Abstract
Using the conceptual model of reasoned action, one would expect that what teachers do with instructional materials would be influenced by their internal beliefs and their external constraints. In this two-year study with elementary teachers, using a supplemental science instructional resource,Superscience, it was found that teachers' internal beliefs about what will benefit their students are linked to the external constraints of their students' interests and the expected curriculum. Even if the teachers believed that the content of the resource would be helpful, they were not likely to use it if they believed it did not fit the expected curriculum.
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Butts, D.P., Koballa, T., Anderson, M. et al. Relationship between teacher intentions and their classroom use of Superscience. J Sci Educ Technol 2, 349–357 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00694597
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