A Study of Two Methods of Teaching the Visual Element Value as Seen in the Creative Works of Children in the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grades Page: 3
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conoacted in the area of motivation, -further t-acperiffccmts on
art ssotivation . ♦ . which ;r«ay influence the processes of
creation and appreciation anci the people involved in then1'
(2, pp. 82-83) need to .v* v-,~de. The problea discussed in
this -pBuz-x is related to >.rcvnties of Dubin (5) , Meperud (11)
aim McVitty (9),who tested various applications of motivation
.axi reinforcement.
Dubin (!■>) concluded in a «?tutly of pr@--sehool children,
who ware two to four /t-.ars old, that reinforcement after
painting increaaeci the appearances of c ..svelopfeterkta 1 charac-
teristics in graphic representation.
heperutl (II) made "an expar iiaenta 1 study of visual ele-
ments, selectee' art instruction method, and drawing develop-
ment of the fifth-grade level(11, p. 3) . Three Methods of
taaching, which were I'eacher-centered, Cooperative, an'i Chile;-
cantered,were used, the teacher-centered method involved
presentation of t.b« visual elements iri the form of lecture
nnd demonstration of visual elements before drawing, during
this phase, the teacher avoided asking children's opinions or
sharing experiences. There was a minileum of pu'pi 1 - teacher
interaction in planning a learning situation.
The ehiId-centered method assumed that the art work of
children originates quite spontaneous ly with tuau Gr&ater
emphasis was placed upon factors- of maturation in drawing
development than upon factors of situation. Ho instruction
on the visual elements was given. Significant change was
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Hofmann, Carolyn L. A Study of Two Methods of Teaching the Visual Element Value as Seen in the Creative Works of Children in the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grades, thesis, August 1967; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc163909/m1/9/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .