Patterns of Internet Use among Students Universiti Teknologi Malaysia: Kolej Perdana Case Study

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10.2991/assehr.k.200921.027How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Internet, university students, examination

Abstract

The Internet usage has become prevalent phenomenon among university students. Researchers claim that highly usage of the Internet affected the student’s academic performance. This study aims to determine the Internet use patterns and the relationship between Internet usage and examination results among Universiti Teknologi Malaysia students. A total of 130 questionnaires were distributed using simple random sampling among undergraduate Kolej Perdana, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia students who were willing to participate. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics and Spearman’s rho test, a non-parametric test. The finding reveals that internet usage among UTM students were very high and weak correlation was considered between internet use patterns and examination results, r(130)=0.116 with p value > 0.05

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Mohd Murtadha Mohamad
AU  - Nurriza Ab Latif
AU  - Sharifah Nurarfah S. Abd Rahman
AU  - Mohd Fahmi Muhammad Mubarak
AU  - Syamsul Hendra Mahmud
AU  - Mohd Fadthul Ikmal Misnal
AU  - Md Yani Kasiren
AU  - Nur Zulyiana Zulkapli
AU  - Siti Zhahara Salleh
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/09/22
TI  - Patterns of Internet Use among Students Universiti Teknologi Malaysia: Kolej Perdana Case Study
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Student and Disable Student Development 2019 (ICoSD 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 166
EP  - 170
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200921.027
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200921.027
ID  - Mohamad2020
ER  -