The Study of Students Perceptions of On-campus ... - Research Bank

� Use Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) in class helps
study
This section aims to understand how the participants use WLANs in class to
help them study. As the last section showed that the participants L, M and N
had never used WLANs in their class, the researcher asked them to assume
they could use the WLANs in class and re-think how it might help.
Participants M and N considered it was not necessary or there was no need to
use WLANs in class.
Participant S
As not all of classes that the participant S took allowed him to use the
WLANs, the researcher asked him to assume those classes all allowed it.
Then the researcher asked whether in that case the use of the WLANs would
help in all his classes and how would it help. S started with “it can be”. S
thought that using the WLANs would only help make his studying more
efficient. By using the WLANs in lectures, he could look up information
straightaway and could do research when issues across. He could do all the
work related to the Internet or Intranet straightaway in class instead of
finding a computer in the computer lab or library after class. He would solve
questions immediately during class instead of holding the question till the
next class.
Participant E
Participant E said her laptop with the WLANs was her friend, because she
felt safe by using her own laptop. Once she got her laptop connected to the
on-campus WLANs, she had already got everything. E said her reasons for
using the WLANs in class were that there were many tasks that could be
completed only by using an Internet capable computer. A laptop with WLANs
connection was ideal for participant E. Any information, examples,
discussions, and even the library were all at her hand.
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