A study of the relationships between televiewing behavior and the reading performance of fourth grade students

This thesis was an analytical and descriptive study of the relationships between the reading performance of fourth grade students and televiewing behavior in terms of gross televiewinq time and selected patterns of televiewing habit.The Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests were administered to 125 fourth Grade subjects to establish levels of performance in reading speed, accuracy, vocabulary, and comprehension. Data on televiewing time and televiewing habits were collected by the Daily Televiewing Log and the Inventory of Televiewing Habits, instruments devised by the author.Mean weekly televiewing times and patterns of televiewing habit of subjects scoring in the upper and lower thirds of each reading performance area were statistically tested for significant relationship at the .05 level.Apparently significant relationships between televiewing behavior and reading performance were discussed in the conclusions of this study.Thesis (M.A.