Children in their final years of primary schooling tend to emphasize the
use of detail and the production of naturalistic representations, when
modelling the human figure with clay. Children of this age rarely
construct clay figures which are noted for their dynamic quality in terms
of finish, proportion, or pose.
This study examined the effect of using a "formative" modelling
technique on the clay models made by 11 year old children. Involved
in the study were two groups of 11 year old children. Both groups of
children undertook a pre-test, a post-test, and a series of clay
modelling activities similar to other activities described in most primary
school art curricula. The experimental group of children were
instructed in the use of a "formative" modelling technique in which
children develop their clay figures from a single mass of clay and
refrain from constructing the figures by a combination of separate
parts. The control group received no instruction.
Brown's Modified "Secondary" Characteristics Rating Scale was used
to identify differences between pre- and post-test clay figures.
Results suggest that the "formative" modelling technique did not induce
a different approach to the modelling of finish, proportion, and pose in
the clay figures made by boys and girls 11 years of age. However,
there was evidence of a gender difference.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/218964 |
| Date | January 1993 |
| Creators | Grace, Tim, n/a |
| Publisher | University of Canberra. Education |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | ), Copyright Tim Grace |
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