Год выпуска: 2015 Автор: Aselin Lands Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 128 ISBN: 9783659683350
Описание
This qualitative research study was conducted between 2012-2013 with high school students in a studio art classroom. The goal of this research was to explore how informal peer conversations in a studio art classroom influenced students’ creative processes. An ethnographic methodology was employed. Data consisted of: two one- hour audio recordings of classroom conversations, photographs of student art works, field notes, and questionnaires. Data was analyzed through a multi-variant framework comprised of Csikszentmihalyi’s Stages of Creativity, Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences, Kantor’s Four Player System and the eight Studio Habits of Mind. The following themes were discovered: reoccurring phrases, group dynamics, idea generation, admiration and critique of work, and student artwork. Informal peer conversations create a space for empathy that allows students to feel safe about sharing and evaluating ideas. Educators can use these informal conversations to build closer relationships...
