Child and Adult Reports of Graphic Strategies Used to Portray Figures with Contrasting Emotional Characteristics
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| Title: | Child and Adult Reports of Graphic Strategies Used to Portray Figures with Contrasting Emotional Characteristics |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Burkitt, Esther, Barrett, Martyn |
| Source: | Journal of Creative Behavior. 2010 44(3):169-190. |
| Availability: | Creative Education Foundation. 48 North Pleasant Street Suite 301, Amherst, MA 01002. Tel: 508-960-0000; Fax: 413-658-0046; e-mail: contact@creativeeducationfoundation.org; Web site: http://www.journalofcreativebehavior.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 22 |
| Publication Date: | 2010 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education |
| Descriptors: | Psychological Patterns, Cognitive Development, Recall (Psychology), Children, Freehand Drawing, Learning Strategies, Adults, Observation, Age Differences, Models, Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Evaluation Methods, Elementary Education |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom |
| ISSN: | 0022-0175 |
| Abstract: | This study assessed children's graphic flexibility and their ability to report on their use of drawing strategies when drawing characterized figures. 253 children (129 boys, 124 girls) aged between 4 years 3 months and 11 year 10 months formed three groups, either drawing a man, a dog or a tree. Each group was asked to draw three emotionally contrasting versions of the topics. The children's self-reported views about their drawing strategies and adults' judgements of the children's use of drawing strategies were content analyzed and compared. It was found that the children's verbal reports and the adults' observations were very similar to each other, at all ages. Moreover, children utilized a range of drawing strategies flexibly at all ages. It is argued that Karmiloff-Smith's (1992) Representational Redescription Model may underestimate not only young children's graphic flexibility but also their ability to provide verbal reports on their own drawing behaviour. (Contains 3 tables and 1 footnote.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 31 |
| Entry Date: | 2011 |
| Access URL: | https://creativeeducation.metapress.com/content/q4x0t506g6540680/?p=473ef4c560294f56b93c6d481c5da2eb&pi=1 |
| Accession Number: | EJ910045 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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