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Constructivism (Education)

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Topical headingConstructivism (Education)
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Variant(s)Cognitive-developmental theory
Constructionism (Education)
Constructivist education
Piagetian theory of cognitive development
See alsoEducation
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Learning, Psychology of
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Scope noteHere are entered works on the viewpoint in learning theory that individuals acquire knowledge by building it from innate capabilities interacting with the environment, as well as works on educational practices based upon this viewpoint.
Found inWork cat.: DeVries, R. Programs of early education, c1987.
Intl. dict. educ.
Kamii, C. Group games in early education, c1980.
ERIC, Aug. 1, 2011: thesaurus (descriptor: Constructivism (Learning); scope note: viewpoint in learning theory which holds that individuals acquire knowledge by building it from innate capabilities interacting with the environment; UF Constructionism (Education))
OED, via WWW, Aug. 1, 2011 (constructionism: artistic expression by means of mechanical structures)
Not found inHennepin