PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES OF

ARTS INTEGRATION
(CONSTRUCTIVISM)
Define arts as how your life today.
Arts Integration is a complicated term with no one
universal meaning.
However, It is a dynamic process of merging art
with (an)other discipline(s) in an attempt to open
up a space of inclusivess in teaching, learning, and
experiencing.
CONSTRUCTIVISM

What is Constructivism?

• According to Jean Piaget who believe that a children build

their own knowledge trough play and experience.

• According to Lee Vygotsky that learning is a social

activity.
• Arts education lends itself very naturally to constructivism,
and constructivist learning is described much like arts
learning .

• According to Bruce Marlowe and Marilyn Page (2005),

constructivism emphasis thinking, analyzing, applying.
Constructivism is not about rote memorization or the
regurgitation of information. Philosophically, arts and
constructivist learning dovetail nicely.
The role of the teacher in constructivist philosophy is adapt
to the learner’s needs and give them the freedom to
construct knowledge for themselves. Each learner is
considered as a unique individual, with cultural background,
individual disposition, and prior knowledge influencing their
learning.
The teacher must consider all these factors, and then
assist the learner in pursuing new knowledge and placing
what they have learned into the context of their own lives.
 Constructivism learning requires skills, knowledge, and
higher-order understanding. Music students must use
knowledge and skills such as rhythm, note recognition,
melody, and harmonics correctly in order to reach their
higher-order goals, such as expressing meaning through
composing music. As students pursue composition in a
constructivist music classroom, they develop expertise,
which is now shared by both students and teacher.