Scale to Measure the Attitude of Farmers towards the Maize and Wheat Crops

Rashmeet Kour; Parladh Singh Slathia; Dr Rajinder Peshin  Rajinder Peshin; Dr. A.P. Singh A.P. Singh; Dr. Manish Sharma   Manish Sharma; Dr. Rakesh Kumar Rakesh Kumar

doi:10.48165/IJEE.2025.613RT04

Authors

Rashmeet Kour Student https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6999-4851
Parladh Singh Slathia Professor (SKUAST-Jammu)
Rajinder Peshin Director Education (SKUAST-Jammu)
A.P. Singh Sr. Scientist (Agronomy) & Incharge, AICRPDA, Rakh Dhiansar
Manish Sharma Professor and Head ( Division of Statistics & CS, FBSc SKUAST Jammu)
Rakesh Kumar Technical Officer (Division of Pathology)

https://doi.org/10.48165/IJEE.2025.613RT04

Keywords:

Attitude, Cronbach alpha, Reliability, Internal consistency

Abstract

Scales were created to examine farmers' attitudes on maize and wheat crops. A list of 26 attitude statements for maize crop and 27 attitude statements for wheat crop was compiled and improved using Edward's 14 principles, and included both positive and negative remarks. The study was conducted in 2024 with a total of 56 farmers in the sub-tropical zone, which included districts such as Akhnoor, Samba, and Kathua, and 56 farmers in the mid-hill zone, which included districts such as Rajouri, Kishtwar, Ramban, and Doda. Ultimately, each statement's "t" value was calculated, and found that 13 statements for the maize crop and 11 statements for the wheat crop had a "t" value higher than 1.75, which were retained in order to assess the final scale's validity and reliability. Cronbach's alpha was proposed for assessing the reliability of attitude scales. In the case of scale for maize crop, the Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.81, and 0.71 in the case of the wheat crop, validating the constructed scale's internal consistency. The experts' opinions were used to determine the scale's content validity. With some changes, the ultimate scale will be used to gauge the attitude of farmers toward the maize and wheat crops.

Author Biographies

Rashmeet Kour, Student

PhD Student (Agricultural Extension Education)
Parladh Singh Slathia, Professor (SKUAST-Jammu)

Professor, Division of Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, SKUAST-Jammu, Chatha,
Rajinder Peshin , Director Education (SKUAST-Jammu)

Director Education (SKUAST-Jammu)
A.P. Singh, Sr. Scientist (Agronomy) & Incharge, AICRPDA, Rakh Dhiansar

Sr. Scientist (Agronomy) & Incharge , AICRPDA, Rakh Dhiansar
Manish Sharma , Professor and Head ( Division of Statistics & CS, FBSc SKUAST Jammu)

Professor and Head (Division of Statistics & CS/ FBSc, SKUAST-Jammu)
Rakesh Kumar, Technical Officer (Division of Pathology)

Technical Officer (Division of Pathology)

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