constructivism

kənˈstrʌktɪˌvɪzəm

Definition

Definition of constructivism - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

educational theory

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philosophy that views knowledge as constructed by the learner

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Constructivism suggests that students learn best through hands-on activities..

psychology

TECH.

theory that knowledge is built from experiences

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Constructivism emphasizes learning through personal experiences.

mathematics

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philosophy requiring construction of mathematical objects

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Constructivism challenges traditional mathematical proofs.

formalism

intuitionism

logicism

art

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Russian art movement using industrial materials

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Constructivism influenced modern architecture and design.

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Origin of constructivism

Russian, konstruktivizm (construct)

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constructivist

art

artist associated with the constructivism movement

Examples of constructivism in a sentence

Constructivism emphasizes the role of active learning.
Teachers often apply constructivism to enhance student engagement.
Constructivism in education focuses on active learning.
Constructivism emphasizes the need for tangible examples.
In constructivism, abstract concepts require concrete representation.
The museum hosted an exhibit on constructivism.

Constructivism played a key role in Soviet propaganda art.

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French:constructivisme, approche constructiviste, ...
German:Konstruktivismus, ...
Italian:costruttivismo, ...
Spanish:constructivismo, teoría constructivista, ...
Portuguese:construtivismo, ...
Chinese:建构主义理论, 结构主义, ...
Japanese:構成主義, 経験主義, ...
Arabic:بِنَائِيَّة, البِنَائِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:קוֹנְסְטְרוּקְטִיבִיזְם, קוֹנְסְטְרוּקְטִיבִיזְם רוּסִי, ...
Russian:конструктивизм, конструктивное искусство, ...
Ukrainian:конструктивізм, ...
Hindi:रचनावाद, कंस्ट्रक्टिविज्म, ...
Bengali:গঠনবাদ, কনস্ট্রাকটিভিজম, ...
Catalan:constructivisme, filosofia constructivista, ...
Czech:konstruktivismus, constructivismus, ...
Danish:konstruktivisme, erfaringsbaseret læring, ...
Dutch:constructivisme, ...
Greek:κονστρουκτιβισμός, εκπαιδευτικός κονστρουκτιβισμός, ...
Hungarian:konstruktivizmus, ...
Khmer:ទ្រឹស្តីស្ថាបនានិយម, ទស្សនៈស្ថាបនានិយម, ...
Korean:구성주의, 구성 이론, ...
Persian:ساخت‌گرایی, سازنده‌گرایی, ...
Polish:konstruktywizm, ...
Portuguese (BR):construtivismo, arte construtivista, ...
Romanian:constructivism, abordare constructivistă, ...
Swedish:konstruktivism, ...
Thai:ทฤษฎีการสร้างความรู้, การเรียนรู้จากประสบการณ์, ...
Turkish:yapılandırmacılık, yapısalcılık, ...
Vietnamese:thuyết kiến tạo, chủ nghĩa kiến tạo, ...

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Definition of constructivism - Reverso English Dictionary

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