Australian teache…
Students' multidimensional profiles of math engagement: Predictors and outcomes from a self-system motivational perspective
BackgroundMath engagement research has been largely limited to examining the unique and additive relations of engagement dimensions with outcomes. However, an emerging perspective is that students may simultaneously invest varying degrees of their distinct energetic resources (e.g., cognitive vs. emotional) in their interactions with the math learning environment.AimsAdopting a person-centred perspective, we examined unique latent subpopulations …
Extending science instruction beyond the CER: Use of critical questions in the argumentation of middle school science students
Critiquing arguments is important for K‐12 science students to learn but not emphasized by the predominant claim‐evidence‐reasoning (CER) argumentation model. Drawing on the work of Yu and Zenker (2020), and Dove and Nussbaum (2018), we developed a tool for supplementing CER with critical questions (CQs) from philosophy that cover most, if not all, the logical dimensions of argument critique. Six middle school science teachers designed lessons in…
Psychology (11 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Mathematics education (6 works) · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (5 works) · Self-efficacy (5 works) · Academic achievement (4 works) · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (4 works) · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation (4 works) · Cognition (3 works)