ERIC Number: ED302496
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987
Pages: 140
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Understanding Art Testing: Past Influences, Norman C. Meier's Contributions, Present Concerns, and Future Possibilities.
Clark, Gilbert; And Others
This collection of 10 papers focuses on art testing and Norman C. Meier's role in this area of study. The titles written by Gilbert Clark are: (1) "Early Inquiry, Research, and Testing of Children's Art Abilities"; (2) "Norman C. Meier: A Critique of His Tests and Research"; and (3) "Recent Inquiry and Testing of Children's Art Abilities." The titles by Enid Zimmerman are: (1) "Norman C. Meier's Story of Frustrations and Accomplishments"; (2) "Meier's Interlinkage Theory of Special Ability: Art Aptitudes of Children and Creative Processes of the Artist"; and (3) "Art Talent and Research in the 1920s and 1930s: Norman C. Meier's and Leta S. Hollingsworth's Theories about Special Abilities." Marilyn Zurmuehlen has written: (1) "Questioning Art Testing: A Case Study of Norman C. Meier"; (2) "An Historical Look at Developing Art Tests: Norman C. Meier and His Students"; and (3) "A Psychologist Studies Artists." The last paper, "Implications for the Future of Inquiry, Research, and Testing of Children's Art Abilities" includes an excerpt from a conversation among the three authors. The book also contains a selected chronology of publications on inquiry about children's drawings and testing of art abilities and an extensive bibliography that corresponds with the chronology. Drawings, charts, and black and white photographs are included. (DJC)
Descriptors: Aptitude, Art Expression, Children, Childrens Art, Creative Art, Educational History, Elementary Education, Freehand Drawing, Literature Reviews, Testing
National Art Education Association, 1916 Association Drive, Reston, VA 22091.
Publication Type: Books; Collected Works - General
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Art Education Association, Reston, VA.
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