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- Title
Learning outcomes of university physical education courses immediately after the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic occurrence : Verification of remote learning on the perceived benefits and physical activity.
- Authors
Junichi NISHIDA; Atsushi KIUCHI; Seigo NAKAYAMA; Hideyuki NAMBA; Yutaka SONOBE; Masato NISHIWAKI; Shiho HIRAKU; Yuji KOBAYASHI; Keita NISHIGAKI; Masakatsu NAKADA; Ryoji TAHARA
- Abstract
This study clarified the learning outcomes of physical education (PE) courses, particularly their perceived benefits and physical activity, based on the learning style and method immediately after the first wave of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) occurrence. Between July and August 2020, a web-based survey was conducted on 5,719 of university students majoring in subjects other than PE. The survey contents evaluated the students' basic attributes, such as whether or not they participated in sports club activities, the status of and satisfaction with PE courses, their scores in the Perceived Benefits in university First-Year Physical Education (PBS-FYPE: Nishida et al., 2016) classes and the Japanese version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Version (IPAQ-SV: Murase et al., 2002), and their perceptions of PE learning. According to study results, the courses' satisfaction level was 2.92 of 5 grades, PBS score was 65% of the standard value, and "understanding the value of cooperative play" score was less than 50% of the standard value. The average of total physical activity in nonathletes were 37% and 28% lower for men and women, respectively, than the earlier research standards, and the median was well below the 23 METs ⋅hour/week standard prescribed by the 2013 Japanese official physical activity guidelines for health promotion. Two- way analysis of variance revealed that the interaction between learning style and method was significant for the majority of the subscales of PBS-FYPE. In addition, some of the subscales showed significantly higher PBS scores in real-time interactive classes than in on-demand classes, and in both practical skills and lectures classes than in lectures-alone classes. Significantly higher physical activity was shown in both practical skills and lectures than lectures alone in real-time interactive classes, but not in on-demand classes. The text-mining analysis of free descriptions of PE courses revealed that online courses involved lessons on right exercise methods and provided opportunities for students to think about a healthy indoor lifestyle. In conclusion, the outcomes of the online PE courses conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic situation scored significantly low in student satisfaction, perceived benefits, and physical activity compared to the corresponding results obtained during the pre-COVID-19 period. Moreover, the study suggests that real-time interactive, rather than on-demand, and classes including both practical skills and lectures produce higher learning outcomes than lectures alone.
- Publication
Japanese Journal of Physical Education & Sport for Higher Education / Daigaku Taiiku Supotsugaku Kenkyu, 2021, Issue 18, p2
- ISSN
2434-7957
- Publication type
Article