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Peer reviewedPufall, Peter B.; Pesonen, Tuuli – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2000
Investigated the components of artistic style in young children, using longitudinal studies and a retrospective measure in which judges used children's later drawings to identify their art from earlier in childhood. Explored the concept of "artworld" as an aid in elucidating children's art and style by accounting for the "how"…
Descriptors: Art Expression, Childrens Art, Creative Development, Creativity
Peer reviewedWatson, Malcolm W.; Schwartz, Susan Nozyce – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2000
Investigated the development of individual style in 3- to 10-year-old children's drawings. Assessed about one-third of children as having distinctive styles; these children were most frequently younger and showed higher aesthetic and creativity ratings in their drawings. Considered the probable sequence in children's development of artistic style.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Art Expression, Childrens Art, Cognitive Development
Peer reviewedLaible, Deborah J.; Watson, Malcolm W.; Koff, Elissa – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2000
Investigated the effects of menarche on the continuity of adolescent girls' drawing styles. Found that individual styles over a 4-year period were discernible across 6-month intervals but not when the interval spanned menarche, indicating a discontinuity related to developmental transitions. (JPB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Art Expression, Childrens Art, Creative Development
Peer reviewedBoyatzis, Chris J.; Albertini, Gretchen – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2000
Examined the mechanisms of peer influences on fifth-grade children's drawings. Observed the socio-collaborative processes by which children influence each other's artistic styles; found gender differences in content, technical quality, and meaning. (JPB)
Descriptors: Art Expression, Childrens Art, Cognitive Development, Creative Development
Peer reviewedBoyatzis, Chris J. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2000
Presents a longitudinal case study of one girl's artistic development from age 2 to 6 years to illustrate the interplay between the child's symbolic development and the social context in which she draws. Considers the observer-researcher as a "co-constructor" of artistic development, highlighting the need for models of development that integrate…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Art Expression, Case Studies, Childrens Art
