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Assessment 5 Differentiate Technological Determinism and Social Constructivism. Elaborate and give concrete examples. Technological Determinism is the theory which strongly believes that technology shapes the culture, values, social structures of a society. The main reason why society progresses is ...

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Assessment 5 2. Differentiate Technological Determinism and Social Constructivism. Elaborate and give concrete examples. Technological Determinism is the theory which strongly believes that technology shapes the culture, values, social structures of a society. The main reason why society progresses is because of the kind technology the society has. Technological innovation is the cause of social progress. Technology has the control over society, over human actions, culture and values. Technology greatly influences human thought and action. In other words the society is changing because of technology. For example, the invention of guns. Before, the weapons used were swords and archery, soldiers had to be skilled and trained in using these weapons. But a new invention in technology changed it all. A gun was invented which requires less effort and can be used even from far distances. This technology changed the way soldiers are trained. It also changed how soldiers fight in a war. On the other hand, Social Constructivism is the opposite of the Technological Determinism. It believes that humans play a main role in shaping technology rather than technology shaping society. It believes that technology does not determine human action, but rather, human action shapes the technology. Our curiosity, the hunger to expand, and the need to do things efficiently drive us to create these technologies. For example, collaborative learning activities such as group problem solving, group inquiry, simulations, debates and researches that creates an idea to invent or innovate....