A complete art instructor demonstration consists of the following components: (1) goals and/or objectives; (2) examples; (3) vocabulary; (4) media; (5) steps; (6) evaluation criteria; and (7) references. A lesson plan is provided which encompasses those components and becomes the guiding structure for instructional and student organization,…

A museum field trip should be the highlight of every art appreciation course. Through this experience, students are introduced to the museum as a source for authentic, original art and for scholarship, education, and entertainment. A well-planned field trip achieves this objective through the use and modification of eight components: (1)…

The Clementine Hunter Black History Month Exhibition (Natchitoches, Louisiana) was a successful demonstration that five objectives can be achieved with a zero budget and teamwork. Objective 1 demonstrated that specially designed cultural and extracurricular events can be used as tools for retaining black students on a predominantly white college…

Likert-type rating scales were designed and used to help college students perceive, understand, and value the beauty and content of a piece of art. The subjects for the project were 100 college students enrolled in two art appreciation courses at Texas College. Their classification ranged from freshman to senior, with majors mainly in business,…

Texas, through a recent state legislative mandate, has initiated educational reform for its public school system and teacher education programs in colleges and universities. To implement this reform, the Texas Educational Agency has developed essential elements that are required to be integrated into such courses as the visual arts for a…

Through the use of a visual literacy process of instruction as an initial stage in perceiving and creating, beginning college art students can acquire knowledge and skills for completing successful drawings. This process includes the following steps: selecting a simple and familiar subject; studying the entire form of the subject; looking for big…