EFFECTIVENESS OF THE USE OF DEMONSTRATION AND LECTURE METHOD, GROUP DISCUSSION AND LECTURE METHOD, AND LECTURE METHOD IN FOOD PROCESSING COUNSELING AT KARANGANYAR DISTRICT OF CENTRAL JAVA, INDONESIA

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze the level of knowledge, skills and changes in attitudes of members of farmer groups in processing food in Karanganyar Regency. Analyze the effectiveness of using demonstration and lecture method, group discussion method and lecture, and lecture method in food processing counseling. This study used a quantitative approach with a pure experimental method with a control group design with purwauji and purmauji (Nahartyo, E, 2012). The participants in this study were taken from the Jatipuro District, Karanganyar Regency in Jatisobo Village, Jatikuwung Village and Jatimulyo Village. The sampling was determined purposively as many as 108 people. The technique of collecting data was done through the implementation of pre-test, post-test, filling out questionnaire, and observation. The description of participants was about social conditions, the age of participants which was between 15 - 60 years old, the education level which begun from elementary to formal education level up to S1 (bachelor program), having a livelihood as employees, traders, farmers and IRT (Household). Jatipuro Subdistrict is a commodity development area for cassava which has increased production every year. There was a significant difference in the increase of knowledge between the first experimental group, the second experiment and the control group. Viewed from the average increase in knowledge in the experimental group with the discussion and lecture methods is higher than the increase in knowledge in the experimental group with demonstration and lecture, and the control group with the lecture method. Thus, the group which given the discussion and lecture method obtained a significantly higher increase in knowledge compared to the demonstration and lecture method, and the control group which was also with the application of the lecture method. The estimated linear regression model is good to be used to explain the increase of knowledge, improvement in skills and attitudinal change simultaneously influence the control of food production processes of home industry in the application of demonstration and lecture methods, discussion and lecture methods and the application of lecture method toward knowledge, skills and attitudes, they stimulataneously have a significant effect on the control of food production processes of home industry. In the application of demonstration methods and lectures, knowledge, skills and attitudes partially have no effect on the control of food production process of home industry. In the application of discussion and lecture methods, knowledge and attitude partially influence the control of food production process of home industry. The application of the lecture method on knowledge and attitude partially influence the control of food production process of home industry. The total of the influence of knowledge, skills and attitude toward the control of food production processes of home industry in the application of demonstration and lecture methods is positive. It means that at the time of increasing knowledge, improving skills and changing attitudes, so that the control of food production processes of home industry will increase. In the application of discussion and lecture method, the total of influence of increasing skills and changing attitude has an increase of influence on the control of food production process of home industry. However, knowledge has negative value which means that any increase in knowledge has an effect on reducing the control of food production processes in home industry. In applying the lecture method, every time there is an increase in knowledge and changes in attitude, there will be an increase in the control of the process of food production in home industries. Every time there is an increase in skills, it will reduce the control of food production process in home industry. The relationship between the variables of knowledge, skills and attitude toward the control of the food production process in home industry shows that in the application of demonstration and lecture methods, discussion and lecture methods and the application of lecture method, the attitudinal changes have more significant positive effect. This means that if there is a change in attitude, the control of food production process in home industry will increase.

Keywords

• Knowledge
• skills
• attitude
• demonstration
• lecture method
• discussion
• lecture method