Konstruktivizam u obrazovanju odraslih
Constructivism in Adult Education

Summary/Abstract: Constructivism is a term that takes up more space in social sciences since the second half of the 20th century, although the term itself was coined earlier, specifically in tje 1920s when it signified and artistic and architectural movement in the Soviet Union. One assumption of this paper is that the activity is a central function and it is implanted in the concept of constructivism since its creation. This paper offers a brief overview of the development of term constructivism and later explains the basic epistemological assumptions on which constructivist theories are based. What is common to all constructivist theories is proactive cognition, that is, the already mentioned activity, in this case, in the process of making a meaning. Theories of adult education that rely on constructivist epistemology are also presented. Finally, the paper explains the understanding of activity in teaching and the application of the constructivist principle in teaching.

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