| The cognitive development process of primary school students is closely related to the learning activities of children. Scientific and reasonable arrangement of education schedule can encourage the development of primary school students’ cognition level. Through the teaching practice in the primary school, the writer is not satisfied with the effect of current art teaching in primary school. Either the compilation of textbooks is complete, nor the classroom performance of primary school students is good. The reasons for this situation are many, but it is not difficult to find out the lack of "form and cognition" this knowledge point is one of the important reason though the studies of textbooks. Increasing the "form and cognition" mode in the practice of art through a certain period, can effectively improve the students’ ability to image thinking and abstract thinking. Finally achieve the goal of teaching the students to grow up healthy and happy.First, this article discussed the morphological theories related to the understanding of the concept, then analyzed the form of cognitive training in art education in primary schools, and got the conclusion of demonstrated in the form of cognitive thinking in the process of image thinking and abstract thinking is an important link. Image thinking and abstract thinking in the process of morphological cognition can effectively cultivate students’ divergent thinking ability and creative thinking ability as well as the purpose of art education in primary schools. Through picture display and game interaction which is a common form of cognitive approach in the elementary school art education can analyze the current status and problems of art education in primary schools. And starting from the primary school art textbooks,curriculum, case analysis, put forward corresponding countermeasures to solve the problem. Finally, to improve students’ cognitive ability through the course practice in an effective way. This is very important to enhance the students interest course and encourage academic level. |