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- Development and Standardization of Attitude Scale of Farmers towards Vermicompost
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H. Saini
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1 Department of Extension Education, B.A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand (Gujarat), IN
1 Department of Extension Education, B.A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand (Gujarat), IN
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Agriculture Update, Vol 12, No 4 (2017), Pagination: 729-731Abstract
The study was conducted to develop and standardize the reliable and valid scale, to measure attitude of farmers towards vermicompost. Appropriate statistical methods ‘scale product method’ was used, which combines Thurston and Likert techniques. Thirty six statements were selected for judgment; a panel of 60 judges was requested to assign the score for each statement on five point continuum. Based on the scale (median) and Q values, twenty statements were finally selected to constitute attitude of farmers towards vermicompost.Keywords
Attitude, Vermicompost, Scale Product Method.References
- Edward, A.L. (1957). Techniques of attitude scale construction, Appleton Century Crofts, Inc., New York.
- Eysenck, H.J. and Crown, S. (1949). An experimental study in opinion attitude methodology. Internat. J. Attitude Res., 3 : 47-86.
- Guilford, J.P. (1954). Psychometric methods. Tata McGrawHill Publication Co. Ltd., Bombay: 378-382.
- Likert, R.A. (1932). A technique for the measurement of attitude. Archives of psychology, New York. 140
- Thurston, L.L. and Chave, E.G. (1928). The measurement of attitude, Chicago University Press, USA. pp. 39- 40.
- Development and Standardization of Attitude Scale of Women towards Kitchen Gardening
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H. Saini
1,
N. B. Chauhan
1
Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, B.A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand (Gujarat), IN
1 Department of Extension Education, B.A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand (Gujarat), IN
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Agriculture Update, Vol 12, No 4 (2017), Pagination: 735-737Abstract
The study was conducted to develop and standardize the reliable and valid scale, to measure attitude of women towards kitchen gardening. Appropriate statistical methods ‘scale product method’ was used, which combines Thurston and Likert techniques. Twenty one statements were selected for judgment; a panel of 50 judges was requested to assign the score for each statement on five point continuum. Based on the scale (median) and Q values, eleven statements were finally selected to constitute attitude of women towards kitchen gardening.Keywords
Attitude, Kitchen Gardening, Scale Product Method.References
- Edward, A.L. (1957). Techniques of attitude scale construction, Appleton Century Crofts, Inc., New York.
- Eysenck, H.J. and Crown, S. (1949). An experimental study in opinion attitude methodology. Internat. J. Attitude Res., 3 : 47-86.
- Guilford, J.P. (1954). Psychometric methods. Tata McGrawHill Publication Co. Ltd., Bombay: 378-382.
- Likert, R.A. (1932). A technique for the measurement of attitude. Archives of psychology, New York. 140 pp.
- Thurston, L.L. and Chave, E.G. (1928). The measurement of attitude, Chicago University Press, USA. pp. 39- 40.