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Stefan Alecu1, Gheorghe Adrian Onea1
1Department of Physical Education and Special Motricity, Transilvania University, Brașov, Romania.
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
|June 30, 2026
Summary
Generative AI use in physical education is linked to shifts in learning preferences, with higher use correlating with visual and reading-writing skills over kinesthetic ones. Acceptance and perceived usefulness predict AI adoption among students.
Area of Science:
- Educational Technology
- Sports Science
- Artificial Intelligence in Education
Background:
- Physical education (PE) integrates embodied practice with cognitive learning.
- Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly adopted as an academic support tool.
- Understanding AI's impact on diverse learning preferences in PE is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the associations between generative AI use frequency and VARK learning preferences in PE undergraduates.
- To examine attitudes toward AI and Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) beliefs among these students.
- To identify predictors of generative AI usage in the context of PE academic tasks.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional survey of 1,084 full-time PE undergraduates (aged 19-28).
- Utilized PE-adapted instruments for VARK learning preferences, TAM beliefs, AI attitudes, and AI usage frequency.
- Data analyzed using descriptive statistics, ANOVA, and multiple regression models.
Main Results:
- Students showed moderate AI acceptance and positive academic attitudes toward AI.
- Higher generative AI usage correlated with increased visual and reading-writing scores, and decreased kinesthetic scores.
- Perceived usefulness, ease of use, and positive AI attitudes were key predictors of AI usage, explaining 48% of variance.
Conclusions:
- Self-reported generative AI use is associated with altered learning preference patterns and stronger technology acceptance in PE students.
- While kinesthetic preference remains dominant, frequent AI use favors visual and reading-writing modalities.
- Findings are associative; future research should explore AI integration's pedagogical impact on diverse learners, especially kinesthetic ones.