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    EFFECTIVENESS OF AUDIO-VISUAL TOOLS IN TRANSFERRING DAIRY CATTLE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES AMONG WOMEN SELF HELP GROUP MEMBERS
    (COLLEGE OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES-MANNUTHY,THRISSUR, 2011) HARI. R.; T.S.Rajeev
    The objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of different audio visual aids combinations among the WSHG members involved in dairy cattle rearing, along with analysing their socio economic status. The tools used in the study were designed as the part of the DelpHe project and were developed specifically to cater to the needs of WSHG members, especially master trainers among them. 150 volunteers from 5 Blocks of Thrissur were selected for the study. They were divided into 5 groups each having 30 members at random without replacement. Out of these five groups, four groups were used for evaluating the efficiency of the teaching aids and one group was used for need analysis. Knowledge, skills, attitudes and adoption were the variables used to assess the efficiency of these audio visual aids. Pre training –post training measurement was conducted for evaluation of variables. Post training measurement includes measurement of the variables immediately after training and 15 days after training. Four groups selected for evaluation of aids were named as control group in which lecture method alone was used, Experimental group 1 in which along with lecture teaching aids VAKTHRAM and SARANA were used, Experimental Group 2 in which along with lecture method teaching aids ROVAKTHRA and ASLICS were used and Experimental group 3 in which along with lecture flipbook and hand book were used. In all groups training session was conducted for one hour duration. Sessions were conducted using scientifically formulated lesson plan, prepared on the basis of need analysis conducted in one of the five groups. Results indicated that experimental group one had the maximum gain in knowledge and skills, followed by experimental group 2 and experimental group 3. Control group had the least gain in knowledge and skills. No significant change was observed between four groups in their attitudes, both immediately after and 15 day after training. There was a significant increase in adoption of scientific dairy cattle management practices in all four groups with Experimental group 1 having maximum scores and control group having the minimum scores. Socio economic analysis of the respondents revealed that most of the respondents were middle aged, with education up to matriculation level. Most of them had more than 2.5 years experience in WSHG and have a monthly income of less than 2457 rupees. Cent percent of respondents own cattle and about two third of them had previously attended training sessions on cattle rearing.