Finding the Utilization of Basic Information Technology for Physical Education Teachers in the 21st Century based on Factor Analysis

The purpose of the research was to find the utilization of basic information technology of physical education teachers in the 21st century. The researchers used a continuous 7-point Likert scale and the contents comprising the utilization of basic information technology of physical education teachers in the 21st century were divided into 4 aspects; daily life, research, academic service and teaching. The data were collected from 300 physical education teachers of educational institutions in Thailand using a sample random sampling. The collected data were analyzed by a factor analysis method to find the utilization of basic information technology of physical education teachers and cluster variables related to each other. The findings of the research indicated that; on the whole, the highest value of all four aspects seemed to be the aspect of daily life that the mean was 4.02 and standard deviation was 2.28, and a number of uses were 42. When the aspect of daily life was specifically considered, it was found that the group that had the highest value was Group 1 using software packages to create media by yourself that the mean was 5.27, and the groups that had the second and third highest values were Group 2 documentation and data transmission via electronic system that the mean was 4.56 and Group 3 using technology for photography and photo retouching that the mean was 4.06, which showed the utilization of basic information technology of physical education teachers in the 21st century in the aspect of daily life.