Radio Listening, Television Viewing and Comprehension Development in Senior Secondary School Students in Jos Metropolis

Abstract

Reading comprehension is the basic foundation for functional literacy and scholastic achievement. However, most school children spend a great deal of their time watching television or listening to radio than in reading. The research effort was thus; set out to investigate the effects of television and radio programmes to the development of comprehension levels in secondary school students. The study revealed that exposure to both programmes of television and radio had negative impact on the development of higher levels comprehension, while positively affecting the lower levels. Ways of developing critical comprehension in relation to both media types in reading classes and out of school activities are suggested.