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The aim of this paper is to determine the effects of the use of a mobile application during classes on student attitudes toward physical education. The students of elementary school participated in this research. Those 99 of average age 13.48±0.61 were attending the seventh and the eighth grade. They were randomly assigned to 4 experimental and 2 control groups. In this research, the Mogy application was used. The students used the Mogy mobile application by having installed it on their smartphones. The Croatian version of questionnaire for assessment of attitudes toward physical education was used and a structured interview was conducted. The covariance analysis (ANCOVA) was used to establish the effects of the experimental programme on results of the final measurement, with the inclusion of covariates age, gender and results of pre-intervention scores. No statistically significant difference was observed between control and experimental groups in connection with the satisfaction, F(1, 89) = 0.004, p = .952, η2 = .000 and the perception of the usefulness, F(1, 89) = 0.001, p = .972, η2 = .000 of the physical education class. With the implementation of the Mogy, the class was easier for the teacher because the students were already prepared prior to the class. In addition to the conversation about important issues such as importance of hydration, healthy eating and regular sleep rhythm, performed in the final part of the class, the use of application made the class more interesting and dynamic. |
