Studio Thinking 3: The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education

Studio Thinking 3 is a research-based account of teaching and learning in high school studio arts classes, with eight habits of mind and four studio structures taught. It has been used to inform teaching and learning in various contexts, including visual arts, theater, dance, music, arts integration, STEAM, and other disciplines. The first edition was featured in The New York Times and The Boston Globe for its groundbreaking research on the positive effects of art education on student learning.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 03 June 2022
Publisher: Teachers' College Press

Studio Thinking 3 is a comprehensive and updated edition of a renowned text that explores teaching and learning in high school studio arts classes. It presents a framework that identifies eight habits of mind taught in visual arts and four studio structures through which they are taught. This expanded edition includes new material on the framework's application since the original study, with perspectives from artist-teachers who currently use it in their practice. It also examines how contemporary organizations, educators, and researchers outside the arts have utilized the framework, highlighting its flexibility in informing teaching and learning.

New chapters in Studio Thinking 3 include:

Students as Contemporary Artists: Building Agency in the Studio explores how studio teachers support learner autonomy and enable students to create increasingly self-directed artworks.

Artist-Teachers examines the relationship between artistic practices and teaching practices and how the Studio Thinking Framework can nurture this relationship.

Assessment is a Conversation introduces practical ways that teachers are using Studio Thinking to assess and evaluate students' work, working processes, and thinking in the arts.

Studio Thinking discusses how the Studio Thinking Framework has informed teaching and research in various contexts, including visual arts, theater, dance, music, arts integration, STEAM, and more.

The first edition of Studio Thinking was featured in The New York Times and The Boston Globe for its groundbreaking research on the positive effects of art education on student learning across the curriculum. Studio Thinking 3 will continue to be a valuable resource for advocates, art teachers, and policymakers in promoting arts education and supporting art teachers in their work.

Weight: 450g
Dimension: 216 x 280 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780807766507
Edition number: 3 Revised edition