Noun: constructivism kun'strúk-ti,vi-zum
- An abstractionist artistic movement in Russia after World War I; industrial materials were used to construct nonrepresentational objects
"Tatlin's Tower is a famous example of constructivism in architecture"
- (education) a learning theory emphasizing knowledge-building through active creation of artifacts
"Students learned mathematics through constructivism, programming their own games";
- constructionism
Derived forms: constructivisms
Type of: art movement, artistic movement
Encyclopedia: Constructivism