Associate Professor of Chemistry Education, Programme Leader (Graduate Professional Development)
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education
About
Associate Professor J S H Quintus Perera started his academic career as a University academic in 1974 and has extensive experience in teaching chemistry and chemistry education. He was a Professor of Chemistry at the university of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka before joining UBD. He is a Chartered Chemist and a Fellow of the Institute of Chemistry, Ceylon. He has written several books in chemistry and edited 4 volumes of academic research in education. His current research interests are 21st century skills development, learning study in chemistry and teacher professional development, and teaches chemistry education, assessment in science, frameworks for learning and constructivism at present.
Academic/Professional Qualifications
- PhD (U British Columbia, Canada)
- F I Chem C, C.Chem
- BSc (Hons) (U Peradeniya, Sri Lanka)
Teaching Experience
- Assessment in Education, School-based assessment
- Trends in Science Education, Constructivism
- Research Methods in Education, Frameworks for Learning
- Chemistry Education, Chemistry
- Current Research Interests
- Learning and teaching chemistry, Teacher Professional Development, Science Education, Chemistry Education, 21st century Skill development and Assessment, Science Process Skills,
- Learning Study
Administrative Positions Held
- January 2012
- Program Leader (Graduate Professional development, SHBIE)
- January 2012
- Program Leader (Research & Publication, SHBIE)
- Member, University Research Ethics Committee
- Member, TLC Steering Committee
- January – December 2011 Head, Teaching & Learning Centre
Current Research
- Learning Educators Advancing Pedagogy for the 21st Century (LEAP 21) with Microsoft Partners in Learning and ITL Research
- Investigation of the Teaching & Learning Practices which Lead to the Development of Competencies for Life & Work in the 21st Century
Publications
- Chandrasena, W. D., Perera, J.S.H.Q., Karunaratne, W.G. (2012). Assessing the students’ performance and their problems in chemical calculations at high school level: A case study of schools in Sri Lanka. In H. Yang, Hamamah, L. Dutcher, M. Pachman, N. Vu, O. Rothwell, & K.M. Minh (Eds.), Postgraduate Research in Education: Proceedings of the Inaugural Higher Degree Research Conference at The University of New South Wales, 4th November, 2011 (pp. 26-38). Sydney, Australia: University of New South Wales.
- Mas Joliwane Pg Hj Tejudin & Perera, J. S. H. Q. (2009). Bruneian chemistry students understanding of physical processes in daily life and its implication for classroom practices: a case study. Bridging worlds: making connections in education. Gadong: ITC, Universiti Brunei Darussalam. 97-117.
- Dhindsa, H. S., Perera, J. S. H. Q. & Zain Azman Hj Jumat (2008). Lower secondary students, science process skills: a case study. Science, Mathematics & Technical Education, 20, 32-37.
- Chandrasena, W. D., Perera, J. S. H. Q., & Karunaratne, W. G. (2008). Problems faced by GCE (A/L) students in chemical calculations. Proc. Sri Lanka Assoc. Advmt. Sci., 64, 296.
- Perera, J. S. H. Q. and Hjh Noormala bte Hj Abdul Wahab (2007). Bruneian GCE O-Level students’ understanding of the basic concepts relating to stoichiometric calculations. Changing contours of education: future trend, Gadong: Universiti Brunei Darussalam. 286-295.