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Allison, Brian – Journal of Aesthetic Education, 1980
The author reviews cross-cultural studies of children's art, with emphasis on the problems entailed in such research. He draws from these studies implications for further research in children's artistic development. (SJL)
Descriptors: Art Education, Children, Childrens Art, Cross Cultural Studies

Light, P. H.; MacIntosh, E. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1980
Young children drew two opaque objects placed one behind the other. Over two-thirds of the children drew the objects separately in horizontal or vertical relationships. When drawing an object in a glass beaker, half of the children depicted the object vertically or horizontally separate from the beaker. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Cognitive Development, Cues, Depth Perception

Hardiman, George W.; Zernich, Theodore – Studies in Art Education, 1980
This article reviews the major principles of Piaget's stage theory of cognitive development (equilibrium, structure, and scheme); outlines his two stages that best characterize elementary children (preoperational thought and concrete operations); and describes features of the child's artistic growth during these two stages. Questions needing…
Descriptors: Art Expression, Childrens Art, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages

Hurwitz, Al – School Arts, 1980
The author discusses his cross cultural study of the painting styles of 9- to 12-year-old children in Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea. He compares their art products--all illustrations of the Noah's Ark story. A sample of the drawings illustrates the text. (SJL)
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Color, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies

Colbert, Cynthia – Studies in Art Education, 1980
This study examined the relationship between the visual elaboration characteristic of paired-associate learning and figural elaboration as found in the graphic representations of preadolescents (ages 8-12) and as measured by nonverbal creativity measures. Significant correlations between figural variables and one or both visual variables were…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Correlation, Creative Thinking, Elementary Education

Kozlowski, Phyllis J.; Yakel, Norman C. – Art Education, 1980
Asserts that the copying of artworks does not stunt a child's creative development; rather it can serve children, as it did many great artists, as a useful tool for the development of the technical and aesthetic skills necessary for creative expression. (SJL)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Artists, Childrens Art
Johnson, Carole Austen; Anderson, Lorraine – Teacher, 1979
Described is a method of tapping students' creative potential in art: the Spontaneous Response Drawing. SRD consists of drawing with a single line, usually with crayons or colored felt tip pens on a large sheet of paper. (KC)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Childrens Art, Creative Activities, Creative Art

Brittain, W. Lambert; Chien, Yu-Chin – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1980
Sixty-one children were asked to construct a man, using six different methods. Data indicate that ability to identify body parts, eye-hand coordination, or use of particular materials made no significant differences in success, which seemed more related to the understanding that shapes may have symbolic meaning. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Art Materials, Childrens Art, Concept Formation, Difficulty Level

Pariser, David – Studies in Art Education, 1981
Examines the case of Nadia, an autistic child with unusual graphic ability. Considers the development of her skill in relation to hypotheses about drawing, intelligence, and conceptual thought. Illustrations are included. Commentaries on this article by Charles Cleland and Martin Rayala appear on pages 68-72 of this issue. (SJL)
Descriptors: Autism, Case Studies, Children, Childrens Art

Gardner, Howard – Journal of Communication, 1979
Examines the similarities and differences between the artistry of children and adult masters. Suggests that while artists have more highly developed skills, far more control of their gifts, and superior ability to experiment systematically and to choose among alternatives, much in their processes of creation is reminiscent of children. (JMF)
Descriptors: Art, Art Activities, Art Expression, Artists

Hargreaves, David J. – Educational Review, 1978
This paper re-evaluates traditional approaches to the study of children's drawings in the light of current process-oriented research. A tentative synthesis of accounts of developmental stages in drawing is followed by an appraisal of drawings analysis in applied psychology. Main features of the new approach are outlined. (Author)
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Developmental Stages, Freehand Drawing, Personality Assessment
Power, Brenda – Instructor, 1997
Presents three drawing/writing activities for primary grades: telling picture stories, attaching words to picture stories, and (for older primary students), interpreting writing through art. (SM)
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Class Activities, Creative Teaching, Freehand Drawing

Montasser, Alyaa; Cole, Charlotte; Fuld, Janice – Early Education and Development, 2002
Provides examples from a study of six test segments of the television series "Alam Simsim," the Egyptian "Sesame Street," to illustrate how a systematic analysis of children's artwork can be used with other research tools to gain feedback from children. Shows how formative research is used to bring children into the production…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Childrens Art, Childrens Television, Educational Television

Hagood, Maralynn M. – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2002
Investigates the use of three art-based instruments using imagery that measure children's cognitive development. Suggests that Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices, the British Picture Vocabulary Scale, and the Naglieri Draw-A-Person Test would be useful tools for art therapists to more systematically view children's drawings from a developmental…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Children, Childrens Art, Cognitive Development

Shreve, Roberta; Danbom, Karen; Hanhan, Sara – Language Arts, 2002
Notes that reflection can support both teachers and students in the aftermath of a disaster. Examines the visual and written works of North Dakota and Minnesota children who were victims of the flooding of the Red River in 1997 as a representational way to gain a broad perspective on children's thinking about their experiences surrounding the…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Grade 1