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Development of Knowledge Test to Assess Knowledge Level about Improved Dairy Farming Practices among Users and Non-users of e-Agriservice in Maharashtra

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Title Development of Knowledge Test to Assess Knowledge Level about Improved Dairy Farming Practices among Users and Non-users of e-Agriservice in Maharashtra
 
Creator Wadkar, SK
Singh, K
Kadian, KS
Chakravarty, Ritu
Argade, SD
 
Description Effectiveness of ICT-enabled e-Agriservice - aAQUA (Almost All QuestionsAnswered) with special reference to dairy farming, was assessed inMaharashtra. Ex-post-facto research design was followed. This paper presentsthe procedure to develop a knowledge index for users and non-users to assessimpact in terms of knowledge gain about Improved Dairy Farming Practices(IDFPs) by availing the e-Agriservice. The study was conducted in randomlyselected four districts of Maharashtra. A total of 37 items or questions wereframed on breeding, feed-fodder, health care and management aspects of theIDFPs. It was found that the items with difficulty index between 0.25-0.75,discrimination index above 20 and point bi-serial correlation significant at 5per cent level of significance was selected for the knowledge test. Thus, a totalof 29 items from 37 items were retained in the knowledge test. The study wouldbe useful for researchers and academicians to develop and use the knowledgetest in other areas to measure knowledge level of dairy farmers.
 
Publisher National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE)
 
Date 2018-04-09
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JAEM/article/view/78654
 
Source Journal of Agricultural Extension Management; Vol. 17 No. 2 (2016)
0976-3120
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JAEM/article/view/78654/32909
 
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