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NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
University Village, Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway, Plot 91, Cadastral Zone, Jabi, Abuja
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Extension
PoP Exam Question October/November, 2019

Course Code: —- AEM 719
Course Title: — Extension Methods and Communication
Credit Unit: —-2 Units
Total Score: —-70 Marks
Time Allowed: – 2 Hrs
Instruction: Answer compulsory question 1 (25 mks) and any three (3) questions (15 mks each)

Question One
a. Define “Extension Education” (4 marks)
b. Briefly discuss four (4) Extension Methods used in effecting agricultural transformation (6 mks)
c. Establish two (2) purposes of farm and home visits (4 marks)
d. Define communication and express in any other three (3) different ways communication could be viewed or expressed
(6 mks)
e. Briefly state three (3) advantages and two (2) disadvantages of the use of video in agricultural communication (5 mks)
Question Two
a. Define Extension Teaching (3 marks)
b. Briefly discuss the three (3) different methods used in teaching the farmers (6 marks)
c. Express any four (4) functions of the rural radio to the rural farmer (6 marks)
Question Three
a. List the four (4) necessary conditions for effective use of teaching methods (4 marks)
b. Describe who a model farmer is and what his/her roles are in the society (7 marks)
c. What is Intelligence in Extension Education? (4 mks)
Question Four
a. Explain the term
(i)“Transfer of learning” (4 marks) and (ii) “message” (3 marks)
b. Expatiate on four (4) characteristics of messages in extension (8 marks)
Question Five
a. Describe the Mass Method of teaching or reaching the farmers (3 marks)
b. Suggest two (2) advantages and two (2) disadvantages of the use of television as a method of
reaching or teaching the farmers (8 marks)
c. Briefly discuss any two (2) barriers to effective communication (4 marks)
Question Six
a. What is Role Playing (3 marks)
b. Expatiate on “non-formal education” (4 marks)
c. The perception of the farmers and Extension agents are guided by some principles, otherwise known
as principles of perception. Mention and briefly explain four (4) of them (8 marks)