STUDY ABOUT THE EFFICIENCY OF WEB-BASED TOOLS USED FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS' TRAINING

In the training of specialists in Physical education and sports field, the utilization of Web- based tools represents a relatively recent methodological approach. In the context in which a part of the students attending the initial preparation program participate in performance sports training, bat...

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Published inThe International Scientific Conference eLearning and Software for Education Vol. 3; p. 26
Main Authors Stanescu, Monica, Stoicescu, Marius
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Bucharest "Carol I" National Defence University 01.09.2013
Subjects
Access to education
Adult education
Computer Assisted Instruction
Distance learning
Educational Technology
Efficiency
Instructional design
Learning Processes
Physical Education
Teaching Methods
Technological change
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Summary:In the training of specialists in Physical education and sports field, the utilization of Web- based tools represents a relatively recent methodological approach. In the context in which a part of the students attending the initial preparation program participate in performance sports training, bat the specialists involved into an educational process don't have any more the opportunity to take part in presential continuing training sessions, we think that we should initiate a new methodological approach to the process of building-up specific competences. The present paper aims at checking the efficiency of a Web-based tool utilization to build up the planning competences of the future physical education teachers. In this context, in order to design and develop the training activity, we used the exeLearning software, a tool that facilitates the creation and administration of the specific contents, but also the construction of some knowledge self-assessment questionnaires. The learning object was used by 80 students in the final year of their psycho-pedagogic training program, participants in the Computer-Assisted Instruction course. Following the application utilization, students were asked to draw up a planning document and to express their opinion about the used tool efficiency. To this purpose, we created and administered an opinion questionnaire made up of 12 items grouped in 4 categories - attitude toward the utilization of such learning tools, benefits and difficulties related to the utilization of the created learning object, possible directions of application to different study disciplines (bachelor's level), effects on the learning efficiency. Answers were correlated to students' competence level resulted from their evaluation in the Computer-Assisted Instruction exam. The conclusions of this paper highlight the possibilities to use the Web-based tool in the training of the future specialists in Physical education and sports field and they are accompanied by a series of proposals the application of which would bring real benefits to students. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]