Research on Educational Practice for the Promotion of Picture Drawing among Children Exhibiting Challenges in Pictorial Expression.

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24730752
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Education on school subjects and activities
• Research Institution: Notre Dame Seishin University
• Principal Investigator: ODA Kumiko ノートルダム清心女子大学, 人間生活学部, 准教授 (10461229)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 芸術教育 / 輪郭線 / 実践学研究 / 視覚的刺激

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research was conducted for developing activities that utilize outlines and to examine their practical application. First, a modelling program was planned and implemented with the cooperation of preschool teachers. Then, data reduction and analysis were performed. The results demonstrated that a natural combination of appreciative and expressive activities stimulated the children’s spontaneity for pictorial expression. We concluded that a tendency for encouraging the children’s pictorial expression was necessary.　Although the use of colouring books has not been particularly attributed much educational value until now, it is an activity loved by most children. Thus, examination of educational practice that incorporates outlines in actual classroom education is believed to be an unexplored area in preschool and art education. Therefore, it has considerable significance as a new method of instructional support in classroom settings.

Free Research Field

社会科学