To learn or not to learn? The primary school students’ internet use for learning

An, Jiaxin; Fu, Yicheng; Wang, Mingzhen; Liu, Chang

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Title

To learn or not to learn? The primary school students’ internet use for learning

Author(s)

• An, Jiaxin
• Fu, Yicheng
• Wang, Mingzhen
• Liu, Chang

Issue Date

2017

Keyword(s)

• Internet
• Primary school students
• Learning

Abstract

This study explored primary school students’ usage of Internet for learning, and their attitudes towards using Internet. In this study, we recruited twenty-eight primary school students to write diaries on their Internet usage for learning and conducted focus groups to understand their thoughts and attitudes. The results showed that most primary students in our study regarded the Internet as a tool for fun rather than learning, so they rarely use Internet for learning. This study suggests that social factors like curricular requirements and parents’ attitude towards Internet have much influence on primary school students’ behaviors and attitudes towards the Internet, and provides advice for future guideline to motivate children to make better use of the Internet for their activities including learning in their everyday life.

Publisher

iSchools

Series/Report Name or Number

iConference 2017 Proceedings

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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Copyright 2017Jiaxin An, Yicheng Fu, Mingzhen Wang, and Chang Liu

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