AbstractsEducation Research & Administration
An Investigation of Young Children's Awareness of Line and Line Quality in Art and Graphic Reproductions
| Institution: | University of North Texas |
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| Year: | 1994 |
| Keywords: | kindergarten; art; Art appreciation.; Perception in children.; Art – Study and teaching (Early childhood) |
| Record ID: | 1664356 |
| Full text PDF: | http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278901/ |
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine whether kindergarten children possess the ability to recognize, match, and discuss lines and line qualities. Using graphics and art reproductions, three matching tasks were constructed which examined young children's awareness of the line qualities of length, width, straightness, direction, movement, and uniformity. Graphics and art reproductions were also used to construct two tracing tasks employed to examine young children's awareness of actual and implied lines. The tasks were administered to 69 kindergarten students from four elementary schools in a public school district in the north central Texas area.
