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CRITICAL INQUIRY
IN ART EDUCATION
Findings
WHAT CHOICES DID THE STUDENTS MAKE?
SUBJECT MATTER MEDIA INSPIRATION
WHAT WERE THEY INCLINED
TO CREATE OVER THE WEEKS? WHAT WERE THEY INCLINED
TO USE IN THEIR ART MAKING? WHAT WERE THEY INSPIRED
BY IN THEIR ART MAKING?
Landscape Soft pastels What they see
Random marks, doodles Charcoal What they imagine
Animals, insects, sea creatures Ink What they remember
People Markers Symbols Different types of paper Cartoon Different materials for mark
making such as string, stick,
pebble, cotton bud
Still life
HOW DID STUDENTS EXERCISE
CHOICE IN THEIR ART MAKING?
77.5% of the students explored more than 2 subject
matter of their choice throughout the 4 lessons
100% of the students used more than 2 media of their
choice throughout the 4 lessons
36.4% of the students drew what they saw
27.2% of the students drew what they imagined
36.4% of the students drew what they remembered
92.5% of the students preferred to be given a choice to
decide what they could draw during art lessons.
This student was eager to get started and
spontaneously created different marks
and effects on paper with soft pastels.
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Students enjoyed the
freedom to pursue their
ideas, and make choices
and decisions about
their work.
The opportunity to
make choices and play
with materials at own
pace are necessary for
generation of ideas
and divergent thinking.
They were more invested in their
art making because they were
intrinsically motivated to create
artworks that mattered to them, and
therefore willing to take ownership
of their learning.
Students were thrilled by the
different and new ways they
discovered they could make
marks, and delighted by the
materials they could choose from
to explore and create artworks of
their choice.
An empowering experience as
students were given the space to
explore materials of their choice
and discovering new ideas about
art making that amazed them.
A student created marks on paper with
ink and folded the paper into half to
create a print.
This student was delighted with his
discovery when he created a series of
curve lines using string and ink on paper.
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