Application of Information Technologies in Physical Education in Samara Higher Educational Institutions

Abstract

The authors analyzed the State educational standard of higher professional education in the “Physical culture and sport” discipline, the working program on “Physical culture and sport” discipline in two universities in Samara and studied the scientific literature of local and foreign authors based on the research topic. The purpose of this study was to analyze the social significance and social functions of information and computer technologies in the educational process in the “Physical culture and sports” discipline. The study used the following empirical methods: observation, survey, questionnaire, practice tests. The following conclusions: the questionnaire offered to the students of these two universities confirmed the presence of the students’ interest in the introduction of information and computer technologies in educational process on physical training, which will increase the motivation to learning and doing sports activities in universities; authors marked significant social function of ICT in the process of “Physical culture and sport” discipline in a particular university.