konstruktuiven
Konstruktuiven is a term that appears in some European academic contexts to describe approaches and theories that emphasize constructive processes in learning, design, and analysis. The word is not widely standardized and does not appear in major dictionaries, but it is used as a Dutch- or European-adjacent counterpart to constructivist or constructive terminology in certain texts.
The term draws on the root construct- with suffixes that align with constructs in constructivist discourse.
In education, konstruktuiven pedagogy stresses learners’ active construction of knowledge through problem-solving, collaboration, and hands-on activities,
Konstruktuiven is closely related to constructivism and constructionism, but its usage is less standardized. Critics note
Constructivism, Constructionism, Prototyping, Project-based learning, Inquiry-based learning.