Assessment of physical education teachers’ use of distance teaching behavior under the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic
Background For many physical education teachers, being suddenly forced to switch from traditional face-to-face teaching to online teaching without adequate mental preparation posed numerous challenges and difficulties. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to validate the use of distance teaching...
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| description | Background For many physical education teachers, being suddenly forced to switch from traditional face-to-face teaching to online teaching without adequate mental preparation posed numerous challenges and difficulties. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to validate the use of distance teaching behavior models for physical education teachers under the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Method The unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model was employed to explore the use intention and use behavior of distance teaching. The model contains four independent variables: performance expectancy (PE), effort expectancy (EE), social influence (SI), and facilitating conditions (FC), two dependent variables: behavioral intention (BI) and use behavior (UB) and three moderating variables: gender, age, and experience. A total of 400 questionnaires were distributed to elementary and junior high school physical education teachers with 364 valid responses. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to test the relationships among variables. Results The results found PE, EE and SI had significant influences on BI and FC and BI had significant influences on UB. Experience had moderating effects among SI and BI. Conclusions Based on the results, recommendations for physical education teachers and schools are proposed. Furthermore, research limitations and future directions are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-533b839e8b774038b765f0c4c2e88f5c2025-01-22T15:05:15ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592025-01-0113e1874310.7717/peerj.18743Assessment of physical education teachers’ use of distance teaching behavior under the influence of the COVID-19 pandemicHsiu-Chin Huang0Ya-Tzu Kung1Ruey-Rong Huang2Wui-Chiu Mui3Yu-Chien Su4School of Physical Education and Health, Zhaoqing University, Guangdong, ChinaOffice of Physical Activities, National Pingtung University, Pingtung, TaiwanHealth Science and Management, Chung Jen Junior College of Nursing, TaiwanDepartment of Anesthesiology, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, TaiwanDepartment of Physical Education, Health & Recreation, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, TaiwanBackground For many physical education teachers, being suddenly forced to switch from traditional face-to-face teaching to online teaching without adequate mental preparation posed numerous challenges and difficulties. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to validate the use of distance teaching behavior models for physical education teachers under the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Method The unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model was employed to explore the use intention and use behavior of distance teaching. The model contains four independent variables: performance expectancy (PE), effort expectancy (EE), social influence (SI), and facilitating conditions (FC), two dependent variables: behavioral intention (BI) and use behavior (UB) and three moderating variables: gender, age, and experience. A total of 400 questionnaires were distributed to elementary and junior high school physical education teachers with 364 valid responses. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to test the relationships among variables. Results The results found PE, EE and SI had significant influences on BI and FC and BI had significant influences on UB. Experience had moderating effects among SI and BI. Conclusions Based on the results, recommendations for physical education teachers and schools are proposed. Furthermore, research limitations and future directions are discussed.https://peerj.com/articles/18743.pdfUTAUTDistance teachingBehavioral intentionUse behavior |
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| title | Assessment of physical education teachers’ use of distance teaching behavior under the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic |
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