Abstract:
This article analyzes the conflict between memorization and artistic reading in primary education, and advocates their harmonious integration. It states that memorization provides the basic components of knowledge, while literary reading allows students to explore meaning, develop critical thinking, and ignite creativity. Past research has indicated that art education can be beneficial to students' education, possibly through beneficial effects related to learning and memory. Although some prior research has explored effects of art education for children, relatively little research has investigated beneficial effects of art in relation to adult learners. The aim of the current study was to explore whether a beneficial relationship exists between art and memory for adults in the context of an experimental study. The results of this study are discussed in the context of cognitive mechanisms related to both memory and attention.
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