The effect of multimedia training on urban agriculture education in Kermanshah

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. Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Agricultural and Natural Resources campus, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

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The agricultural sector is the largest consumer of natural resources and at the same time plays a big role in preserving them as well. Urban agriculture is a method for decreasing the vulnerability of the urban population of the world against ecological changes.This study investigates multimedia measurement of the effectiveness of urban agriculture for the purpose of home agricultural education using empirical research model Pretest-posttest control group without the use of random selection. The population of the study is 110 urban families in the city of Kermanshah who have had the experience of planting and growing plants at home and participated in Green Domestic Spaces Competition in 2014. The sample included 60 families which were divided in two 30 member groups, control and test groups. Sampling was conducted in the form accessibility and pre- and post-test questionnaires were used to collect the data. The reliability of the test was reported to be 85% using Cronbach's alpha and its validity was confirmed by supervisor Committee. SPSS 21.0 and t-test were used for the analysis of the data. Since any change in views takes a lot of time, this study has only focused on the areas of knowledge and skill. The results indicated that there is a significant difference between knowledge and Skills of test groups after the implementation of multimedia training methods and those of the control group.

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