Primary Physical Education teachers' attitudes and interests towards ICT in the Valencian Community

Negative attitudes and the lack of interest among teachers seem to be two of the main barriers to the integration of ICT in the educational system. In subjects such as physical education, there is a lack of specific instruments assessing teachers' attitudes and interests towards ICT. The objective of this study was employ the Delphi method to develop and validate by age and gender a questionnaire to measure PE teachers' attitudes and interest towards ICTs. Subsequently, the survey was applied to a representative sample of 145 primary school teachers from the city of Valencia and its metropolitan area. The results indicated that the questionnaire had good reliability and validity. Findings also showed that there are more positive attitudes among younger teachers than among the older ones. Moreover, the results showed that attitudes were positive correlates of ICT interest and that teachers' age was negatively related to attitudes towards ICT. The present findings suggest the importance for future research to delve into sociodemographic variables in relation to the use of ICT.