Title: SCALE TO MEASURE ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR AGRICULTURAL PERSONNEL

Authors: P. C. Patel1, M. C. Patel2 and S. A. Sipai3

Publisher: The President, Society of Extension Education Gujarat

Keywords: agricultural personnel, scale product method, oral communication skill

Volume: 35

Issue: 2

Year: June 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56572/gjoee.2023.35.2.0001

Abstract: The study was conducted to develop a reliable and valid scale, to measure oral communication skills for agricultural personnel. Appropriate statistical methods Scale product method was used, which combines Thurston and Likert techniques. Thirty-three (33) statements were selected for judgment; a panel of 50 judges was requested to assign the score for each statement on a five-point continuum. Based on the scale (median) and Q values, ten (10) statements were finally selected to constitute oral communication skills for agricultural personnel.