Internet is used for several purposes and in different sectors. In fact it has become an integral part of teaching and learning process also.

1. “USAGE &
GRATIFICATION OF
INTERNET AMONG IX & X
STUDENTS”
Sushma N Jogan Dr. Hoovinbhavi B.L
JRF scholar Professor & Dean
DOS in research & Education
Gulbarga University,
Kalaburagi-06

2. Introduction
• The Internet has now become an integral part of daily life .
• The Internet is an educational tool with numerous potentials.
• The Internet enables students to communicate with other students abroad
and thus share each other’s ideas, knowledge, experiences, and cultures.
• The Internet enhances skills and capabilities of students.
• The students use and get motivated to use the internet for many purposes.

3. Need and significance of the study:
• The internet is used for entertainment and communication as well as
education.
• In fact it has become an integral part in teaching and learning process.
• Students are more enthuses compared to others in its usage and
gratification.
• So in the present study the researcher attempted to know the level of usage
and gratification among secondary students.
• It is only a small step in the quest to assess the value of this new medium.
• it is important in that it permits identification of the motivations of
individual users.

4. Operational terms defined:
• Internet: a global computer network providing a variety of information
and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using
standardized communication protocols.
• Gratification: the act of giving pleasure or satisfaction to : the state of
being pleased or satisfied.
• Secondary students: a school intermediate between elementary school
and college
• ICT: information and communications technology (ICT) refers to all the
technology used to handle telecommunications, broadcast media,
intelligent building management systems, audiovisual processing and
transmission systems, and network-based control and monitoring
functions.

5. Objectives:
• To understand the usage level of internet among class 9th and 10th
students.
• To identify the different reasons for using internet in their learning.
• To know the significant difference between class 9th and 10th students
with respect to gender.
• To find out the significant difference between class 9th and 10th boys and
girls.
• To suggest the students about the usage of internet for their benefit.

6. Hypotheses:
• There is a significant difference between gender and usage of internet
among secondary students.
• There is a significant difference between class 9th and 10th.
• There is a significant difference in usage of internet between class 9th girls
and boys.
• There is a significant difference between class 9th and 10thgirls.
• There is a significant difference between class 9 and 10th boys.
• There is a significant difference between class 10th girls and boys.

7. Research methodology:
• Sampling technique: For the present study the researcher
adopted simple random sampling.
• Sample size: 100 secondary students has selected from Ken
Bridge School, Kalaburagi.
• Method and tool: Survey method has followed by the
researcher. Standardized questionnaire is used for the present
study.
• Statistical technique: Mean, SD and ‘t’ was used.
• Analysis and interpretation of data: Based on the collection of
data, the data is interpreted with the help of SPSS version 19.

8. Table 01: There is a significant difference between gender and usage of
internet among secondary students.
Usage of
internet
Gender N Mean Std.
Deviation
t Level of Sig
Girls 40 3.78 .733
1.754
0.083*
Boys 60
4.05 .790
Note: * significance at 0.05 level
The above table 01 shows that the Girls studying in secondary school
(N=40), Mean value = 3.78, Standard Deviation = 0.733 is low compare to
that of secondary Boys (N=60), Mean value = 4.05 , Standard Deviation =
0.790, calculated ‘t’ value is 1.754 and obtained significant value 0.083 is
not significant at 0.05 level. Therefore the proposed hypothesis can be
stated as there is no significant difference between gender and usage of
internet among secondary students

9. Table 02: There is a significant difference between class 9th and 10th
Note: * significance at 0.05 level
The above table 02 reveals that the students studying in Class 9 (N=53),
Mean value = 3.83, Standard Deviation = 0.672 is low compare to that of
Class 10 (N=47), Mean value = 4.06, Standard Deviation = 0.870,
calculated ‘t’ value is 1. 512 and obtained significant value 0.134 is not
significant at 0.05 level. Therefore the proposed hypothesis can be stated
as there is no significant difference between class 9th and 10th
Usage
of
internet
Class N Mean Std.
Deviation
t Level of Sig
Class 9 53 3.83 .672
1.512 0.134*
Class 10 47 4.06 .870

10. Table 03: There is a significant difference in usage of internet between
class 9th girls and boys.
Usage
of
internet
Std N Mean Std.
Deviation
t Level of Sig
Class 9
Girls
30 3.73 .740
0.336
0.738*
Class 9
Boys 29 3.79 .620
Note: * significance at 0.05 level
The above table 03 shows that the Girls studying in Class 9th
(N=30), Mean
value = 3.73 , Standard Deviation = 0.740 is high compare to that of Boys
studying in Class 9th
(N=29), Mean value = 3.79, Standard Deviation = 0. 620,
calculated ‘t’ value is 0.336 and obtained significant value 0.738 is not significant at
0.05 level.
Therefore the proposed hypothesis can be stated as there is no significant difference
in usage of internet between class 9th
girls and boys.

11. Table 04: There is a significant difference between class 9th and 10thgirls.
Note: * significance at 0.05 level
The above table 04 reveals that the Girls studying in Class 9th
(N=30), Mean
value = 3.73, Standard Deviation = 0.740 is high compare to that of Girls
studying in Class 10th
(N=10), Mean value = 3.90, Standard Deviation =
0.738, calculated ‘t’ value is 0.617 and obtained significant value 0. 541 is
not significant at 0.05 level. Therefore the proposed hypothesis can be
stated as there is no significant difference between class 9th
and 10th
girls.
Usage of
internet
Gender N Mean Std.
Deviation
t Level of Sig
Class 9 girls 30 3.73 .740
0.617
0.541*
Class 10 girls 10 3.90 .738

12. Table 05: There is a significant difference between class 9 and 10thboys
Note: * significance at 0.05 level
The above table 05 shows that the Boys studying in class 9th (N=29), Mean
value = 3.79 , Standard Deviation = 0.620 is low compare to that of Boys
studying in class 10th (N=31), Mean value = 4.29 , Standard Deviation =
0.864, calculated ‘t’ value is 2.546 and obtained significant value 0.013 is
significant at 0.05 level. Therefore the proposed hypothesis can be stated
as there is a significant difference between class 9 and 10th boys.
Usage
of
internet
Gender N Mean Std.
Deviation
t Level of Sig
Class 9 boys 29 3.79 .620
2.546
0.013*
Class 10 boys 31 4.29 .864

13. Table 06: There is a significant difference between class 10th girls and
boys.
Note: * significance at 0.05 level
The above table 06 reveals that the Girls studying in class 10th
(N=10),
Mean value = 3.90, Standard Deviation = 0.738, is low compare to that of
class 10th
boys (N=31), Mean value = 4.29, Standard Deviation = 0.864,
calculated ‘t’ value is 1.283 and obtained significant value 1.283 is not
significant at 0.05 level. Therefore the proposed hypothesis can be stated
as there is no significant difference between class 10th
girls and boys.
Usage
of
internet
Std N Mean
Std.
Deviation t
Level of Sig
Class 10
girls 10 3.90 .738
1.283
0.207*
Class 10
boys 31 4.29 .864

14. Suggestion and conclusion:
• It is to suggest that secondary students can be motivated to use internet for
seeking more information in their educational activities.
• It can be done through parental control at their homes and with teachers’
support at school.
• The usage and gratification of internet is an essential part in daily life.
• To conclude we can say that there is no significant difference between
class 9th and 10th students, significant difference found only between class
9th and 10th boys.
• As there is more number of tasks assigned in the school so students prefer
internet is the only resource to complete the given work.
• It is also observed that most of the students from class 10th uses internet
to download previous year question papers and to gratify from it.