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Aged 00252: Agricultural Extension Question Paper

Aged 00252: Agricultural Extension

Course:Certificate In Animal Health And Production

Institution: Chuka University question papers

Exam Year:2010

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CHUKA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS EXAMINATION FOR THE AWARD OF CERTIFICATE IN ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION AGED 00252: AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION STREAMS: CERT (ANHP) TIME: 2 HOURS DAY/DATE: FRIDAY 17/12/2010 2.30P.M - 4.30 P.M. INSTRUCTIONS: Answer all the questions. 1. (a) Define the following terms as used in agricultural extension. [3 marks]
(i) Diffusion
(ii) Adoption
(iii) Rejection
(b) You would like to introduce Poultry farming in a village. State the factors that would influence the rate at which farmers adopt this innovation. [5 marks] (c) (i) Define adoption process. [1 mark] (ii) Briefly outline the stages in the adoption process. [5 marks] 2. (a) Briefly explain three areas that extension education tries to bring out changes in. [6 marks]
(b) Outline the role of an extension worker in a rural community.
[4 marks] (c) Extension education is considered an informal adult education process. State six characteristics that distinguish extension from other adult education programmes. [6m arks]
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3. (a) State any four teaching methods an extension worker can use to advance people from the awareness and interest stage to the desire and trial stages of adoption. [4 marks]
(b) State three disadvantages that telephone calls have as compared t other extension teaching methods. [3 marks]
(c) (i) Explain the importance of mass methods in extension. [4 marks] (ii) Outline the advantages of mass methods as compared to other methods of extension teaching. [4 marks] 4. (a) Explain the importance of communication feedback in extension. [2 marks]
(b) Outline four elements of effective communication in extension.
[4 marks]
(c) Highlight the five elements that make up a good learning situation.
[5 marks] 5. (a) Explain why it is necessary for an extension worker to prepare an extension programme when working in the rural community. [5 marks]
(b) Define the following terms as relates to programme planning.
[2 marks]
(i) Monitoring
(ii) Evaluation
6. Briefly explain any five principles of programme planning. [10 marks] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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