Scale to measure the attitudes of respondents regarding livestock based technological services provided by University

Abstract

The present study was done to develop the attitude scale to measure the attitude of respondents regarding livestock based technological services provided by University. After editing 89 statements following the criteria outlined by Edwards (1969), a total of 78 statements were prepared and sent to 80 experts with with specialization in extension education to critically evaluate the statements for relevancy. Based on the feedback received from the judges, a total of 39 statements were selected based on their relevancy weightage and were then subjected to item analysis by presenting them to 36 dairy farmers participating in a dairy training program held at the University. From this process, 25 statements with 't' values greater than 1.75 were selected for inclusion in the final scale to evaluate reliability and validity. The split-half reliability was determined using the Spearman-Brown Prophecy Formula, yielding a value of 0.872. The internal consistency of the attitude scale was assessed using Cronbach's alpha, which was calculated to be 0.956. The validity of the attitude scale was established through content validity. The reliability and validity of the scale demonstrate its accuracy and consistency. With appropriate modifications, this scale can be utilized to measure farmers' attitudes in regions beyond the study area in the future.