Abstract
Background: (1) The COVID-19 pandemic has generated significant changes in teaching methods around the world, and the ideal of online education has become a reality. (2) Methods: A questionnaire was modified for this study in order to determine the following levels of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) skills: file creation, file management, the use of emails, the use of the internet, and online communication. In total, 360 students from the Faculty of Sports and Physical Education (FSPE), University of Novi Sad, participated in the study. (3) Results: The results show that there are differences between the estimated level of ICT skills and the ICT skills used in online education, such that students estimate their level of ICT skills as being higher than is necessary for online education (p < 0.05). There is also a correlation between the satisfaction with online education and ICT skills, showing that students with higher ICT knowledge are more satisfied with online education (p < 0.05). There is another correlation between the satisfaction with online education and the frequency of ICT use—the more ICTs are included, the more satisfied the students will be (p < 0.05). (4) Conclusions: The results of this study can serve as a recommendation for the implementation of FSPE students’ training in ICT skills, as well as an important basis for the systematic creation, improvement, and sustainability of online education in universities.
Highlights
Numerous changes have occurred in the social, political, economic and technicaltechnological life of people during the COVID-19 pandemic
The aim of this study is to determine the level of specific Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) skills among students of Faculty of Sports and Physical Education (FSPE), to identify ICT skills in online education during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to determine the elements of online education that students find satisfying
This study aims to investigate the levels of specific ICT skills (Figure 1) of physical education students, and to identify the ICT skills used in online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
Numerous changes have occurred in the social, political, economic and technicaltechnological life of people during the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to reduce the spread of the pandemic, Governments around the world have implemented measures such as the shutting down of schools and education centers, and the transition to online education [1,2,3,4,5], necessitating that the students, as well as the professors, have a satisfactory level of computer literacy [6]. Online education has been implemented in almost every educational institution in Serbia since the start of the 2020/21 school year. By the resolution of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, it is possible to combine online education with classroom learning if safety precautions are taken, and educational institutions can choose whether they want to do so [11]. Physical education in school systems should have been adjusted to the new technologies, as well as the classes in higher institutions which provide education for the staff, and this has raised numerous questions and problems
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