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

• Date: 01 January 2018

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