Internet Usage and Academic Performance: A Study in a Malaysian Public University.
Introduction: Internet is the most wanted information and communication technology that brought the worldwide revolutionary change in the information scenario. It helps students to broaden their academic knowledge, research and assignments by accessing to the information world and also by easy commu...
| Publicado en: | International Medical Journal Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 83 - 87 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , , |
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Japan International Cultural Exchange Foundation
Apr2015
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| Sumario: | Introduction: Internet is the most wanted information and communication technology that brought the worldwide revolutionary change in the information scenario. It helps students to broaden their academic knowledge, research and assignments by accessing to the information world and also by easy communication to their academic community. Though there are many benefits linked with Internet use, there has been a growing concern regarding the risk associated with Internet overuse. It is reported that Internet has a significant decrement onto students' performance. This study aimed to determine the association between Internet usage and academic performances of students in a public University of Malaysia. Methodology: This was a cross sectional study conducted in a Malaysian Public University among 186 year-4 medical student of session 2011-2012. It used the Internet Addiction Diagnostic Questionnaire instrument which contained eight questions and were asked to answer either 'Yes" or "No" responses. Respondents who answered five or more answer as "Yes" were designated as dependent Internet user. Results: Majority (73%) of the respondents were female and resided in campus (69%). Thirty six students (20.5%) were identified as dependent Internet users. Internet user > 6 hours were observed to have higher CGPA (p = 0.003). No significant difference was detected between CGPA of dependent and non dependent Internet users. A total of 64.4% respondents perceived that internet acts as supplement to the information given by the lectures. Conclusions: Medical students with high internet usage are associated with higher academic performance. |
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