Art and neuroeducation: creative strategies to enhance inclusive learning in students with disabilities
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Art, Inclusive Neuroeducation, Creative Strategies, Assistive Technologies (AT), DisabilityAbstract
This study addresses the implementation of art and neuroeducation strategies to enhance inclusive learning in students with cognitive and motor disabilities. The objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of a Creative Activation Model (CAM) based on art and neuroeducation strategies to enhance inclusive learning in students with cognitive and motor disabilities by improving functional, cognitive, and social variables. The study is a mixed-method, quasi-experimental study that uses an intervention based on art and neuroeducation to enhance inclusive learning in students with cognitive and motor disabilities. The research showed that the implementation of multisensory strategies (painting, rhythmic music, dance, and digital art) resulted in highly significant improvements in the Experimental Group, achieving a +42% increase in Sustained Attention and a +38% increase in Nonverbal Communication (p < 0.001). It was concluded that the implementation of the Creative Activation Model (CAM), articulated with multisensory art strategies and neuroeducational principles, proves to be an effective intervention to enhance inclusive learning for students with cognitive and motor disabilities
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