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This study aimed to develop and psychometrically validate a digital literacy scale for physical education teachers in China.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 836 physical education teachers. Guided by educator digital competence frameworks and movement-oriented teaching characteristics, an initial 25-item instrument was developed. Item analysis, reliability testing, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, convergent validity analysis, and one-way analysis of variance were used to examine item quality, factor structure, reliability, construct validity, and differences across school levels.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The analyses supported a final 23-item, five-factor structure covering digital instructional design and implementation, digital resource development and integration, digital assessment and feedback, digital interaction and student empowerment, and digital professional development. Cronbach\u2019s alpha coefficients ranged from 0.923 to 0.968. Exploratory factor analysis explained 85.554% of the total variance. Confirmatory factor analysis showed acceptable model fit, with CFI = 0.958, TLI = 0.952, and RMSEA = 0.078. Composite reliability and average variance extracted values also supported convergent validity. No significant differences were found across school levels.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The scale provides a reliable and valid subject-specific tool for assessing physical education teachers\u2019 perceived digital literacy. It may support future research, teacher education, needs assessment, and professional development in technology-supported physical education.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1871523","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,20]],"date-time":"2026-07-20T04:20:15Z","timestamp":1784521215000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Psychometric validation of a digital literacy scale for physical education teachers in China"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Jiaheng","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Physical Education, Sichuan Normal University","place":["Chengdu, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiaolin","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Physical Education, Sichuan Normal University","place":["Chengdu, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qingju","family":"Shao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Physical Education, Sichuan Normal University","place":["Chengdu, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xuefang","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Marxism, Chongqing Normal University","place":["Chongqing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yi","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Humanities and Law, Chengdu University of Technology","place":["Chengdu, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jingtao","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Physical Education, Leshan Normal University","place":["Leshan, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Feng","family":"Xue","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Physical Education, Sichuan Normal University","place":["Chengdu, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2407","DOI":"10.1111\/bjet.12919","article-title":"Development and validation of the DIGIGLO, a tool for assessing the digital competence of educators","volume":"51","author":"Alarc\u00f3n","year":"2020","journal-title":"Br. 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