Internet Use and Academic Performance of the Students in Sti Digos Ay 2009-2010
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM: rationale and background
Introduction
There has been no era that can be read in the history books that connecting mankind through internet has made its greatest significance than it is today. The Internet, sometimes called simply “the Net,” is a worldwide system of computer networks – a network of networks in which users at any one computer can, if they have permission, get information from any other computer (and sometimes talk directly to users at other computers). The Internet gives a child the entire knowledge of the human race at their fingertips. It allows a student to research a subject thoroughly, use proper accreditation, format and add pictures to their essays and papers. The students can sit and type into their laptops along with the teacher, as opposed to having to try and write longhand what information the teacher is writing on the chalkboard, or, more likely, is displaying on the monitor. They can then save the information, and use the portions that they do not understand, copy and paste it into a search engine, and presto! Instant tutoring! Students not only find information and learn mathematics from the internet; it also allows them instant access to all of their friends who are online at the same time. (Marc Phillippe Babineau, Internet and its effects on education)
Many people find the Internet to be the ideal place to socialize with others because of its faceless medium and effortless ways to find others with similar interests; through the many ways of communication over the Internet, the common prejudices of life are not evident. (Joshua Benjamin 1999) In Systems Technology Institute (STI) Digos Campus, the use of internet among the students has been evident for the past years. Primarily, the instructors and the parents alike have been exchanging insights and observations about how online connections have affected the lives of the students. Instructors have also integrated activities, projects, and
THE PROBLEM: rationale and background
Introduction
There has been no era that can be read in the history books that connecting mankind through internet has made its greatest significance than it is today. The Internet, sometimes called simply “the Net,” is a worldwide system of computer networks – a network of networks in which users at any one computer can, if they have permission, get information from any other computer (and sometimes talk directly to users at other computers). The Internet gives a child the entire knowledge of the human race at their fingertips. It allows a student to research a subject thoroughly, use proper accreditation, format and add pictures to their essays and papers. The students can sit and type into their laptops along with the teacher, as opposed to having to try and write longhand what information the teacher is writing on the chalkboard, or, more likely, is displaying on the monitor. They can then save the information, and use the portions that they do not understand, copy and paste it into a search engine, and presto! Instant tutoring! Students not only find information and learn mathematics from the internet; it also allows them instant access to all of their friends who are online at the same time. (Marc Phillippe Babineau, Internet and its effects on education)
Many people find the Internet to be the ideal place to socialize with others because of its faceless medium and effortless ways to find others with similar interests; through the many ways of communication over the Internet, the common prejudices of life are not evident. (Joshua Benjamin 1999) In Systems Technology Institute (STI) Digos Campus, the use of internet among the students has been evident for the past years. Primarily, the instructors and the parents alike have been exchanging insights and observations about how online connections have affected the lives of the students. Instructors have also integrated activities, projects, and
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