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Research Publications

Peer-reviewed Journal Papers

  • Ratnayake, I. G., Ahl, L. M., Jankvist, U. T. & Prytz, J. (2024). Changing mathematics education practice: A systematic review of mathematics education implementation research in the Nordic countries. Journal of Implementation and Replication Studies in Mathematics Education, 4, 215-242 doi:10.1163/26670127-bja10021

  • Ratnayake, I. G., Adler, J., & Thomas, M. (2023). Relating chains of instrumental orchestrations to teacher decision-making. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 27 (4), 637-664 doi:10.1007/s10857-023-09580-9

  • Ratnayake, I. G., Taranto, E. (2023). Mathematics teacher educators' practices to support teachers in the design of mathematical tasks. Trends High. Educ., 2, 546-569 doi:10.3390/higheredu2040033

  • Ratnayake, I., Thomas, M. O. J., & Kensington-Miller, B. (2020). Professional development for digital technology task design by secondary mathematics teachers. ZDM –International Journal on Mathematics Education, 52, pp. 1423-1437 doi:10.1007/s11858-020-01180-8

  • Fielding, J., Geiger, V., Miller, J., Bruder, R., Towara, U., & Ratnayake, I. (2022). Using situated expectancy value theory to explore initial teacher education students' motivation to engage with challenging mathematical tasks. Teaching and Teacher Education, 113(1) doi:10.1016/j.tate.2022.103663

  • Ratnayake, I. & Pournara, C. (2022). Bridging the geometry gap from grades 8 and 9 to grade 10: Suggestions for adjusting the cognitive demand of geometry tasks. Learning and Teaching Mathematics – A Journal of AMESA, 33, pp. 3-9

  • Ratnayake, I., Takker, S. & Pournara, C. (2021). Breaking Down and Building Up: Adapting Diagrams to 10 Develop Geometric Reasoning. Learning and Teaching Mathematics – A Journal of AMESA, 31, pp. 10-15

  • Ratnayake, W. I. G. (2012). The relevance of G. C. E. (Ordinary Level) mathematics examination paper for the Sri Lankan educational needs. Sri Lankan Journal of Educational Research, 13, 15-39

Peer-reviewed Conference Papers

  • Ratnayake, I. Ahl, L. M., Prytz, J. & Jankvist, U. T. (2025). Examining the impact of facilitator-researcher collaboration on teacher professional development in BM and MIST initiatives. In Skott, C.K., Blomhøj, M., Eckert, A., Elicer, R., Herheim, R., Kristinsdóttir, B., Larsen, D.M., Nortvedt, G.A., Nyström, P., Sigurjónsson, J.Ö., Tamborg, A. L. (Eds.). Proceedings of the NORMA Conference , pp. 289-296

  • Ratnayake, I., Ahl, L. M., Prytz, J. & Jankvist, U. T. (2024). From innovation to impact: Factors shaping the scaling success of the TRIUMPHS project. In T. Evans, O. Marmur, J. Hunter, G. Leach, & J. Jhagroo (Eds.). Proceedings of the 47th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education , pp. 49-56

  • Prytz, J., Ahl, L. M. & Jankvist, U. T. & Ratnayake, I. (2024). Psychological Theory and Innovations in Reforms of Mathematics Education – A Question of Discourse and Grammar. In T. Evans, O. Marmur, J. Hunter, G. Leach, & J. Jhagroo (Eds.). Proceedings of the 47th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education , pp. 25-32

  • Ratnayake, I., Ahl, L. M., Prytz, J. & Jankvist, U. T. (2023). A comparison of the implementation of two large-scale innovations in mathematics education: TRIUMPHS and Boost for Mathematics. In P. Drijvers, C. Csapodi, H. Palmér, K. Gosztonyi, & E. Kónya (Eds.). Proceedings of the Thirteenth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME13) , pp. 4363-4371

  • Ratnayake, I., Takker, S., Adler, J. & Pournara, C. (2022). Developing tools to analyse secondary teachers' mathematical knowledge for teaching basic geometry. In J. Hodgen, E. Geraniou, G. Bolondi, & F. Ferretti (Eds.). Proceedings of the Twelfth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME12) , pp. 750-757

  • Takker, S., Ratnayake, I., Pournara, C. & Adler, J. (2022). Framework for analysing secondary mathematics teachers' development of geometric reasoning. In C. Fernández, S. Llinares, A. Gutiérrez, & N. Planas (Eds.). Proceedings of the 45th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education , pp. 83-90

  • Fielding-Wells, J., Geiger, V., Miller, J., Bruder, R., Roder, U. & Ratnayake, I. (2019). Designing challenging online mathematical tasks for initial teacher education: Motivational considerations. In M. Graven, H. Venkat, A. Essien & P. Vale (Eds.). Proceedings of the 43rd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education , pp. 240-247

  • Ratnayake, I., & Thomas, M. O. J. (2018). Documentational genesis during teacher collaborative development of tasks incorporating digital technology. In V. Gitirana, T. Miyakawa, M. Rafalska, S. Soury-Lavergne, & L. Trouche (Eds.). Re(s)sources 2018 Conference: Understanding teachers' work through their interactions with resources for teaching , pp. 219-222

  • Ratnayake, I., Thomas, M. & Kensington-Miller, B. (2017). Confidence and collaboration in teacher development of digital technology tasks. In Kaur, B., Ho, W. K. Toh, T. L. & Choy, B. H. (Eds.). Proceedings of the 41st Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education , pp. 81-88

  • Ratnayake, I., Oates, G., & Thomas, M. O. J. (2016). Supporting teachers developing mathematical tasks with digital technology. In White, B., Chinnappan, M. & Trenholm, S. (Eds.). Opening up mathematics education research (Proceedings of the 39th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia) , pp. 543-551

Other Conference Papers

  • Sanders, Y., Ratnayake, I. & Moodley, V. (2021). Two negatives make a positive? Navigating integer errors. Proceedings of the 26th Annual National Congress (online) of the Association for Mathematics Education of South Africa

  • Ratnayake, I., Bruder, R., Mammana, M. F. & Taranto, E. (2020). Supporting teachers in choosing mathematics learning videos. In L. G. Chova, A. L. Martínez, I. C. Torres (Eds.). Proceedings of EDULEARN20 Conference , pp. 3022-3031 doi:10.21125/edulearn.2020.0897

  • Ratnayake, I., Bruder, R., Johlke, F. & Feldt-Caesar, N. (2019). Quality criteria for teachers to choose video tutorials for different learning situations. In L. G. Chova, A. L. Martínez, I. C. Torres (Eds.). Proceedings of EDULEARN19 Conference , pp. 3669-3674 doi:10.21125/edulearn.2019.0957

Abstract Publications

  • Ratnayake, I. G., Ahl, L. M., Prytz, J. & Jankvist, U. T. (2024). Mapping the landscape: A systematic review of implementation research in Nordic Studies in Mathematics Education In J. Häggström, C. Kilhamn, L. Mattsson, H. Palmer, M. Perez, K. Pettersson, A. Röj-Lindberg & A. Teledahl (Eds.). Mediating Mathematics. Proceedings of MADIF , p. 147

  • Ratnayake, I., Taranto, E., Bruder, R. & Mammana, M. F. (2022). Pre-service teachers' creations of mathematics learning videos In C. Fernández, S. Llinares, A. Gutiérrez, & N. Planas (Eds.). Proceedings of the 45th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education , p. 281

  • Pournara, C., Adler, J., Takker, S., Mwadzaangaati, L., Ratnayake, I., & Planas, N. (2022). A framework for promoting geometric reasoning: Rationale, constitutive elements and initial applications In 30th Conference of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (SAARMSTE)

  • Takker, S., Ratnayake, I. Adler, J. & Pournara, C. (2021). Tasks for examining secondary teachers' knowledge of basic geometry In 6th Africa Regional Congress of ICMI on Mathematical Education (AFRICME)

  • Ratnayake, I. (2020). Teaching algebra with digital technology: Factors influencing secondary mathematics teachers' task development and implementation In Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society , p. 350-352

  • Ratnayake, W. I. G. & Thomas, M. O. J. (2019). Supporting secondary school mathematics teacher to design digital technology algebra tasks In W. B. Daundasekera, A.A.I. Perera, W.D. Chandrasena, T.M.S.S.K.Y. Ekanayake, T.H.K.R. De Silva, S.A.K.P. De Silva, P.G.R.S. Ranasinghe & K.G.U.D. Wijesooriya (Eds.). Mathematics for a better world (Proceedings of International Conference on Mathematics and Mathematics Education - ICMME) , p. 51

Textbooks

  • Science for Technology: Mathematics (Part 1)

    Silva, K. G. P., Dias, P., Ratnayake, I. & Witharana, T. M. (2014)

    Education Publication Department, Sri Lanka

  • Mathematics for Grade 7

    Ratnayake, W. (2008)

    Sakura Systems Editors: K. Wattegama, S. Kumarasinghe, B. L. Somaratne, R. B. Wattegama, I. G. Ratnayake

  • Mathematics for Grade 6

    Ratnayake, W. (2007)

    Sakura Systems Editors: S. Kumarasinghe, B. L. Somaratne, I. G. Ratnayake

  • Mathematics for Grade 10

    Ratnayake, W. (2007)

    Sakura Systems Editors: R. B. Wattegama, A. Ranasinghe, S. D. C. Rupasinghe, W. Ranasinghe, G. A. J. Agbo, D. Mapa, T. B. Wijetunge, I. G. Ratnayake, H. Weerakoon & B. L. Mithrapala

  • Mathematics for Grade 11

    Ratnayake, W. (2008)

    Tharangee Printers Editors: R. B. Wattegama, A. Ranasinghe, S. D. C. Rupasinghe, W. Ranasinghe, & I. G. Ratnayake