Integrating Neuroscience Principles into Arts Education to Enhance Creative Thinking Skills in Elementary School Students

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10.2991/978-2-38476-525-6_19How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Neuroscience Principles; Arts Education; Creative Thinking; Elementary School

Abstract

This study aims to examine how neuroscience principles can be integrated into Arts Education in elementary schools to enhance students’ creative thinking skills. Creative thinking is one of the essential twenty-first-century competencies that should be cultivated from an early age, and arts education holds substantial potential to stimulate cognitive processes that support creativity. The study employs a descriptive-analytical approach, utilizing a literature review as the primary method of data collection. Relevant literature was systematically selected from various online academic sources addressing neuroscience, arts education, and children’s cognitive development. The findings indicate that several neuroscience principles—such as neuroplasticity, the activation of both hemispheres of the brain, and the interrelation between emotion and cognition—are highly applicable to arts education practices. Integrating these principles into classroom instruction not only enriches students’ learning experiences but also fosters the emergence of original ideas, flexibility in thinking, and confidence in self-expression. The study recommends that arts educators at the elementary level begin designing neuroscience-informed learning strategies to more effectively nurture creativity.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Chandra Ayu Proborini
AU  - Sandi Tramiaji Junior
AU  - Iga Ayu Intan Candra
AU  - Angga Fitriyono
AU  - Parrisca Indra Perdana
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/12/31
TI  - Integrating Neuroscience Principles into Arts Education to Enhance Creative Thinking Skills in Elementary School Students
BT  - Proceedings of International Conference on Neuroscience and Learning Technology (ICONSATIN 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 179
EP  - 188
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-525-6_19
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-525-6_19
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