Developing imaginative thinking in drawing lessons at school

Abstract

The article presents the results of a study of the effectiveness of methods for developing imaginative thinking in drawing lessons at school. Theoretical approaches and practical recommendations on the use of special techniques and techniques that stimulate the creative imagination and visual perception of students are analyzed. Based on empirical data obtained during a pedagogical experiment involving 120 schoolchildren in grades 5-7, a positive trend in indicators of imaginative creativity was revealed in experimental groups compared with control groups (an increase of 15 to 28% according to various parameters, p<0.01). The results confirm the hypothesis that the purposeful use of methods to activate imaginative thinking In art classes, it helps to increase the level of creative development of children, to form their skills to generate original ideas, to find non-standard solutions. The findings can be used in the practice of school art education to optimize the educational process and achieve new educational results. The prospects for further research related to the development of innovative art-pedagogical technologies that integrate methods of developing imaginative thinking with other types of creative activity of students are outlined.