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Effect of Administration, Environment and Academic Qualifications on Motivation of the Sri Lankan Primary School Teacher’s Motivation
(Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Amarathunga, P.A.B.H.; Pathiratne, S.
Education is the process through which an individual is developed into an individuality and a person into a personality. Each person is different form the other and every individual has same unique potential in some field or other. Education refers to the change in behavior, attitude and culture brought about in the individual as a result of having undergone education during a particular period. In Child’s inculcation primary stage implements of edifying acquisition of the schools of learning cultivation of habits of body and postures of mind compulsory for efficient acquisition of erudition formation of sound judgment and adroit performance of tasks. Edifier plays the most paramount role in primary inculcation. Objectives of the study is to find the effect of administration, location and academic qualifications on Sri Lankan Primary School teacher’s motivation. The sample for the investigation consisted of 160 teachers. The stratified random sampling was applied. The male and female teachers are 77 and 83, the sample consists of 77 males and 83 female teaches from Government (87) and Private (73) schools. Three hypothesizes was formulated for the study and the teacher’s motivation was tested for significance by employing ‘t’ – test. The results denoted that the administration has paramount effect on the motivation of teachers. Additionally, location of school has significant influence on the teacher’s motivation and there is paramount influence of academic qualifications on the teacher’s motivation. In Conclusion researchers can say that Administration highly influenced the teacher’s motivation. Government teachers have positive teacher’s motivation scores than Private sector teachers. The administrators should provide better employment facilities for the Private school teachers. Location of school also highly influenced the teacher’s motivation. Urban school teachers have positive teacher’s motivation scores than the rural school teachers. Therefore the administrators should provide physical facilities for the rural school teachers. Academic qualifications also highly influenced the teacher’s motivation. Undergraduate teachers have positive teacher’s motivation scores than the Post - graduate edifiers. This indicates that the administrators should provide more facilities for the undergraduate teachers.
Effect of Gender in ICT Literacy: A Case Study of Sri Lankan Trainee Teachers
(Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Amarathunga, P.A.B.H.; Pathiratne, S.; Weerasinghe, D.
The exordium of information and communication technology (ICT) into the scholastic sector engendered incipient gregarious typecasts and gender divergences. Since the invention of a computer, ICT-cognate activities have been viewed as a male domain (Brosnan& Davidson, 1996) or something for boys Reinen&Plomp, 1996). As several research reviews and meta analyses summarized, boys were more fascinated with ICT than girls, they were heavier users of computers, had more positive postures about computers and consequently outperformed girls in their ICT literacy (Reinen&Plomp, 1996; Volman& Eck, 2001). However, a number of recent studies evidenced that ICT-cognate distinctions between females and males abated mainly in the access to ICT and rudimental computer skills (Busch, 1995; Rainer, Laosethakul, &Astone, 2003). Meanwhile, gender inequalities now emerged in incipient areas of ICT use (Rainer et al., 2003). In Sri Lankan Context this study is the first one.This study aims to get an insight into gender differences of aspiring edifiers. Gender differences in self-reported ICT experience and ICT literacy among trainee edifiers are investigated. Dynamic model of ICT literacy is employed. Three main components of aspiring teacher’s ICT literacy are covered: (1) present general quandary-solving and technical ICT capabilities; (2) circumstantial and longitudinal sustainability; and (3) transferability of ICT capabilities into future professional domain. The study was predicated on self-assessment research methodology. The questionnaire coalesced multiple quantification implements and included seven components. The participants were the first year students at one of the Colleges of Edification in Western Province of Sri Lanka. Two hundred and seventeen students were enrolled in the program: Male and Female occupation was 66 (30.4%) and 151 (69.6%) respectively.Findings denote that no consequential differences were found between females and males’ precedent experience with ICT. Male respondents on mediocre operated computers considerably more hours per week than females. Consequential distinctions between males and female’s technical ICT capabilities and circumstantial and longitudinal sustainability were observed. Male marks were greater. In the regression analysis, when the influence of the contextual and ICT experience variables was controlled, gender failed to be a consequential presager of the sustainability scores. However, it remained a consequential prognosticator of some trainee edifier’s scores, cognate to their technical ICT capabilities.
Efficacy of Blogs in Erudition of Computer Programming among Undergraduates
(Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Pathiratne, S.; Amarathunga, P.A.B.H.
The use of blogs in an educational setting produces several benefits which include the promotion of critical and analytical mentally conceiving, incremented access and exposure to quality content and an accumulation of solitary and gregarious interactions with peers. Blogs are personal journals written as a reversed chronological hawser of text, images or multimedia, which can be watched in a web page and are made publicly reachable on the web. Blogs typically enclose text in the form of a “blog post”, offer the capability for readers to comment or deliver feedback, comprise archives to past blog posts, and link to other blogs and bloggers (Anil Madaan, 1998). The present study found out the efficacy of educational blog in erudition of Computer Programming among Undergraduates. The study was conducted to develop an educational blog for the methods of teaching Computer Programming and experimentation the same with a set of students studying for the B.Tech. In Multimedia and finding out its efficacy over the orthodox technique of instruction. Two equivalent group experimental-designs are engaged for this research. Researcher has chosen 46 B. Tech in multimedia, students for the study. From the Marks attained of pre-test, 23 students were selected as control group and 23 students were selected as experimental group. According to the findings of t-test the experimental cluster students were better than the control cluster students in their gain scores. Finally, the Researcher concludes that; (a) There was substantial variance between control and experimental group students in their gain scores. That is the experimental cluster students are ameliorated than control cluster students in their gain scores. (b)There was consequential distinction between control and experimental group students in their gain scores for procurement of the cognizance, understanding, and application objectives.
Entrepreneurship Awareness amongst the University Academics in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka.
(In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017) Amarathunga, P.A.B.H.; Pathirathna, S.
An Entrepreneur is a person who takes the jeopardy of starting his own business or enterprise or investing in other startups for the purport of achieving their goal with the desire and the capability to innovate and diversify. It is verbalized that entrepreneurship is the main reason for the economic development a country. The objective of this study was to quantify the knowledge and awareness about the entrepreneurship amongst the University Academics in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka, predicated on the concept of engendering vigilance about it. The survey method was used in this research to gather the data from the Academics. The questionnaire comprised of five segments as each section focuses on the proportions of the entrepreneurship awareness. These questions are based on the knowledge and the awareness and also the abilities of the entrepreneurship. Sample sizes of 100 academics were investigated. The respondent population consisted of 60 males and 40 females. The results denoted that 90% of the male academics and 85% female academics are well aware of Entrepreneurship. There was no significant relationship between gender Entrepreneurship Awareness and Most of the academics are stated that they came to know about this entrepreneurship from the conferences conducted by educational institutions. Seventy-seven academics revealed that they knew a lot about the benefits of the entrepreneurship. Fifty-two are very interested to start the new business, whereas 36 academics who are well educated about the entrepreneurship are not interested in beginning new firm. Males are well aware of the entrepreneurship benefits and they are ready to take the risks compared to the women in Kurunegala District. This research has given the opportunity to ken about the vigilance and cognizance about the entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial erudition is must for the academics so that they can inspirit the entrepreneurship among the students and it may enable to edify them or victual them with cognizance about entrepreneurship.
A Framework for the implementation of Electronic Customer Relationship Management Information System (e-CRM) in Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) in Sri Lanka
(Department of Zoology and Environmental Management, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2016) Pathiratne, S.; Amarathunga, P.A.B.H.
iterature has denoted that Electronic Customer Relationship Management (e-CRM) can play a key role in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as an implement to efficaciously engender and maintain relationships with company’s clienteles. E-CRM is being espoused by corporations for the reason that it increments customer adhesion and customer retaining by amending customer gratification. This study proposes a framework for the implementation of Electronic Customer Relationship Management (e-CRM) information systems in Sri Lanka. Both qualitative and quantitative research methods were utilized. Primary data were accumulated from Small and Medium Enterprises located in 20 districts of Sri Lanka. A self-administered questionnaire was the main data amassment implement. Descriptive statistics were habituated to analyze data and refine the requisites for implementation of e-CRM information systems. The findings designate that for prosperous implementation of e-CRM information systems, there should be utilizer sensitization, training and infrastructure. There is withal desideratum for strategic level support and an e-CRM strategy to guide utilization. The most paramount features of e-CRM information systems were identified as the ability to ascertain customer privacy, presence of a Frequently Asked Questions implement, and high speed. The proposed framework was developed predicated on Thong (1999) Technology Organizational Environmental Management (TOEM), with refined requisites from primary data. The developed framework was validated utilizing a case study. The validation results from the case study to a more immensely colossal extent were in acquiescent with survey findings. On average 9 out of 12 respondents indicated Yes on all the items in table 10. In other words, they denoted that the framework was compatible, re-utilizable, simple to utilize, clear and reliable. Only 2 respondents indicated No. Similarly, 8 respondents in the case study indicated Yes on all items in table 11, denoting that the framework components were well expounded, interactive, facile to understand and use, interdependent on each other, used simple language and additionally that the steps in the framework were logically arranged. The framework presented in this study has highlighted key e-CRM features and factors pertinent and applicable to Sri Lankan SMEs. The framework was validated and the validation results denoted that the framework was applicable in e-CRM and meets design requisites. If well implemented, the framework can avail organizations ameliorate on their e-CRM implementation.
ICT based learning environment and achievement of students in Chemistry among G.C.E Advance Level students in Kurunegala District of Sri Lanka
(Department of Zoology and Environmental Management, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2016) Pathiratne, S.; Amarathunga, P.A.B.H.
Utilization of ICT is acknowledged as a cognition implement for pupils and has acknowledged how pupils who are confident and proficient in ICT can bring with them opportunities for elongating their cognition as they utilize their ICT in other subjects in the school curriculum. The expeditious growing accessibility and capability of emerging technologies have fashioned brobdingnagian opportunities of scheming, developing and instigating innovative edifying methods in the classroom. The ecumenical technological scenario has paved the way to incipient pedagogies in edifying-cognition process fixating on technology predicated learning environment and its impact on student achievement. The present experimental study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of technology based learning environment on student achievement in chemistry. A pre-test post-test equivalent group design was used to compare the accomplishment of the two clusters. A Pre-test and post-test comprising 50 pieces each from Chemistry textbook were developed and administered. The amassed data were statistically analyzed. The results showed that there was a consequential distinction between the mean scores of Experimental group and the Control group. The performance of Experimental group was better on post-test scores that indicted that edifying through technology predicated learning environment enhanced the achievement level of the students. When compared with the results in post-test, it is pellucid that the students performed better when edified in technology predicated learning environment and it avails students develop the faculties of cognizance, comprehension and application as the items of achievement tests were predicated on these quantifications. On the basis of the results, it was recommended that teaching and learning through information and communication technologies may be adopted to enhance the Chemistry learning competence of the schoolchildren. Technology based learning environment might be stimulated and provided to heighten the achievement level of the students in chemistry subject. Through the use of technology interest may be developed in the students who are slow learners.
The ICT competencies of new accounting students of different admission criteria: the case of Sri Lankan private university
(Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Amarathunga, P.A.B.H.; Pathiratne, S.
The current trend in business and accounting settings requires an accountant who is an ICT literate. International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) published the International Inculcation Guidelines that include ICT erudition and competency requisites for professional accountants. These guidelines are intended to avail its member bodies in preparing professional accountants to work within the ICT environment. Amid others, the strategies highlight the ICT erudition and competency requisites for the accountants vis-a-vis the ICT users. This study aims to investigate the level of information and communication technology (ICT) competency possesses by new accounting students at the Private University in Sri Lanka according to their Admission Criteria. The study examines five software applications deemed critical for an accountant, namely, word processing; spreadsheet; database; PowerPoint presentation; and Internet and email. A survey was conducted on 182 first year accounting students. Overall, students from the Foundation Diploma Admission Criteria are found to possess the ICT competency better than those from other Admission Criteria. The competency of students from London AL and GCE A/L Admission Criteria in spreadsheet is found to be below average. All students regardless of their Admission Criteria were found to be less competent in Database Management System (DBMS).
Impact of Computer-Predicated Educational Achievement Test on Test Performance and Test Takers’ Motivation
(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Amarathunga, P.A.B.H.; Pathiratne, S.
There has been an incrementing interest in recent years in developing and utilizing computer-predicated tests in edifying assessment. To supersede paper-predicated tests with computer-predicated ones, the standards for developing computerizedassessment (International Test Commission., 2004) requires equipollent test scores to be established for the incipient computer-predicated test and the conventional paperpredicated test. However, in most test mode commensurability studies, the genuine test items used have been identical, and yet consequential differences have been found in test scores in paper-predicated and computer-predicated modes. This has been reported for more than a few subjects, containing languages, science and mathematics. The validity of utilizing computer-predicated tests in edifying assessment must therefore be queried. This study involves a biology test and a biology motivation questionnaire utilizing a Solomon four-group experimental design to examine the validity of the computer-predicated test and its effects on test performance and the motivation of test-takers. The findings provide auxiliary evidence for the validity of computer-predicated test in scholastic assessment.
Impact of Technology on the Customer Satisfaction - A Study with Reference to Sri Lankan Banking Sector
(Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Amarathunga, P.A.B.H.; Pathiratne, S.
Developments in information technology, telecommunication and internet utilization has changed drastically the relationship focused activities into data oriented operations. Sri Lankan Bnaking sector is one such sector affected by this. To study the factors that influence the contentment, attention is fixated on factors directly cognate to the customer contentment. The desideratum for the study is to ascertain concrete factors and their influence on the posture of the customers. The present study tries to see strategies to understand the demeanor of customers and explore ways of their incorporation into a well-designed set of policies. As the main aim of the study is to ken the impact of technology on the contentment of customers, Survey and questionnaire were used with two components. Convenient sampling technique was employed in the cull of banks located in and around Kuliyapitiaya town of North Western Province of Sri Lanka and Personal interview method was adopted to gather the primary data. The present study finds that majority of customers are satisfied with the services they are receiving in the banks. There are some customers who are not satisfied with the services i.e.,procedure to apply for loan, interest on the loans, debit and credit cards, mobile banking and customer care. It is therefore suggested that this disstisfctioin ie removed. It is postulated that the procedures cognate to taking the imprest is causing dissatisfaction to some of the customers, hence bank ascendant entities are required to look into this factor and some of the intricate procedures which involved in the sanctioning of loan may be relaxed to certain extent. Similarly, the quandaries cognate to debit cards and credit cards must be taken earnestly as some of the customers are facing quandaries with these accommodations. Further, the banks should develop efficient complaint solving system with innovative modern advance technology as it enhances the gratification of the customers.
Indorsing constructivist use of ICT among teacher trainees using a programing language
(Department of Zoology and Environmental Management, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2016) Amarathunga, P.A.B.H.; Pathiratne, S.
In the frame of a training course for future edifiers, an ICT-enhanced project, predicated on a Logo learning environment and inspired from a constructivist inculcation philosophy, was undertaken aiming at familiarizing students with the utilization of computer as an implement that can trigger constructivist learning and availing them to adopt an exploratory and constructivist edifying practice. The training practice used in the training course fixated on the trainees’ self-activity and vigorous commitment in lab experimental activities. The mundane feature of the training activities was not the programming language but a constructivist essence of exploit and learning. Through such a process, it was expected that Teacher Trainees would gain individual experiences of investigative and constructivist erudition and would be able to inspire into their future students the same edifying spirit. Trainees were asked to give ordinant dictations to their turtle to draw customary polygons and a circle utilizing kineticism commands. They were emboldened, afore they give injunctive authorizations to the Logo turtle to draw a geometrical figure, to analyses the quandary and to cerebrate about the injunctive authorizations. Very often student work resulted in unexpected erroneous figures on the screen. So students had the opportunity to agnize their errors and to endeavor again. This process was reiterated an abundance of times until students reached the expected result. They were enheartened to endeavor several solutions and keep endeavoring until they prosper, to work with self-action and autonomy and determinately to be queried about the edifying value of those activities. The evaluation of the project was based on  Teacher Trainees´ achievement on the tasks as it was documented.  A 5-point Likert scale quantifying the degree to which students concurred or dissented with verbal expressions regarding the interest and the edifying usefulness of the cognition experience they had working on the tasks.  Answers and explications on open questions given in the form asking them to detect and mention any positive edifying issues they had discovered in that technique and to cerebrate of and report kindred methods for edifying their school subjects  Two case-studies: two edifier-students were enheartened to implement the same activities in their college lecture with their pupils and record consequences and understandings. The evaluation results denoted a positive impact on the students in terms of familiarization with the essence of the projected methodology and of understanding the prospective of ICT for constructivist erudition. The evidence emanating from the two course members, who used and assessed the methodology in a school class, provided inspiriting denotements that the students developed proficient of smearing the methodology they had learnt in authentic classroom settings.
Sri Lankan Undergraduates’ E- Learning Experiences on the Aspects of Technical, Social and Pedagogy
(Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Amarathunga, P.A.B.H.; Pathiratne, S.
Educationalists argue that e-learning would shift towards a model of undergraduate-centered learning. The accentuation is on e-learning through an active gregarious process rather than a passive process of erudition acquisition. The present research tries to examine the experience of the Undergraduate students of sri Lanka towards e learning. Based on the experience in a government university, this was predicated on three aspects, namely technical, Social and pedagogy. The research uses explanatory methodology that comprised the assembly of quantitative and qualitative data. Both questionnaires and interviews were used for collect data. A total of 46 undergraduates who were in the second year of their respective courses were selected for this research using random sampling technique. The findings designated that undergraduates’ views were positive towards the technical aspects of e-learning predicated on technology and implements utilized in the e-learning environment, pedagogical aspects of collaborative learning approach involved, and their gregarious roles in the e-learning environment. This research has shown that e-learning can be efficacious in distributing positive outcomes for learning. The implements utilized in e-learning environment have particular constrictions and these must be considered in the design of e-cognition activities. The research additionally showed that e-learning can be efficacious in facilitating online collaboration. However, the e-learning activities goals must be premeditated to stand-in online collaborations and to promote learners’ online collaboration for learning. The research revealed positive outcomes for learning were cognate to learner’s participation transformation in e-learning in developing understandings and gaining expertise; in developing responsibility for their own and others’ learning; and in developing positive postures, confidence and gratification in the course.
Study about Utilization of ICT Teaching – Learning Tools, Among Lecturers of National Colleges of Education in Sri Lanka
(Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Pathiratne, S.; Amarathunga, P.A.B.H.
Science and technology play an important role in the new millennium. Tremendous explosion of knowledge in science and technology has changed the life style of people. Without science and technology we cannot go forward. CT Teaching – Learning Tools, the term will still most likely be utilized to reference out of classroom and in-classroom inculcates experiences via technology, even as advances perpetuate in regard to contrivances and curriculum. Solicitation of ICT environments progressively accommodate as paramount infrastructural features of colleges that enable edifiers to provide students with different representations of erudition and to enhance interaction between edifiers and students and among students themselves. Edifiers are essential players in promoting quality inculcation and no edification reform is liable to prosper without the active participation and ownership of edifiers. Edifiers must be able to incorporate Application of Digital Technology with the traditional learning and competent enough in Web Predicated Teaching. Ergo, Lecturers’ of Teachers Training Collages Should equipped with opportune underrating about the ICT implements. Research in this context has never been carried out in Sri Lanka afore. Main objectives of this study are to determine the Utilization of ICT Teaching – Learning Tools among Lecturers of National Colleges of Edification in Sri Lanka and to compare the utilization of ICT Tools predicated on gender. Withal to determine the Utilization of ICT Tools between English and Singhalese Medium Lecturers and Compare the Utilization based on subject stream (Arts and Science). A Sample consists of 100 Lecturers from Four Sinhala Medium and 200 Lecturers from English Medium National Colleges of Education in Western and North Western provinces of Sri Lanka. Stratified random sampling technique was followed for culling the National Colleges of Education. There are a number of college edifiers in each college. Only Arts and Science edifiers were culled following purposive sampling technique. Findings reveal that the Lecturers of National Colleges of Education in Sri Lanka are more propitious to Utilize ICT Teaching – Learning tools and male Lecturers are more propitious than Female Lecturers. Withal it was found that, there is no paramount distinction between the mean scores of Sinhala Medium and English Medium College Lecturers towards Utilization of Teaching – Learning tools and there is consequential distinction between the mean scores of Arts and Science stream among Lecturers towards Utilization of ICT Tools in Education. In Conclusion this study contributes an incipient teaching learning in the form of assessing the caliber of cognizance and Utilization of ICT Teaching – Learning Tools because the desideratum of the day is to make edifiers realize their capabilities and amend upon capabilities to avail solve the quandaries of their life through Utilization of ICT tools. Special efforts should be made in order to develop Utilization of ICT tools cognizance among the Arts Stream Lecturers and Female Lecturers. This study will be of immense use for the scholastic administrators, which will throw light upon the posture of edifiers of Higher Inculcation towards Utilization of ICT Implements.
Study of Decision-Making Skills of Government and Private School Principals in Gampha District, Sri Lanka.
(In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017) Pathirathna, S.; Amarathunga, P.A.B.H.
Decision making is selecting the appropriate option from different options. For any human being, decision making is very necessary as this is the main criteria for judging the mental ability of anyone. The principal is the backbone of any school administration. Most of the decisions are given by principal for the development of the school. In the given study, investigators compare the decision-making skills of government and private schools as well as male and female school principals. Objectives of the study are to compare the decisionmaking skills of government and private school principals in Gampaha district on the basis of gender and to compare the decision-making skills of government and private secondary school principals. The sample of the study consisted of 80 participants. The sample consists of 40 government and 40 private school principals. The sample was taken using purposive sampling. For the assessment of decision-making in school principals Decision-Making Style Scale was validated and used. Statistical techniques like Mean, Standard Deviation and t-test was used. Results denote that gender has not affected the decision-making skills of government and private school principals. Also, it is evident that significant difference exists between decisions making skills (i.e. routine, compromise, heuristic) of government school principals and private school principals. All the mean score for the government school principals are higher than the mean score of private school principals. This study despite that government school principal‘s decision making is more accurate than private school principals. On the other hand, there is no significant difference between decision-making skills on the basis of gender. The reason behind the first result may be Government school‘s principals are more independent than private school principals because government principles have to implement the policy. Private school principals have to follow the instruction from the management.
Study of Mobile Learning Activities amongst Undergraduates
(Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Amarathunga, P.A.B.H.; Pathiratne, S.
The accommodation of mobile contrivances gives users anytime-anywhere access to information and applications. Sitting on the train, waiting at the playground are occasions that now provide opportunities to access to information or tasks and learn. These ―micro time slots‖ can elongate the opportunities for perpetuated learning and information processing. The time constraints for incipient training in a diligent workplace can be less of a worry, enabling individuals to catch up on learning requisites in diminutive snippets of time. This makes pedagogic sense as well. Mobile use fortifies a form of spaced learning, where the reiterated and temporally spaced exposure to pertinent course content can ameliorate retention and increases competence. Two broad objectives of this study are 1) To ascertain whether there is any consequential difference in the mean scores of mobile learning activities amongst the undergraduates with reverence to their gender, study stream, year of learning, residence of home and locality of the institution. 2) To ascertain where there is any paramount difference in the mean scores of mobile learning activities among the undergraduates with reverence to their Father‘s scholastic qualification. Survey method is employed for this study. The investigator has chosen 230 undergraduates using random sampling technique, who study in a private university. The hypotheses defined was, there is no significant difference in the mean scores of mobile learning activities among the postgraduate students with respect to their gender, course of study, year of studying, residence of home and locality of the institution. and the mean scores of their Father‘s educational qualification Finally, the results reveal that; (a) There is no significant difference in mobile learning activities among the undergraduates with respect to their course in terms (b) There is no significant difference in mobile learning activities among the undergraduates with respect to their Father‘s Educational Qualifications. Etc., This study show that the emergence of incipient technological environment may revolutionize the edification cognition process. The role of the lecturer will be different from the traditional classroom edifying. The lecturer could be a manager, monitor, role model, counselor, facilitator and a gregarious worker. Edifying methodology will shift from edifier-centered inculcation to learner-centered inculcation.
A Study of Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Academic Anxiety Amongst Sri Lankan Undergraduates
(Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Pathiratne, S.; Amarathunga, P.A.B.H.
It is important to study the emotional Intelligence level of individual and how this emotional Intelligence on play a paramount role to surmount high academic anxiety. A moderate level of academic anxiety in Undergraduates incentivizes them to work strenuously and provides them with its positive consequences But elevated academic anxiety can weaken learners’ performance in several ways. It affects their phrenic process that leads to breakdown in their cognition process. The present study. first of its kind in the country, was conducted to ascertain the Relationship between emotional Intelligence and academic anxiety amongst Sri Lankan Undergraduates. Descriptive survey method is used to ascertain the relationship between emotional Intelligence and academic anxiety In the present study, 200 final year Undergraduates (100 Males & 100 Females) from the western province of Sri Lanka were being taken through random Sampling Method. Descriptive survey method was used to find out the relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Academic Anxiety. Emotional Intelligence Inventory (Mangal, S.K. & Mangal, S.) and Academic Anxiety Scale for Children (Singh, A.K. & Gupta A.S.) were utilized as data collection tools of the present research. Mean, Standard Deviation, T-test and product moment correlation were utilized as statistical techniques. Results denote that there is no significant correlation between Emotional intelligence and Academic Anxiety of the Undergraduates as whole and also no significant difference exists between Emotional intelligence of male and female undergraduates. The findings will help psychologists, parents, college, guidance workers and counselors and also for educational administrators.
Understanding and assertiveness of school teachers in Gampaha District towards teaching English grammar using multimedia Technology
(Department of Zoology and Environmental Management, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2016) Amarathunga, P.A.B.H.; Pathiratne, S.
The proliferation of computers in our society, inculcative institutions and work places have been inundating. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools consider as an enhancement and advancement if not, a panacea to many challenges faced in everyday activities. Perhaps the utmost speculation of ICT is into inculcative institutions, eminently the schools. In the context of Regime of Sri Lanka, the Department of Education has boarded on a sequence of programmes to ascertain that more schools are equipped with ICT. School teachers play a pivotal role in ascertaining technology use in the English Language Classroom. Hence, there is a desideratum to investigate School Teachers’ Understanding levels and Assertiveness towards multimedia technology in edifying English Grammar. Objectives of the study are to ascertain the subsisting relationship between the Understanding and Assertiveness of English School Edifiers in utilizing Multimedia technology. And to ascertain the whether there is relationship between the Understanding and Assertiveness of utilizing multimedia technology predicated on their inculcation level. The study is a cross-sectional study utilizing a questionnaire as an instrument to acquire the participants ‘response. The investigators have culled 40 English School Edifiers working in Gampaha district for the investigation utilizing desultory sampling technique. Data analysis employing the Pearson Coefficient Correlation calculations matched both components and unearthed a positive correlation. Findings denote that paramount relationship subsists between the construal level and Assertiveness level of all English School teachers handling upper classes. Withal paramount relationship subsists between the Understanding level and Assertiveness level of graduate English Edifiers. The mean scores of Understanding level and Assertiveness level of Graduate English School Edifiers and Trained Edifiers show that Trained teachers are superior to graduate teachers. In conclusion albeit these School Edifiers are at a higher caliber in terms of Understanding of multimedia, their Assertiveness concerning the ICT in terms of the cognitive, affective and behavioral largely correlates but records a minor difference. Edifier's replications to the study withal denoted the cognizance among them of the desideratum to upgrade current Understanding in technology use in the classroom.