A Study of Internet Usage of Senior Secondary Students in relation to their gender and types of school

Abstract

This study sought to investigate the internet use behaviour of Senior Secondary School students with respect to gender and type of school. As the internet grows to be indispensable in contemporary education, it is critical that we understand how various classrooms of students use them. A sample of 600 students was drawn using stratified random sampling from two randomly selected districts in Haryana, so that the gender and school types (government/private) were equally represented. Research Method Descriptive research method has been used in the study with the help of Internet Usage Scale, developed by Saini and Kaur (2017). Results showed statistically significant differences were gender based, favoring males in internet usage. Furthermore, students of governmental school used the internet much significantly more than those in private schools. It can clearly see that gender and institutional type affects students’ internet usage. The study also has educational significance of promoting digital equity and setting guidelines for digital learning policies.