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  • Essay / Improving children's artistic and creative thinking...

    Hsiao, C. (2010). Improve children's artistic and creative thinking and drawing performance through the appreciation of picture books. International Journal of Art and Design Education, 29(2), 143-152. doi:10.1111/j.1476-8070.2010.01642.xAs there are different types of learners such as visual, tactile and auditory learners among others, the teaching approach also varies. In this sense, with learning made faster and more indirect, the education sectors offer dynamic and current strategies to reinforce the established rule of learning. In Taiwan, a journal article focusing on improving children's artistic and creative thinking and drawing performance through picture book appreciation was published. The study promotes the use of visual aids – most likely images – to stimulate and enhance the creativity of the learner's way of thinking. This suggests the importance of images in the overall concept of learning, as these are the easiest way to communicate and present ideas to children. Most often, children are playful and experiment...