Development of an Online Agricultural ICT Literacy Test System for Korean Farmers

Abstract

This study proposes a framework for constructing an agricultural information and communication technology (ICT) literacy test system for personalized e-learning. Farmers can identify their ICT literacy level using an ICT literacy test system developed by the researchers and then use the results to choose suitable e-learning contents. Learners receive their test results based on item response theory (IRT) immediately after completing the test. An ICT literacy online test system was developed to assess the ICT literacy level of the farmers who participated in the e-learning programs. The web server environment was constructed using LINUX WEB SERVER as OS, Apache 2.0,61 as web server, PHP, HTML, JavaScript as language, and MySQL 3.23 as database. The web client environment consisted of Windows XP professional as OS, NamoWeb editor Editplus as the developing tool and editor, and IE60 as the simulator. The current online ICT literacy test system is available to any farmers who are interested in diagnosing their level by following a simple registering process