The student will be familiar with children's drawings, their characteristics, and their educational, psychological, artistic and aesthetic importance, and clarify their stages and their relationship to mental, cognitive and social development, in addition to studying the motives towards artistic expression and the various factors affecting children's artistic expression, and individual trends in their artistic expression and the role of the family in this field.
The course depends on the theoretical side, but it is possible that there will be training work in the form of critical studies that deal with selected artistic models that represent children’s drawings in their various stages of development, and individual research assignments from the Internet and specialized references, in which dialogue, discussion, opinions are put forward, and analysis processes are carried out. Criticism and description of some of the children’s drawings and their various artistic expressions, and the realization of the multiple values they contain in order to expand the horizons and perceptions of students, to develop the skills and knowledge capabilities, and to push them to the ability to explain, analyze, dialogue, discuss and cooperative learning.
Intended learning outcomes
The student gets acquainted with the concept of children's art.
The student distinguishes patterns and stages of artistic growth and the factors influencing children's artistic expression
The student explains the motives that drive him to practice artistic expression, and the obstacles that may hinder children's progress in artistic expression.
The student explains the role of the teacher in guiding the children through their practice of artistic work and the role of the school in developing their artistic expression.
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures and explanations on the blackboard.
Colorful slideshows and photos.
Discussion and dialogue.
Methods of assessments
Lectures and explanations on the blackboard.
Colorful slideshows and photos.
Discussion and dialogue.
