Virtual Physical Education: Google Meet as an alternative tool for skill-based concepts

Abstract

Google Meet is a videoconferencing application integrated with Google Classroom that may be used for synchronous classes. As supported by previous scholars, it is one of the most widely used videoconferencing applications globally. To assess this claim in the current setting of this investigation, the study is focused on exploring the factors that affect students’ acceptance of Google Meet as an alternative learning tool in learning skill-based concepts in Physical Education adapting the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). After obtaining data from 250 Bachelor of Physical Education students, and after using Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), the results revealed that: (1) perceived ease of use positively predicts perceived usefulness, (2) perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness positively influences students’ behavioral intention to use, and (3) behavioral intention to use positively predicts the actual use of Google Meet. The findings posited that PEOU and PU are the external factors that affect students’ behavioral intention and actual use of the platform in learning skill-based concepts in Physical Education. Since the study setting is still in a full-online learning modality, the statistics will be used as a deciding factor by the Physical Education Department and college administration if the said platform can continuously be used in all courses in PE. Recommendations and future research directions are also presented.