Attitudes of College Students on E-learning Sports Application (APP) as Correlates to Students’ Academic Achievement

Abstract

Objective: This study investigated the use of E-learning sports APP by college students in Yuncheng Vocational and Technical University to understand the exercise situation of college students in school based on the change in exercise behavior before and after using it, to recognize their exercise behavior, to be aware of the influence of E-learning sports. It also helps to strengthen the improvement plan of physical education in Chinese universities. Research method: A questionnaire was designed according to the needs of this study, and this questionnaire was divided into 3 parts. Stratified random sampling - and identified 286 students, from year 1 to year 4; semi-structured interviews with teacher respondents and selected administrative staff-related questions from the study site, Yuncheng Vocational, and Technical University, with a total of 10 people. The data collected will be analyzed and data management will be performed using SPSS 27. Outcome: (1) The respondents assessed the four parameters of the study with regards to the employment of sports app in teaching as agree; (2) There are no significant differences in the perception of the respondents when grouped by the test variables of the study except for sports attitude and sports needs crossed with sex; (3) The average score on the academic achievement of students is 83.64 which falls on the range interpreted as good; (4) Sports need is not significantly correlated with the student’s academic achievement in PE. Conclusion: (1) There is a varying need of males and females in PE making the known significant differences in the results; (2) The academic achievement of the respondents falls short of the usual norm; (3) Sports app is necessary for harnessing the academic achievement of the students; (4) E-learning sports APP is a potential tool in teaching PE and as e-learning facility.