AN ANALYSIS OF RELATIONS BETWEEN INTERNET ADDICTION RATE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND SOME VARIABLES - EXAMPLE OF İZMİR BAYRAKLI

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We aim to investigate the association between the rate of students’ internet addiction and academic achievements and some variables in a study with 1118 students from four high schools and eight secondary schools in Bayraklı, Izmir, Turkey Young Internet Addiction Scale short form was used, personal information and academic achievement forms were provided by the researcher. Statistical analysis and data assessment indicated that 1.4 of secondary and high school students were internet addicts, 28.1% were risky internet users, while there was no meaningful difference between secondary and high school users by internet addiction scores, there was one, in favour of female students concerning the difference between male and female students. It was found that the internet addiction rate of those with computers in their room is meaningfully high as compared to those without, and as the time spent using computer or mobile phones increase, addiction increased and academic achievement dropped dramatically.

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Internet addiction , Secondary school students , High school students , computer use , internet use duration

Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi

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Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi