Effects of blended learning in physical education among university students: a systematic review

(1) Background: Blended learning (BL) models have attracted the attention of university teachers and students worldwide in recent years. However, systematic reviews related to the effectiveness of BL in university physical education are lacking. (2) Purpose: Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate t...

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Main Authors: Wang, Chen, Omar Dev, Roxana Dev, Soh, Kim Geok, Mohd Nasiruddin, Nasnoor Juzaily, Wang, Yuansheng
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Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101161/
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author Wang, Chen
Omar Dev, Roxana Dev
Soh, Kim Geok
Mohd Nasiruddin, Nasnoor Juzaily
Wang, Yuansheng
author_facet Wang, Chen
Omar Dev, Roxana Dev
Soh, Kim Geok
Mohd Nasiruddin, Nasnoor Juzaily
Wang, Yuansheng
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description (1) Background: Blended learning (BL) models have attracted the attention of university teachers and students worldwide in recent years. However, systematic reviews related to the effectiveness of BL in university physical education are lacking. (2) Purpose: Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of BL in physical education among university students. (3) Methods: Searches were conducted in the following five databases: Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, EBSCOhost (SPORTDiscus), and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and 18 articles met the inclusion criteria and were selected. The PEDro scale was used to assess the methodological quality of the selected studies and the quality of this study was fair (range 4–5). (4) Results: All reported sports included basketball (n = 6), badminton (n = 3), dance (n = 3), volleyball (n = 1), yoga (n = 1), aerobics (n = 1), Taiji (n = 1), swimming (n = 1), and tennis (n = 1). Seventeen studies described the effect of BL on students’ motor skills, and the results showed that BL had a greater effect on basic skills, but the improvement was not significant for combination techniques. There were three studies related to physical fitness. Studies have observed significant effects on lung capacity (n = 1), sit and reach (n = 1), pull-ups (n = 1), 1000 m (n = 3), and 800 m (n = 1). However, there was no significant difference in body weight (n = 1) or standing long jump (n = 1). In addition, two articles examined the impact of BL on sitting up, but the findings were the opposite. Six studies reported on exercise attitude and the results demonstrated that BL can significantly improve students’ learning attitude, target attitude, behavioral cognition, and emotional experience. However, the two articles produced different results in behavioral habits. Other results, such as satisfaction and interest in learning, were also popular topics regarding BL and were found to have improved significantly.
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spelling upm-1011612023-06-17T23:11:26Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101161/ Effects of blended learning in physical education among university students: a systematic review Wang, Chen Omar Dev, Roxana Dev Soh, Kim Geok Mohd Nasiruddin, Nasnoor Juzaily Wang, Yuansheng (1) Background: Blended learning (BL) models have attracted the attention of university teachers and students worldwide in recent years. However, systematic reviews related to the effectiveness of BL in university physical education are lacking. (2) Purpose: Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of BL in physical education among university students. (3) Methods: Searches were conducted in the following five databases: Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, EBSCOhost (SPORTDiscus), and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and 18 articles met the inclusion criteria and were selected. The PEDro scale was used to assess the methodological quality of the selected studies and the quality of this study was fair (range 4–5). (4) Results: All reported sports included basketball (n = 6), badminton (n = 3), dance (n = 3), volleyball (n = 1), yoga (n = 1), aerobics (n = 1), Taiji (n = 1), swimming (n = 1), and tennis (n = 1). Seventeen studies described the effect of BL on students’ motor skills, and the results showed that BL had a greater effect on basic skills, but the improvement was not significant for combination techniques. There were three studies related to physical fitness. Studies have observed significant effects on lung capacity (n = 1), sit and reach (n = 1), pull-ups (n = 1), 1000 m (n = 3), and 800 m (n = 1). However, there was no significant difference in body weight (n = 1) or standing long jump (n = 1). In addition, two articles examined the impact of BL on sitting up, but the findings were the opposite. Six studies reported on exercise attitude and the results demonstrated that BL can significantly improve students’ learning attitude, target attitude, behavioral cognition, and emotional experience. However, the two articles produced different results in behavioral habits. Other results, such as satisfaction and interest in learning, were also popular topics regarding BL and were found to have improved significantly. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022-08-04 Article PeerReviewed Wang, Chen and Omar Dev, Roxana Dev and Soh, Kim Geok and Mohd Nasiruddin, Nasnoor Juzaily and Wang, Yuansheng (2022) Effects of blended learning in physical education among university students: a systematic review. Education Sciences, 12 (8). art. no. 530. pp. 1-15. ISSN 2227-7102 https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/12/8/530 10.3390/educsci12080530
spellingShingle Wang, Chen
Omar Dev, Roxana Dev
Soh, Kim Geok
Mohd Nasiruddin, Nasnoor Juzaily
Wang, Yuansheng
Effects of blended learning in physical education among university students: a systematic review
title Effects of blended learning in physical education among university students: a systematic review
title_full Effects of blended learning in physical education among university students: a systematic review
title_fullStr Effects of blended learning in physical education among university students: a systematic review
title_full_unstemmed Effects of blended learning in physical education among university students: a systematic review
title_short Effects of blended learning in physical education among university students: a systematic review
title_sort effects of blended learning in physical education among university students: a systematic review
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