Effect of Internet Use

To the
Academic Performance
Of
BSIT Students

Chapter I

Researchers:
Sherwin Bilag
Charlie Udal
Mark Peterson Bartolome
 Background of the Study
The internet is a relatively new channel for scholarly resources and contains vast
quantities of information that vary a great deal regarding its contents, aims, target
group reliability etc. Hence, it is important that the end user is aware of the diverse
information content should be assessed (Chapman, 2002). The fabulous growth in
telecommunication has brought online services, Specialized Electronic Networks, Web
Pages, E-mail, Software and Global Information Resources to our homes as well as
Education.

The Internet provides an environment in which millions of people participate and

engage in te creation and exchange of information (Rose and Fernlund, 1997).

Students have recently received the opportunity to ue the internet to seek and
obtain scholarly material and, consequently, knowledge on how effectively they make
use of tis channel is limited. Students information seeking culminates as they work on
their theses. Many studies have been conducted regarding the type of information the
end user-user seek and obtain on the internet and in which circumstances they prefer
electronic sources to paper sources.

In Cagayan State University Gonzaga Campus, The College of Information and

Computing Science (CICS) Dean, Eng. Richard R. Ayuyang used direct internet to make
their internet connection faster and more reliable.
 Statement Of the Problem

General:
The major purpose of the study is to determine whether internet usage has any
remarkable influence on Students’ Academic Performance.

Specifically, It seeks to answer the following questions:

1. What would be the profle of respondents in terms of:

a) Sex
b) Religion
c) Monhtly Income Of Parents
d) Number of gadgets connected to internet
e) Availability of internet
2. What is the facility exposure of the respondents in terms of:
a) Number of hours connected to the internet
b) Number of hours of using the internet for surfing, E-mailing, downloading and
uploading a file.
c) Number of hours of using the internet for Facebook, Twitter, and other social
media sites.
d) Number of hours of using the internet for research.
3. How does internet usage influence the academic performsnce of students?
4. To what extent does the use of search engine enhance the academic
performance of students?
 Significant of the Study
The outcome of this Study is to determine whether or not the use of internet has any
significant influence on the academic performance of students.

More over education is the bedrock of the society. This study has made me to explore
into the topic Influence of Internet Usage to the Academic Performance of Students.

Scope and Delimitations of the Study

This research is designed particularly to know or test the influence of internet usage on
the academic performance of students in order to guide against negative trend about
the falling standard of education in our society and to improve upon the positive side.