Enhancing Endurance Running Performance and Student Engagement through Mobile Tracking Applications

In the rapidly evolving digital education landscape, the integration of mobile trackingapplications in Physical Education (PE) offers an innovative approach to enhancing performanceassessment, improving student motivation, and fostering engagement in physical activities. Thisstudy examines the impact of digital endurance tracking tools using a mixed-methods approach,combining quantitative performance analysis with qualitative student and teacher feedback.The study sample consisted of n = 243 students (mean age = 16.2 ± 1.1 years) who utilized amobile tracking application designed to monitor maximum aerobic speed (MAS/VMA) andrunning duration. Performance data were recorded over multiple training sessions,complemented by questionnaire responses evaluating student motivation (M ± σ = 4.21 ± 0.93)and engagement (M ± σ = 4.34 ± 0.87) on a 5-point Likert scale