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Download full textReddy, Gudur Raghavendra; McDonagh, Deana; Harris, Maurita T.; Rogers, Wendy A. – Design and Technology Education, 2021
There is an increasing interest in design and creative thinking processes in the Sciences, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and health education disciplines. Many new degree programs are integrating design thinking into their syllabi, with the intention of bringing creative problem-solving methods to these disciplines. In reality,…
Descriptors: Design, Thinking Skills, Creative Thinking, Problem Solving
Yu, Jacqueline Lye Wai; Garces-Bacsal, Rhoda Myra; Wright, Susan Kay – International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2017
This study investigates young children's responses to viewing artworks in a preschool setting. Based on the responses of 15 children aged five to six years during five art viewing sessions in a preschool in Singapore, the study examines features of what young children see, think and feel when they view artworks. These sessions were facilitated by…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Visual Arts, Creativity, Imagination
Direct linkFleming, Josephine; Gibson, Robyn; Anderson, Michael; Martin, Andrew J.; Sudmalis, David – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2016
This article reports on recent case-study research that examined teacher- and student-level processes in nine Australian arts classrooms. The selected classrooms, based on the results of a connected longitudinal study, demonstrated strong positive links between arts participation and academic motivation, engagement and achievement. The focus here…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Imagination, Case Studies, Teacher Student Relationship
Pitri, Eliza – Art Education, 2013
In this article, Eliza Pitri states, "when allowed to make and explain their own choices, students develop invaluable creative problem-solving skills." Opportunities for such critical thinking abound in the art classroom. The importance of identifying how skills and dispositions related to creative problem solving are expressed in a…
Descriptors: Art Education, Problem Solving, Creativity, Critical Thinking
Peer reviewedDrewe, Sheryle Bergmann – Interchange, 1998
Artistic activities are frequently called imaginative or valuable in developing students' imagination. However, it is not always clear what imagination means. This paper examines questions related to what imagination is, describes the importance of imaginative thinking, and presents educational implications. The paper concludes that imaginative…
Descriptors: Art Education, Creative Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Veale, Ann – 1991
In an effort to ensure that the arts receive equity with other areas of study, this paper presents an argument for the value of arts education in children's development. The argument is based on the work of four experts: (1) Nelson Goodman, who held that symbols are indispensable to communication, and that children's capacity for acquiring…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Design
