Jcal: long term Internet access will affect the learning ability of College Students

January 20, 2020 / bioun / -- Research at Swansea University and the University of Milan shows that students who overuse digital technology lack motivation to participate in research and are more anxious about exams The impact is made worse by the increased loneliness associated with the use of digital technology 285 college students who took a series of health-related degree courses took part in the study The authors assessed their use of digital technology, learning skills and motivation, anxiety and loneliness This study found that there was a negative correlation between Internet addiction and learning motivation More students who are addicted to Internet also find it difficult to organize their study effectively and worry more about the coming exam The study also found that Internet addiction is related to loneliness, which makes learning more difficult (image source: www Pixabay Com) Professor Phil reed of Swansea University said: "these results show that students with high levels of Internet addiction are particularly at risk due to the reduction of their actual academic performance due to the reduction of learning motivation." About 25% of students report that they spend more than four hours a day online, while the rest report that they spend one to three hours a day The main uses of the Internet for student samples are social networks (40%) and information search (30%) Professor truzzoli of the University of Milan said: "it has been proved that Internet addiction can weaken a series of abilities of students, such as impulse control, planning and sensitivity to rewards Lack of competence in these areas is likely to make learning more difficult " In addition to the relationship between the level of Internet addiction and learning motivation and poor ability, people also found that Internet addiction is related to the increase of loneliness The results show that loneliness in turn makes students study more difficult The research shows that loneliness has a positive impact on the academic life of higher education As we all know, poor social interaction related to Internet addiction worsens loneliness, which in turn affects their motivation to participate in high social education environment (such as university) Source of information: Internet use reduces study skills in university students original source: Roberto truzoli, Caterina Vigan ò, Paolo Gabriele galmozi, Phil reed Problematic Internet use and study motivation in higher education Journal of computer assisted learning, 2019; doi: 10.1111/jcal.12414