Students’ Use of and Attitudes Towards Information and Communication Technologies in Sport Education Cross-Sectional Surveys Over the Past 15 Years

Abstract

In this paper, cross-sectional surveys of students’ access to, use of and attitude towards computer, the Internet, mobile technologies and eLearning are described covering a period of 15 years. A sample of 1,106 students (age: M = 21.5 years, SD = 2.9) of sport science participated in the study. They completed a questionnaire addressing the topics mentioned above. Main findings are that almost every student has access to the computer, mobile ICT, and the Internet. There are differences between study programs favoring students attending study programs that combine sport and computer science. Furthermore, attitudes have changed over the past 15 years. Finally, gender differences concerning the use of and attitudes to the computer and the Internet but not eLearning still exist. Important limitations of the studies are the sequential cross-sectional design and sample distortions.