INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE AS A COMPONENT OF THE PROFESSIONAL AND PEDAGOGICAL COMPETENCE OF A PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER

Abstract

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26565/2074-8922-2026-86-08 

Purpose. To identify the opportunities and advantages of using information and communication technologies, the mastery of which forms ICT competence, which is considered a component of the overall professional and pedagogical competence of a physical education teacher.

Methods. The following methods were used in writing this article: analysis of scientific publications on the research topic; study of national and foreign pedagogical experience; systematization of the opportunities and advantages of using ICT by physical education teachers; and generalization of the analytical data obtained.

Results. ICT plays a leading role in the modernization of education today, including physical education. However, the successful application of ICT requires physical education teachers to possess a high level of ICT competence. In particular, using ICT allows them to: engage passive learners in active learning activities; conduct educational activities with greater intensity and visual appeal; improve learners’ information literacy; stimulate cognitive interest; implement personalized and differentiated approaches to teaching, and so on. The advantages of using ICT in physical education classes include the following: the physical education process becomes more modern, intensive, and diverse; they ensure the practical implementation of the principle of visuality in physical education; they facilitate students’ adaptation to the existing information environment; they are applied in various forms of physical education and sports activities; they provide extensive opportunities for high-quality assessment and monitoring. Modern ICT is an effective tool for organizing and conducting physical education classes for: developing informational, methodological materials, and documentation for conducting classes; implementing the leading didactic principle—the principle of visuality; information search, processing, and storage; and communication with students, colleagues, and administrators.

Conclusions. To fully leverage the benefits of ICT, a physical education teacher must possess ICT competence, a crucial component of professional pedagogical competence today.

Prospects for further research lie in identifying the organizational and pedagogical conditions for the practical use of modern ICT in the work of physical education teachers, as well as in studying and implementing international experience in this area into the practice of national educational institutions.