DocumentCode
632968
Title
Research on the frequency of use of computers and the Internet in Centar Elementary School in Pula
Author
Kontosic, Branka ; Kontosic, Alen
Author_Institution
Osnovna skola Centar, Pula, Croatia
fYear
2013
fDate
20-24 May 2013
Firstpage
824
Lastpage
829
Abstract
How much time do pupils spend on the computer? How much time do they spend using the Internet services? Do they use computer for entertainment or acquire knowledge? On research conducted among pupils of Centar Elementary School in Pula will be determined by who is more used computer and Internet services, pupils of subject teaching or pupils of classroom instruction, whether it is used more by male or female pupils, or affect the age and gender to the frequency of computer use and for what purposes. The data were obtained by means of a questionnaire in which pupils of lower and higher grades were anonymously surveyed. The survey also wanted to see whether there is a link between the general performance of pupils and the frequency of use of computers and the Internet. The data analysis has led to results that show that pupils mostly use the computer for entertainment purposes and virtual meetings. In the higher grades pupils using more the services of the Internet to solve school tasks than pupils of classroom teaching who use the computer mostly for fun through games and videos.
Keywords
Internet; age issues; computer aided instruction; data analysis; educational institutions; gender issues; Centar Elementary School; Internet services; Pula; age; classroom instruction pupil; computer usage frequency; data analysis; entertainment purposes; female pupils; games; gender; male pupils; pupil general performance; subject teaching pupil; videos; virtual meetings; Computers; Educational institutions; Electronic mail; History; Internet; Internet use; computer use; pupils of classroom teaching; pupils of subject teaching;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Information & Communication Technology Electronics & Microelectronics (MIPRO), 2013 36th International Convention on
Conference_Location
Opatija
Print_ISBN
978-953-233-076-2
Type
conf
Filename
6596370
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