Universal Journal of Educational Research Vol. 9(3), pp. 579 - 585
DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090317
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Impact of Internet Usage on the Academic Performance of Undergraduate Students in Karachi

Sarwat Jahan ^1,*, Sidra Abid Ali ², Tajwar Hussaini ^3
1 Faculty of Business and Accountancy, Lincoln University College, Main Campus, Wisma Lincoln, Selangor, Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
² School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Main Campus Penang, Malaysia
³ UK College of Business & Computing, United Arab Emirates

ABSTRACT

The purpose of mentioned study is to observe the impact of internet usage on the academic performance of undergraduate students in different universities of Karachi. Though study on appearance reflects the entire Pakistan but for convenience, it is limited only to the Karachi City for data collection. The accessible population is the university students of Karachi city only. The research is conducted by adopting descriptive survey method, and convenience sampling technique was used in order to collect data from the respondents on 5-point Likert Scale. The primary data were collected by researchers' designed questionnaire while secondary data were collected via different journals. T-test and ANOVA were used for the purpose of data analysis. The findings of this exploration revealed that the usage of internet among the undergraduate students is helpful in enhancing their academic performance, and it also showed that male students are more inclined towards using internet as compared to female students. The result of this investigation can be opted by the other higher education institutes and universities in Pakistan. It is recommended that university and institute supervisors must provide proper guidance to the students regarding the appropriate use of the internet so that students can enhance their performance positively.

KEYWORDS
Internet Usage, Academic Performance, Synchronous Application, E-Learning, Undergraduate Students

Cite This Paper in IEEE or APA Citation Styles
(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Sarwat Jahan , Sidra Abid Ali , Tajwar Hussaini , "Impact of Internet Usage on the Academic Performance of Undergraduate Students in Karachi," Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 579 - 585, 2021. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090317.

(b). APA Format:
Sarwat Jahan , Sidra Abid Ali , Tajwar Hussaini (2021). Impact of Internet Usage on the Academic Performance of Undergraduate Students in Karachi. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 9(3), 579 - 585. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090317.