First Advisor
Stewart, Connie K.
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Document Type
Action Research Project
Date Created
8-2017
Department
College of Performing and Visual Arts, Art and Design, Art and Design Student Work
Abstract
The study explores differences between a class who was taught technical skills prior to expressing their ideas and a class who expressed their ideas prior to learning technical skills in a TAB-Choice classroom. Two third grade art classes from a school in Ann Arbor, Michigan participated in the study where four students from each class were chosen to participate in a focus study. Students filled out pre and post surveys. The teacher as researcher used a rubric to evaluate each work of art, photographed the art for documentation, and then compared the rubrics, surveys, and responses. Collected data demonstrated how third grade students attained and choose to implement knowledge of technical skills if they practiced those skills first before utilizing them in their own unique manner. In addition, there were unexpected differences in the way boys and girls responded. The conclusion of the study showed that students benefit from the teaching and practice of technical skills and should also be allowed to explore their ideas with the mediums of their choice to create new emerging content.
Keywords
Arts-based research; Art education
Extent
62 pages
Local Identifiers
GeorgeARP_2017
Rights Statement
Copyright is held by the author.
Recommended Citation
George, Sarah, "Utilization and Transferability of Technical Skills in a Choice Based Art Unit" (2017). Action Research Projects. 4.
https://digscholarship.unco.edu/arp/4