Module 11:

ARTS AND CREATIVE

LITERACY
 LEARNING
OUTCOMES
1. Define arts and creative literacy
2. Identify the seven habits of highly creative people
3.Explain eye-hand coordination and some associated disorders,
interventions and developments
4. Compare and contrast visual and verbal creativity
5. Discuss aesthetics and three approaches from
a philosophical perspective
6. Cite ways on how to integrate arts and creative
literacy in the curriculum
 ARTS AND CREATIVE
LITERACY

• Creativity, as Sun et al. (2019) explain, is the process of

having valuable, original ideas and the ability to switch
between different modes of thinking, indicating dynamic
brain interactions.
• Naiman (2011) describes creativity as turning
imaginative ideas into reality through thinking and
producing.
• Popova (n.d., in Naiman, 2011) adds that creativity draws from
one’s knowledge, insights, and inspiration to create novel
combinations. Creativity requires passion, commitment, and a
foundation of knowledge, which can be nurtured through
experimentation, questioning assumptions, and synthesizing
information.
• According to Creativity at Work, five behaviors—associating,
questioning, observing, networking, and experimenting—optimize
brain function for discovery. Developing arts and creative literacy
involves creating supportive learning environments, and teachers,
supported by administrators, parents, and stakeholders, should lead
in fostering these literacies.
 SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY CREATIVE
PEOPLE
The "Seven Habits of Highly Creative People" as outlined by Naiman
(2014) emphasize practices that can foster creativity. These habits,
beneficial for teachers aiming to reach their creative potential, include:
1. Prepare the ground:
2. Plant seeds for creativity:
3. Live in the question:
4. Feed your brain:
5. Experiment and explore:
6. Replenish your creative stock:
7. Liberate your creativity:
 HAND-EYE
COORDINATION
Eye-hand coordination, also known as hand-eye
coordination, is the synchronized control of eye and hand
movements, along with the processing of visual input to
guide actions like reaching and grasping. This coordination
is crucial for performing everyday tasks such as writing,
typing, driving, and playing sports. It involves the
integration of visual and motor skills, allowing the hands to
be directed by visual stimuli.
Key points include:
• Importance: Essential for child development, academic
success, and daily activities.
• Mechanism: Uses visual information to guide hand
movements and correct actions.
• Examples: Writing, typing, driving, and sports.
• Problems: Poor coordination can result from visual or motor
system issues, affecting daily tasks and leading to
developmental or learning disorders.
Hence, poor hand-eye coordination can have variety of causes, but
the following are two main conditions for inadequate hand-eye
coordination,
1. Vision impairment.
2. Movement disorders.
https://www.cognifit.com/science/cognitive-skills/ eye-hand-
coordination Hand-eye coordination development stages.
 HAND-EYE COORDINATION DEVELOPMENT
MILESTONES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Between birth and three years 1.
Between birth and three years of age, infants can accomplish the following
skills and can:
1.1 start to develop vision that allows them to follow slowly moving objects
with their eyes;
1.2 begin to develop basic hand-eye skills, such as reaching, grasping
objects, feeding, dressing.
1.3 begin to recognize concepts of place and direction, such as up, down,
in; and
1.4 develop the ability to manipulate objects with fine motor skills.
2. Between three and five years of age, little children can:
2.1 continue to develop hand-eye coordination skills and a
preference for left or right handedness;
2.2 continue to understand and use concepts of place and
Between three and five years direction, such as up, down, under,
beside
3. Children between five and seven years old can:
3.1 improve fine motor skills, such as handling writing tools, using
scissors, etc..
3.2 continue to develop climbing, balancing, running, galloping and
jumping abilities;
3.3 continue to improve hand-eye coordination and handedness
preference; and
3.4 learn to focus vision on school work for hours every day.
(http://www.heatthofchildren.com/G-H/Hand-Eye-
Coordination.html#ixzz5xFc4rs4G)
 VISUAL LITERACY
1. John Debes (1969): Visual literacy involves developing vision-
competencies through sensory experiences, enabling individuals to
interpret and communicate using visual media.
2. Oxford Research Encyclopedia: Visual literacy extends traditional
literacy to include interpreting and making meaning from images,
suggesting that pictures can be "read" similarly to text.
3. Serafini (2017): Visual literacy comprises cognitive skills and
strategies for understanding visual images, viewed as universal abilities.
Contemporary definitions emphasize its contextual, social nature and its
role in generating meaning through multimodal ensembles, including text
and design elements.
(httpa/Visualliteracytoday.org/what-is-visual-literacy)
 VERBAL CREATIVITY
• Runco (2004) in Fink, et al. (2015): Creativity is crucial
for adapting to the world's increasing complexity.
• Torrance (1969) in Hasan (2017): Creativity is essential
for mental health, education, and vocational success.
• Scott, et al. (2004): Creativity skills can be enhanced
through specific rules, techniques, and strategies.
• Coskun (2005); Benedek, et al. (2006): Divergent thinking
exercises stimulate creativity by encouraging the combination of
remote associations.
• Hasan (2017): Divergent thinking involves fluency, flexibility,
originality, and elaboration.
•Fink, et al. (2012): Cognitive stimulation improves verbal
creativity and activates a creativity-related neural network.
 AESTHETICS
Aesthetics, also known as esthetics, is the philosophical study of
beauty and taste, closely related to the philosophy of art. It
explores the nature and value of art and responses to natural
objects, often described using terms like beautiful and ugly,
which are subjective and vague. Aesthetics encompasses
experiences of the beautiful, ugly, sublime, and elegant, as well
as taste, criticism, and fine art. It also considers how people
express attitudes towards beauty in various contexts, such as
poetry and landscapes, using descriptive terms beyond just
"beautiful".
 THREE APPROACHES TO AESTHETICS BRITANICA LAID
DOWN THREE APPROACHES TO AESTHETICS AS
FOLLOWS:
1. It is the study of aesthetic concepts or the analysis of "language
of criticism," in which particular judgments are singled out and
their logic and justification are presented.
2. It is a philosophical study of certain states of mind, responses,
attitudes and emotions that are involved in aesthetic experience.
3. It is the philosophical study of the aesthetic object that reflects
the view that problems of aesthetics exist because the world
contains special objects toward which people react selectively as
described in aesthetic terms.
(https://www.britannica.com/topic/sesthetics)
 INTEGRATING ARTS AND CREATIVITY LITERACY
INTO THE CURRICULUM
1. Physical Environment: Design creative spaces like castle-themed
buildings, artistic murals, gardens, music and arts studios, and student
lounges.
2. Emotional Environment: Foster a climate of respect, care, and
support, especially when mistakes are made.
3. Project-Based Learning (PBL): Allow students time and space to
express themselves through arts with relevant, real-world projects.
4. Teach Creative Thinking Skills: Introduce metacognition and activities
like brainstorming, problem-solving, and concept mapping.
5. Alternative Assessments: Use diverse assessments like performances,
visual arts, projects, and portfolios with clear rubrics.
6. Scheduling : Ensure ample time and proper scheduling for project-
based and performance-based assessments.
7. Student-Centered and Personalized Learning: Give students the
freedom to choose their learning paths and demonstrate their
knowledge.
8. Incorporate Arts: Seamlessly integrate music, art, drama, and dance
into the curriculum.
9. Integration of Technologies: Encourage the use of blogs, websites,
coding, filmmaking, and global collaborative projects.
10. Preparing the Body and Brain for Creativity: Include activities like
yoga, ballet, jazz, zumba, and calisthenics to promote body-mind
integration.
 The study by De Pisapia, Bacci, Parrot, and Melcher (2016) explores
the neural bases of visual creativity by examining the functional
connectivity between brain regions in professional artists and control
participants. Using fMRI, the researchers measured connectivity
during three conditions: rest, visual imagery of the alphabet, and
planning an artwork. They found that planning an artwork increased
connectivity between the default mode network (DMN), associated
with divergent thinking and idea generation, and the executive
control network (EN), involved in evaluating and selecting ideas.
 This connectivity was stronger in professional artists, suggesting
that creativity involves a balanced interaction between these two
networks, which are typically seen as opposing.
(Source: De Pisapisa N. Bacci, F. Parrot. D. & Melcher, D. (2016)
Brain networks for visual creativity. A functional connectivity
study of planning a visual artwork Scientific Reports Volume 6,
nature.com/articles/srep39185) Article number 39185 (2016)
 ARTS AND CREATIVE LITERACY

• Creativity is the process of having original ideas that have value

and the ability to see the world in new ways.
• To enhance creativity skills, a person may adhere to the seven
habits of highly creative people.
• Eye-hand coordination is the coordinated control of eye movement
with hand movement and the processing of visual input with the use
of proprioception of the hands to guide the eyes in many life
activities.
• Visual literacy is the ability to read, write and create visual
images and a linguistic tool with which we communicate,
exchange ideas and navigate our highly visual digital
world. > Aesthetics is the philosophical study of beauty
and taste and is concerned with the nature of art and the
concepts that are interpreted and evaluated.
• Creative literacy should be integrated in the curriculum
through instructional strategies and learning tools while
involving other stakeholders towards sustaining a creative
learning environment.
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