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Survey of Engineering Students' Use of Internet

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  • Radha M. Parikh

    (Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information & Communication Technology, Gandhinagar, India)

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There is a lot of discussion on the effect of computers and Internet on students' academic performance but few in the context of the Indian scenario. Hence a study was conducted, of two groups of private engineering university students (345 respondents from each university). They were surveyed by administering online questionnaires, following a smaller pilot study to fine-tune the survey instrument. The main purpose of the research was to understand student behaviors related to time spent on computers and their relationship to academic performance. The data indicates that there is a correlation between academic performance and excessive use of Internet. The impact of faculty/student interaction and its relationship to academic performance needs further exploration.

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  • Radha M. Parikh, 2014. "Survey of Engineering Students' Use of Internet," International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD), IGI Global, vol. 6(2), pages 45-55, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jicthd:v:6:y:2014:i:2:p:45-55
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