Study sought to measure the relationship between the preference for complexity-asymmetry on the Welsh Figure Preference Tests and the degree of differentiation of form on a figure drawing task. Data indicated that passive appreciative behaviors were quite distinct from active manipulative behaviors in art learning experiences. (Author)

Two parents explain the practical use of a daily journal to help their deaf son learn language from the ages of 2 to 5 years primarily. (Author/CB)

Using Dramatics students as subjects, high-school art students drew caricatures showing a variety of emotions. Caricature artists and techniques throughout history were also studied, as well as differences between caricatures and cartoons, which pupils also developed. (PD)

In exploring the possibilities of visual expression the author discussed techniques for wax etching. (RK)

Basic drawing skills which will help elementary teachers help their students are described. Skills regarding proportion, composition, shading, perspective, and finished drawings are included. (RM)

Many students find it difficult to draw complex subjects. Suggested to help elementary students is a method in which they draw eyes from the center out. Observing detail, breaking an area down into small parts, and then connecting them to complete the whole also facilitates reproduction of a variety of objects. (IS)

Describes the Advanced Drawing Studio for talented students at the Albright-Knox Gallery in Buffalo, NY. The program's purpose is to improve students' drawing skills and increase their ability to look at and appreciate abstract art. (AM)

Contour drawing, the art of drawing an object--in this case hands--without looking at the paper, or lifting pencil or pen from paper, is described. (KC)

Ninety-seven children between 5 and 8 years of age drew two arrays, four times each, in different orientations vis-a-vis the child. Younger children's drawings contained much array-specific information but often no indication at all of the child's viewing position. Older children's drawings were predominantly view-specific, often containing little…

The author analyzes variations in composition and feeling apparent in simple sketches of the same object by three different students. (SJL)

A teacher and her students explore the structure of "bubbles" in comic books. Evaluating the use of narration in comics led to the use of narration in books and how characters relate in stories. (Author/RK)

Discusses the instructional method called drawing mental models that allows teachers to examine students' mental models of science concepts and its use as a diagnostic tool for probing the depths of students' understanding. Presents guidelines for using this strategy. (JRH)

Investigates the use of the Naglieri Draw-a-Person Test (DAP) for its appropriateness for use by art therapists. A total of 306 drawings were collected from 34 children, ages 5 to 10, over a 1-year period in three phases. Concludes that the Naglieri DAP would be a useful tool for art therapists in the assessment of cognitive development. (Contains…

Describes the experience of creating and working with the Face Stimulus Assessment (FSA). Six samples of the FSA completed by clients with multiple disabilities are presented. As the FSA is a work in progress and has yet to be established as a valid and reliable assessment, implications for further research are also discussed. (Contains 32…