Integrated physical education and medicine in general physical education at universities in the age of educational technologies

Abstract

Background The integration of training sessions into modern education is of vital importance for such disciplines as Physical Education and First Aid for the non-core specialities. This research explored the opportunities to introduce a pilot programme for Sports Medicine based on the First Aid and Fitness Tests applications to develop critical thinking skills in students using an indirect learning method. Methods This research used the Fitness Tests application developed by the ConnectedPE software company. The software contains more than 30 fitness tests and indicates the goal, equipment, procedure and standards so that students can easily and accurately complete all tasks and improve their fitness. The experimental group involved 60 first-year students (25 females and 35 males). The average age is 18.2 years. The control group involved 28 males and 32 females with an average age of 18.3 years. Students were assigned randomly to groups to ensure the experiment’s validity. Results The analysis of the pre-test and post-test of Critical Thinking Skills Success showed significant improvements in critical thinking skills (Z = -6.755 at p = 0.00) based on the integrated sports medicine programme. A negative correlation was observed between the post-test scores of Critical Thinking Skills Success and the Integrated Sports Medicine Test (r = -0.280, p < 0.05). Conclusions This article fills a gap in research on the possibility of integrating physical education and medicine into one ICT-based university course that would optimise study hours and develop critical thinking. The research’s scientific value is to promote the discussion about the absence of a unified standard for the basic sports training of young individuals on a global scale. The practical significance lies in the enhanced development of critical thinking skills among students through integrated sports training sessions, as opposed to the conventional lecture format. The other important finding is the fact that the use of mobile applications and the development of a general programme in sports medicine have no positive impact or correlation with the academic outputs of students in these two disciplines. The research results can help educators to update curricula on physical education and extracurricular pre-medical training at universities. The perspective of this research is to integrate physical education with other academic disciplines, such as biology, mathematics, physics, and others, to determine the feasibility of this integration and investigate its effect on critical thinking.

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“…На основі цього, сформована інноваційна концепція інтегрованого фізичного виховання. Інтегроване фізичне виховання є сучасною та комплексною концепцією, яка надає можливість здобувачам вищої освіти «переносити» навчання з однієї субдисципліни на іншу, щоб розвинути повну дисципліну для забезпечення всебічного розвитку (Niu, 2023). Це не лише фізичне виховання, ігри та спорт, але й дисципліна, яка може змінити повний спосіб життя для забезпечення всебічного розвитку особистості.…”

“…Безсумнівно, що нова парадигми фізичного виховання задля подолання викликів воєнного стану вимагає адаптації до особливостей кожного здобувача вищої освіти. Існують думки (Niu, 2023), що інтегровані заняття фізичного виховання та медицини сприяють набуттю розуміння здобувачами вищої освіти взаємозв'язку фізичної активності та здоров'я. Аби допомогти здобувачам вищої освіти мінімізувати стрес, упоратися з емоційним навантаженням, зберегти психологічне й фізичне здоров'я, необхідна розробка практичних рекомендацій щодо набуття навичок нормалізації постстресового стану засобами фізичної культури.…”