Developing a Test to Measure the Knowledge of Stakeholders on Eco-friendly Rice Farming 291
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Author:K.P. Smitha and A. Anil Kumar
p-ISSN:0024-9602, e-ISSN:2582-5321, Vol:98, Issue:jul-sep
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.100300
Abstract
Rice wetland eco-system being highly fragile, the adverse effects of input intensive farming
is prominent and far-reaching. It is very important in today's context to assess the knowledge
level of stakeholders in eco-friendly rice farming, as this is integral in the adoption of such
practices in rice. Hence a study was designed to develop a test and standardize it to measure
the knowledge of stakeholders in eco-friendly rice farming. Item analysis comprising of
difficulty index and discrimination index was employed in the test construction and the final
test comprising of 15 items, with difficulty index value in the range of 10-75 and discrimination
index ranging from 0.20 to 0.90 was standardized for administration.
Key words : Eco-friendly rice farming, Item analysis, Difficulty index, Discrimination index, Validity.