This community contains research publication by the university staff and conference proceedings held by the university. http://repo.lib.sab.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2 2026-07-01T06:54:30Z 2026-07-01T06:54:30Z Dilan Gomas, A.S Rathnayake, R.M.N.B Somasiri, H.M.N.H http://repo.lib.sab.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/susl/5352 2026-07-01T06:50:57Z 2026-06-01T00:00:00Z

ENHANCING SMART STUDENT EVALUATION WITH RULES AND RESPONSIBILITY: A CASE STUDY ON FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS Dilan Gomas, A.S; Rathnayake, R.M.N.B; Somasiri, H.M.N.H Evaluation and grading of students vary significantly across Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) based on several aspects adopted by HEIs. These aspects may include different students’ evaluations as employed across several disciplines including Arts, Sciences and Commerce. This case-based study examines the Student Evaluation methods of Arts faculties of 15 public Higher Education Institutes (HEIs), their differing criteria are compared, and then also contrasted to find weaknesses and errors frequently found in the manual evaluation. Further, the Faculty of Social Sciences and Languages at Sabaragamuwa University epitomizes complexity in evaluation, grading and assessment in students’ evaluation in hard sciences. Mark sheets created manually can result in human errors as they must focus on various combinations at the same time and the combination of criteria. This research suggests a digitalized mark sheet. Digitalized mark sheets would alleviate human errors, allow for more accuracy and efficiency, as well as helping students who may suffer from erroneous manual evaluation processes. Moreover, it would also allow statistical analysis to produce the necessary summary reports by multiple authorities on grading and results. The digitalized mark sheet would also mean students could access their results online at different times, and multiple manual data entries into mark sheets would not be necessary

2026-06-01T00:00:00Z AJPS http://repo.lib.sab.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/susl/5351 2026-07-01T06:41:40Z 2026-07-01T00:00:00Z

Front Materials AJPS

2026-07-01T00:00:00Z Gunawardana, K. Priyanath, H.M.S. http://repo.lib.sab.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/susl/5350 2026-07-01T06:37:06Z 2026-07-01T00:00:00Z

Impact of Entrepreneurs’ Perceptions of Public Policies on Business Performance of Indigenous Handicraft Industries in Sri Lanka: An Empirical Study Gunawardana, K.; Priyanath, H.M.S. Recent scholars have not adequately studied how the entrepreneurs’ perceptions of Public Policies (PPs) of Sri Lanka impact on the Business Performance (BP) of indigenous handicraft industries after the economic downturn. This study attempts to assess the impact of entrepreneurs’ perceptions of PPs on the BP of indigenous handicraft industries in Sri Lanka employing a quantitative method. A structured questionnaire was administered, and data were gathered from 315 different indigenous handicraft industries selected purposively from seven indigenous craft villages as clusters. Data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM). The results revealed that entrepreneurs’ perceptions of regulatory policies, tax policies, trade policies, and environmental policies have a negative impact on the BP while entrepreneurs’ perceptions of financial policies and human resources policies have a positive impact on the BP of indigenous handicraft industries. Thus, the empirical evidence of the study confirmed that the entrepreneurs’ perceptions of PPs have discouraged the BP while entrepreneurs’ perceptions of financial, and human resource policies were highly influenced the improvement of BP of indigenous handicraft industries.

2026-07-01T00:00:00Z Thilakarathna, U.G.H.N. Edirisooriya, M.K.V.D. http://repo.lib.sab.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/susl/5349 2026-07-01T06:31:14Z 2026-07-01T00:00:00Z

Climate Change and Agricultural Land Use in the Gin River Basin: A Critical Review of Trends, Impacts, and Adaptation Strategies Thilakarathna, U.G.H.N.; Edirisooriya, M.K.V.D. This literature review examines the impacts of climate change on agricultural land use patterns in the Gin River Basin, Sri Lanka. A systematic search of peer-reviewed journals, government reports, and institutional publications was conducted using databases including Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science, covering literature from 2000 to 2025 with search terms such as 'climate change,' 'agricultural land use,' 'Gin River Basin,' 'Sri Lanka agriculture,' and 'rainfall variability.' A total of 45 sources were reviewed in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. The review finds that rising temperatures, increasingly erratic rainfall, and more frequent flood events have substantially disrupted traditional farming systems in the basin, particularly paddy cultivation in the lower catchment and plantation agriculture in the upper reaches. Farmers have responded by adjusting cropping calendars, diversifying crops, and shifting to more flood-tolerant varieties, though these adaptations remain constrained by limited institutional support and poor access to credit. A key research gap is the absence of integrated basin-scale models linking climate variability, hydrological change, and field-level land-use decisions. Addressing this gap is essential for developing effective climate-resilient agricultural policies for the Gin River Basin.

2026-07-01T00:00:00Z