Background+Research


 * //This is interesting info on how students use the internet. They talk about school! :)

Background Research info://** The Internet has become an increasingly important feature of the learning environment for teenagers. Research by the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that teens use the Internet as an essential study aid outside the classroom and that the Internet increasingly has a place inside the classroom. Here are some of the significant findings from a survey of 754 youths ages 12-17 conducted in 2001:

• 94% of youth ages 12-17 who have Internet access say they use the Internet for school research and 78% say they believe the Internet helps them with schoolwork.

• 71% of online teens say that they used the Internet as the major source for their most recent major school project or report.

• 41% of online teens say they use email and instant messaging to contact teachers or classmates about schoolwork.

• 34% of online teens have downloaded an online study aid.

• 18% of online teens say they know of someone who has used the Internet to cheat on a paper or test.

• 58% of online teens report using Web sites that had been set up specifically for their school or for a particular class.

• 17% of online teens have created a Web page for a school project.

http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Schools_Report.pdf