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Table 4.2 Students’ Experiences in Using Internet for Academic Purposes No.
Respondents’ Perceptions on
Frequency of Points of Agreement 1
2 3
4 5
1 I always use Internet for
updating news 1
0.9 18
17.1 31
29.5 40
38.1 15
14.3 2
I always use Internet for searching and updating
information related to academy
10 9.5
21 20.1
58 55.2
16 15.2
3 I always use Internet for
searching and downloading materials
for completing my college assignments
6 5.7
9 8.6
65 61.9
25 23.8
4 I always use Internet for
searching and downloading teaching
materials 6
5.7 14
13.3 62
59.1 23
21.9 5
I always use Internet for searching and
downloading learning materials
1 0.9
6 5.7
16 15.2
64 60.9
18 17.1
6 I always use Internet for
searching and downloading on-line
articlesjournalspapers theses
8 7.6
16 15.2
61 58.1
20 19.1
AVERAGE 0.3
8.5 17
55.5 18.6
The results of Table 4.2 describe that most of the students always used Internet for updating news, searching and updating information related to academy,
downloading materials for completing college assignments, downloading teaching and learning materials, downloading on-line articles, journals, papers, and theses.
There were 55.5 of the students who chose agree and 18.6 of the students who
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chose strongly agree to the six statements about their experiences in using Internet, while 17 chose neutral and the rest chose disagree and strongly disagree to the six
statements about their experiences in using Internet. In general, the students had positive perceptions of the experiences in using Internet for academic purposes which
would influence positive perceptions of the present experiences.
4.1.2.1.2 The Students’ Perceptions of the Use of Internet for Academic Purposes
This subsection shows the students’ perceptions of the use of Internet for academic purposes. Table 4.3 summarizes the students’ perceptions of the use of
Internet for academic purposes.
Table 4.3 Students’ Perceptions of the Use of Internet for Academic Purposes No.
Respondents’ Perceptions on
Frequency of Points of Agreement 1
2 3
4 5
7 Using Internet for
academic purposes is comfortable
1 0.9
4 3.8
23 21.9
62 59.1
16 15.2
8 Using Internet
for academic purposes is
interesting 1
0.9 5
4.8 21
20.1 62
59.1 16
15.2 9
Using Internet for
academic purposes is more motivated
1 0.9
11 10.5
26 24.7
53 50.5
14 13.3
10 Using Internet for
academic purposes is easier and quick in
access 1
0.9 7
6.7 24
22.9 38
36.2 35
33.2 11
Using Internet is less cost
16 15.2
33 31.4
29 27.6
21 20.1
6 5.7
AVERAGE 3.7
11.4 23.4
