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Constructivist Technology Uses

This snapshot exemplifies how teachers' technology use interacts with their beliefs about teaching (as well as their technology expertise and access).

When predicting use of exploratory software (e.g., Excel or other spreadsheets) in social studies no single one of these -- access to technology, technology expertise or constructivist beliefs -- was predictive by itself. It is the teachers who reported all three, including constructivist-oriented beliefs, who used this kind of technology the most.

This can be seen by starting at the bottom of the figure and reading up.

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