The reality of internet use among a sample of university students and their attitudes towards its use as an educational tool to conduct academic research : University of Ghardaia as a model

الملخص EN

The present study aims at identifying the reality of the internet use among a sample of university students and their attitudes towards it as an educational tool in conducting their academic researches at the university of Ghardaia.

the study also seeks to reveal the differences in these attitudes according to the following variables : the student’s gender, his majors.

the sample consists of one hundred and thirty (130) students.

the researcher relies on the descriptive approach.

I have adopted the questionnaire as an instrument in the study.

I have also used a set of methods in the data analysis.

besides, I have adopted the statistical package of social sciences (SPSS.

V20).

the study concludes that : there is a large proportion of internet use in the study, as well as they are using it positively.

there are no crucial differences in students’ grades / levels in the use of internet as an educational tool in conducting their academic researches attributed to the gender variable, while there are statistically significant differences attributed to the major variable in favor for those who are majoring in scientific disciplines (majors).