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Art integrating

3 Dec 2021, 11:09 Publicly Viewable

The term "art integrating" refers to a method of teaching and learning in which subject standards are taught and assessed fairly in and via the arts.Teachers at schools that promote this method use a variety of art forms to assist pupils understand complex concepts and content, including theatre, drama, singing, drawing, sculpture, and more.

According to John F. K defines arts integration as "an approach to teaching in which students construct and demonstrate understanding through an art form. Students engage in a creative process which connects an art form and another subject and meets evolving objectives in both."

 Arts integration is a way of teaching were by the outcomes of not only music are reached, but also the outcomes of other subject are reached at the same time. Learners are being taught of the artistic things, it could be music to understand another subject easily. It also becomes easy for learners to get to understand different subjects when they are integrated with arts because they learn in practical way before they can do the theory and symbols of the subjects.( Brezovnik 2015)

 

The value of integrating art in foundation phase

 

The value of arts integration is vital within the foundation phase stream because it’s

imperative part of a well-rounded education. Intensified exposure to the arts goes a long

way to help discover the schools performing, visual and musical arts programs

academics. Schools that had integrated arts in their education offering approach, does

not only had boosted academic achievement but has went on also to promoting self[1]confidence, creativity and school pride. Arts integration education offering it helps to also readdress socio-economic imbalances.

 

  • The arts help children develop creative problem-solving skills, motor skills, language skills, social skills, decision-making skills, risk-taking skills and inventiveness.Plus, art experiences boost critical thinking and use real-word scenarios, which teach students how to observe the world around them.
  • Working in the arts aids the development of creative problem-solving abilities.
  • Teaching through the arts can help learners understand complex subjects by visualizing them.
  • Learner's motor skills, linguistic skills, social skills, decision-making, risk-taking, and originality are all aided by art training.
  • Learners in the visual arts are taught about color, layout, perspective, and balance, which are all techniques that are required in academic work presentations (visual and digital).
  • By integrating art and other topics, learners who might not otherwise be engaged in class can be reached.
  • Arts activities improve critical thinking by helping pupils to be more deliberate and thorough in their observations of the environment.
  • Art education helps learners connect with their own culture as well as the rest of the world.
  • Children who engage in the arts on a regular basis three hours a day, three days a week for a full year are four times more likely to be recognized for academic success, to participate in a math and science fair, or to win an award for writing an essay or poetry than children who do not.