A Study on Communicational and Instructional Methods used by the Trainers

Umesh R. Chinchmalatpure; P. B. Umale; P. P. Bhople

A Study on Communicational and Instructional Methods used by the Trainers

Umesh R. Chinchmalatpure ¹, P. B. Umale ², P. P. Bhople ²

Affiliations
1 College of Agriculture, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, (M.S.), India
2 Department of Extension Education, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, (M.S.), India

The study was conducted in Akola district of Maharashtra. It was observed that most of trainers used only lecture method for imparting instructions during the training programmes. Majority of trainee farmers opined that the subject covered during the training programme was useful for them. For the purpose of training only leaflets/folders and lecture notes were used as the means of the teaching aids. Discussion method was found useful and the same was used by the trainers for evaluation. Only observation method was found useful for assessing the training needs of the farmers by the trainers.