The Role of Physical Education and Sports in Modern Society Supported by IoT—A Student Perspective

Adin Marian Cojocaru, Rocsana Bucea-Manea-Țoniș, Anca Jianu, Mihail Alexandru Dumangiu, Lygia Ulpiana Alexandrescu and Marilena Cojocaru
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Adin Marian Cojocaru: Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Spiru Haret University, Berceni Street, No. 24, 041905 Bucharest, Romania
Rocsana Bucea-Manea-Țoniș: Doctoral School, National University of Physical Education and Sport, 060057 Bucharest, Romania
Anca Jianu: Kinetotherapy and Special Motricity Department, Spiru Haret University, Berceni Street, No. 24, 041905 Bucharest, Romania
Mihail Alexandru Dumangiu: Nicolae Robanescu National Clinical Center for Neuropsychomotor Recovery for Children, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Spiru Haret University, Berceni Street, No. 24, 041905 Bucharest, Romania
Lygia Ulpiana Alexandrescu: Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Spiru Haret University, Berceni Street, No. 24, 041905 Bucharest, Romania
Marilena Cojocaru: Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Spiru Haret University, Berceni Street, No. 24, 041905 Bucharest, Romania
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Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 9, 1-14

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic in recent years and the massive presence of information technology generate one of the biggest challenges facing humanity, namely the technological challenge. In this context, educational technologies have a positive impact on the correct and effective teaching and learning of physical education and sports (PES), with a great positive impact on future sustainable higher education (HE). Thus, various innovative techniques could be of interest, such as the use of social networks and fitness sites, e-learning platforms, computer games, and telephone applications involving video analysis and age-specific images of students and the skills taught. This study aims to establish the main means used by technology, through which it can improve the teaching, learning, and practice of PES. This paper demonstrates the positive effects of technology on the PES field in modern society through a regression model, applied to data collected from 260 students from 2 Romanian PES Universities. The pedagogical and educational elements of our model also highlight the role of technology as a facilitator of knowledge, functioning as a tool that comes to the aid of specialists in the PES field.

Keywords: physical education and sports (PES); online communication; digital tools; computer games; apps; active video games (AVG); Internet of Things (IoT) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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