There are also several quantitatively proven associations between students focusing more on artistic endeavors and the acquisition of various academic skills. Arts training is correlated with advanced capabilities to learn quickly in other domains. Fine arts education also increases students' personal motivation, memory, cognitive manipulation, and computational abilities. Additionally, musical training can significantly increase geometric reasoning and spatial understanding among students.
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
W9P2: Impacts of Interdisciplinary Curriculum
There are conclusive psychological benefits to the implementation of arts into STEM curriculum. One such benefit is the ability of the arts to establish freedom and creativity within traditional learning. This freedom has been shown to contribute to students deriving more joy from their studies, and developing a lifelong love of learning. By mingling arts and sciences together, educators can create more polymaths who have established a passion for learning through the incorporation of the arts into their schoolwork.
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How can we get schools, students, and parents to understand the importance of arts integration?
ReplyDeleteIt comes down to putting less emphasis on standardized testing and preparing for college and putting pressure on schools to prepare students for problem solving in the "real world".
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