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The Attitudes of Physical Education and Sport Students towards Information and Communication Technologies

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Studies that examine the attitudes toward information and communication technologies (ICT) among physical education and sport students, pre-service teachers and teachers are fairly limited, even though the investments in information and communication technologies at schools and universities have reached an efficient level. This study investigates the attitudes of physical education and sport students and pre-service teachers towards ICT, and the relationship between their attitudes and certain variables such as age, gender, departments, computer familiarity, frequency of computer use and computer ownership. Computer attitude scales were administered to 337 students and pre-service teachers of physical education and sports, and the data collected were analyzed statistically. It was found that the students and pre-service teachers of physical education and sports have positive attitudes toward information and communication technologies, and there are significant correlations between their attitudes and certain variables such as gender, grade, computer ownership, and computer instruction. Recommendations are provided.

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Goktas, Z. The Attitudes of Physical Education and Sport Students towards Information and Communication Technologies. TECHTRENDS TECH TRENDS 56, 22–30 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-012-0560-x

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