Internet Usage And Achievement In Geography Of The School Students From The Perspective Of Gender & Habitat

This study examined the nature of internet use of school students and its relation to their learning achievement in geography subject only. This study was guided by three main questions: 1) Is there any significant difference in terms of internet usage and achievement in geography between rural and urban higher secondary students? 2) Is there any significant difference in terms of internet usage and achievement in geography between male and female higher secondary students? 3) Is there any significant relationship between internet usage and achievement in geography of higher secondary students? This was survey study with 300 Bengali medium higher secondary school students (Class - XI) who were selected randomly from Purba Medinipur District of West Bengal. A Self-made questionnaire was used to collect information regarding internet usage in daily life and an achievement test on geography subject also conducted by the researchers. Independent sample ‘t’ test and Pearson correlation co-efficient were used to analyze the data. Study explored that male and female students were same in respect of their internet usage and achievement in geography subject. Similarly, no difference was found between rural and urban school students with respect to their internet usage ability and achievement in geography subject. Study also revealed the positive and significant relationship between internet usage and achievement in geography of the higher secondary students.