The Relationship between the Use of Computer Games and the Educational Status of Female High School Students in Babol

The present study aimed at investigating the relationship between the use of computer games and educational status of female high school students in Babol. The study adopted a correlation- descriptive approach as its methodology. The population of the study consisted of 7542 female students at secondary level in Babol in the academic year of 2013-2014. Based on Krejcie and Morgan table، 364 persons were chosen as the sample through cluster random sampling. The data gathering tool was two researcher-made questionnaires of computer games and educational status including 25 closed-answer questions in 5-point Likert scale، the content and face validity of which were confirmed by experts and specialists in the field of educational technology and psychology. The reliability was estimated as 0. 828 by Chronbach''s alpha coefficient. Data were analyzed at two levels of descriptive statistics including tables and diagrams، mean and standard deviation and inferential statistics using Kolmogorov-Smirnov test، parametric tests، one sample t-test and Pearson coefficient of correlation test. The results showed that most of the female high school students in Babol used computer games. Also، the findings showed that there was a strong relationship between computer games with educational failure and motivation، and there was a weak relationship between computer games and female high school students’ learning in Babol.