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social constructivism

American

[soh-shuhl-kuhn-struhk-tuh-viz-uhm] / ˈsoʊ ʃəl kənˈstrʌk təˌvɪz əm /

noun

Psychology, Education. the theory that active interaction with the social and physical environment allows humans to build cognitive structures used to understand the world.

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social constructivist

noun

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