| CODE | PRE1008 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Art Processes in Early Childhood Education | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Early Childhood and Primary Education | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit explains the stages of development that children progress through as they experiment with artistic processes. The unit consists of highly interactive lectures to equip students with information about basic art materials, both bought and found, and methods for using them with young children. Students will be introduced to different contemporary artists’ techniques and paintings which can be of inspiration to young children’s art. During interactive workshops students will discuss theories and approaches as they also get a chance to work hands on with a variety of art media which children can use for experimenting in art. Students will develop skills in reflecting upon ways of teaching to develop an arts environment in the classroom and to capitalize on children’s active imaginations and creative strengths. Study unit Aims: This unit aims at developing students’ knowledge of the stages of artistic development in children (focusing on ages 18 months to 7years but also covering 7 years till adolescence). Besides giving students ideas for art in the early year classroom, interactive lectures present an opportunity for a self developmental process helping participants gain confidence in using art in the classroom. Learning Outcomes: Knowledge & understanding: By the end of this study unit, students will be expected to have: • acquired a general knowledge of the stages of artistic development from infancy to adolescence; • acquired a basic understanding of the different artistic approaches and materials to use safely for art and creativity in the early childhood classroom; • acquired knowledge about various modern artists, their works and their style. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the students will be expected to have: • carried out practical work to create individual and collective artworks using various techniques and materials; • developed skills in reflecting upon ways of teaching to develop an arts environment in the classroom and to capitalize on children’s active imaginations and creative strengths; • acquired the ability to devise and use various creative processes in the early childhood classroom; • acquired the skills to use different techniques, approaches and materials to promote creativity in the art lesson; • acquired the knowledge of how to use modern artists’ works as a source for children’s creative artworks. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Arnheim, R. (2004). Art and visual perception. A Psychology of the Creative Eye. Berkeley: University of California Press. Eisner, E.W. (2004). The arts and the creation of mind. Yale Univ Press. Gombrich, E. H., Hochberg, J. & Black, M. (1973). Art, perception and reality. Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press. Isenberg, J. & M.R. Jalongo. (2005). Creative thinking and arts-based learning. Pearson/ Allyn & Bacon. Jalongo, M. R. & Stamp, L. N. (1997) The arts in children's Lives. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Angelique Attard Isabelle Gatt (Co-ord.) Marianne Schembri |
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