A STUDY OF GENERAL INTERNET USAGE PATTERN AMONG STUDENTS
Authors:
Tan Yee Fen & Dr Joseph Lee,
Abstract:
With the increasing accessibility of internet, people have grown to be dependent on it in their daily life. People spend most of their waking hours staring at screens for various activities such as watching video clips online, playing games, instant messaging and social media. This study aims to explore the internet usage among students and analysis the effect of demographic factors, such as gender, language used at school, and preferred study habit, on the uses of internet among students. A simple questionnaire was use to gather data from 1088 students. The findings suggest that internet usage is influenced by gender. Male students spend most of their time online for entertainment whereas female for social purposes. Among the two gender, female uses the internet more for education purposes. Apart from gender, internet usage for education purposes is also affected by language used at school. Students who use English at school tend to use the internet more often for study purposes compared to students who use other languages. It was also noted that students who prefer to study independently uses the internet more for social purposes compared to other students.