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Iman Shakur Ahmed
t-jtuh@tu.edu.iq

Abstract

The current research aims to identify:


1- Digital isolation among intermediate school students in Kirkuk Governorate.


2- Digital isolation among intermediate school students in Kirkuk Governorate according to gender (male-female).


3- Academic underachievement among intermediate school students in Kirkuk Governorate.


4- Academic underachievement among intermediate school students in Kirkuk Governorate according to gender (male-female).


5- To identify the correlation between digital isolation and academic underachievement among intermediate school students in Kirkuk Governorate.


    The researcher applied the research tools to a sample of 1000 intermediate school students in Kirkuk Governorate, consisting of 650 male and 350 female students, who were selected randomly. The researcher adopted the descriptive approach in her digital isolation, the scale l form consists of 30 items ,the researcher also prepared a scale for academic delay, form consists of 32 items. The t-test, chi-square test, Pearson correlation, and Cronbach's alpha, intermediate school students high levels of digital isolation and academic delay, while no statistically significant differences were found between males and females in the variables of digital isolation and academic delay. The study found a significant and direct correlation between digital isolation and academic delay among intermediate school students. In light of the results, the study presents  recommendations and suggestions.                                                                                                      

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Ahmed, I. S. (2026). Digital Isolation and Its Relationship to Academic Underachievement among Intermediate School Students in Kirkuk Governorate . Journal of Tikrit University for Humanities, 33(10, 2), 230–251. https://doi.org/10.25130/jtuh.33.10.2.2026.13
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