This study has examined the link between socio economic status and educational attainment of adolescents residing in two housing schems in Colombo. Socio economic status has been examined directly and through its concomitants, ...

Marine organisms are a fascinating source of biologically active secondary metabolites such as anti-bacterial, anti- fungal, insecticidal, cytotoxic and anti-cancer agents. This research projesct was aimed at indentifying ...

The thesis deals with some aspects of processing of Theobroma Cocoa. In this study, plant material was collected from Wariapola estate, Matale, which has a mixed plantation of forestero and criollo varieties - typical of ...

Many studies have been carried out in Sri Lanka on backward, mentally retarded or handicapped children but scant attention has been paid to the question of gifted children but scant attention has been paid to the question ...

Despite seven to nine years of english language learning at school, a majority of Sri Lankan students continue to produce errors at the level of syntax, lexicology, semanices and at the broader leavels of communication in ...

Much interest has been shown in the recent past to beneficiate ilmenite to oroduce 'synthetic rutile', or 'upgraded ilmenite', as substitute for rutile in the 'pigment' industry. Many reported processes have been developed. ...

The work described in this is divided into two parts. The first part is concerned with a survey of antibacterial properties of marine algae collected along the coasts of Colombo, Jaffna and galle. Results indicate that the ...

Teacher behaviour in the classroom has been a major area of research during the last few decades. A steadily growing number of studies have been devoted to the question of how teachers function within the complex teaching ...