Il rapporto tra pensiero visivo, pensiero creativo e pensiero critico nei processi di insegnamento-apprendimento

The paper deals with the complex relationship between visual thin- king, critical thinking and creative thinking, especially in relationship to teaching and learning. Recent research has found that creativity and visual thinking can be fostered like any other thinking skill and fin- dings have revealed that mastering any kind of knowledge requires cri- tical skills. Both the “soft” thinking behaviors of creative thinking and the “hard” behaviors of critical thinking, as well as skills related to vi- sual thinking. Thus, to encourage visual thinking as well as critical thinking and creative thinking in classes, educators must take care to create classroom environments conducive these kinds of thought.