Examination of physical education teachers' professional attitude perceptions and technological pedagogical field knowledge

In today's world, teachers who take on different roles in education need to both use technology and integrate it into learning. They must possess the competencies to teach students how to use technology effectively. Within this framework, teachers need to have technological knowledge and technological pedagogical content knowledge. The purpose of this study is to contribute to our understanding of the difference between physical education teachers' technology integration and their professional attitudes, providing suggestions for making physical education classes more effective and efficient. The study evaluates the professional attitudes and technological pedagogical content knowledge of physical education and sports teachers, explores the relationship between these two variables, and examines the impact of technology use in physical education classes on professional attitudes. The study group consists of 350 physical education teachers actively working in schools in Bursa, who voluntarily completed an online data collection tool. In the first part of the survey, demographic questions such as gender, age, education level, the institution they work for, and years of service were asked. In the second part, the "Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK) Scale," developed by Valtonen et al. in 2017 and adapted into Turkish by Arslan, Ulubey, and Ata (2021), was used. To identify professional attitudes, the "Attitude Scale towards the Profession of Physical Education Teaching" developed by Ünlü (2011) was used. The findings show that physical education teachers have sufficient technological pedagogical content knowledge. Statistically significant differences were found according to demographic variables such as gender, age, education level, type of institution, and years of service. Teachers generally have a positive attitude towards their profession and are respectful towards their students, though they also experience some anxiety.