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Noun: constructivism  kun'strúk-ti,vi-zum
  1. 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"
     
  2. (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