A Comparative Study of the Effect of Free and Limited surfing of the  Internet Network in Students'  Achievement in Electronics and their  Attitudes to Internet in Learning

Abdul Aziz Al, Mowaffaq; Hisnawi,

	A Comparative Study of the Effect of Free and Limited surfing of the Internet Network in Students' Achievement in Electronics and their Attitudes to Internet in Learning
Al-Ma'mon College Journal
Article 1, Volume 0, Issue 18, 2018, Pages 64-81
Authors
Mowaffaq Abdul Aziz Al;
Abstract
The aim of the research is to conduct a comparative study of the effect of free and limited surfing of the internet network in students' achievement in Electronics and their attitudes to internet in learning . The sample consists of ( 32 ) freshmen students in Electric Department in the Technical Institute in Nasiriyah for the academic year 2008 – 2009 . They were divided into two equivalent groups with some equal variables that affect the experimental design of the paper . The two equiralent groups are used as an experimental design . The eight subjects were chosen from the Electronics curriculum in the first course . Teaching plans are conducted in a traditional method to all students. The research instruments were the final test achievement which consists of ( 24 ) multiple – choice and questions students' attitude towards internet in learning which consists of ( 40 ) items with five choices . Their validity and reliability were calculated by using suitable statistical methods . ( After that the internet network was surfed and a choice of some instructional websites that suit the subject was made to allow the second experimental group of students to use them . The research began by applying the students' attitude scale towards internet on both samples at the same time which revealed no statistical differences between the two groups . After that, the students of the two groups joined a training program about using internet which asked for one week and the researcher taught all students of the two groups by using traditional method at the same time. After that the students in the first group used free surfing through the internet network while the students in the second group used limited surfing through the internet network to get additional information about the subject they studied in an ordinary lecture . The teaching continued for eight weeks , after that we applied the final achievement test to both samples at the same time and repeated the students' attitude scale towards internet in learning and analyzed their findings by using some suitable statistical methods . The results of the research revealed the supremacy of the students in the first group who used free surfing through the internet in achievement and attitude to internet in learning over the students of the second group who used limited surfing through the internet , and the research has stated some findings and suggestions .
Keywords
Attitudes to Internet in Learning

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