The Impact of internet usage for academic purposes on nursing students’ achievement
The growth of the Internet is one of the advancements in technologies that change our life in many ways. Internet can be used as communication tools, entertainment and a medium to increase the knowledge of university students. As nursing students, they must be equipped with the correct knowled...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Scholars Academic & Scientific Publishers
2017
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/59013/1/59013_The%20Impact%20of%20Internet%20Usage%20for%20Academic%20Purposes_complete.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/59013/ |
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| Institution: | Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | The growth of the Internet is one of the advancements in technologies that
change our life in many ways. Internet can be used as communication tools,
entertainment and a medium to increase the knowledge of university students. As
nursing students, they must be equipped with the correct knowledge about medicines
and care so that they will achieve better marks in their examination as well as able to
provide better nursing care to patients. In light of that, this study was carried to
analyze the impact of usages of internet for academic purposes on nursing students’
academic achievements. This was a cross-sectional survey by applying of purposive
sampling method carried out among 127 undergraduate nursing students from year 2
until year 4. The self-administered questionnaire was distributed to the studied
participants and it was collected by the researcher. Majority of participants were
females and their age were 23 years old. The result showed there was no significant
relationship between the students’ usage of internet for their academic purposes with
their academic achievement in Chi square test. However, there was association
between genders and participants’ academic performance with p value of less than
0.05. From this finding, it is advisable for the students to use the internet effectively
for their studies and future career benefit. The lecturers/educators can use this finding
to guide their students so that they use the reliable websites to make their studies more
interactive and interesting.
Keywords: Impact, Internet usage, Academic achievement, Nursing students. |
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