The Impact of Television Viewing On the Academic Achievements of Students between Upper and Lower Socio-Economic Level in Karachi

The main aim of this study is to determine the impact of television viewing on the academic achievements of school going age children. More specifically, the study addressed an intensive survey to determine the impact of leisure time television on the academic achievements of 5th class students. Literature review: After a brief overview of some of the related research studies the ground realities and problems prevails in Pakistani Society regarding children grow up spending much of their free time watching television. Their childhood and life are shaped by the television. Methods: The research strategy adopted for the study was Causal-Comparative Research, also known as ex Post-Facto Research. The population of the study was consisted of all the school going age children who had passed the annual examination of class V and currently studying in class VI in schools of five districts of Karachi both television viewers and non-viewers. The data was analyzed through descriptive statistical techniques and techniques of statistical inference. Conclusion: The research revealed that the impact of television has been instant and profound. The study explored the major influence of television and relationship between children relative amount, nature, and extent of television viewing and their academic achievement in the schools in Karachi, Pakistan. Specifically, there were two main purposes of the study (1) To conduct and intensive survey to determine the impact (2) To make recommendations for the improvement Suggestion: In fact, there is still need of more training in the strategic management of television viewing so that children can play their role more effectively to the nation. Classification-