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Correlates of the levels of cognition in the Ohio State University Extension 4-H volunteer training programs

Chen, Shinshin
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1202406486

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1994, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Agricultural Education.
This study was descriptive-correlational research with the major purpose of assessing the relationship between level of cognition of instruction delivered by the OSU Extension 4-H county Extension agents and level of participation in the OSU Extension 4-H volunteer training programs. This study also determined whether the variables studied could account for a significant portion of the variance in the dependent variables: level of cognition, level of participation, and the attitude of 4-H volunteers toward the topic of the 4-H volunteer training programs. A stratified random sample was comprised of 20 4-H county Extension agents in Ohio. Five instruments were required to collect data and address the objectives of this study. Three instruments were developed by the researcher. A panel of experts determined that the instruments were content valid. The Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient of the instrument "attitude toward the topic" was 0.6233 in the pilot study and was 0.88 in the actual study. The researcher adopted Newcomb and Trefz's taxonomy to measure the actual levels of cognition, and Flanders' classroom interaction analysis system to measure level of participation. This study had a response rate of 98.92%. Correlations and other descriptive statistics were used. A combination of hierarchical and stepwise forward multiple linear regression analysis was used to determine the best predictor(s) of the dependent variables. The average proportion of the higher level of cognition was 14.21%. The majority (50%) of the 4-H volunteer training programs were at 10-19.99% of "student talk". The higher the level of cognition, the level of participation tended to be higher. The relationships between level of cognition and the attitude of 4-H volunteers; and between level of participation and the attitude of 4-H volunteers were both negligible. For level of cognition, 4-H county Extension agents' selected characteristics determined most (89.5%) of the variance, and level of participation explained 7.4% of the variance. For level of participation, 4-H county Extension agents' selected characteristics also determine most (93.3%) of the variance, and level of cognition explained 6.2% of the variance. For the attitude of 4-H volunteers, 4-H county Extension agents' selected characteristics explained 24.1% of the variance, while 4-H volunteers' selected characteristics explained 4.8% of the variance.
Larry Miller (Advisor)
246 p.

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  • Chen, S. (1994). Correlates of the levels of cognition in the Ohio State University Extension 4-H volunteer training programs [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1202406486

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Chen, Shinshin. Correlates of the levels of cognition in the Ohio State University Extension 4-H volunteer training programs. 1994. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1202406486.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Chen, Shinshin. "Correlates of the levels of cognition in the Ohio State University Extension 4-H volunteer training programs." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 1994. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1202406486

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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