Errors made by 5- and 8-year-old children asked to draw a model were investigated in two studies. Results from both indicated that 5-year-old children are more likely to produce visually accurate drawings than had previously been supposed; for both ages difficulty in producing accurate drawings occurred when drawing rules and conventions…

Three experiments demonstrate that the context of a two-object array greatly influences the way in which young children represent the array in their copies. Children were aware of differences in orientation and in the nature of paired objects and were concerned with marking these differences in their drawings. (RH)

Twenty-eight male and 44 female college students were administered the Kinetic Family Drawing, the Comfortable Interpersonal Distance Scale and the Psychological Distance Scale. Results indicate no significant correlations for distance between the self and other family figures in the drawings and either of the two interpersonal distance scales.…

Presents student exercises in visual notation (doodles, maps, sketches) and visual ideation sketching. A large portion of this article consists of a classroom poster explaining these two concepts. (SJL)

The author suggests that, instead of making assignments to draw people, the art teacher should ask students to draw events happening around them at school and home. (SJL)

This study was undertaken to investigate (1) the findings of an exploratory study in which the Luquet-Piaget sequence of drawing was tentatively confirmed in children's drawings of a house with a tree behind it, (2) the relationship of house-tree task with selected Piagetian and two psychometric measures, and (3) synchronous development among…

Presents results of a study of the graphic indicators in drawings by patients with substance abuse disorders. The Bird's Nest Drawing, an assessment task previously devised to elicit pictorial representations of attachment security, was used to examine attachment patterns of volunteers. Results showed that those with substance abuse diagnoses were…

Describes the Joint Family Holiday Drawing Technique, an auxiliary technique to be used with traditional talk therapy. The technique may be used as an assessment tool early in the counseling process or at a later stage. It is used as a springboard for further discussion and exploration in evaluating family function. (Contains 13 references.) (GCP)

Suggests that drawing allows students time to think, spaces in which to look at the world more deeply, and ways into words. Lists eight ways teachers can encourage students to use drawing in language arts classrooms. (SG)

Investigated gender and age differences in attitudes expressed in response to drawing task. Subjects (n=531) ranged in age from 7 to 65 years and older. Although proportionally more females than males drew pictures about relationships, and more males than females drew pictures about solitary subjects, differences did not reach statistical…

The tree drawings of 80 subjects, who were diagnosed with either multiple personality disorder, schizophrenia, or major depression, and a control group, were rated. Patterns were examined and graphs were used to depict results. Certain features were found to distinguish each category. The descriptive statistical findings were both consistent and…

Describes "Talking Drawings," a strategy translating mental images into simple drawings, which helps students at all levels bridge the gap to better comprehension and learning.(SR)

In two experiments, children and adults made judgments about drawings of a person walking or running. The drawings varied according to whether action lines, background lines, or no lines were present. Seven and nine year olds offered equivalent judgments of action and background lines, whereas adults distinguished between these devices. (BC)