IS THERE DEMAND FOR ONLINE PHYSICAL EDUCATION NEXT TO IN-PERSON CLASSES? A STUDY OF THE MOTIVATION OF EÖTVÖS UNIVERSITY’S STUDENTS

  • Katalin Kovács Eötvös Loránd University
  • Ágnes Novák Eötvös Loránd University
Keywords: university physical education, online education, gender differences

Abstract

In the autumn semester of the 2021/22 academic year, Eötvös University offered both online and in-person physical education courses, which were filled within days. The interest of hundreds of students in the online course peaked the educators’ interest in whether there is a difference in the motivation of students who complete the course on-line and those who attend in-person. Of the 14 sub-factors of the EMI-2 motivation scale, only two (affiliation and competition) showed significant differences between the students of the two courses, however when comparing women and men we found significant differences in 7 factors. Regardless of whether the students attended the online or in-person physical education course, their motivations for physical activity were almost the same. Greater differences were observed between the sexes and between former competitive and non-competitive athletes.

Author Biographies

Katalin Kovács, Eötvös Loránd University

Eötvös Loránd University, Institute of Health Promotion and Sport Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

Ágnes Novák, Eötvös Loránd University

Eötvös Loránd University, Institute of Health Promotion and Sport Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

Published
2022-08-31
How to Cite
Kovács, K., & Novák, Ágnes. (2022). IS THERE DEMAND FOR ONLINE PHYSICAL EDUCATION NEXT TO IN-PERSON CLASSES? A STUDY OF THE MOTIVATION OF EÖTVÖS UNIVERSITY’S STUDENTS. THE SKY-International Journal of Physical Education and Sports Sciences (IJPESS), 44-53. https://doi.org/10.51846/the-sky.v0i0.2073