Conclusion
Our research of
Children's Development through Art has required us to gather data by
means of:
Book and
Internet
Through our book and internet research,
we were able to draw out information from what others before us have
studied. We have discovered the developmental stages that all
children will go through, and seen the similarities with how children
develop in areas. The process of drawing, painting, or constructing
is a complex one in which the child brings together diverse elements
of his experience to make a new and meaningful whole.
Related sites: The
Developmental Stages
http://www.orat.ilstu.edu/~vfoster/art101/devstage/index.htm
Teaching
practicum
On our teaching practicum, we had the
opportunity to observe children actually engage in drawing
activities, as well as getting groups of children to participate in a
small task whereby we provided: a range of drawing tools (eg lead
pencil, coloured pencils, textas) and then simply asked them to draw
a PERSON. We didn't specify male or female ,or give any other details
We just left it up to them to draw freely and then explain.
We discovered that most boys did stick
to drawing male figures (most drew themselves), and girls female,
just as we mentioned earlier. Also, we noticed the girls drawing
skills to be much more advanced (of same age), where they were
drawing princess, jeanies, and ladies with great detail, most boys
were still at the stage of drawing stick figures with no
clothes.
Junior
primary teacher
Upon interviewing their teacher, she
also reinforced this with her observations, saying that girls tend to
develop their fine-motor skills much sooner than boys the same age.
She believes this to be because boys are not as interested as
creating still life drawings. they are more interested in the world
of movement.
Observations
As indicated the results of our research
and observations has enabled us to see the link between children's
drawings and other areas of development. However, to provide more
proof would require extensive study.
If you have any queries or
comments, please email us at:
May Tam:
mayflower816@hotmail.com
Melissa Linke:
partychic79@hotmail.com
Evonne Farrokhy:
farrokhy@camtech.net.au
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Book
research
Internet
research
Engaging
children in a drawing activity at a kindergarten and in a rec/yr.1
classroom, and collecting their drawings
Interviewing
junior primary
teacher
Observations