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Television:
It is comes under broadcasting media. In 1926
television invented by John Baird in England.
In 1959 first television centre in India set up on
experimental basis.
TV is used for both entertainment & education.
Multimedia:
There are several media, each has its own merits
and demerits. Using many media in communication
is termed as multimedia
Message
Number
Words s
Media Media
Verbal
Symbol
s
Written Media Media
Pictures Action
MULTIMEDIA
Effect of mass media:
Mass communication services influence the
attitudes and behaviour of people.
The mass media communications have been
influencing individuals organizations,
communities and nations. Their effect multi
faceted social, Economic, Political, Scientific,
Technical, Spiritual and so on.
Further, there have been positive and negative
effects Eg: yellow journalism, propaganda etc
affecting people very badly.
Positive effects:
Like social change, modernisation,
economic development.
Folk media suited to poor country, helps
in participation.
No single “Rule of Thumb” can give for the selection and use
of Extension methods.
For effective results extension workers should
Select appropriate method.
Have a suitable combination of selected method
Use them in proper sequence.
The main factor is the audience people may largely differ
in the matter of educational training, age, income level
social status, religious beliefs.
Some are progressively seeking changes. Others are slow
to change.
Some are “Eye – minded “ while others are “Ear minded”.
These individual and collective differences influence the
teaching approach.
Combination of Media based on Mr. Wilson’s
studies
Extension field studies conducted in USA over
long period of years shows that people are
influenced by extension education to make
changes in behaviour in proportion to the number
of different teaching methods with which they
come in contact.
As the number of methods exposure to extension
information increases from 1 to 9 the number of
farm families changing behaviour increases from
35% to 98%.
Therefore people must expose to different
extension teaching methods
6.67
Seeing and Doing 6.67
6.6.7 30.82
Seeing and Doing hearing 37.49
6.67 30.82 11.80
Seeing and doing and hearing, reinforced by reading 49.29
Seeing and doing and hearing, reinforced by reading, personal contacts, more hearing
& seeing, indirect influence 100
The combination use of methods is important
in extension teaching.
The adoption practice was more when more
than five methods were used compared to
single and two to five methods.
Using methods in proper sequence:
Enable farmer to see, hear and do the things
to be learned.
Enable us to reach large numbered of people.
Create confidence building situations.
Combination of Methods
2. Demonstration 5.27
3. Exhibition 4.52
5. Radio 3.55
6. Film 2.94
7. Poster 0.75