Publications

Selected Recent Publications (Journal articles, proceeding papers, etc.)

Johnson, P., & Koirala, H. (2013). Showcasing students' mathematical understanding through portfolios: A capstone course for mathematics majors on a secondary teaching track. PRIMUS: Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies, 23(4), 359-366. DOI: 10.1080/10511970.2012.751945

Liu, X., & Koirala, H. (2013). Fitting proportional odds models to educational data with complex sampling designs in ordinal logistic regression. Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods, 12(1), 235-248.

Koirala, H. P. (2012). Learning mathematics through the U.S. Map: Lesson and activities. Real World Math: Articles, lesson plans, and activities for the middle grades [NCTM's web-based product]. Reston, VA: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Available from http://www.nctm.org/publications/worlds/

Liu, X., & Koirala, H. (2012). Ordinal regression analysis: Using generalized ordinal logistic regression models to estimate educational data. Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods, 11(1), 242-254.

Koirala, H., Davis, M., & Johnson, P. (2012). Secondary teacher candidates' mathematical knowledge for teaching as demonstrated in their portfolios. Proceedings of the 12th International Congress on Mathematical Education, Topic Study Group, No. TSG24-10 (pp. 4837-4844). Seoul, South Korea: ICME. Also, available at http://www.icme12.org/upload/UpFile2/TSG/0297.pdf

Tannahill, C. L., Day, J., Koirala, H., Liu, X., & Richards, S. (2012). A staff development model for the improvement of science content knowledge and teaching practice for elementary school teachers. Athens, Greece: ATINER'S Conference Paper Series, No: EDU2012-0112. Also available at http://www.atiner.gr/papers/EDU2012-0112.pdf

Liu, X., O'Connell, A. A., & Koirala, H. (2011). Ordinal regression analysis: Predicting mathematics proficiency using the continuation ratio model. Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods, 10(2), 513-527.

Koirala, H. P. (2010). Measuring the effectiveness of a performance-based assessment used in secondary mathematics teacher preparation program. In M. F. Pinto & T. F. Kawasaki (Eds.), Proceedings of the Thirty Fourth Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Vol. 3 (pp. 185-191). Belo Horizonte, Brazil: PME.

Koirala, H. P., & Johnson, P. (2008). Potential high school teacher candidates' mathematical content knowledge as evidenced in their advanced mathematics portfolios. Journal of Mathematical Sciences & Mathematical Education, 3(2), 36-47.

Koirala, H. P., Davis, M., & Johnson, P. (2008). Development of a performance assessment task and rubric to measure prospective secondary school mathematics teachers' pedagogical content knowledge and skills. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 11(2), 127-138.

Koirala, H. P. (2005). The effect of mathmagic on the algebraic knowledge and skills of low-performing high school students. In H. L. Chick & J. L. Vincent (Eds.), Proceedings of the Twenty Ninth Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Vol. 3 (pp. 209-216). Melbourne, Australia: University of Melbourne.

Koirala, H. P., & Garcia, H. I. (2004, Spring). Magic squares: A motivating tool for mathematical and algebraic reasoning. Connecticut Mathematics Journal, 13-20.

Koirala, H. P. (2003). Secondary school mathematics preservice teachers' probabilistic reasoning in individual and pair settings. In N. A. Pateman, B. J. Dougherty, & J. Zilliox (Eds.), Proceedings of the Twenty Seventh Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Vol. 3 (pp. 149-155).Honolulu,HI:University ofHawaii.

Koirala, H. P., & Bowman, J. K. (2003). Preparing middle level preservice teachers to integrate mathematics and science: Problems and possibilities. School Science and Mathematics, 103(3), 145-154.

Koirala, H. P. (2002). Secondary school preservice teachers' understanding of probability: An experiment with three dice. Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 24(4), 20-34.

Koirala, H. P., & Goodwin, P. M. (2002). Middle-level students learn mathematics using the U.S.map. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 8(2), 86-90.

Koirala, H. P. (2002). Facilitating student learning through math journals. In A. D. Cockburn & E. Nardi (Eds.), Proceedings of the Twenty Sixth Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Vol. 3 (pp. 217-224).Norwich,United Kingdom:University ofEast Anglia.

Koirala, H. P., & Goodwin, P. M. (2000). Teaching algebra in the middle grades using mathmagic. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 5(9), 562-566.

Bowman, J. K., Koirala, H. P., Edmonds, L. E., & Davis, M. (2000). Graphing calculators: Critical tools for actively teaching math and science. Computers in the Schools, 16(3/4), 135-149.

Conference Presentations (Refereed International)

Koirala, H. (2014, September). Bhaskaracharya's Lilavati in the age of common core state standards. Paper presented at the international conference on Bhaskara-900. Thane, India, Vidya Prasarak Mandal.

Koirala, H., Johnson, P., & Davis, M. (2012, July). Secondary teacher candidates' mathematical knowledge for teaching as demonstrated in their portfolios. Paper presented at the TSG 24 of the 12^th International Congress on Mathematical Education, Seoul, South Korea.

Davis, M., Koirala, S., Koirala, H. & Ward, K. (2012, July). Students' achievement in introductory and intermediate college algebra. Poster presented at the 12^th International Congress on Mathematical Education, Seoul, South Korea.

Koirala, H. P. (2010, July). Measuring the effectiveness of a performance-based assessment used in a secondary mathematics teacher preparation program. Research Report presented at the 34th Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Koirala, H. P. (2010, July). Prospective high school teachers' mathematical content knowledge as demonstrated in their portfolios. Poster presented at the 34th Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Koirala, H., & Davis, M. (2008, July). Assessing secondary school mathematics preservice teachers' pedagogical content knowledge through their lesson plans. Poster and Round Table session presented at the 11^th International Congress on Mathematical Education, Monterrey, Mexico.

Koirala, H. P. (2005, July). The effect of mathmagic on the algebraic knowledge and skills of low-performing high school students. Research report presented at the Twenty Ninth Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

Koirala, H., & Davis, M. (2004, July). Development and implementation of a competency-based performance assessment to measure high school mathematics preservice teachers' mathematical knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Session presented at the Topic Study Group 27 (Assessment Group) at the 10^th International Congress on Mathematical Education, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Koirala, H., & Davis, M. (2004, July). Using student work to assess teachers' pedagogical content knowledge of mathematics. Poster and round table session presented at the 10^th International Congress on Mathematical Education, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Koirala, H. P. (2003, July). Secondary school mathematics preservice teachers' probabilistic reasoning in individual and pair settings. Research report presented at the Twenty seventh Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education/25^th Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the Psychology of Mathematics Education, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI.

Koirala, H. P. (2003, July). Student created mathmagic and their relationship to school algebra. Poster presented at the Twenty seventh Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education/25^th Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the Psychology of Mathematics Education, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI.

Koirala, H. P. (2002, October). Pair problem solving in probabilistic situations. Poster presented at the 24th Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

Koirala, H. P. (2002, July). Facilitating student learning through math journals. Research report presented at the Twenty Sixth Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom.

Koirala, H. P. (2002, July). Opening the mathematical horizon using open-ended tasks. Poster presented at the Twenty Sixth Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom.

Koirala, H. P. (2001, October). Math journals: Tools for the growth of mathematical understanding. Paper presented at the 23^rd Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Snowbird, UT.

Koirala, H. P. (2001, July). Teaching mathematics methods courses to prospective elementary school teachers: Five years of reflection. Paper presented at the 25^th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Freudenthal Institute, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.

Koirala, H. P. (2001, July). Elementary school preservice teachers' understanding of zero. Poster presented at the 25^th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Freudenthal Institute, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.

Koirala, H. P., Bowman, J. K., Davis, M. & Edmonds, L. E (2000, August). Changing the teaching of math and science in the middle grades using graphing calculators. Session presented at the 9th International Congress of Mathematical Education (ICME, WGA11, The Use of Technology in Mathematics Education), Tokyo/Makuhari, Japan.

Koirala, H. P. (2000, August). A teacher educator's dilemma of teaching mathematics education courses. Poster presented at the 9th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME), Tokyo/Makuhari, Japan.

Koirala, H. P. (1999, October). Inconsistencies in preservice teachers' thinking about probability. Research report presented at the Twenty First Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Av. Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.

Koirala, H. P. (1999, July). Teaching mathematics using everyday contexts: What if academic mathematics is lost? Research report presented at the 23^rd annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.

Davis, M., Bowman, J. K., & Koirala, H. P (1999, March). Integrating mathematics, science, and technology through the physics of space. Paper presented at the 10th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education, San Antonio, TX.

Koirala, H. P. (1998, July). Preservice teachers' conceptions of probability in relation to its history. Research report presented at the 22nd annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Koirala, H. P. & Stoloff, D. L. (1997, June). Developing borderless curriculum through the internet. Paper/workshop presented at the 7th International Conference on Thinking, Singapore.

Koirala, H. P. (1996, July). Conceptions of probability. Poster presented at the 8th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME), Seville, Spain.

Conference Presentations (Refereed National)

Liu, X., & Koirala, H. (2015, April). Ordinal regression analysis: Proportional Odds models for complex sample survey data using Stata, SPSS and SAS. Paper accepted for presentation at the 2015 Annual Conference of American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL.

Liu, X., & Koirala, H. (2014, April). Ordinal regression analysis: Stereotype logistic regression models for ordinal response variables using Stata and R. Paper presented at the 2014 Annual Conference of American Educational Research Association (AERA), Philadelphia, PA.

Liu, X., & Koirala, H. (2013, April). Ordinal regression analysis: Fitting proportional odds models with complex survey data using Stata. Paper [Round Table) presented at the 2013 Annual Conference of American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, CA.

Liu, X., & Koirala, H. (2012, April). Ordinal regression analysis: Using generalized ordinal logistic regression models to estimate educational data. Paper presented at the 2012 Annual Conference of American Educational Research Association (AERA), Vancouver, BC.

Johnson, P., & Koirala, H. P. (2012, January). Showcasing students' mathematical understanding through portfolios: A capstone course for mathematics majors on a secondary teaching track. Paper presented at the 2012 Joint Mathematics Meetings of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) and the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), Boston, MA.

Liu, X., O'Connell, A., & Koirala, H. (2011, April). Ordinal regression analysis: Predicting mathematics proficiency using the Continuation Ratio Model. Paper [Round Table] presented at the 2011 Annual Conference of American Educational Research Association (AERA), New Orleans, LA.

Cid, C., Davis, M. & Koirala, H. (2010, October). Integrated, data-driven support to enhance underserved students' academic success. Poster presented at the Diversity, Learning, and Pathways to Inclusive Excellence Conference of American Association of University and Colleges (AAC&U), Houston, TX. (Cid, presenter; Davis and Koirala contributors).

Liu, X., & Koirala, H. (2010, April). Investigating the effect of mathematics self-efficacy on mathematics achievement using regression analysis of complex survey data. Paper [Round Table] presented at the 2010 Annual Conference of American Educational Research Association (AERA), Denver, CO.

Koirala, H. P., & Johnson, P. (2008, January). Assessing high school teacher candidates' content knowledge through advanced mathematics portfolios. Session presented at the 12th annual meeting of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Tulsa, OK.

Koirala, H. P., & Johnson, P. (2007, January). Advanced mathematics portfolios as tools for addressing the NCATE/NCTM standards for high school teacher candidates. Session presented at the 11th annual meeting of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Irvine, CA.

Bezuk, N., Beal, S., Szabo, T., Kersaint, G., Bohlin, C. F., & Koirala, H. P. (2006, January). Becoming an AMTE Affiliate: Learning from Experience (Symposium of AMTE affiliate state presidents). Connecticut member of the symposium at the 10th annual meeting of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Tampa, FL.

Koirala, H. P. (2005, January). Curriculum mapping as a means of addressing the NCATE/NCTM program standards in secondary mathematics teacher preparation. Session presented at the ninth annual meeting of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Dallas, TX.

Koirala, H. P. (2004, January). Development of an assessment task and rubric to measure secondary school preservice teacher candidates' content, pedagogical, and professional knowledge. Session presented at the eighth annual meeting of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, San Diego, CA.

Koirala, H. P. (2003, October). Linking assessment of secondary teacher candidates to standardized performance assessment of high school students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the School Science and Mathematics Association, Columbus, OH.

Koirala, H. P., & Garcia, H. I. (2003, April). From magic squares to algebra: A realistic approach. Session presented at the 81^st annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), San Antonio, TX.

Koirala, H. P., & GoodwinP. M. (2001, April). Motivating students with Turtle Geometry. Session presented at the 79^th annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), Orlando, FL.

Koirala, H. P., & Bowman, J. K. (2001, January). Integrating mathematics and science: Issues in preparing teachers. Session presented at the Fifth Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Costa Mesa, CA.

Koirala, H. P., & GoodwinP. M. (2000, April). Middle school students and preservice teachers learn mathematics using LOGO as a problem-solving tool. Session presented at the 78^th annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), Chicago, IL.

Bowman, J. K., & Koirala, H. P. (2000, April). Constructing integrated middle level unit plans using the learning cycle. Session presented at the national convention of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), Orlando, FL.

Koirala, H. P. (1999, April). Introducing algebra using mathmagic. Session presented at the 77th Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), San Francisco, CA.

Koirala, H. P. (1998, April). Magic squares: Their roles in motivating students to learn mathematics. Session presented at the 76th Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), Washington, DC.

Koirala, H. P. (1997, April). Integrating mathematics and social studies through the US map: A tool for teachers. Session presented at the 75th Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), Minneapolis, MN.

Bowman, J. K. & Koirala, H. P. (1997, March). Learning to teach teachers: Struggles of two teacher educators. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL.

Koirala, H. P. (1996, April). Preservice teachers' use of everyday experiences in solving probability problems. Paper (round table) presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York City, NY.

Koirala, H. P. (1995, April). Do university mathematics graduates use probability in their everyday lives? Paper (round table) presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, CA.

Koirala, H. P. (1995, April). Feeling the resistance. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), (as a part of an Interactive symposium on Learning to Teach Prospective Teachers to Teach for Understanding), San Francisco, CA.

Koirala, H. P (1994, June). Teaching mathematics through students' everyday experiences. Paper (roundtable) presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Studies in Education (CSSE), Calgary, Canada.

Koirala, H. P (1994, April). Social issues in mathematics textbooks in Nepal and British Columbia. Paper (roundtable) presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New Orleans, LA.