A Student-Centered Approach for Understanding Art.

Hickman, Richard

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ERIC Number: EJ496945

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Publication Date: 1994

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A Student-Centered Approach for Understanding Art.

Hickman, Richard

Art Education, v47 n5 p47-51 Sep 1994

Asserts that elementary school art experiences are not always positive experiences. Discusses Eisner's model of art criticism which comprised six dimensions of critical judgments. Recommends a synthesis of subject-centered approaches based on four areas of activity: reacting; researching, responding, and reflecting. (CFR)

Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Art Criticism, Art Education, Art Products, Curriculum Design, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Learning Activities, Student Attitudes, Student Centered Curriculum, Student Interests, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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