TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page
Approval Page
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Table of Content
List of Tables
Abstract
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of the Study
Significance of the Study
Research Questions
Hypotheses
Scope of the Study
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Conceptual Framework
Concept of Children
Concept of Television and Television Viewing
The Influence of Television on Academic Performance
Influence of Television viewing on Learning Process
Theoretical Framework
Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
Maturation Theory by Gessell
Empirical Studies
Summary of Reviewed Literature
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
Design of the Study
Area of the Study
Population for the Study
Sample and Sampling Technique
Instrument for Data Collection
Validation of the Instrument
Reliability of the Instrument
Method of Data Collection
Method of Data Analysis
CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION AND DATA ANALYSIS
Research Question 1
Research Question 2
Research Question 3
Research Question 4
Hypothesis 1
Hypothesis 2
Hypothesis 3
Hypothesis 4
Major Findings
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Discussion of Findings
Conclusion
Implications of the Findings
Summary of the Study
Limitations of the Study
Recommendations
Suggestions for Further Studies
REFERENCES
Abstract
The study investigated the influence of home television
viewing on academic achievement of children in upper Basic Education Level in
Kaduna State. The study established the influence of televisions viewing on the
pupils’ language development and achievement in basic science. The study also
determines the influence of televisions viewing on pupils’ numeracy development
and achievement in social studies. The study was guided by four research
questions and four formulated null hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of
probability. The design of the study was an ex-post facto survey design. The
area of the study was Kaduna State of Nigeria. The population of the study
consisted of all the children in the upper basic level of education in schools
in Kaduna State. Multistage and stratified random sampling techniques were used
in selecting the 320 pupils that were used for the study. A
researcher-developed instrument called ‘pupils television viewing
identification questionnaire’ (PTVIQ). The instrument was face validated by
three experts in the department of vocational Teacher education, University of
Nigeria, Nsukka. The internal consistency reliability coefficient obtained
using Cronbach alpha method was 0.67. Data were collected by recording the
continuous assessment scores of pupils on Mathematics, English languages, Basic
Science and Social Studies. The data collected were analyzed using mean and
standard deviation to answer the research questions while t-test analysis was
used in testing the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings
of the study included: that home television viewers scored higher than the
non-television viewers on Basic English continuous assessment tests; the home
television viewers scored higher than the non-television viewers on basic
Mathematics; at p<0.05, there was a significant difference between the mean
scores of home television viewers and non-television viewers on Social Studies
tests. It was recommended that the viewing of television in homes and schools
especially on academic activities should be encouraged by parents and teachers
to enhance pupils learning.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Television is an electronic device which transmits picture and sound. It is used for entertainment, information and commercials. With the advent of satellite and digital technologies, there are unlimited programmes on television. For instance, there are programmes on news, education, culture, weather forecast, sports, music and a plethora of both good quality and inappropriate contents (Santrock, 2005). Television combines the appealing features of the movies and radio and it is one of the most popular amusement devices during the childhood years. It may lure children away from other forms of play.
For the preschool child and even older child, television viewing is an added play activity, though, not a substitute for active play and other forms of passive play. For many children, it is more popular and more consuming of their play time than all other play activities. Television is still an important medium for children if it is used it actively. However, according to Livingstone (2002) children regard television viewing as a source of entertainment. In other hand, many parents often see television, particularly for young children as an important educational tool that can assist their intellectual development (Rideout, 2003).
Television can be of general benefit to children: It can bring them into contact with other aspects of life that these children would not otherwise be aware of; and a range of entertainment, drama and learning that may be obtained
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