Abstract

This study investigated the impact of age and television viewing as correlates of academic achievement among some selected secondary school students in Sagamu Ogun State. The study adopted correlational research design using 5 public schools randomly selected from each of the two Local Government Areas. A total of 600 participants with 60 students (32 boys and 28 girls) were randomly selected from each school, from both the J.S.S and S.S.S classes. Age Television viewing Assessment Scale, ATBAS á = 0.67 and well-structured English and Mathematics achievement tests were used. Three research questions were answered at 0.01 level of significance while data were analysed using Multiple Regression Analysis. The findings revealed that age and television viewing have significant influence on academic performance of the students (p<0.01). It was recommended that, television viewing of the adolescents should be under parental scrutiny to prevent its negative consequences on learners' academic achievement.