The Educational Evaluation of Children's Artistic Progress: More Is Better, or Is It?.

Clarke, Elizabeth C.

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Publication Date: 1979-Jan

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The Educational Evaluation of Children's Artistic Progress: More Is Better, or Is It?

Clarke, Elizabeth C.

Art Education, v32 n1 p20-26 Jan 1979

Section One of this article reviews extant theories of children's art. Section Two outlines evaluative criteria based on developmental approaches: degree of representational detail, expressiveness, and representational accuracy. Section Three explores the theoretical support for alternative standards for evaluating children's drawings. (SJL)

Descriptors: Art Expression, Art Products, Childrens Art, Developmental Psychology, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Freehand Drawing, Standards, Student Evaluation, Theories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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