Role of internet on overall development of knowledge and attitude among undergraduate, postgraduate students, and staff members in a dental institution – A questionnaire-based study

Introduction: Everyone nowadays needs access to the Internet for recreational and educational purposes. The goal of this study was to find out how undergraduate, postgraduate, and college faculty members use the Internet for various purposes. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conduc...

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Main Authors: Apoorva Bhargava Daga, Prashant Nahar, Mohit Pal Singh, Deeptanshu Daga, Pallavi Sharma, Komal Fanda
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:The Saint's International Dental Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sidj.org/article.asp?issn=2454-3160;year=2021;volume=5;issue=2;spage=42;epage=48;aulast=Daga
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author Apoorva Bhargava Daga
Prashant Nahar
Mohit Pal Singh
Deeptanshu Daga
Pallavi Sharma
Komal Fanda
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Prashant Nahar
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description Introduction: Everyone nowadays needs access to the Internet for recreational and educational purposes. The goal of this study was to find out how undergraduate, postgraduate, and college faculty members use the Internet for various purposes. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted by preparing 18 questions in 240 participants with the help of a semi-structured, pretested questionnaire, 7 closed-ended and the rest multiple-choice questionnaire containing demographic information, information related to Internet addiction test questions, undergraduate, postgraduate, and faculty members of the college were selected and evaluated. Results and Observations: This study revealed that the Internet was used as a source of learning for all the groups. Mainly undergraduates use the Internet for entertainment and educational purposes both. Postgraduates, apart from these, also used the Internet for their research work. Staff members used it for all the reasons mentioned above and used email, learning exercises, and teaching purposes. Conclusion: The Internet not only provides a great source of entertainment and information, but it is also essential for the exchange of information, social communication, education, banking, business, shopping, administration, and proper evaluation of data sources. It is a constantly changing phenomenon that is getting more and more ingrained into our daily life.
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spelling doaj.art-fe3f0f3f2fc249e0953a34129b759bf52022-12-21T19:38:21ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsThe Saint's International Dental Journal2454-31602589-73732021-01-0152424810.4103/sidj.sidj_7_21Role of internet on overall development of knowledge and attitude among undergraduate, postgraduate students, and staff members in a dental institution – A questionnaire-based studyApoorva Bhargava DagaPrashant NaharMohit Pal SinghDeeptanshu DagaPallavi SharmaKomal FandaIntroduction: Everyone nowadays needs access to the Internet for recreational and educational purposes. The goal of this study was to find out how undergraduate, postgraduate, and college faculty members use the Internet for various purposes. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted by preparing 18 questions in 240 participants with the help of a semi-structured, pretested questionnaire, 7 closed-ended and the rest multiple-choice questionnaire containing demographic information, information related to Internet addiction test questions, undergraduate, postgraduate, and faculty members of the college were selected and evaluated. Results and Observations: This study revealed that the Internet was used as a source of learning for all the groups. Mainly undergraduates use the Internet for entertainment and educational purposes both. Postgraduates, apart from these, also used the Internet for their research work. Staff members used it for all the reasons mentioned above and used email, learning exercises, and teaching purposes. Conclusion: The Internet not only provides a great source of entertainment and information, but it is also essential for the exchange of information, social communication, education, banking, business, shopping, administration, and proper evaluation of data sources. It is a constantly changing phenomenon that is getting more and more ingrained into our daily life.http://www.sidj.org/article.asp?issn=2454-3160;year=2021;volume=5;issue=2;spage=42;epage=48;aulast=Dagadentistryinternetpostgraduateresearchundergraduate
spellingShingle Apoorva Bhargava Daga
Prashant Nahar
Mohit Pal Singh
Deeptanshu Daga
Pallavi Sharma
Komal Fanda
Role of internet on overall development of knowledge and attitude among undergraduate, postgraduate students, and staff members in a dental institution – A questionnaire-based study
The Saint's International Dental Journal
dentistry
internet
postgraduate
research
undergraduate
title Role of internet on overall development of knowledge and attitude among undergraduate, postgraduate students, and staff members in a dental institution – A questionnaire-based study
title_full Role of internet on overall development of knowledge and attitude among undergraduate, postgraduate students, and staff members in a dental institution – A questionnaire-based study
title_fullStr Role of internet on overall development of knowledge and attitude among undergraduate, postgraduate students, and staff members in a dental institution – A questionnaire-based study
title_full_unstemmed Role of internet on overall development of knowledge and attitude among undergraduate, postgraduate students, and staff members in a dental institution – A questionnaire-based study
title_short Role of internet on overall development of knowledge and attitude among undergraduate, postgraduate students, and staff members in a dental institution – A questionnaire-based study
title_sort role of internet on overall development of knowledge and attitude among undergraduate postgraduate students and staff members in a dental institution a questionnaire based study
topic dentistry
internet
postgraduate
research
undergraduate
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