The Using of New Media for Self-learning of Information Science Students, Mahasarakham University

Ruethai Nimnoi

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to investigate the attitudes and behaviors of Information Science (IS) students in using New Media for self-learning, and 2) to investigate the relationships between self-learning attitudes and behaviors in using New Media for self-learning among IS students with different gender, class and enrollment system. Population consisted of 190 undergraduate students in B.A. Information Science, Faculty of Informatics, Mahasarakham University, 2nd year to 4th year. Data collection was by questionnaire during first semester on academic year 2015 (November – December 2015). Descriptive statistics and Pearson Correlation Coefficient were used in data analysis. The results stated that the majority of IS students engaged in self-learning behaviors at level of high performance ( =3.96), the attitudes of IS students towards the using new media for selflearning at the level of high performance ( =4.15), and the behaviors of IS students utilized New Media for self-learning at the level of high performance ( =3.99). In case of the relationships, the self-learning behaviors of IS students under investigation were correlated with attitudes and behaviors in using New Media for self-learning all aspects at the statistic significant level of .05.