FEATURES AND STRUCTURE OF DIFFERENT COURSES STUDENTS’ INVOLVEMENT IN THE INTERNET USAGE IN THE CONDITIONS OF QUARANTINE RESTRICTIONS

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to determine the level and structure of the student youth’s involvement in the virtual space of the Internet depending on the year of study of the applicants within the period of distance learning in quarantine restrictions
Materials and methods. The method of special sociological research, the medical-statistical and the method of comparative analysis have been used in the study. The basic method which lies in the study is the method of anonymous survey of full time students using the original questionnaire, formed in the service of Google-form.
Results. Among the surveyed students, only about 10% spend up to 3 hours per day using the Internet during distance learning), the undergraduate students of junior and senior courses spend from 4 to 6 hour (that makes up a little less than half, 47.3 and 42.7%, respectively). We must admit that a significant proportion of undergraduate and graduate students (41.3 and 49.3%) spend more than 7 hours a day on the Internet during distance learning. Only 20% of master degree students spend 7 hours or more online every day. The structure of the amount of time spent on the Internet is identical among all study groups of students. Thus, the majority of respondents point out that the main type of activities performed online during distance learning is either studying or work (335 respondents, 64.1% of respondents) and the quantity is growing depending on the course of study.
Conclusions. The level of involvement in the Internet network during distance learning varies depending on the course of study of the surveyed students; it is lower among undergraduate students. The structure of the amount of time spent on the Internet for respondents of all courses is identical. The majority of respondents single out work and studying as the main activities performed online.