RELATIONSHIP OF INTERNET USAGE AND SELF REGULATED LEARNING, SOCIAL SUPPORT AND ALIENATION AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS

Internet is becoming influential in our lives. Internet is a powerful tool supplementing the classical ways of learning and studying. The learning process of a student is multifaceted and includes many processes. One of the processes related to learning activities is Self-regulation. In the process of self regulated learning, social support from family, teachers and peers can serve an important role. An individual gets involved in many activities on Internet consuming more time; hence an individual spends less time interacting with others in real life conditions resulting in Alienation. In the present study, the investigators attempt to find out the relationship, if any, between the Internet usage and social Support, Self Regulated Learning and Alienation. For this purpose 400 senior secondary students of Haryana were taken as a sample using multistage random sampling. Motivated strategies for learning questionnaire by Pintrich, Smith, Gracia and McKeachie, Perceived Social Support Scale developed by the investigators and Alienation Scale by Dr. R.V. Patil were used to collect the data. ‘The findings of the study revealed that internet usage is significantly correlated with Self Regulated Learning and Social Support whereas no significant relationship was found between internet usage and alienation.