Constructivist Meaning
/kəˈnstrʌktɪvist/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf or relating to constructivism.
nounAn advocate of constructivism.
Sentence Examples
The artist was a constructivist.
Constructivist theory influenced the design.
The teacher used a constructivist approach to encourage active learning.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ approach in psychology focuses on how learners build their own understanding.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The artist was a ____.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English constructive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English constructivist From constructive + -ist.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The importance of this constructivist perspective, as opposed to a theory of sexual essentialism which posits sexuality as biologically determined, is that it allows us to think about sex within a social, historical and cultural context. We can ask questions which recognize the importance of our sexual preference, our class, our race"
— 1985 February 2, Janice Irvine, Sue Hyde, “The Discourse and the Action”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 28, page 8:
"Social norm scholarship in criminal law, I would suggest, is best understood as a type of constructivist social theory. The emerging literature attempts to explain behavior by focusing on shared interpretations of social practice."
— 2001, Bernard E. Harcourt, Illusion of Order:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ approach in psychology focuses on how learners build their own understanding.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The artist was a ____.