TV EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES AND COGNITIVE ABILITIES OF STUDENTS OF AKWA IBOM STATE POLYTECHNIC, IKOT OSURUA

The study examined television educational programmes as an instrument of improving cognitive abilities of students of Akwa Ibom State, Ikot Osurua. Mass media especially television has been major agent of socialization and education in the society through some educational programmes like Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Brain Test, Quiz T.V, Debate including government and non governmental educational organization like Universal Basic Education. Today education is not limited within teacher and taught without social environment and mass media is one such potent force in the social environment of education. Mass media prove that education is really comprehensive not confined within four walls of the classroom. Television in this modern world has really brought improvement into educational sector. However, for the purpose of this study survey research method was employed with the use of questionnaire.