网络对大学生的影响英文报告

The Impact of The Internet Among College Students The Impact of The Internet Among College Students 小组成员: 涂洪栋 20104011 李祖杰 20104024 吴 亮 20104001 杨卿 20104017 课程:新编大学英语 指导教师:尧 丽 云 制作时间:二零一二年五月二十一日 江 西 农 业 大 学 第 1 页 共 16 页 The Impact of The Internet Among College Students The Impact of The Internet Among College Students Table of contents: Tableof Contents-----------------------------------------2 Abstract(Chinese)---------------------------------------- 3 Abstract-------------------------------------------------3 Today’s Collegs Students---------------------------------4 Students use the Internet most often to--------------------5 Gaming and College Students----------------------------------6 Controversial Internet Use --------------------------7 Internet Addiction: Is it Real?--------------------------10 Student’s Academic Uses of the Internet-------------------11 Faculty Use of the Internet ----------------------------13 questionnaire survey-----------------------------------15 第 2 页 共 16 页 The Impact of The Internet Among College Students 摘要 网络文化”无论就其内容还是形式而言，都迥异于以往所 有的文化，并对传统文化造成很大的冲击，其来势如黄河之 水滔滔不绝，不能不引起我们的重视。那么，网络给大学生 的生活和学习带来哪些冲击和变化, 关键词:网络、大学生、影响 Abstract The culture of the internet has a great difference with the culture of before in content and form,and has made a big wallop with huge power to the traditional one.We can not ignore it's big influence as it's coming .So, what does the internet changed the style of college students' life and study? Key words:internet college student impact 第 3 页 共 16 页 The Impact of The Internet Among College Students Introduction Today’s College Students • They have never used a bottle of “White Out.” • “Spam” and “cookies” are not necessarily foods. • “Ctrl + Alt + Del” is as basic as “ABC.” • They have never been able to find the “return” key. • Computers have always fit in their backpacks. • They have never gotten excited over a telegram, a long distance call, or a fax. • Computers have always suffered from viruses. • They have done most of their search for the right college online. • They don't remember when "cut and paste" involved scissors. • They may have fallen asleep playing with their Gameboys in the crib. College students grew up with the Internet. • Today’s college freshman were about 7 years old when browsers changed the Internet. • The Net Gen of college students is quite comfortable with computer use. • Many began using computers during early childhood (20% between 5 and 8). • 85% have their own computer at college. • 57% use the Internet for something other than email at least once a day. Net Gen Information Processing • “Hypertext minds” - they leap around. • A linear thought process is much less common than the ability to piece information together from multiple sources. • Ability to read visual images • Visual-spatial skills • Inductive discovery • Attentional deployment • Fast response time Characteristics of the Net Gen • Are more comfortable composing documents online than longhand. • Have turned "remembering" (phone numbers, meetings, etc.) over to a technology device. • Are constantly connected. The Internet always on. Cell phone is always there. • Can effectively engage in many different activities at one time. • Play video or computer games. Is there a digital divide among college students? • A gap in Internet use among the major racial and ethnic groups in the United States. • Race/ethnicity is a significant predictor of Internet hours. • Significant differences among races/ethnicities persist even when year in school is controlled. • Having a computer in the home of origin influences internet use. 第 4 页 共 16 页 The Impact of The Internet Among College Students Students use the Internet most often to • Communicate socially 42% • Engage in work for classes 38% • Be entertained 10% • Communicate professionally 7% • Don’t know 2% Internet as Mail Pigeon: a Social Technology • Integrated into their daily communication habits. • 69% more likely to use the phone than the Internet to communicate socially. • 85% consider the Internet to be an easy and convenient choice for communicating with friends. Cell phone use while being online is prevalent. • • 72% check email at least once a day. • 66% use at least two email addresses. • 59% use Instant Messaging (IM). • 42% use the Internet primarily to communicate • socially. • 37% forward messages to friends or family (most popular online social activity). Internet as Library • 73% use the Internet more than the library. • Only 9% use the library more than the Internet. • Time spent in the library has decreased. • Library use has increased with online access to materials. Internet use for health information • 74% have received health information online. • More than 40% frequently search the Internet for health information. • 53% would like to get health information online. • 28% reported that they would like to attend a health program online. Job Search Resource • The Internet earned the highest marks as "very valuable" from more than 40 percent of respondents. • Career web sites were highly rated by about a fifth of graduating students. • Job postings on career center web sites were a frequently-used resource. Internet as Amusement Park • Only 10% use the Internet primarily for entertainment. • 78% have gone online just to browse for fun, compared to 64% of all Internet users. • 60% have downloaded music files compared to 28% of the overall population. • Gaming is virtually a commonplace. 第 5 页 共 16 页 The Impact of The Internet Among College Students Gaming and College Students • Computer, video and online games are woven into the fabric of everyday life. – a social/socializing activity – integrate gaming into their day • Most associate positive feelings with gaming – “pleasant” (36%) – “exciting” (34%) – “challenging” (45%) • Fewer reported gaming made them feel – frustrated (12%) – bored (11%) – stressed (6%) • 100% have played a video, computer, or online game at one time or another. • 70% play video, computer or online games at least once in a while. • 65% are regular or occasional game players. • Students cited gaming as a way to spend more time with friends. • 20% of gaming students felt moderately or strongly that gaming helped them make new friends as well as improve existing friendships. • 60% agreed that gaming, either moderately or strongly, helped them spend time when friends were not available. • 65% said gaming has little to no influence in taking away time they might spend with friends and family. • 48% agreed that gaming keeps them from studying “some” or “a lot.” • 9% admitted that their main motivation for playing games was to avoid studying. • 32% admitted playing games that were not part of the instructional activities during classes. • 29.1% used the university’s computers to play computer games. • 9.9% believe there should be a university rule prohibiting students from playing computer games on the university’s computers. 第 6 页 共 16 页 The Impact of The Internet Among College Students Controversial Internet Use Controversial Web Sites • racist sites • weapons sites • drug sites • term paper sites • pirating (copying software illegally) sites • fake ID sites (fake identification) • gambling sites • pornography sites Paper Mills, Pornography, & Pirating 17% have used the Internet to cheat on class assignments. • • 38% have accessed pornography Web sites. • 9% have accessed sites that involve illegal drugs. • 18% have successfully accessed someone else’s e-mail account without the other person’s knowledge. (Sample = 985 college students) Pornography on the Web • 38.4% have accessed deliberately. • 60.7% have not accessed deliberately. • 55.9% have accidentally accessed. 4.6% that they thought that they were addicted to Internet pornography. • • 24% thought that the university should block Web sites that contain pornography; 60% indicated no, and 15.4% were “not sure.” Pornography on the Web • Males more likely than females – indicate that they accessed pornography Web – report that they thought that they were addicted to Internet pornography • Females more likely than males – report accessing pornography sites by accident – indicate that they believed that the university should block pornography Web sites Illegal Drug Web Sites • 9.5% accessed Internet sites that describe how to manufacture illegal drugs. • 2% indicated they had attempted to manufacture illegal drugs based on information found on the Internet. • 1.7% indicated that they had successfully manufactured illegal drugs based on information found on the Internet. • Males were more likely than females to access drug sites, attempt to manufacture drugs, and successfully manufacture drugs. Illegal Weapons Web Sites • 5.4% have accessed Internet sites that describe how to manufacture illegal 第 7 页 共 16 页 The Impact of The Internet Among College Students weapons. • 2.7% have attempted to manufacture illegal weapons based on information found on the Internet. 2.2% have successfully manufactured illegal weapons based on information • found on the Internet. • Males were more likely than females to access weapons sites, attempt to manufacture weapons, and successfully manufacture weapons. Racist Web Sites Fake ID Web Sites • 4.7% visited Internet sites that sell or explain how to make fake IDs. • 2.4 % had manufactured a fake ID based on information found on the Internet. • 1.6% ordered a fake ID from an Internet site. • 1.9% percent received a fake ID from an Internet sites. • 1.9% had used a fake ID obtained from an Internet site. • Males were more likely than females to visit fake ID sites, to manufacture fake IDs, and to receive fake, and to use fake IDs obtained from the Internet. Gambling Web Sites • 9.2 % indicated that they had visited online gambling sites. • 3.8 % indicated that they placed bets at these sites. • 2% thought that they were addicted to online gambling. • Males were more likely than females to visit online gambling sites, place bets on these sites, and report that they were addicted to online gambling. Inappropriate E-mail • 16.7% had received a threatening e-mail message. • 8.9% had sent a threatening e-mail message. 16.5% believe that someone has gained access to their e-mail accounts • without their permission. • 19.3% have attempted to gain access to an e-mail account that was not their own. • 18.6% reported that they have successfully logged into someone else’s e-mail account without the owner’s knowledge. • Males were more likely to send threatening e-mail messages. • Females were more likely to attempt to gain access to an e-mail account that was not their own. 第 8 页 共 16 页 The Impact of The Internet Among College Students Pirating 11.4% reported they used Internet sites to pirate (illegally copy) software. • • 3.9% used the university’s computers to download the pirated software. Males were more likely than females to use the Internet to pirate software and • to use the university’s computers to do so. MP3s • 62.4 reported that they download music (MP3s) from the Internet. • 42.6% don’t download music from university’s computers or home computers. • 44.7% download only from home computer • 9.3% indicated “1–3 hours” from university computers • 2% indicated “4–10 hours” from university computers • 1.2% indicated “more than 10 hours a week” from university computers • 43.9% had made a CD from music downloaded from Napster or similar programs • 39.4% indicated that they would be less likely to buy music CDs because of programs like Napster. • 3.3% said yes, 92.7% said no, and 4.1% were “not sure” if they thought that the university should block Web sites like Napster. • Women were more likely than men to download MP3s and to make a CD from downloaded music. • Men were more likely than women to indicate that their university should block Web sites like Napster. 第 9 页 共 16 页 The Impact of The Internet Among College Students Internet Addiction: Is it Real? Opinions about Internet Addiction • little more than a medium to fuel other addictions • simply a manifestation of an underlying mental health problem or even an artificial product of mental health professionals to increase clientele • disorder with parallel symptoms of other Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders defined criteria such as pathological gambling or substance abuse • “Might simply represent a “fashionable jargon” engaged in naming “anything passionate or any desire to repeat a rewarding activity as being „addicted‟ or „hooked‟” Internet Usage for Academic Purposes Strengths of the Internet for Academic Work The Internet offers • currency of information. • information in a variety of media (text, graphics, video, and audio). • access to resources that many would not otherwise have an opportunity to use through digital collections. • access not limited by distance or time. Weaknesses of the Internet for Academic Work • Few centralized information filters relative to the amount of information available • No explicit editorial review policies to analyze content and verify factual information • Less social and professional pressure to ensure accuracy • No regulatory policy concerning Web-based information • Ease of electronic sabotage and content alteration • Many Web sites do not have established reputations that can aid users in assessing the sites’ veracity. • Professional-quality Web sites are easy to create and can appear credible, even when they are not. 第 10 页 共 16 页 The Impact of The Internet Among College Students Student’s Academic Uses of the Internet • Used primarily to – communicate with their professors – do research/get information – view course Web sites – contact other students – carry on email discussions with classmates – obtain grade information – complete and check homework assignments • 79% of college students feel the Internet has had a positive impact on their academic experience. Impact of Internet on Academic Skills • Has the Internet made college students – Lazy? – Procrastinating? – Plagiarizing? • Has the Internet corrupted research skills? • Do they take the path of least resistance? • Are they information illiterate? How do college students use the Web for research? Two major sources 1. Web resources – free via the WWW 2. Online library resources – including full-text journal articles from library data bases First choice: commercial search engines and web portals (e.g., baidu，MSN, QQ, Yahoo!) How do students find new websites? Ranked in order of importance: 1. search engines 2. surfing 3. using a directory 4. reading about sites 5. help from classmates 6. assistance from library staff Where do they go for help with the Web? • 60% seek help from friend • 36% seek help from professor or teaching assistant • 20% seek help from a librarian How do students rate themselves? • 3/4 agree completely that they are successful at finding the information they 第 11 页 共 16 页 The Impact of The Internet Among College Students need. • Nearly 2/3 strongly agree they know best what information to accept from the Web. Can students evaluate information on the Web? • Most (58%) believe that there is no difference in the reliability of information on websites with and without advertising. • Many are much more willing to use a web-based resource than a paper resource, even if the paper resource is more complete. Gulf between Faculty and Student Views • Faculty don't see the Internet as improving the quality of student work • They see the quality of student work worsened or at best unaffected by the web. 44% of faculty feel that plagiarism has increased as the result of Internet • access. • Faculty are startled at the inability of students to discern the difference between quality and junk online. Faculty Perceptions of Quality of Work What can faculty do? • Teach critical thinking that can be applied to all learning, not just online information. • Teach the use of Boolean operators for effective online searches. • Teach the web contextually and conceptually as an information resource in the context of the information seeking process. • Require an annotated bibliography before writing a research paper. • Require students to provide Web site information in citations in a research paper. • Ensure students understand what plagiarism is and its penalties. 第 12 页 共 16 页 The Impact of The Internet Among College Students Faculty Use of the Internet Faculty Communication with Students Faculty and Email Faculty Use of the Internet • Some reluctance among faculty to put Internet technology to use. 第 13 页 共 16 页 The Impact of The Internet Among College Students • Faculty being trained in applications such as • WebCT, Blackboard, and D2L. May need training to use the Internet as a • • communication tool for teacher-student interaction. Expectations of Students and Faculty • Students expect near-ubiquitous Internet access. • Faculty are coming to expect this as well. • Students and faculty expect high speed access. • Increasing expectations of technology use. – Students critical of professors, others, who don’t use technology. More critical of those who use it badly. – Advantages of Online Education The result of three characteristics: 1. asynchronicity 2. efficient information access 3. increased social distance Potential Negative Impacts of Online Education • asynchronous nature takes some getting used to • more easily procrastinate in reading and/or writing • Sheer bulk of messages can be overwhelming. • Text-based makes it more cumbersome; takes more time than F2F requiring extra work or covering less content. • less responsive than face-to-face, potentially inhibiting expression and eliminating non-verbal communication • Some participants may be hesitant to commit their ideas, experiences, and feelings to print. Yet, more students respond, responses are longer and more complex, and interactions are increased in online education when compared to F2F Categories of Quality Learner-Instructor Interaction 1. directing learning 2. providing performance feedback 3. promoting content understanding 4. creating structure 5. supporting learning Quality learner-instructor interaction: online vs. traditional classroom • Supporting learning is the central phenomenon. • Creating structure provides the learning space in which interaction takes place and guides the students through that learning space. Appendix :See ref.The information quote from google and questionnaire survey. 第 14 页 共 16 页 The Impact of The Internet Among College Students The Impact of The Internet Among College Students questionnaire survey We are doing a research on “The impact of the Internet to college students” to find out how Chinese college students go with the Internet, to help you realize the badness of being addicted to the Internet，and to lead you take full advantage of the Internet. In that way, you would do better on your study and enjoy a jolly school time. First, write down some information about you: Age: ____ Gender: ____ Major: ____________ Grade: ___ Second, please respond to the following statements and questions: 1. Do your roommates use the Internet regularly? ___yes ___ no 2. If yes, how many members are there in your dormitory surfing on the Internet regularly? ____ 3. Do you surf on the Internet regularly? ___yes ___no , If you responded with “Yes”, please continue with question4 , If you responded with “No”, please continue with question11 Questions if you surf on the Internet: 4. When do you start to surf the internet? ( ) primary school ( ).middle school ( ) high school ( ) university 5. How long do you usually spend online per day? ( ) 1~2 hours ( ) 3~5hours ( ) more than 10 hours 6. Can you control the time you spend online? ___yes ___no 7. How dependent you are on it? ( ) very much ( ) a little ( ) absolutely not 8. What do you usually do online? (You can choose more than one.) ( ) chatting ( ) online shopping ( ) playing games ( ) watching the news or movies ( ) studying and doing homework ( ) downloading ( ) killing time ( ) others 第 15 页 共 16 页 The Impact of The Internet Among College Students 9. Have you ever browse insalubrious(不健康的) WebPages? ___yes ____no 10 What does the Internet bring to you? ( ) The convenience of communication ( ) The convenience of shopping ( ) More information ( ) Entertainment Questions if you don’t surf on the Internet: 11. What is the main reason why you don‟t use the Internet? ( ) You need not use the Internet in your daily life. ( ) Using the Internet may affect your health. ( ) The information on the Internet may create bad influence ( ) You are not interested in the Internet. 12. If you have children under 18 now, do you support them using the Internet now? __yes ___no 13. Do you think the Internet is beneficial or harmful to the students? __B __H 14. What do you think is the shortcoming cause by the use of the Internet among college students, ( ) Being addicted to games. ( ) Being confused by false information. ( ) Being uncivilized. ( ) Being insalubrious(色情) ( ) Being faded(诈骗) ( ) Other: _______________________________ 15. You suggestions to make better use of the internet: ? ? ? Thank you for responding! 第 16 页 共 16 页