The Social Interaction in Teaching Models for Enhancing Students’ Creativity in the Ideation Process of Visual Arts Education: A Scoping Review
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https://doi.org/10.24191/idealogy.v11i2.980Keywords:
scoping review, social interaction, ideation process, creativity, Visual Arts EducationAbstract
The ideation process in Visual Arts Education (VAE) requires students to explore visual references, generate alternative ideas, justify artistic decisions, and refine initial concepts into coherent visual outcomes. However, students’ ability to develop creative ideas does not depend solely on individual imagination or technical skill; it is also shaped by the quality of pedagogical guidance provided throughout the learning process. In this regard, social interaction approaches may support creativity during the ideation process. Nevertheless, limited studies have explained how these approaches are systematically integrated into teaching models that support the ideation process across different educational levels and art-based contexts. This scoping review maps current literature on social interaction approaches that support creativity and idea development in VAE and related art education contexts. Guided by Arksey and O'Malley's scoping review framework and the PRISMA-ScR reporting guideline, searches were conducted in Scopus and Web of Science for peer-reviewed empirical studies published between 2020 and 2025. Following screening and eligibility assessment, nine studies were included in the qualitative synthesis. The findings show six recurring approaches: teacher facilitation, community and co-creative learning, scaffolding and guided support, digital-mediated interaction, and student-centred learning. The reviewed studies consistently indicate that creativity is enhanced when interaction is intentionally structured throughout the ideation process. The review therefore supports the need for a teaching model that integrates social interaction elements to guide ideation systematically.
Keywords: scoping review, social interaction, ideation process, creativity, Visual Arts Education
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