Physical Education Teachers’ Technology Practices and Challenges

The purposes of this study were to investigate a) current technology practices in physical education, b) learning sources for technology integration, and c) influential factors for PE teachers’ use of technology. One hundred nine participants were recruited from multiple sources and completed a web-based survey. Among them, responses of 97 were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inductive qualitative analysis. The study found current K-12 PE teachers have a higher tendency to use technologies that are typically used for teacher productivity, rather than student learning. Regarding learning sources for technology integration, participants primarily learn to use technology through informal learning sources. Four themes concerning the influential factors emerged from the open-ended question. They include a) access to technology, b) lack of training and time to learn, c) perceived value of technology integration and d) knowledge to integrate technology. This study indicates the need for quality technology integration training to help PE teachers for successful technology integration for student learning.