Integration of mobile technologies in physical education: a systematic review of digital learning approaches (2014–2025)

- Єфременко, Андрій (orcid.org/0000-0003-0924-0281), Пятисоцька, Світлана (orcid.org/0000-0002-2246-1444), Крайник, Ярослав (orcid.org/0000-0003-1567-8570), Федорина, Тетяна (orcid.org/0000-0003-1313-1838), Фоменко, Вікторія (orcid.org/0000-0002-4773-7363) and Долгарева, Марія (orcid.org/0000-0003-0541-3974) (2025) Integration of mobile technologies in physical education: a systematic review of digital learning approaches (2014–2025) Information Technologies and Learning Tools, 6 (110). pp. 1-23. ISSN 2076-8184

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Abstract

Mobile technologies are considered convenient and potentially beneficial tools for use in Physical Education (PE) instruction. The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to evaluate the effectiveness of integrating mobile technologies and their potential for improving learning in physical education. A search for research reports published from 2014 to 2025 was conducted across three electronic databases: Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. Eligibility criteria were based on the components of participants, interventions, comparators, and outcomes structure. Meta-analyses and meta-regression were performed using a random-effects model. Sensitivity, influence, and publication bias analyses were carried out to verify the robustness of the results. The primary meta-analysis, conducted on 16 studies and 1,357 participants, demonstrated a moderate overall effect size of mobile technology interventions on theoretical knowledge, motor skills, and motivation and engagement indicators among students (SMD 0.368, 95% CI 0.148-0.558). No interaction effects were found with moderators such as participants, age, forms of learning, type of technology, or duration of intervention, suggesting the generalizability of mobile technology integration in PE across different populations. The effect was statistically significant for the online learning format (SMD 0.345, 95% CI 0.031-0.658), the development of motor skills – specifically exercise technique and physical fitness (SMD 0.390, 95% CI 0.124-0.656), and the use of mobile devices (SMD 0.348, 95% CI 0.044-0.651). The integration of mobile technologies into the PE process is confirmed as a promising direction for enhancing the effectiveness of motor learning across various populations. However, it remains unclear which specific technologies, learning formats, or intervention durations are associated with effectiveness in different populations. There is an expectation of an increased effect of using mobile technologies in PE for school-aged students. Future rigorous research is necessary to confirm these conclusions.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	mobile technologies; IoT; mobile learning; blended learning; physical education; motor learning; students.
Subjects:	Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 00 Prolegomena. Fundamentals of knowledge and culture. Propaedeutics > 004 Computer science and technology. Computing. Data processing > 004.9 Application-oriented computer-based techniques Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 37.01/.09 Special auxiliary table for theory, principles, methods and organization of education > 37.02 General questions of didactics and method Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 373 Kinds of school providing general education Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 7 The Arts. Recreation. Entertainment. Sport.
Divisions:	Institute for Digitalisation of Education > Generic resouse
Depositing User:	Алла 1 Алла Почтарьова
Date Deposited:	25 Feb 2026 09:23
Last Modified:	25 Feb 2026 09:23
URI:	https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/748443

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