Acknowledgement

It is a pleasure that I express my deeply felt gratitude and also, I want to thank our respective

course instructor Dr. A.F.M Masum Rabbani. Lecturer, American International University

Bangladesh without his valuable direction and suggestion almost every page of this research

would have less to offer. He was always there to guide me whenever I needed help. His keen

insight, advice and suggestion have helped me to complete and improve my research. Last

but not the least I am also grateful to some of my friends, well-wishers and the respondents

who helped me to share their thoughts and give information regarding this research. It was a

wonderful experience to do a research on this topic

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 Abstract

The role of Internet in our lives is such that our day to day lives get extremely difficult

without its presence for even a day. If a student wants to make a project, he/she needs

information, graphics, illustrations which are the easiest to obtain through Internet. If a

person wants to promote their stuff or share their knowledge with others, Internet comes in

handy. The Internet has myriad other uses as it serves all the domains of life and is thereby

considered a necessity. Hence it becomes indispensable to understand the effects of it in our

lives. The main purpose of this research, however, was to find out whether the use of the

Internet is making the children smarter and whether the parents are aware of the positive

impacts. A questionnaire consisting of 10 questions were given to 50 children to study the

specific areas that were needed to come to a conclusion. Almost everyone in the survey

believed that Internet can help them to improve their cognitive skills and make them smarter.

The research also further revealed that most of the parents are aware that the Internet has a lot

to offer.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT................................................................................................2

Abstract......................................................................................................................3

Introduction...............................................................................................................5

Background................................................................................................................6

Research Questions...................................................................................................8

Hypothesis.................................................................................................................9

Research Methodology............................................................................................10

Data Presentation & Analysis..................................................................................11

Summary of the research findings..........................................................................21

Recommendation & Limitations..............................................................................24

Conclusion................................................................................................................25

References...............................................................................................................26

Appendices

Appendix-A –Proposal letter...................................................................................27

Appendix-B- Sample Questionnaire.........................................................................31

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 Introduction

The Internet is known to be the decisive technology of the information. Needless to say, the

internet is a massive part of the modern world which has dramatically changed the way people

interact with one another. Time, and with the explosion of wireless communication in the early

twenty-first century, humankind is now almost entirely connected. It has become an inevitable

part of our life as more and more people are using it to communicate, carry out business

activities, and gain knowledge.

The influence of digital technology and especially the Internet has ameliorated the argument

about its repercussions. Is it a blessing to humankind that offers limitless opportunities for

commerce and communications, learning and free expression? Or is it another human induced

menace that threatens our well-being? In fact, the argument whether people are becoming

smarter or not has been there ever since the advent of the Internet. Even though this report

accentuates on understanding the impact of Internet on children, it still pertains to a wider

audience in comprehending the implications of it.

Nowadays, societies are heavily influenced by educational resources, online businesses, social

media websites, and automation of social skills. For many people it has become unimaginable

to pass a day without having to use the Internet. The fact that people can do anything from

starting their own business to learning anything for free and acquiring information whenever

and wherever is the biggest positive impact of the Internet. The setback however is to not

know how to make the best use of the information gathered.

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The report primarily focuses on whether the Internet is making the children smarter due to the

prolonged exposure of the information within it and how they are presented to those children.

In a recent study by the Pew Research Centre, it was found that 87 percent of the children

aged between 12 and 18 years use the Internet regularly. (Packard, 2007) It is a 24% increase

in the use of Internet since 2001. The fact that children aged between 12-20 years have been

born when the Internet was just introduced to the society can be attributed to the growing use

of Internet amongst the younger generation.

In this era of advanced technology, it is imperative that school going children obtain the

knowledge on Internet use, as educational curricula is moving towards more and more

technology use. Overall, the Internet is playing a vital role in making the children both

knowledgeable and smarter as they are getting exposed to the massive areas of information.

Background

A lot of research has been conducted to understand the impact of the Internet on the

modern-day children. A report headed by Linda Jackson, a psychologist at the Michigan State

University led to the finding that use of the home Internet by the children improved their

scores in the standardized reading tests. “We had the same question for television decades

ago, but I think the Internet is more important than television because it's interactive…It's

24/7 and it's ubiquitous in young people's lives” (Jackson cited in Packard, 2007, p. 44). The

research was conducted on 140 urban children aged around 13 to 18 years

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 Internet is surely an effective learning medium that exposes the children to a variety

of knowledge and information that they can gain from and thus makes it a medium unlike the

traditional mediums that children find dreary and uninteresting; “What's unique about the

Internet as compared with traditional ways of developing academic performance skills is that

it's more of a fun environment…It's a play tool. You can learn without any pain. Beneficial

academic outcomes may just be a coincidental effect of having a good time” (Jackson cited in

Packard, 2007). Children have found newfangled ways of interacting and socializing with

each other beyond limits.

The internet is playing a pivotal role in making the children of the modern age smarter. The

criticism on this perception assumes that digital freedom cannot be integrated into the society

like literacy has been integrated.

Children are also becoming more socialized with the increasing use of the Internet.

Popular social networking sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are playing a crucial

stance in improving the tendency of the children to socialize. Children use the Internet to

socialize with people that might not otherwise socialize in their everyday life. “Internet

connections may facilitate the initial contact among those with social anxiety, with people

beginning by investing their sense of “true self” in Internet interactions” (Tyler, 2002, p.

200). This implicates that the Internet helps people overcome their social anxiety, and other

shortcomings that come in their way of socialization in the real world

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 Research Questions

The main purpose of this research is to know whether the use of Internet is making the

children smarter. The questions asked are in line with the specific areas that need to be

assessed in order to come to any conclusions and hence will work as a guideline.

 What is the respondent’s age?

 Do their parents allow them to use the Internet?

 How many hours on average do they spent using the Internet every day?

 Does anyone monitor their Internet activity?

 What do they mainly use the Internet for?

 Do they use educational website/videos to learn about the subject matter in hand?

 How do the educational contents affect their learning process?

 Whether their parents are aware of the positive impacts of the Internet?

 Whether they think that Internet can make them smarter?

 Whether the Internet can help improve their cognitive skills?

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 Hypothesis

The common hypothesis is that a rising number of children have access to the Internet which

is conducive for their intellectual growth and social skills as the use of Internet develops

analytical skills, significant abilities, and academic perspective. However the lasting impacts

of this technology have been questioned in the essence of its influence on societal functioning

and increasing reports linking psychological addictive characteristics to Internet use. Also

most parents are unaware of the fact how Internet is beneficial for their child as they

significantly take into account the adverse effects of it.

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 Research Methodology

For the primary research, data were collected from 50 children aged between 14 and 18 years.

The 50 people surveyed were students of Tutora Coaching Centre, and all of them are

between grades 5 and 8. Each of them were given a multiple-choice questionnaire consisting

10 different questions which are aligned with the specific areas that need to be studied for this

research topic

For the secondary data, information was collated from various online articles, journals,

portals, and reports. Relevant information and statistics were extracted from websites

pertinent to the research topic.

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 Data Presentation and Analysis

This section includes the entire primary data collected from 50 respondents. Below each chart

is the full description of each variable considered and the results of the research.

What is your age?

16
15
14 13

12 11
11
10

0
14-15 years 16 years 17years 18 years

The only demographic data collected in this survey is the age of the respondents. The report

mainly focused on children aged between the age of 14 and 18 years. This is mainly because

of the fact that these children were born at the time when Internet was on the rise and it

directly affected how they were being brought up. 30 % of the participants (15 people) are at

the age of 17 years. 26% (13 people) are aged 16 years and 22% each were between the age

of 12-15 and 18 respectively.

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 Do your parents allow you to use the
Internet?
25
20
20

15
15
13

10

5
2
0
Yes, whenever I want Yes, sometimes or for a Only when needed No, not
without fixed amount of time permission

Parents, specifically in Bangladesh, are reluctant to allow their child to use the Internet

because of the pessimistic view they have regarding the Internet.

This question focuses on understanding whether modern day parents allow their children to

use the Internet or not. The results came out positive as from the figure it is quite evident that

majority of the respondents said that their parents do allow them to use the internet to some

extent. 40% of the people surveyed (20 children) said they can use it whenever they want to.

30% (15 children) said they can use it sometimes or for a fixed period of time. 26% (13

people) can only use it when needed and 2 out of the 50 people cannot use the Internet

without permission.

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 How many hours on average do you use the
Internet every day?

More than 3 hours 9

2-3 hours 15

1-2 hours 22

Less than 30 minutes 4

0 5 10 15 20 25

According to Common Sense Media, teens spend an average of nine hours a day online,

compared to about six hours for those aged 8 to 12 and 50 minutes of kids between 0 and 8.

(Anderson, 2019) Therefore, this question explores the amount of hours each day 14-18 years

old in Bangladesh spend on the Internet.

44 % of the participants (22 people) in the survey said that they use the internet between 1

and 2 hours every day and 30% (15 people) said they used it between 2 and 3 hours. A small

but an alarming 18% of the respondents (9 people) spends over 3 hours every day. These 9

children who have access to the Internet for more than 3 hours are also the children whose

parents allow them to use the Internet whenever they want to. Only 8% amongst the

respondents use the Internet for less than 30 minutes.

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 Does anyone monitor your internet activity?
35 33

30

25

20

15
11
10

4
5 2
0
Yes, all the time Yes, sometimes No, I have full privacy I don't have my own
Internet connection

30 % of the respondents (15 children) said that someone monitors their internet activity and a

staggering 66% (33 children) said that they have full discretion and privacy when it comes to

using the Internet. This can be linked with the increasing amount of children squandering

time online and becoming addicted to it. Only 2 of respondents said that they have no internet

connection of their own.

Parents of younger teens report they tend to take a more active role in policing

their teen’s behavior, but parents of all demographic backgrounds tend to rely

more heavily on personal engagement and monitoring than on technological

solutions. Parents also generally monitor the digital lives of teen boys and teen

girls in similar ways. (Pew Research Centre, 2019)

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 What do you mainly use the Internet for?

Play games/others 7

Education related works 13

YouTube/Entertainment 10

Social Networking 20

0 5 10 15 20 25

The Internet has propelled the children to intensely focus on social life and embrace other

facets of it like instant messaging and online tools to play with, managing a vibrant online

identity. With the increasing number of teenagers using the Internet it becomes quite

important to understand what they are spending their most time on. 40% of the participants

(20 children) said they are most likely to use Social Networking sites using the Internet. 20%

said they use the Internet to watch entertaining videos or YouTube. 26 % said they use the

Internet for Education purposes and the rest 14% ticked games and others.

This actually supports the research by Pew Research Centre that children are most likely to

use social media sites using the Internet. (Packard, 2007)

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 Do you use Educational Websites/Videos to
learn about your subject?
Never
4%
No, it is not needed
12%

Yes, all the time

54%
Yes, sometimes
30%

With the growing numbers of academic subject’s contents available on the Internet, more and

more children are using the Internet to help them with their academic studies. Therefore it

becomes important to understand to what extent the children use educational websites to learn

about their subject. 84 % of the children (42 people) surveyed, said that they do watch videos

or visit educational website to learn about their subject matter. 27 out of the 50 children (54%)

said that they use the Internet all the time to help them in their learning process. 8 children

said that they do not need the help of the Internet.

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 How do the educational contents affect your
learning process?
40 38

35
30
25
20
15
10 8

5 3
1
0
I enjoy it as it is easy to I enjoy it but it takes I prefer face to face I do not like
studying understand time to understand explanation
online

Since a lot of children are opting for online learning, it becomes imperative to understand the

impact of it on them, whether they like it or not. About 92% children enjoy learning online.

38 out of the 50 people find the contents easy to understand and 8 had said that even though

they enjoy learning using the Internet, it takes time for them to grab the concept. 4 children

said they do not like studying online.

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 Do you think Internet can improve your cognitive/thinking abilities?
40
35
35
30
25
20
14
15
10
5
1 0
0
Yes, I can relate Yes, but I can't relate. No, it has nothing to do Never
with improving
cognitive skills

70 % of the respondents believe that Internet is actually improving their cognitive skills and

28% said even though they can’t relate but they do think that it will help them to improve

their thinking abilities. Only 1 person out of the 50 said that Internet has nothing to do with

improving cognitive skills.

The followings are the responses of the open-ended question that was asked with this

question

These are the top answers:

 Easy access to information when needed.

 Helping them learn about things that they are mostly interested in.

 Social connectivity

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 Do you think your parents are aware of
the positive effects of the Internet
25

20

15

10 20
18

5 9
3
0
Yes, they encourage me Yes, I think so No, they are reluctant They think the
to use the Internet for about it negatives are
greater my benefit

One of the key areas of research was to study whether parents are mindful of the positive

impacts of using the Internet. 76% (38 children) are positive that their parents are aware of

the impacts. 20 children or 40 % of the children’s parents encourage their child to use the

Internet for their benefit. 9 out of the 50 (18%) children think that their parents have

ambivalent feelings regarding the use of Internet. 3 children said that their parents think that

the Internet has more negative impacts than the positive ones.

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 Do you think the Internet can make
you smarter?
Yes, definitely
6%

28% Yes, if properly utilized

No, Internet has nothing to do with

smartness

Never 0%

66%

66% children (33 people) think that using the Internet can make them smarter if it is properly

utilized for one’s own benefit. 28 % (14 people) strongly believes that the Internet can make

you smarter. 6% thinks that there is no correlation between being smart and the Internet. An

appalling result is the fact that no one thinks that using the Internet would not make you

smarter.

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 Summary of the research finding

The main purpose of this research was to find out whether children are becoming smarter

because of the Internet. The idea was to see how much they are getting exposed to the

Internet as it continues to become a crucial part of our everyday lives. The report also focused

on understanding whether parents know the Internet might actually have a positive impact on

their children and how much they are allowing their children to use the Internet.

From the research it has been found that 40% of the participants said their parents fully let

them use the Internet and 30% of the respondents said they are sometimes allowed or when

needed to use the Internet. When asked whether their parents are aware of the positive effects

of the Internet, 20 out of 50 of the respondents said not only that their parents are aware of

the positive impacts but they also encourage them to use it for their benefit. 18 of the 50

people surveyed said they think that their parents are aware of the positives; it makes it

almost 76% of the participant’s parents who think Internet is beneficial for the children’s

intellectual and mental growth.

This actually proves my hypothesis wrong, as it was believed that parents are unaware of the

impacts of the Internet, however the research findings suggests otherwise. Furthermore, when

asked whether their Internet activity is monitored by someone or not, 33 out of 50 said their

parents give them full discretion and privacy when it comes to using the Internet.

The survey also focused on how many hours each day a student spent on the Internet. It

showed that a staggering 92% of them use it for at least an hour with only 4 people who said

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they use it less than 30 minutes. The majority of the participants said they use it between 1

and 2 hours every day while 9 of them said they use it more than three hours. This actually

supports the research conducted by Pew Research Centre that 87% of the children use the

Internet every day and it is increasing at an unprecedented rate. (Packard, 2007)

This further rises the question what do they mostly like to do on the Internet. As often

complained by parents and naysayers of the use of the Internet, that children get carried away

and squander most of their time on entertainment or social networking sites. This can be

supported by the research as it reveals that majority of the respondents of the surveyed has

said they mostly use social networking sites. 40% of the participants (20 children) ticked

social networking as their main use of the Internet. 26% (13 children) said they use it for

educational purposes and the rest said they use it for entertainment.

The fact that a reasonable proportion of children said they use the Internet for educational

purposes manifests how learning online has actually become conducive for children’s

learning process. When asked whether they use educational websites to help them with their

academic works, 80% of the respondents (40 people) said they use it all the time and 7% said

sometimes. The rest mentioned that they do not need the Internet or has never used it for

academic purposes. 92% said they enjoy using the educational websites of which 76% said

they find it easy to understand and the rest 16% said even though they enjoy using such

websites or watching videos, it takes time for them to understand the contents. 3 of 50 people

said they prefer face to face explanation. This further supports the secondary data that a large

number of children prefer to study online or take assistance to help them improve their

academic performance.

When asked the direct question whether they think that the Internet is making them smarter,

94 % (47 children) said yes they are. However, of this 94% who believes this, 66% said it

will

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only make them smarter if the Internet is properly utilized. Only 3 people believed that

Internet has nothing to do with smartness.

Moreover, the responses on the open-ended question, implies that children do think that their

cognitive skills or thinking ability can be improved through the help of the Internet. This is

supported by the huge number of participants in the survey nearly (98%) who believes that

Internet is conducive for improving mental ability.

Overall, the research has proved the hypothesis to be right and we can say that the Internet is

making the children smarter. However, the hypothesis that parents are unaware of the

positive impacts of Internet is not true. This research has revealed that majority of the parents

of the children surveyed are aware of the implications of the Internet and thus is actually

allowing their child to use it.

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 Recommendations

From the survey it has been revealed that a large portion of children’s parents allow them to

use the Internet which is a good indicator as parents are nowadays acknowledging that

Internet is beneficial in some way. However, it was also found that most of the children’s

internet activity is not monitored properly. The recommendation here would be for the

parents to monitor their child’s internet activity regularly to make sure that they are availing

it for the best uses.

Limitations

The major limitation of this research is the sample size. Only 50 children that too aged

between 14 and 18 years were selected as a sample which might not represent the perceptions

and opinions of the entire population. Also, these children were students from English

medium background and thus do not reflect the views of the other children who are from

other different academic backgrounds.

Another shortcoming is the fact that only children were surveyed for this research however

the views of the parents and guardians matter a lot as well. That is whether they have sensed

any changes in the lifestyle or academic performance of their children due to the increasing

use of the Internet.

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 Conclusion

The research supports the growing number of children using the Internet and such exposure at

an early age indicates that Internet might be helpful in improving cognition and

critical review skills, whilst displaying a more advanced understanding of both virtual

and real worlds. This proves the hypothesis to be right and thus can be inferred that the

Internet is making children smarter. Children who use the Internet regularly might also

display a more proactive approach to information gathering and improved performance in

visual learning which will result in children having stronger memory, comprehension and

abstract thought. It also becomes imperative for the parents to acknowledge that the Internet

can do more good than harm. The research revealed that parents are indeed aware of the

positive impacts of the Internet and hence willing to let their children use it.

In conclusion, it can be said that part of the hypothesis has been proved right however

the later part where parents were thought to be oblivious about the positive effects of the

Internet has been confirmed inaccurate.

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Psychological and Academic Consequences for Low-income Children. American

Psychological Association. Retrieved from http://www.mindlab.org/images/d/DOC797.pdf.

Livingstone, S., and Helsper, P. (2008). Parental mediation and children’s Internet use.

Journal of Broadcasting & electronic media. 52(4), 581-599.

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Association. 38(10).

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Anderson, J. (2019). Even teens are worried they spend too much time on their phones. [online]

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digital behavior. [online] Available at: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2016/01/07/how-

parents- monitor-their-teens-digital-behavior/.

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Appendix

Proposal letter

To – Dr. A.F.M Masum Rabbani Date: 17th of September 2024

From – Mehedi Hossain Re: Proposal letter on

‘Are children smarter because of the Internet’?

The topic of the research project is, are children smarter and more socialized because of the

internet. Internet has become an inevitable part of our life as more and more people are using

it to communicate, carry out business activities, and gain knowledge. Needless to say, the

internet has an immense effect on how the children around us are growing up. Modern

children and the adolescents represent the first generation that has grown surrounded by the

Internet. Hence, in this era of advanced technology, it is almost mandatory that school going

children acquire the knowledge on internet use because education curricula are quickly

transforming towards technology use. As with the growing use of Internet it is often said that

children are becoming smarter and more socialized, however there is no empirical data to

suggest that. Furthermore, with the widespread use of tech-related gadgets in almost all

activities, such as mobile phones, play- stations and many others in day-to-day life, it seems

embracing of technology is a foregone conclusion. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to

explore the question on whether children are smarter and more socialized due to the Internet.

The specific areas and questions to research and answer:

The questions asked for the research report are in line with the specific areas that need to be

studied.

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- How much are the parents or guardian giving the children access to the internet? It is

said that nearly half the population of Bangladesh is connected to the internet. A

recent study by UNICEF revealed that less than 5 percent of the children in

Bangladesh use Internet.

- What do they do on the Internet? Watching videos, playing games, educational

website and social media have been the top activities amongst adolescents and

teenagers reported by a recent study.

- Which website do they most visit? It is reported that Facebook, YouTube and

Wikipedia have been the most searched website in Bangladesh with an increasing

number of parents choosing YouTube videos for educational purpose for their

children.

- Do they use internet for educational purposes? Yes or no question. With the great

influx of educational website and videos more and more parents or guardians are

exposing their children or younger siblings to the internet.

- Does anyone monitor their internet activity? Studies have shown that children are

more likely to visit illicit and illegal websites or squander hours on social media sites

if their internet activity is not monitored or controlled by a guardian or a parent at all.

- How are the educational contents affecting them? Children are exposed to a variety of

contents on the Internet often by their favorite artists and content creators or the type

of lifestyle they can resonate with. Children’s ability to emulate the action of others is

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 a sophisticated form of learning as it prompts parental interaction and helps children

to learn about the social environment. There have been numerous reports suggesting

that prolonged exposure could change how teenager’s brains develop, and some

people believe that the internet is damaging children’s capacity for originality and for

rigorous and reflective thinking.

- Are the parents aware of the positive impacts of the Internet? Parents are often seen

complaining how Internet is bad for their children, hence it becomes important to

understand whether they are aware of the positive sides of the internet or not.

- Are they getting smarter or more socialized using the internet?

Hypothesis

The common hypothesis is that a rising number of children have access to the Internet which

is conducive for their intellectual growth and social skills as the use of Internet develops

analytical skills, significant abilities, and academic perspective. However the lasting impacts

of this technology have been questioned in the essence of its influence on societal functioning

and increasing reports linking psychological addictive characteristics to Internet use. Also

most parents are unaware of the fact how Internet is beneficial for their child as they

significantly take into account the adverse effects of it.

Research Methodology

For the primary research, data were collected from 50 children aged between 14 and 18 years.

The 50 people surveyed were students of Tutora Coaching Centre, and all of them are

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between classes 5 and 8. Each of them were given a multiple choice questionnaire consisting

10 different questions which are aligned with the specific areas that need to be studied for

this research topic

For the secondary data, information was collated from various online articles, journals,

portals, and reports. Relevant information and Statistics were extracted from websites

pertinent to the research topic.

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Questionnaire for ‘Are children smarter because of the Internet?’

Name:

Age:

1. Do your parents allow you to use the Internet?

Yes, whenever I want 

Yes, sometimes or for a fixed amount of time 

Only when needed 

No, not without permission 

2. How many hours on average do you use the Internet every day?

30 minutes or less 

1-2 hours 

2-3 hours 

More than 3 hours 

3. What do you mainly use the Internet for?

Watch entertaining videos/ YouTube 

Play games/others 

Education related work 

Social networking sites 

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 Are children smarter because of the
Internet?

4. Does anyone monitor your Internet activity?

Yes, all the time 

Yes, sometimes 

No, I have full privacy 

I don’t have my own internet connection 

5. Do you use Educational websites or YouTube videos to learn about your subject?

Yes, all the time 

Yes, sometimes 

No, it is not needed 

Never 

6. How do the educational contents affect your learning process?

I enjoy it as it is enjoy to understand 

I enjoy it but it takes time to understand 

I prefer face to face explanation 

I do not like studying online 

7. Do you think Internet can improve your cognitive/ thinking abilities?

Yes, I can relate 

Yes, but I can’t relate 

No, it has nothing to do with improving thinking skills 

Never 

If yes, then how:

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8. Do you think your parents are aware of the positive effects of the Internet?

Yes, they encourage me to use the Internet for my benefit 

Yes, I think so 

No, they are reluctant about it 

They think the negatives are greater 

9. Do you think the Internet can make you smarter?

Yes, definitely 

Yes, if properly utilized 

No, Internet has nothing to do with smartness 

Never 

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