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Peer reviewedMatthews, John – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 1997
Studied drawing strategies used by children ages 2 to 4 in Singapore nurseries and kindergartens using experiments and naturalistic observation. Found that during period when children are supposedly "scribbling," they make systematic investigations of visual structure and develop a cluster of representational strategies involving patches…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childrens Art, Foreign Countries, Freehand Drawing
Peer reviewedMatthews, John – Early Child Development and Care, 1984
Based on a longitudinal study of three children from birth, argues that children experiment with two dimensional representation much earlier than is commonly thought. Interaction between figurative and action modes of representation is described. Suggests symbolizations based on movement and time as well as configuration. (Author/AS)
Descriptors: Art, Art Activities, Art Products, Childrens Art
