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Studio Thinking

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=Studio Thinking: The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education= Published: 2007 by [|Kyle Meador] //Studio Thinking// provides a framework for the value of arts education itself. When two of the authors recently published a study concluding that arts classes do not necessarily improve students’ overall academic performance, the backlash was bitter. With //Studio Thinking//, these researchers maintain and expand upon their original thesis, stating that depending on content and teaching methods, **students can develop “Studio Habits of Mind” – such as the habits of engaging and persisting, envisioning, expressing, observing, reflecting, and more – that are likely to transfer to other areas of their lives and academic achievements. Additionally, //Studio Thinking// sets the stage for studies on the transfer of arts learning to other disciplines, studies that would contribute to a meaningful case for the value of arts education.**
 * Studio Thinking: The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education** by Lois Hetland, Ellen Winner, Shirley Veenema, and Kimberly M. Sheridan (Teachers College Press, 128 pages, $24.95)