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con·struc·tiv·ism

(kən-strŭk′tə-vĭz′əm)

A movement in modern art originating in Moscow in 1920 and characterized by the use of industrial materials such as glass, sheet metal, and plastic to create nonrepresentational, often geometric objects.

con·struc′tiv·ist n.

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constructivism

(kənˈstrʌktɪˌvɪzəm)

1. (Art Movements) a movement in abstract art evolved in Russia after World War I, primarily by Naum Gabo, which explored the use of movement and machine-age materials in sculpture and had considerable influence on modern art and architecture

2. (Philosophy) philosophy the theory that mathematical entities do not exist independently of our construction of them. Compare intuitionism⁴, finitism

conˈstructivist adj, n

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con•struc•tiv•ism

(kənˈstrʌk təˌvɪz əm)

n. (sometimes cap.)

a nonrepresentational style of art developed in Russia in the early 20th century and characterized chiefly by a severe formality and by the use of modern industrial materials.

[1920–25]

con•struc′tiv•ist, n., adj.

constructivism

the theories, attitudes, and techniques of a group of Soviet writers of the 1920s who attempted to reconcile ideological beliefs with technical achievement, especially in stage design, where effects produced were geometrical and nonrepresentational. — constructivist, n., adj.

constructivism

[kənˈstrʌktɪvɪzəm] N → constructivismo m

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In view of constructivists, learners must not be considered as empty or blank vessels required to be filled; instead students are energetic and active participants making meaning and sense of the newly received knowledge in relation to (based) on knowledge already existing in their mind i.e, prior knowledge along with previous evidence based knowledge and experiences [3, 4].

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Constructivism generally helps us to rethink and reform our old practices into constructivists teaching learning processes (Fosnot and Perry 2005; Tobias and Duffy 2009a).