Construction of Knowledge Test on Large Cardamom Cultivation Practices in Arunachal Pradesh

Abstract

The knowledge test was developed to measure the knowledge of large cardamom growers. All 32 items were primarily fabricated on the basis of indorsing rational rather than root memorization and discriminate the sound knowledgeable large cardamom growers from the ailing knowledgeable ones.The scores from selected respondents were subjected to item analysis, consisting of item difficulty index and item discrimination index.In the final selection, the scale consisted of 17 items with ranging from 30-80 and discrimination index ranging from 0.30 to 0.55. The reliability of knowledge test being developed was tested by using Split-Half method and it was found to be 0.704.

Development of a Test to Measure the Knowledge Level of Small Tea Growers on Scientific Tea Cultivation Practices

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