The impact of the internet on academic results and how it is perceived by students

AuthorRoland Sahatcija - Ariel Ora - Anxhela Ferhataj
PositionMediterranean University of Albania, Albania - Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada - European University of Tirana, Albania
Pages213-225
European Journal of Economics, Law and Social Sciences
IIPCCL Publishing, Graz-Austria
Vol. 2 No. 1
January, 2018
ISSN 2519-1284
Acces online at www.iipccl.org
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The impact of the internet on academic results and how it is perceived by
students
RolandSahatca
Mediterranean University of Albania, Albania
Ariel Ora
CarletonUniversityOawaCanada
Anxhela Ferhataj
European University of Tirana, Albania
Abstract
Internet is a high-impact ever-changing domain. It is an important element of the educational
system. Internet users increase with each year. The internet is widely used. Its main feature is
the speed with which information is disseminated.
This research’s principal objective is the study of the impact of the internet on academic results
and student perception of the internet’s impact on academic results. The research instrument
utilizedin thisstudy isthe questionnairewhich wasdistributed onlineThe studysample
consists of 90 Albanian university students.
The data was analyzed using soware SPSS  and JASP The hypotheses were
supported with a condence interval  This study employed the following statistical
analyses crossed tabulation frequency tables Pearson correlation coecient regression
analyses, and student tests.
The study concluded that the internet impacts students’ results and perception of the internet’s
impact on academic results Students use the internet mostly for social media lms and
music. However, engagement on social media sites has a negative impact on the academic
performance of students.
Keywords: internet use for academic study, internet use for social media, internet use for
entertainment, student academic results, student perception of the impact of the internet on
academic results.
Introduction
The internet plays a crucial role in the life of people. It can be an important source
of information According to data from Internet World Stats  there are
 internet users inAlbania Its expansion has transformed the methods of
communicationIt hasbrought majorchangesin variouseldsandthe numberof
internet users is increasing each year. The internet has had a positive impact on the
development of the educational system (Bush, 2008; Zickuhr, 2014). In recent years,
universities have implemented the use of internet in their study programs (Carmona,
Howeveritisimportanttounderstandtheimpactithasonstudentperformance
Academic performance is even more important to students. It is a measurement of
thestudentsacademic standingThis studyoers informationabout theinternets
impact on student academic life and internet use time. For this reason, the scope of

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