MA 201: FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION

ARTS Improved Academic Performance

 is a diverse range of human activities in creating  The arts don’t just develop a child’s
visual, auditory or performing artifacts creativity - also enhances children’s
(artworks), expressing the cognitive development.
author's imaginative or technical skill, intended
to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional
power
Social and Emotional Development
 Children learn about themselves and others
 Major constituents of the arts include literature through art activities
(including poetry, prose and drama),  It’s an opportunity for children to make a
performing arts (music, dance, and theatre), personal statement about their uniqueness
and visual arts (drawing, painting, through art while allowing them to express
photography, ceramics, sculpting, and
happiness, joy, and pride.
architecture).
 Some art forms combine a visual element with
performance (e.g. cinematography) or artwork
with the written word (e.g. comics).
ARTS IN EDUCATION?
 It is used to destroy the monotony of a regular
school day, put a dent in the relentlessness of
arithmetic and reading.
 Arts-related activities are important for so much
more than just keeping your child busy or
relaxed - encompasses all the developmental
domains in child development.
DEVELOPMENTAL BENEFITS OF ART
Creativity
 Arts allow kids to express themselves better
than math or science.

Motor Skills
 Art lends itself to physical development and
the enhancement of fine and gross motor
skills.

Confidence
 Getting up on a stage and singing gives kids
a chance to step outside their comfort zone.

Visual Learning
 Drawing, painting, and sculpting in art class
help develop visual-spatial skills.

Decision Making
 Art education strengthens problem-solving
and critical thinking skills.

Perseverance
 Arts can be challenging

Collaboration & Accountability

 Shared responsibility and compromise to
achieve their common goal.

MOTOR SKILLS : Art lends itself to physical
development and the enhancement of fine and gross
motor skills.
• According to the National Institutes of
Health, developmental milestones
around age three should include drawing
a circle and beginning to use safety
scissors.
DECISION MAKING: Art education strengthens
problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• The experience of making decisions and
choices in the course of creating art
carries over into other parts of life.
INVENTIVENESS/CREATIVITY: Arts allow kids to
express themselves better than math or science.
• Developing a sense of innovation that
will be important in their adult lives.
IMPROVED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE: The
arts don’t just develop a child’s creativity - also
enhances children’s cognitive development
 Studies show that there is a correlation
between art and other achievement.
• A report by Americans for the Arts
states that young people who
• sponsored by the school.
• 4. Participation in singing contests, declamation
• be encouraged by the school.
•
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• participate regularly in the arts are
four times more likely to be
recognized for academic
achievement.
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
 Children learn about themselves and others
through art activities.
 It’s an opportunity for children to make a
personal statement about their uniqueness
through art while allowing them to express
happiness, joy, and pride.
EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS
1. Art should be included in the curriculum of the
elementary, secondary, and tertiary level.
2. In order to give outlets for different individual
talents, the school should offer varied extra-
curricular activities such as Glee Club,
Dramatics, Dance Troupe, Rondalla, etc.
3. Field trips to museums, libraries, etc. should be
and oratorical contests and other contests should