constructivist
- noun
- /kənˈstrʌk.tɪ.vɪst/
- As a constructivist, she focused on using modern materials to create dynamic geometric sculptures.
- constructivist object
Examples
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Despite much rhetoric about the constructivist nature of learning, I see students sitting passively as teachers pontificate.
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In Lissitzky's utopian present, the "eye" -- the "Constructivist eye" -- registers the proun not as a painting but as a construction.
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Therefore, constructivist theory in education is much less clearly developed than it is as any specific psychological theory.
Academic text (1995) -
Both discovery and inquiry assume a constructivist paradigm.
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The problem of Jerusalem's status and its future constitutes an important case study for constructivist research in international relations.
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Therefore, the issues of classroom management and extra instructional time must be considered by teachers when employing Constructivist strategies.
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The constructivists argue that Japan was transformed by its devastating defeat in World War II.
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A history of early Symbolist, Expressionist, Futurist, and Constructivist movements and their impact on cinema.
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The gallery featured a stunning exhibition showcasing the work of a renowned constructivist artist.
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Many constructivist artists sought to blend art with functionality in their innovative designs.
Synonyms
An artist who uses shapes and colors instead of real people or places
An artist who paints shapes and colors instead of real people or things
Surface Forms
Morphology
constructivist = constructivism (semi-transparent) = construct + ive + ism + ist
Formed regularly by adding the agentive suffix '-ist' to the noun 'constructivism' to denote a person associated with the movement or theory.
Etymology
The word constructivist comes from construct ('to build') and the ending -ist ('a person'). In art, constructivist artists used simple shapes and modern materials to 'build' their work, so a constructivist is an artist who focuses on making or 'building' art.