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constructivism Definition

con·struc·tiv·ism (-iz′əm)

noun

an early 20th-cent. movement in sculpture, painting, architecture, etc., orig., in the Soviet Union, characterized by abstract and geometric design, man-made materials, and massive structural form

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constructivism Usage Examples

Possessives

  • term: To the best of my knowledge the term ' social constructivism ' appeared in mathematics education from two sources.

Converse of object

  • include: You will explore a range of explanations of processes of learning and development including social constructivism and behaviorism.
  • use: They used Constructivism and Cubism as the base for their work: which developed through looking at primitive, everyday objects.
  • call: It has been called radical constructivism ( 6 ).
  • mediate: This is sometimes called weak constructivism or, to use Woodgate and Redclift's ( 1998 ) less value-laden term, mediated constructivism.
  • base: This leisure based constructivism is perhaps where we need to think about taking our e-learners in the next phase of our e-learning roll out.

Adjective modifier

  • radical: No such values are assumed in the two principles of radical constructivism.
  • social: In order to address these issues two assumptions of social constructivism need to be made explicit.
  • Russian: Julian Rothenstein favors bold layouts and flat muted colors reminiscent of Russian Constructivism.
  • cognitive: Cognitive constructivism refers to the developmental stages identified by Piaget that children pass through as they construct meaning based on their experiences.
  • e.g.: Although postmodernism comes in a variety of forms e.g. constructivism, it does have some central features.
  • hard: Hard Constructivism fails to account well for widely differing mystical understandings of the same religious text.

Preposition: in

  • education: In the defense of constructivism in science education, Staver elaborates the four principles of von Glasersfeld.
  • science: Constructivism in school science diverts attention from the need for well-qualified teachers.