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Knowledge, Skill and Usage Pattern of Internet by Undergraduate Students of College of Home Science, CCS HAU Hisar
(CCS HAU, Hisar, 2022-08) Kapila; Yadav, Beena
The study was purposively conducted at I C College of Home Science, CCS HAU Hisar by including a sample of 200 undergraduate girl students (100 rural and urban each). Independent variables were personal, economical, communicational and psychological. ICT availability, accessibility and affordability; digital literacy and training exposure were situational variables. Knowledge and skills in use of Internet, usage of Internet and constraints in use of Internet were dependent variables. The data were collected with the help of questionnaire and analyzed calculating percentage, mean score,„t‟ test and Garrett score. Majority of rural and urban students were between 20- 24 years of age, nonhostellers, had nuclear family with 3- 5 members, 1st born, from general category and were from science background. Majority of rural students had marginal landholding. Only a little more than quarter of the students availed scholarship. Parents and peers were main source of information regarding use of Internet. The rural and urban students reported average and good speed of Internet, respectively. Maximum number of rural as well as urban students was members of online classmate group and paid Rs. 150-349 monthly for Internet connection .More than 90.0 percent had no training to sharpen Internet knowledge and skills. Majority had appreciative opinion about Internet. Time taken by rural students to avail ICT facilities was more than the urban students. More number of urban students reported good speed of connection The Internet connection was reported affordable by 60.0 percent of the rural students and 89.0 percent urban students. Urban students had significantly more skills of Internet use than rural students. Overall percent knowledge score of rural and urban students was 44.0 percent and 67.4percent, respectively. There was maximum skill gap in medium related operational Internet skills (28.1%) followed by online meeting (21.6%) accessing and using of social media (20.7%), updating application and device (18.0%),content related operational Internet skills (17.0%) accessing and using e mail (16.2%) and accessing web page (13.4%). All the students used Internet daily for 3- 6 hours a day on an average. Majority of rural students used Internet for instant messaging and online classes whereas urban students used Internet for watching movies, series and other entertainment videos and online classes. Total sixteen constraints i.e. seven of technological nature and nine of personal and technical nature were perceived by the students. Interruption in network was the most severe technological constraint of rural as well as urban students. Distant location of the Internet facility, problem in downloading, surveillance/ privacy concern, lack of awareness about uses of e- facilities and restricted use were the most severe constraints of rural students. Slow functioning of server, difficulty in finding relevant information, lack of time, non- availability of required information and restricted use were the major constraints reported by urban students.
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Students’ perception and preferences for online education during Covid-19 pandemic
(CCSHAU Hisar, 2022-07) Kaur, Sumanpreet; Seema Rani
A study on “Students’ Perception and Preferences for Online Education during Covid-19 Pandemic” was undertaken in the year 2021-2022 with a sample size of 200 students and 100 teachers. In order to create an efficient online learning environment, the study studied the perception of the students' and preferences of both students and teachers of CCS, HAU, Hisar, Haryana, for several aspects of online classrooms. The flexibility and convenience offered by online learning were considered to be benefits for the students. The results indicated that majority of the students evinced a positive attitude towards online classes in the wake of corona. It was also explored that most of the students (77.5%) lies under score range 70-109 had moderate perception level towards online classes Most (43.5%) of the students preferred both smart phones and laptops for online learning. whereas, desktop (54.0%) was the most preferred device by the teachers for online leaning. WhatsApp was the most preferred communication means for classroom updates. In order to increase the efficacy of learning, it was also discovered that students prefer recorded classes with a quiz at the end of each session. The insights from this article can be helpful in building the curriculum for the new normal, but in the institution where many courses are practical oriented, switching totally to online mode may not be possible and need to devise a hybrid mode.
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Competency and attitude of postgraduate students towards online education system during covid-19 era
(CCS HAU, Hisar, 2022-07) Rajni Kumari; Santosh Rani
COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by a novel strain of corona virus was declared a global pandemic on 20th March, 2020 in India and has affected almost every aspect of human life. The corona virus pandemic has been declared by World Health Organization (WHO) on 11th March, 2020. Two colleges of university including I.C. College of Home Sciences and College of Agriculture were selected for conducting research on “Competency and attitude of postgraduate students toward online education system during Covid-19 Era”. The study targeted the post graduate agricultural students who were attending the online classes during the Covid-19 pandemic to meet out the objectives of investigation. A proportionate sample of 120 postgraduate students have been selected randomly for the study, 60 students each from I.C. College of Home Sciences and College of Agriculture, CCS HAU, Hisar, Haryana. two set of independent (16 variables) and one set of dependent (3 variables) variables were selected for the present investigation. Majority of the students in both of the college were in the age group 21– 23 years, residing in semi-urban area, had medium sized (5-6 members) nuclear type of families and having medium family education status scored between 4.2 to 5.3. The main occupation of most of their families was agricultural farming. Technological competency of all the students were found high with score range 3.39-4.19. Average score of WMS of 15 statement by COHS and COA were found 3.35 and 3.36, respectively. While social competency of all the students were found medium with score range 2.62- 3.38. Average score of WMS of 10 statement by COHS and COA were found 2.62 and 2.76, respectively. Attitude of all the respondents towards e- learning requirement was found high with score range 3.39- 4.19. Average score of WMS of 8 statement by COHS and COA were found 3.69 and 3.70, respectively. Attitude of all the respondents towards e- learning concept was found high with score range 3.39-4.19. Average score of WMS of 11 statement by COHS and COA were found 3.71 and 3.80, respectively. Attitude of all the respondents towards reasons for using e- learning was found high with score range 3.39-4.19. Average score of WMS of 10 statement by COHS and COA were found 3.43 and 3.47, respectively. It is observed that in case of conducive factors all the students had ranked 1st to social factors, ranked 2nd financial factors and ranked 3rd technical factors. Similarly in case of limiting factors also all the students had ranked 1st to social factors, ranked 2nd technical factors and ranked 3rd to miscellaneous factors studied.
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Entrepreneurship Competencies among Students of Project Based Learning in CCS HAU, Hisar
(CCSHAU, Hisar, 2021-09) Raveena; Seema Rani
A study on “Entrepreneurship Competencies among Students of Project Based Learning in CCS HAU, Hisar” was undertaken in the year 2020-2021 with a sample size of 150 where 120 students were from experimental group who had exposure towards Project Based Learning/ Experiential Learning and 30 students were from control group who did not have exposure towards PBL. The data was collected on entrepreneurship competencies, attitude towards PBL, performance difference and learning ability among students groups with the help of the interview schedule. All the students had high level of various entrepreneurial personal, venture- initiation and management competencies followed by medium level and favorable attitude towards entrepreneurship and objectives, programme, skills, learning and outcomes of PBL while students of control group had medium level of entrepreneurial competencies followed by low level and neutral attitude followed by unfavorable. The highly significant difference was observed among both groups in terms of competencies and attitude where mean score of experimental were observed higher than control group. The various competency components as their proficiency level were also observed in students of experimental group to find the performance level and observed that majority of the students were able to do more task (82.5%), to cope with unfavorable circumstances (81.7%), prioritize the plan actions (72.5%), confident about their knowledge and skills (70.8%), uses of e-business (71.7%), intends to do business with limited resources (88.3%), define the causes and consequences of problem (81.7%), able to investigate and do experiments with innovative approach (78.3%) and treats his/ her partners with respect and shares positivity (84.2%). For the perceived changes in performance, most of the students reported that participation in PBL has impacted their professional choices in future, provided them the learning experience/ hands on experience that helped them in execution of entrepreneurship based activities and allowed the students to apply their gained knowledge and skills to their life/ real world situation for innovative ideas/ entrepreneurial activities. Majority of the students (40.0%) in experimental group had high level of performance difference while half of the students (50.0%) among control group had medium level of performance difference. Majority of the students (70.0%) had high level of learning ability in experimental group while 46.6 per cent students of control group had medium learning ability and highly significant difference was observed for the mean scores of learning ability among experimental group and control group where the mean score was found higher in experimental group as compared to control group. The relationship between entrepreneurial competencies, attitude, learning ability and various aspects of socio-psycho sphere system variables including entrepreneurial motivation, value orientation, entrepreneurial decision making, entrepreneurial traits and social participation was observed positive and moderate followed by strong which showed that in order to enhance entrepreneurial competencies, positive attitude and learning ability in students, these five aspects of socio-psycho sphere system variables needed to be enhanced in students through PBL because it can be evaluated from the study PBL impacted student’s skills, attitude, performance and learning ability.
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Opinion of extension professionals about utility of agricultural e-content to the farmers of Haryana
(CCSHAU, Hisar, 2021-09) Yadav, Veena; Verma, S.R
The primary goal of agricultural extension services is to provide relevant and useful information to the farmers in order to persuade them to adopt new technologies that will result in an increase in agricultural productivity (Okunade and Oladosu, 2006). E-content is best way for extension functionaries to keep themselves updated and conveying information to the farmers The study was conducted in Karnal, Kaithal, Hisar and Mahendragarh district of Haryana state, 20 respondents were selected randomly from each selected district. Thus, total eighty extension professionals were selected and interviewed with the help of well-structured schedule. Data were collected through Google forms technique, e-mail questionnaire technique and personal interview technique. Findings of the socio-personal profile of the respondents revealed that majority of the respondents were males of young age group (20-35 years), educated up to post graduation, almost two fifth of the respondents had 5 to 10 years of job experience and half of the respondents did not receive any training on ICT and web browsing. The study further illustrates that 90 percent of the respondents had either low or medium level of knowledge of agricultural e-content and in tool wise analysis respondents had maximum knowledge about social media and minimum knowledge about websites/web portals. So, on an average 62.40 percent of respondents have knowledge about various sources of agricultural e-content. Most of the respondents (87.5%) were found either in medium or low-level category of use of agricultural e-content and in tool wise analysis social media was used more frequently and expert system less frequently or rarely. So, on an average only 40.40 percent respondents used agricultural e-content for keeping themselves update and conveying information to the farmers. Education, Training received on ICT and web browsing and availability of I.T gadgets were found significantly associated with the level of use of e-content. Most of the respondents faced either medium level or high level of constraints in using e-content. The major constraints faced by them were “official environment of extension professionals is not pro digital content; huge internet data consumption & shortage of data storage in the electronic devices; lack of authentic e-content on the web, mobile apps and social media platforms”. Regarding opinion, 78.75 percent of the respondents had opinion that the e-content available on digital platforms is most useful whereas, 21.25 percent respondents found the e-content least useful
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Technological gap and constraints in basmati rice production technology in Haryana
(CCSHAU, Hisar, 2021-09) Gautam; Jasbir Singh
This study was conducted to assess the knowledge level, adoption level and technological gap for basmati rice production among the farmers of Haryana state. The study was conducted in Karnal and Kaithal district of Haryana state and theses district were selected purposively because of the highest acreages under basmati rice crop. One block was selected randomly from each of the district and, from each block, two villages were selected randomly and from each village, thirty farmers were selected. Thus, total 120 farmers were selected and interviewed with the help of well-structured schedule. The interview schedule was divided into four categories i.e., personal profile, knowledge level, adoption level and constraints. It was found that majority of the farmers were middle-aged (36-50 years), educated up to senior secondary, had semi-medium land holding status, medium socio-economic status, were late adopters, medium risk-orientation and economic motivation. Over two-thirds of farmers had medium knowledge of basmati rice production technology. Farmers were having more knowledge of recommended varieties, nursery raising, preparation of land, harvesting practices, number of irrigations used for basmati rice crop. Majority of farmers were showing medium level of adoption of recommended practices. The adoption level was found to be highest for recommended practices of harvesting and proper preparation of land. Technological gap was found to be highest for recommended plant protection measures and nutrient management. Non-availability of labor, high cost of machinery, lack of knowledge of plant protection measures and instability of market prices were the major constraints in adoption of basmati rice production technology.
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Cluster Frontline Demonstrations on Mustard : An Impact Analysis
(CCSHAU, Hisar, 2021-09) Pavan Kalyan V; Bhakar, Sandeep
The present study was conducted in Haryana state. Two KVKs having maximum area under mustard in the district viz., KVK, Bhiwani and KVK, Mahendergarh were selected purposively. Four clusters, namely, Gopalwas and Hariyawas (cluster 1) and Mandhi Hariya and Mandhi Kehar (cluster 2) from Bhiwani, Khudana and Adalpur (cluster 3) and Lawan and Malra (cluster 4) from Mahendergarh district were selected for the present study. From each cluster, 15 CFLD beneficiaries and 15 non-beneficiaries were selected randomly. Thus, a total of 60 beneficiaries of CFLD mustard and 60 non-beneficiaries with a total sample size of 120 farmers was selected for the present study. The specific objectives of the present study were : (1) To assess the knowledge and adoption level of CFLD beneficiary and non-beneficiary farmers regarding mustard production technology, (2) To find out differential productivity and profitability of mustard cultivation among CFLD beneficiary and non-beneficiary farmers and (3) To ascertain the association of socio-personal attributes with knowledge and adoption level of farmers regarding mustard production technology. The data were collected through well structured, pre-tested interview schedule. Ten independent variables, namely, age, education, socio-economic status, irrigation potential, extension contacts, mass media utilization, source of information, innovativeness, risk orientation and decisionmaking pattern and dependent variables, namely, knowledge, adoption level and productivity & profitability were studied to assess the impact of mustard CFLDs. The study revealed that among both the groups of respondents, the majority of the respondents were middle aged, having medium level of education, socio-economic status and irrigation potential. Further it could be observed that majority of the respondents from both the groups possessed medium level of extension contacts, mass media utilization, source of information, innovativeness, risk orientation and decision-making pattern. Regarding component-wise knowledge and adoption level of respondents, the study revealed that CFLD beneficiaries had more knowledge and adoption level in comparison to non-beneficiaries about varieties, agronomic practices, irrigation and fertilizer management and plant protection measures of mustard crop. Similar trend was also observed in overall knowledge and adoption level regarding mustard production technology, where CFLD beneficiaries had possessed more knowledge and adoption level in comparison to non-beneficiaries. Regarding productivity and profitability of mustard cultivation, study revealed that CFLD beneficiaries had obtained significantly higher level of productivity and profitability. B : C ratio of CFLD beneficiaries was higher than non-beneficiaries regarding mustard cultivation. The study further revealed that variables like education, socio-economic status, extension contacts, mass media utilization, source of information and risk orientation were found to have positive and significant correlation with the knowledge and adoption level of CFLD beneficiaries, whereas in case of non-beneficiaries, variables like, education, socioeconomic status, extension contacts, mass media utilization, innovativeness and risk orientation were found to have positive and significant correlation with their knowledge and adoption level. The significant regression coefficients of variables like education, socio-economic status, extension contacts, mass media utilization and source of information exerted their significant influence on the overall knowledge and adoption level of CFLD beneficiaries, whereas in the case of non-beneficiaries, variables like extension contacts, mass media utilization and innovativeness exerted their significant influence on their overall knowledge level. Similarly, extension contacts and mass media utilization exerted their significant influence on their overall adoption level.
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Knowledge, attitude and adoption of farmers towards commercialization of agriculture
(CCSHAU, Hisar, 2021-09) Shivani Chaudhary; Manju, Dahiya
The present study was conducted on the basis of three agro- ecological zones of Haryana i.e., district Bhiwani from arid zone, district Kaithal from semi- arid zone and district Yamunanagar from sub humid zone. It covered village Jamalpur from block Bawani khera of district Bhiwani, village Chandana from block Kaithal of district Kaithal and village Dhaurang from block Jagadhari of district Yamunanagar. The data were collected from 30 respondents (10 small farmers, 10 semi- medium farmers and 10 medium farmers) from each village. Thus, the sample constituted 90 farmers to collect the information for the study. , a set of twenty- nine independent variables and three dependent variables were selected for the present investigation along with the constraints perceived by the respondents. Socio- economic personal profile of respondents revealed that majority of respondents were between 31- 50 years of age group, educated up to middle school, had nuclear type of family having up to 5 members in family and belonged to general caste having no social membership. They primarily were dependent on farming had no other profession with the monthly income between Rs 200001 –500000 annually. Majority of respondents possessed mobiles and televisions and they get information by visiting market personally. Majority of the respondents were prone to high risk and had high achievement motivation and aspirations in farming. It was found that majority of the respondents utilized improved seeds and fertilizers. Most of the respondents procured loans/ subsidies for agricultural equipments and majority of them stored their produce at home. Linkages of farmers with Krishi Vigyan Kendra was found to be highest among them. It was found that majority of the respondents had high knowledge and positive attitude towards commercialization of agriculture but had a number of constraints in the adoption of commercialization. Irrespective of residing area, a positive and significant correlation between independent and dependent variables was found.
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Use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) among faculty of CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar
(CCSHAU, Hisar, 2021-08) Haqyar, Ziaulhaq; Rohila, A.K.
The current research was carried out at the CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. Four colleges were selected purposively for collection of data. Further, 25 faculty members were selected randomly from each selected college. Thus, a total of 100 faculty members were selected for the study. Data was collected with the help of well-structured questionnaire. Majority of respondents (75.00%) belonged to productive age group and acquired high education. More than two-third of the respondents experience was up to 15 years and parental occupation was service, followed by farming. More than fifty per cent respondent interested in teaching and respondents received training on ICTs also. Most of the respondents belonged to middle category in case of job, satisfaction, job commitment and information seeking behaviour. Study concluded that majority of the faculty members had available all ICT services and all were accessible. However, usage pattern of ICTs was low as compare to other activities i.e. personal, teaching and research. Present study also concluded that time management related to use of ICT, shortage of time to spend on ICTs, lack of technical person to troubleshoot, high threat of virus, fluctuation of internet and power, and lack of frequently ICTs base training were major constraints in using of ICTs.

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