ICT Tools and Motivational Training: A New Study of a Pedagogical Model for Physical Education Teachers

Exercise is declining among teens, and there is alarming disregard for physical education. On the one hand, physical education teachers are reluctant to use progressive technological tools, but on the other hand, their teaching style is influenced by the technological, social and cultural changes they face these days. Physical education in the 21st century faces new challenges based on different needs and previously unfamiliar innovative teaching methods that could potentially enrich the teaching experience. Pedagogical methods that integrate information, communication technology (ICT) tools that focus on organization, adaptation and teaching are necessary to meet the educational needs of the 21st century.

This study examined innovative teaching methods and their impact on teachers` motivation to teach with them. The program included in-service training (intervention program) comprised of virtual and frontal sessions in which participants were asked to learn teaching methods that included pedagogical use of technological tools. The intervention program was implemented in five different courses in which 107 teachers – consisting of teachers with rich teaching experience and teachers with about one year of teaching experience, took part in the research.