Impact of Internet Use and Academic Performance

Internet is being extensively used all around the world. The number of users is increasing day by day. Computers and the Internet have become an essential part of our lives today, especially among the adolescent and youth. The Internet is a priceless source of information for students and a tool to enhance their productivity. It helps students to broaden their academic knowledge by accessing to the information world and also by easy communicating to their academic community. In term of education, researchers have evaluated the impact of internet usage on university students' academic performance. The present study aimed to find out association between internet use and academic performance among university students. A descriptive study design with quantitative approach was used to collect data from 200 postgraduate university students belonging to social-science stream. Data was collected using the self-constructed tool on Internet usage and a designed questionnaire to elicit demographic data of the respondents for academic performance. The data was analyzed using correlation analysis to study the relationship of internet use with academic performance. The results revealed a significant and positive relationship of internet use with academic performance. Implications of the findings are discussed.