Research Article

Examining The Relationship Between Preservice Physical Education and Sports Teachers’ Digital Literacy Levels and Artificial Intelligence Anxiety

Volume: 8 Number: 2 August 31, 2025
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Examining The Relationship Between Preservice Physical Education and Sports Teachers’ Digital Literacy Levels and Artificial Intelligence Anxiety

Abstract

The aim of the study is to examine the relationship between the digital literacy (DL) levels of pre-service physical education and sports teachers and their artificial intelligence anxieties (AIA). A total of 362 pre-service physical education and sports teachers, studying in the 2024-2025 academic year, participated in the research which is conducted using the relational screening model, one of the quantitative research methods. The data were collected using the Digital Literacy scale adapted to Turkish by Üstündağ et al. (2017), the Artificial Intelligence Anxiety scale adapted to Turkish by Akkaya et al. (2021), and the Personal Information Form. The data obtained in the study were analyzed using SPSS 27 with skewness-kurtosis analysis, independent samples t-test, one-way ANOVA and Pearson correlation analysis tests. The findings showed that there was no significant difference in digital literacy levels in terms of gender, but female participants had higher anxiety levels in the "AI configuration" sub-dimension. It was determined that the digital literacy levels of third-grade students were significantly higher than those of other grades. While the digital literacy levels of the participants living in the city were found to be higher, this variable did not create a significant difference in AI anxiety. The participants' DLs were high, their DL was at a medium level, and a negative, weak significant relationship was found between DL and AIA. As a result, it can be said that developing digital literacy can be effective in reducing AI anxiety.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Physical Training and Sports Pedagogy

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

August 20, 2025

Publication Date

August 31, 2025

Submission Date

April 10, 2025

Acceptance Date

July 8, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 8 Number: 2

APA
Gülünay, Y. İ., & Coşar, T. (2025). Examining The Relationship Between Preservice Physical Education and Sports Teachers’ Digital Literacy Levels and Artificial Intelligence Anxiety. Journal of Global Sport and Education Research, 8(2), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.55142/jogser.1673255
AMA
1.Gülünay Yİ, Coşar T. Examining The Relationship Between Preservice Physical Education and Sports Teachers’ Digital Literacy Levels and Artificial Intelligence Anxiety. Journal of Global Sport and Education Research. 2025;8(2):1-19. doi:10.55142/jogser.1673255
Chicago
Gülünay, Yaşar İsmail, and Tuğçe Coşar. 2025. “Examining The Relationship Between Preservice Physical Education and Sports Teachers’ Digital Literacy Levels and Artificial Intelligence Anxiety”. Journal of Global Sport and Education Research 8 (2): 1-19. https://doi.org/10.55142/jogser.1673255.
EndNote
Gülünay Yİ, Coşar T (August 1, 2025) Examining The Relationship Between Preservice Physical Education and Sports Teachers’ Digital Literacy Levels and Artificial Intelligence Anxiety. Journal of Global Sport and Education Research 8 2 1–19.
IEEE
[1]Y. İ. Gülünay and T. Coşar, “Examining The Relationship Between Preservice Physical Education and Sports Teachers’ Digital Literacy Levels and Artificial Intelligence Anxiety”, Journal of Global Sport and Education Research, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 1–19, Aug. 2025, doi: 10.55142/jogser.1673255.
ISNAD
Gülünay, Yaşar İsmail - Coşar, Tuğçe. “Examining The Relationship Between Preservice Physical Education and Sports Teachers’ Digital Literacy Levels and Artificial Intelligence Anxiety”. Journal of Global Sport and Education Research 8/2 (August 1, 2025): 1-19. https://doi.org/10.55142/jogser.1673255.
JAMA
1.Gülünay Yİ, Coşar T. Examining The Relationship Between Preservice Physical Education and Sports Teachers’ Digital Literacy Levels and Artificial Intelligence Anxiety. Journal of Global Sport and Education Research. 2025;8:1–19.
MLA
Gülünay, Yaşar İsmail, and Tuğçe Coşar. “Examining The Relationship Between Preservice Physical Education and Sports Teachers’ Digital Literacy Levels and Artificial Intelligence Anxiety”. Journal of Global Sport and Education Research, vol. 8, no. 2, Aug. 2025, pp. 1-19, doi:10.55142/jogser.1673255.
Vancouver
1.Yaşar İsmail Gülünay, Tuğçe Coşar. Examining The Relationship Between Preservice Physical Education and Sports Teachers’ Digital Literacy Levels and Artificial Intelligence Anxiety. Journal of Global Sport and Education Research. 2025 Aug. 1;8(2):1-19. doi:10.55142/jogser.1673255

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