Books VS Internet
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INTRODUCTION
A. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY In the past, books were the only reference materials that students could use. Books can be materials that entertain the mind and imagination of the people. Books contain information about anything that writers can think of. It contains stories, experiences, information about things, places and more. These books can be used as reference materials for those people who want to know about something. However, books might not have enough information about a certain thing. Though some books have specific information, they still may lack some piece of information. On the other hand, the internet is a compilation of the information that can be found in books. But the information may be summarized. The internet can lack several important details that books have. The internet aside from being a reference material, can also be used to communicate to other people. It can also be a source of entertainment which make people use the internet more than books.
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B. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM The research aims to find out the ratio of first year, high school students who prefer internet or books. He research aims to find he answers of these following questions:
1. Which reference material is more informative?
2. Which is more time consuming and
3. Why do they prefer the internet? books?
C. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY The researchers’ purpose in conducting the study is to find out what reference material the students would use when given homework that requires research. He research can benefit students in increasing their awareness of what reference material is more convenient.
D. SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS This study is limited to Grade 7 students of La Salle Academy only. This research is mainly focused on the preference of students when given homework and on which reference material is more convenient.
INTRODUCTION
A. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY In the past, books were the only reference materials that students could use. Books can be materials that entertain the mind and imagination of the people. Books contain information about anything that writers can think of. It contains stories, experiences, information about things, places and more. These books can be used as reference materials for those people who want to know about something. However, books might not have enough information about a certain thing. Though some books have specific information, they still may lack some piece of information. On the other hand, the internet is a compilation of the information that can be found in books. But the information may be summarized. The internet can lack several important details that books have. The internet aside from being a reference material, can also be used to communicate to other people. It can also be a source of entertainment which make people use the internet more than books.
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B. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM The research aims to find out the ratio of first year, high school students who prefer internet or books. He research aims to find he answers of these following questions:
1. Which reference material is more informative?
2. Which is more time consuming and
3. Why do they prefer the internet? books?
C. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY The researchers’ purpose in conducting the study is to find out what reference material the students would use when given homework that requires research. He research can benefit students in increasing their awareness of what reference material is more convenient.
D. SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS This study is limited to Grade 7 students of La Salle Academy only. This research is mainly focused on the preference of students when given homework and on which reference material is more convenient.