Developing Minds: Representing Experience from Imagination and Observation.

Burton, Judith M.

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ERIC Number: EJ233506

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Publication Date: 1980-Dec

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Developing Minds: Representing Experience from Imagination and Observation.

Burton, Judith M.

School Arts, v80 n4 p26-30 Dec 1980

The author discusses children's developing conceptions of how to represent objects artistically. She compares the use of detail, line, viewpoint, and dimension in imaginative and observational drawings by concrete-operational children and cites their opinions about the accuracy of their work. Part of a series on children's art. (SJL)

Descriptors: Art Expression, Childrens Art, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Freehand Drawing, Imagination, Observation, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Spatial Ability

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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