Research Article
The Internet of Education Things (IoET): A Social Sciences Approach for Students Academic Purposes
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.24-10-2019.2290558, author={Erond L. Damanik}, title={The Internet of Education Things (IoET): A Social Sciences Approach for Students Academic Purposes }, proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies (formerly ICCSSIS), ICCSIS 2019, 24-25 October 2019, Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICSSIS}, year={2019}, month={12}, keywords={internet education social sciences academic purposes}, doi={10.4108/eai.24-10-2019.2290558} }- Erond L. Damanik
Year: 2019
The Internet of Education Things (IoET): A Social Sciences Approach for Students Academic Purposes
ICSSIS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.24-10-2019.2290558
Abstract
This article aims to discuss the contribution of the usage of the internet in the learning process for academic purposes in the Social Sciences at the Department of Anthropology, Universitas Negeri Medan. Data obtained through a questionnaire on 6 topics and 17 items of internet usage in semesters 6, 7 and 8 namely 119 students. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and product-moment correlations. Theoretical references used are the Internet of Education Things, an explanation of the Internet of Things from an educational perspective. The study concludes that there is a significant relationship between IoET and student academic purposes. Every student utilizes Wireless Fidelity to access references, teaching materials, student assignments, and thesis writing. Email and internet searches are the most common internet uses. The internet creates a more personal learning experience but the tendency is used for the benefit of other internet activities rather than academic purposes.