Tao Xie, Chun Wang

Chun Wang

May 30, 2025

Design thinking, Junior high school art, Design teaching, Art practice, Teaching strategies.

The curriculum content of junior high school art subject is "Design and Application" art practice teaching, emphasizing the development of students' creative practice literacy and focusing on cultivating artistic creative thinking and creative practice ability. The IDEO design thinking model and the cultivation of students' innovative thinking share common ground, and the methods and paths for cultivating innovative thinking are manifested in the practical process of IDEO design thinking. Based on thematic teaching design examples, this article proposes teaching concepts and implementation strategies for junior high school art courses based on the IDEO design thinking model. Teaching practice has confirmed that the application of IDEO design thinking model in the "Design and Application" course of junior high school art can effectively cultivate students' imagination and observation ability, enhance their innovative thinking and design practice ability, and promote the development of students' innovative thinking.

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