Discussion of Findings
Despite the widespread investment in IT during the 1990s, access to technology may not have translated into increased computer use (Cuban, 2001; Russell et al., 2003a; Russell et al. 2003b; Wells, & Lewis, 2006).To maximize educational technology’s benefits for student learning, organizational leaders must understand which factors contribute to increased use of educational technology. This study aimed to identify factors that affect teacher-directed student use of technology in elementary classrooms by developing a multilevel path diagram that represents relationships between and among constructs at the district, school, and classroom levels to answer the following questions: (a) Which district-level factors contribute the most to teacher-directed student use of technology? (b) Which school-level factors contribute the most to teacher-directed student use of technology? (c) Which classroom-level factors contribute the most to teacher-directed student use of technology? (d) How do factors interact within and across organizational levels within school systems to contribute to teacher-directed student use of technology?