Attitudes of Agriculture Faculty Students in Kafrelsheikh University Towards Using of Communication and Information Technologies in The Agricultural Work (For example, Mobeil Phone)

Document Type : Original Article

Abstract

The aim of the research is developing a scale to measure Attitudes of Agricultural faculty students in Faculty of Agric., Kafrelsheikh University towards using of mobile phone in the agricultural work. This scale must have
high Reliability, Validity and realistic of the scale attitudes. Data were collected from 265 agricultural faculty students by Personal interview. Frequencies, percentages, Means, Standard Deviation, and Correlation Coefficient were used to analyze the collected data. The finding of this research revealed that:-The result found significant Correlation between 23 statements, the component and the total scores of the scale, while there is no significant relationship with two statements, It was deleted. -Reliability value of the scale using Cronbach coefficient was about 0,646
-the results showed that the values of intrinsic, statistical, and content validity values were about 0,762, 0,837, 0,787 respectively. -Finally, More than that three-quarters of the responds (79%) had neutral or negative attitudes toward use the mobile phone in the agricultural work. Based on the result, it is recommended to use and replicate this scale in
the future in measuring attitudes of agriculture Faculties s Students in another Universities in order to plan and implement extension activities to explain important use the mobile phone in the agricultural work in the future.