The purpose of this study was to identify the activity of art's influence of 5-year-old child's expression of painting competence through appreciation of traditional work of art.
The research questions of the study were:
1. Is there any difference o...
The purpose of this study was to identify the activity of art's influence of 5-year-old child's expression of painting competence through appreciation of traditional work of art.
The research questions of the study were:
1. Is there any difference of superficial level between experienced or inexperienced children's expression of painting through appreciation of traditional work of art?
2. Is there any difference of artistic level between experienced or inexperienced children's expression of painting through appreciation of traditional work of art?
The population for this study was those 50 children who were 5-year-old, and belonged to D kindergarten in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. One experimental group had 25 children, and the other comparing group had same number of children.
The procedure of this research had two previous pilot tests, then the experimental group of children examined for 7 weeks. By Feldman's method of painting appreciation model, the experimental group examined the expression of activity of art after appreciation of traditional work of art. The comparing group just used arbitrary expression of activity of art which was practicing in ordinary kindergarten. After the experiment, another tests were performed twice.
Children's painting was evaluated by superficial level and artistic level to estimate the improvement of visual art area of Project Spectrum. Collected data were analyzed by the t-test to derive standard score and standard deviation based on research questions.
The summary of this research results presented that:
1. There was a significant difference in superficial level of children's expression of painting competence through the experience of appreciation of traditional work of art. Especially in use of color, expression of space composition, the experienced experimental group of children had appositive influence rather than the comparing group of children.
2. There was a distinctive difference in artistic level as well. Therefore, the experience of appreciation of traditional work of art affected positively to the experimental group to improve in expression of fullness and expression of artistic sense rather than the comparing group.
In conclusion, the activity of appreciation of traditional work of art can influence in children's expression of painting competence.