Drawing and Cognition in Learning Graphics and in Graphic Learning

This article discusses the relationships between drawing and cognition starting from the concept of graphic intelligence, and going beyond the classic approach, widely deepened in the literature from the field of clinical neuropsychology, linked to a concept of drawing as tool for the evaluation of...

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Main Author: Enrico Cicalò
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-12-01
Series:Proceedings
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/1/9/1080
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spelling doaj-b72e60a2303d4da88b6e60432ff2aaac2020-11-24T21:24:57ZengMDPI AGProceedings2504-39002017-12-0119108010.3390/proceedings1091080proceedings1091080Drawing and Cognition in Learning Graphics and in Graphic LearningEnrico Cicalò0Dipartimento di Architettura, Design e Urbanistica, Università degli Studi di Sassari, 07100 Sassari, ItalyThis article discusses the relationships between drawing and cognition starting from the concept of graphic intelligence, and going beyond the classic approach, widely deepened in the literature from the field of clinical neuropsychology, linked to a concept of drawing as tool for the evaluation of the cerebral connections functionalities in cases of particular disabilities. Instead, this article analyses the relationships between drawing and cognition focusing to learning processes. Therefore, drawing is considered not only as a product with which to interpret the psychological, bodily-kinesthetic and cognitive spheres of the individual, but also as a tool for stimulating the development of such spheres.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/1/9/1080drawingcognitiongraphic intelligencegraphicacylearning
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author Enrico Cicalò
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Drawing and Cognition in Learning Graphics and in Graphic Learning
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title Drawing and Cognition in Learning Graphics and in Graphic Learning
title_short Drawing and Cognition in Learning Graphics and in Graphic Learning
title_full Drawing and Cognition in Learning Graphics and in Graphic Learning
title_fullStr Drawing and Cognition in Learning Graphics and in Graphic Learning
title_full_unstemmed Drawing and Cognition in Learning Graphics and in Graphic Learning
title_sort drawing and cognition in learning graphics and in graphic learning
publisher MDPI AG
series Proceedings
issn 2504-3900
publishDate 2017-12-01
description This article discusses the relationships between drawing and cognition starting from the concept of graphic intelligence, and going beyond the classic approach, widely deepened in the literature from the field of clinical neuropsychology, linked to a concept of drawing as tool for the evaluation of the cerebral connections functionalities in cases of particular disabilities. Instead, this article analyses the relationships between drawing and cognition focusing to learning processes. Therefore, drawing is considered not only as a product with which to interpret the psychological, bodily-kinesthetic and cognitive spheres of the individual, but also as a tool for stimulating the development of such spheres.
topic drawing
cognition
graphic intelligence
graphicacy
learning
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