Back to the Basics: Uses of Visual Perceptual Training in Art.

Armstrong, Carmen

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ERIC Number: EJ262828

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1981

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Back to the Basics: Uses of Visual Perceptual Training in Art.

Armstrong, Carmen

Journal of the Association for the Study of Perception, v16 n1 p6-10 Spr 1981

Discusses the relevancy of visual arts programs to the development of the capacity for visual symbolizing. Explains the use of visual symbols to communicate at a very general level, to communicate accurately and specifically, and to communicate uniquely and expressively. Suggests schools not cut visual arts programs. (RC)

Descriptors: Art Education, Art Expression, Communication Skills, Educational Needs, Program Descriptions, Skill Development, Student Development, Symbolic Language, Symbolism, Visual Arts, Visual Perception

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Language: English

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