Critical Inquiry: Understanding the Concept and Applying It in the Classroom.

Geahigan, George

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ERIC Number: EJ594136

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Publication Date: 1998

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Critical Inquiry: Understanding the Concept and Applying It in the Classroom.

Geahigan, George

Art Education, v51 n5 p10-16 Sep 1998

Identifies the essential features of critical inquiry and shows how it differs from the critical procedures often recommended by educators. Explains the implications of the inquiry process for teaching criticism. Provides a model of critical-inquiry instruction by suggesting three basic instructional strategies for teachers and describing an actual instructional unit. (CMK)

Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Art Criticism, Art Education, Concept Formation, Inquiry, Intellectual Experience, Secondary Education, Skill Development, Student Reaction, Student Research, Teaching Methods, Visual Arts

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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