Educational Podcasts in Kinesiology: A Scoping Review

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Scott W.T. McNamara
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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1123/kr.2020-0007
Keywords:
e-learning; physical education; sport sciences; supplemental learning
First Published Online:
03 Jan 2021
In Print:
Volume 10: Issue 1
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88–100
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Educational podcasts are developed specifically for learning purposes. Preliminary research suggests that many college courses and practitioners regularly use educational podcasts and that this medium is a beneficial tool to use to supplement the learning process. However, there is limited scholarly work examining the use of educational podcasts within kinesiology fields. Thus, the purpose of this study was to conduct a scoping review of the literature on the use of educational podcasts in the field of kinesiology. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews extension for Scoping Reviews Checklist guided this investigation. Six databases were searched. Fourteen articles met the full inclusion criteria. Of these, 11 were data-driven research articles, and three were practitioner articles. Much of the research identified lacked critical information related to research design, instrument development, and findings. Thus, the authors recommend that more rigorous research in this area be conducted to discern the impact of educational podcasts within the field of kinesiology.

McNamara, Wilson, and Cox are with the Kinesiology Dept., University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, USA. Shaw is with Høgskulen på Vestlandet, Bergen, Norway.

McNamara (scott.mcnamara@uni.edu) is corresponding author.
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