Undergraduate Thesis Bachelor of Elementary Education Content Course University of Rizal System, Rodriguez, Rizal 2013

The study was conducted in Payatas C. Elementary School. The researchers chose the descriptive research. The total respondents were ninety-six (96) which composed of forty-four males (44) and fifty-two females (52). To determine the TV programs preferred by primary pupils and their correlation to their academic performance appropriate statistical treatments were applied. To determine the profile of the respondents, the frequency and percentage distribution were used. To determine the TV programs preferred by the primary pupils especially in cartoon, child-oriented, comedy, educational, variety, primetime and noontime shows, the frequency and percentage distribution were used. To determine the significant relationship between TV programs preferred by primary pupils and their profiles, computed chi-square were used.

The question was composed of profile of the respondents such as, age, sex and general average. And the TV programs such as; cartoon, child-oriented, comedy, educational, variety, primetime and noontime shows.

With regard to age, 47 or 49.0% belonged to age of twelve and 4 or 4.2%

belonged to age of fifteen. With regard to sex, females dominated the male respondents in

number. Hence, the female had a frequency of 52 or 54% while the male had 44 or 45.8

%. With regard to general average, the grade bracket of 80 below got the highest frequency of 49 or 51,0% while in 90 or 95 had lowest with the frequency of 1 or 1.0%.

With regard to Cartoon Shows, SpongeBob and Oggy and the Cockroaches obtained the highest frequency of 66 or 6.30% while Zuma Eleven got lowest frequency of 9 or 0.86%.

With regard to Child-Oriented Shows, Pidol's Wonderland obtained the highest frequency of 84 or 31.94% while Sabadabado got the lowest frequency of 16 or 6.08%.

With regard to Comedy Shows, Lokomoko U obtained the highest frequency of 69 or 26.64% while the Suite Life of Zack'n Cody got the lowest frequency of 24 or 9.27 %. With regard to Educational Shows, Kap's Amazing Stories obtained the highest frequency of 84 or28.38% while Junior Master Chief got lowest frequency of 29 or 9.80.

With regard to Variety Shows, Will Time Big Time obtained the highest frequency of 73 or 15.42% while Asap Rock got the lowest frequency of 20 or 4.30%.

With regard tom Primetime Shows, Amaya obtained the highest frequency of 73 or 15.42

% while Ikaw Ay Pag-Ibig got the lowest frequency of 20 or 4.30%. With regard to noontime Shows, 5 Max Movie obtained the highest frequency of 74 or 18.32% while Kokak got the lowest frequency of 18 or 4.46%

There was no significant relationship between the profile of the respondents and the TV programs preferred by primary pupils

Based on the findings of the study the following conclusions were obtained:

Majority of the respondents were under the bracket of twelve years of age, female and classified as average learners. Children have more preference watching cartoon shows than comedy and variety shows. Academic performance of the child is not affected by his habit of watching his favorite shows in the television.

In accordance to the findings above the researchers recommended that teachers should encourage parents to teach value of self discipline and control in selecting TV shows or programs to watch by their children and must work hand-in-hand in redirecting their television viewing habits Parents should set house rules to control their children's television habits. Should make an effort to explain the words, language and actions of TV shows/programs character whether their explanation is demanded by the child or not. The government should continue its support by endorsing more child friendly TV programs. Movie industry should make more knowledge-based programs than cartoon programs that would trigger children's development in studying. Future researchers could conduct future studies to investigate on other issues that were not touched by his study.