Differences Between Traditional and Modern Technology in the Acquisition of New Ski Knowledge

Purpose: Video materials have been used as teaching tools for many years. With the development of modern technology, new video devices have appeared that have greatly improved the quality and capabilities of video materials. This study was conducted with the purpose of investigating and comparing the current traditional and modern ways of recording ski elements. In the traditional way of recording, the cameraman stands on the ski slope and uses a camera to record a demonstration of the ski element of the skier moving toward him. On the other hand, the modern way of recording was made with the Gopro 360 max, which allows you to record video while skiing. Methods: The sample of respondents who evaluated the quality of the traditional and the Gopro 360 max videos for three skiing elements consisted of 149 students (105 male and 44 female) from the Faculty of Kinesiology Osijek. Prior to the video quality assessment test, the performance of the ski elements was explained to the students using traditional and modern video footage. When solving the ski knowledge test, students had the opportunity to watch and use traditional and/or modern videos. Results: The average score that students achieved on the ski knowledge test was 8.9 ± 2.48 points (74.16 ± 0.21%). When evaluating the quality and contribution of the videos, students rated the usefulness of the traditional method of video recording with an average score of 3.01 ± 1.25, while the modern method of video recording received an average usefulness score of 3.79 ± 1.07. The difference between the traditional and modern video recording was statistically significant at the p < 0.01 level. Conclusion: The obtained results indicate that the way the Gopro360 max records and presents the skiing elements contributes significantly to the quality of the presentation and the acquisition of specific skiing knowledge compared to the traditional recording method. Keywords: Gopro360 max, ski elements, knowledge test