Development of a Test to Measure the Knowledge Level of Growers on Recommended Cultivation Practices of Major Vegetables

Abstract

The present study was conducted to construct and standardize a test to measure the knowledge level growers on recommended cultivation practices of major vegetable crops. The major steps followed for developing the test were construction of items, primary and final selection of items through difficulty index, discrimination index and biserial correlation. The final test comprised of 25 objective questions, referred to as items. The procedure adopted in the study can also be followed for developing knowledge test on any other aspect.