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Artistic expression in 8th grade students : using aesthetics to see more clearly, think more deeply and be more creative / Mary Lynn Hartzell

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Identifier	Thesis 1589
Author	Hartzell, Mary Lynn
Title	Artistic expression in 8th grade students : using aesthetics to see more clearly, think more deeply and be more creative / Mary Lynn Hartzell
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2000
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	This study provides an investigation into artistic expression and the use of aesthetics in a middle school environment. Part I of the study was designed to determine how eighth-grade students perceive their own strengths in the arts and whether or not they perceive there are opportunities for sharing these strengths with the school community. Part II of this study focused on the effects of aesthetic activities on the development of visual perception, thinking skills, and creativity. Part I of the study involved eighth-grade students from the Class of 1999 and the Class of 2000 at a rural middle school in southeastern New England. Part II of the study involved four relatively heterogeneous groups of eighth-grade students enrolled in art rotations during the 1999-2000 school year. This study was undertaken in an effort to determine what areas of the arts students perceive as personal areas of strength and to encourage the creation of more opportunities for sharing those strengths. Additionally, it is hoped that the study will help the school community to become more aware of student artistic achievements and talents in order to give them the recognition and celebration afforded to academics and athletics The classroom interventions used in this study were designed to make aesthetics a more integral part of the art curriculum and to encourage the development of aesthetic skills in eighth-grade students. In Part I of the study, all eighth-grade students were surveyed to determine their perceptions of their strengths in artistic expression and whether or not they perceived those strengths were recognized by and shared with the school community. The Class of 1999 was surveyed in May 1999. The Class of 2000 was surveyed at the beginning of the school year and again at the end of March 2000. Responses from the two groups were compared to examine differences between groups. Fall responses from the Class of 2000 were compared to their spring responses to examine changes over time within the same group. Part II of the study involved a series of interventions introduced cumulatively into the art curriculum during four art rotations. Data were gathered through observations, notes, recordings, review of student self-assessment rubrics and artwork, interviews and an exit survey. The exit survey responses of the first group were used as baseline data. Findings from the surveys of the two classes show slight differences between the groups. Findings from the two surveys responses of the Class of 2000 show the changes occurred within the same group over the time period of the study. Visual arts, choral and instrumental music, and creative writing are the most often named areas of strength. Despite the fact that neither is a part of the regular curriculum, dance and theatre are cited as areas of strength by a large percentage of these eighth-grade students. Findings from data gathered during the art class rotations suggest that interventions made a difference in how students perceived their own aesthetic development and appear to have increased the perceptual and thinking skills of these students. These findings indicate that students have a strong sense of their own artistic abilities, and enjoy sharing those strengths with the school community. It is recommended that further efforts be made to recognize and support artistic expressions by our students through both curricular and extracurricular activities. In order to fully develop the whole child and address the affective needs of our students, both philosophical and financial support are needed from the administration, the school board, and the community.
Subject	Arts -- Study and teaching Aesthetics -- Study and teaching
Department	Department of Teacher Education
Advisor	Ferrara, Margaret
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	45243600
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