Abstract
The present study was undertaken for the development of a knowledge test to measure the knowledge levels of input dealers those who have undergone a diploma course and those who have not undergone the course which in turn measures the impact of a One-year Diploma in Agricultural Extension Services for Input Dealers (DAESI) course" which is started by MANAGE on capacity building of farmers. To measure the effectiveness of the program in imparting knowledge to the input dealers a knowledge test was constructed. The study mainly contemplates to find out the knowledge of input dealers regarding cotton, paddy and chilly production technologies. 60 Pertinent items were collected covering all aspects of selected crop production technologies. After getting jury opinion on the items of test index of item difficulty, index of item discrimination and index of item validity were worked out. Finally, Items with difficulty level indices ranging from 0.25 to 0.75 and discrimination indices above 0.20 are selected. To administer the knowledge test a respondent is given one mark for each correct answer and zero marks for each wrong answer. Thirty items were finally selected from 60 items. The test so developed finally consists of 30 statements for cotton, paddy and chilly production technologies. The reliability for the whole test was calculated using point biserial correlation.
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