Senior Lecturer (G I)
Zoology
Faculty of Natural Sciences
Senior lecturer Gr 1-
Contact:
CRC,MRC, ..etc, Department of Zoology, Ground Floor, Science and Technology Building, Room No :004
Office: 112881488, Ext: 529/488 Mobile: NULL
E-mail: nedir@ou.ac.lk nedir@ou.ac.lk
Senior Lecturer Gr 1 in Zoology, Department of Zoology, The Open University of Sri Lanka ( 1993 – to – date )
Head , Department of Zoology, The Open University of Sri Lanka ( May 2011 – May 2017 )
Last Updated on 2 years
Areas of Specialization:Animal taxonomy
Research interests:Soil and litter faunal studies, Invertebrate taxonomy
Affiliations:NULL
Course Coordination:BSc Degree programme Co ordinator – ZYU3500-Animal life and Diversity, Advanced certificate in Wild life conservation and management programme- coordinator- ZLU2601,Wild Life Biology, Diploma in Natural resourses and Eco Tourism programme ƒ?? Coordinator, ZOD1280, Life on Earth
Researches:
Research Publications: Ms.E.A.D.N.D.Edirisinghe
- Edirisinghe,E.A.D.N.D, Wijeratna,M.J.S (1986 ) Food resource partitioning among the fishes co existing in brush parks, an artificial habitat in a lagoon in Sri Lanka. Journal of Inland fisheries, vo 3, p115-125.
- Quader,M.M., E.A.D.N.D.Edirisinghe.( 2013 ) Distribution of soil and litter fauna in three different habitats in Waga natural forest reserve in Kalutara district ;Sri Lanka Annual Academic Sessions 2012, The Open University of Sri Lanka
- Quader,M.M., E.A.D.N.D.Edirisinghe.( 2013 ) Study on Coleopteran fauna in Soil and Litter of Waga Natural Forest reserve in Sri Lanka.Annual Proceedings of the Annual Academic Sessions OUSL, 2013, p 1457
- L.K.Senaratna, R.U.Thantirigoda, E.A.D.N.D.Edirisinghe, W.C.W.Perera, N.Kathikeyan ( 2005 )A preliminary investigation on needs and effectiveness of councelling for students in the B.Sc Degree programme at the OUSL, Annual academic sessions , OUSL, p 31-39
- D.Devendra, E.A.D.N.D.Edirisinghe, K.Bulumulla, S.Gunathilaka, S. Rajamanthri ( 2005 ) A study of student expectations of face to face contact sessions at the Open university of Sri Lanka, Annual academic sessions , OUSL, p 61 – 66
- L.K.Senaratna, R.U.Thantirigoda, E.A.D.N.D.Edirisinghe, W.C.W.Perera, N.Kathikeyan ( 2005 ) A study of the effectiveness of orientation sessions for students in the B.Sc Degree programme at the Open university of Sri Lanka, Annual academic sessions , OUSL, p 12 – 16
- L.K.Senaratna, R.U.Thantirigoda, E.A.D.N.D.Edirisinghe, W.C.W.Perera, N.Kathikeyan ( 2005 ) A study of the effectiveness of Academic counseling for students in the B.Sc Degree programme at the OUSL, Annual academic sessions , OUSL, p 8 – 11
- L.K.Senaratna, R.U.Thantirigoda, E.A.D.N.D.Edirisinghe, W.C.W.Perera, N.Kathikeyan ( 2005 ) A study on personal councelling for students in the B.Sc Degree programme at the OUSL, Annual academic sessions,2005 , OUSL, p 16-19
- M.N.K.De Zoysa, G.Bandarage, E.A.D.N.D.Edirisinghe, R.U.Tantirigoda, K.C.Weerakoon ( 2011 ) The effectiveness of a novel instructional method in enhancing thinking skills in an undergraduate chemistry experiment, Annual academic sessions , OUSL, p 311 -315
- T.K.Weerasinghe.E.A.D.N.D.Edirisinghe and F.N.Nazar (2013) Preliminary study on the Impacts of land use changes through some soil properties. Symposium proceedings of National symposium on Soil biodiversity 2013, p 183
- R.U.Tantirigoda, J.Wattavidanage, ,J.C.N.Rajendra, , B.K.L..Wickramasinghe, E.A.D.N.D.Edirisinghe ,, G.Bandarage ( 2014 ) Making “Significant Others” partners in motivating freshmen of the B.Sc Degree programme at the Open University of Sri Lanka: A preliminary study, Annual academic sessions,2014 , OUSL
- G.Bandarage, E.A.D.N.D.Edirisinghe,JC.N.Rajendra, K.D.V.F.Siriwardana, S.Somaratna,R.U.Tantirigoda,, J.Wattavidanage ( 2015 ) Effectiveness of a modified version of peer assisted study sessions in improving academic performance: An Open and Distance Leaning case study Annual academic sessions ,2015, OUSL, p 1 -4
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Ongoing Research:Analysis of undergraduate performance in the BSc Degree programme of the Open University of Sri Lanka in respective to the prior learning and learner support
Research Supervisions:Reserch Supervised –
- Termite faunal sstudies
- Ant faunal studies
- Canopy invertebrate faunal studies
- Soil and litter faunal studies