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Research Paper - Education
A Critical Study of Attitudes of Secondary Studentes in
Relation To Most Preferred TV Programmes
*Mrs. Sarita Yadav January ,2013
* Research Scholar, Singhania University, Pachri Bari, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan
A B S T R A C T
Nowadays watching television has become a favourite activity of children. Many Programmes for children are shown on
television. These programmes are information oriented, education oriented or entertainment oriented. The result of the
study indicated that as the time spend by children on viewing cable TV increases, the time spent by them in watching
Doordarshan decreases. Maximum number of students spends 3-6 hrs of a day in watching TV.
Introduction: different students of secondary schools for TV
The Contemporary Media of Communication Programmes.
based on electronic have set in motion a continuing Sample:
process of change which has been relentlessly impact- For the purpose of study 100 students were taken, it
ing the mind set and attitude the present day society. was based on random sampling.
The electronic device radio, television and now internet Tools Used:
have ushered in revolutionary changes in the society For the investigation the investigator used the Ques-
as never before. More over these changes have devel- tionnaire method and Personal Interview.
oped and accelerated momentum of there on. Emer- Statistical Techniques Used:
gence of satellite delivered television , video , equip- Order to analyze the data investigator used the per-
ment throw computer and satellite have attracted in- centage graph.
creasing attention in a large number of countries gov- Table 1 Showing the Findings
ernment transnational co-operation and international Interpretation:
bodies are heavily involved in various electronic media In First category (13-14) 100% of the respondents gave
are becoming more and more important today deter- 1st preference to entertainment programmes and 50%
mined by informatics . gave 2nd preference to education oriented programmes.
Statement of the Study: In Second category (14-15) 100% of the respondents
"A Critical Study of Attitudes of Secondary Students gave preference to entertainment programmes and 50%
in relation to Most Preferred TV Programmes". gave 2nd preference to education oriented programmes
Objectives: and 40% gave second preference to information ori-
1. To find out the most like TV serial by the students. ented programmes.
2. To find out the preference of children regarding In Third (15-16) 100% of the respondents gave prefer-
various types of programmes on TV. ence to entertainment programmes and 75% gave 2nd
a. Information oriented. preference to education oriented programmes and 25%
b. Entertainment oriented. gave second preference to information oriented
c. Education oriented. programmes. See Table 2
3. To draw preferential list of TV serials for students. Interpretation:
4. To find out the average time spent by children view- In First category 100% gave its preference to Dil Mange
ing TV as part of daily routine. More, gave 2nd preference to Big Boss Season -6. 3rd
5. To find out the time spend by students on studies. preference was given to Balika Vadhu.
Hypothesis: In Second category 40% gave 1st preference to Dil
There is no significant difference among the Mange More.60%, gave 2nd preference to Big Boss
Table 1
Response to programmes
Category Information oriented Entertainment oriented Education oriented
1 st pref. 2 nd pref. 3 rd pref. 1 st pref. 2 nd pref. 3 rd pref. 1 st pref. 2 nd pref. 3rd pref.
13-14 years 50 50 100 50 50
14-15 years 40 60 100 60 40
15-16 years 25 75 100 75 25
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Table 2 Serial Preference of Students
Category Information oriented Entertainment oriented Education oriented
1 st pref. 2nd pref. 3 rd pref. 1 st pref. 2nd pref. 3 rd pref. 1 st pref. 2nd pref. 3 rd pref.
13-14 years 20 80 100 80 20
14-15 years 100 40 60 60 40
15-16 years 100 50 50 50 50
Table 3 Children devote time to study in a day
Categor 3hrs or less 3-6 hrs 6-9hrs 9 hrs or more
y No. Of %ag No. Of %ag No. Of %ag No. Of %ag
respondent e responder e respondent e respondent e
s s s s
13-14 36 90 2 5 2 5
years
14-15 20 50 16 40 4 10
years
15-16 20 50 8 20 10 25 2 5
years
Total 76 63.3 26 21.6 16 13.3 2 1.67
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Season -6. 3rd preference was given to Balika Vadhu. 2.Maximum number of students watching TV in the
In Third category 50% gave 1st preference to Dil Mange afternoon.
More, gave 2nd preference to Big Boss Season -6. 3rd 3.100% students preferred to watch entertainment ori
preference was given to Balika Vadhu. ented programmes on TV.
See Table 3 Educational Implications:
Interpretation: TV Serials can also be a immense source of
From the above study it was concluded how knowledge for students like national geographic chan-
much time was devoted to study in a day by the stu- nel, discovery channel they provide a large source of
dents. The study reveals this fact according to age information to the students.
group of students. Total 100 students were considered By watching TV students can get more infor-
as a sample and these were divided in to 3 categories mation in a interesting way which is sometimes just not
with 40 students in first 2 category and 20 in a third possible in the classroom.
category. The findings of the study show that 63.33% Suggestions for Further Study:
of the total 38 respondents devote 3 hrs or less time to It includes the age group of 13-16 only how-
study. 21.67% respondents devote 3-6 hrs on study. ever it should have included the age group of 6-12
13.37%respondents devote 6-9hrs on study. 1.67% of students. It is restricted to the areas of gurgaon. How-
the respondents devote 9 hrs or more time on study. ever a wider area could be included in it.
Findings of the Study: It is restricted to the TV serials only however there are
1.The result of the study indicated that as the time some other sources of entertainment are also there like
spend by children on viewing cable TV increases movies.
time spend by them in watching Door darshan
decreases.
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