International Symposium on ICT for Sustainable Development (ICTSD 2016)
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Item 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.Item 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.Item 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.Item 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.