Date of Award
4-2019
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Art Education
First Advisor
Dr. Christina D. Chin
Second Advisor
Dr. William Charland
Third Advisor
Dr. Jeffrey Abshear
Keywords
art education, art, visual thinking strategies, middle school, visual art
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to expand and demonstrate how the integration of Visual Thinking Strategies into a middle school classroom curriculum could strengthen and benefit students’ critical thinking and art literacy. There is a growing and overwhelming use of technology and images in our world, to which students are exposed daily. By integrating a visual literacy strategy in a visual art setting, students may learn to slow down and think more critically about what they see and understand, not only in art but cross-curriculum.
Recommended Citation
Gibbs, Shelley K., "Integrating Visual Thinking Strategies into Art Education: A Curriculum for the Middle School Level" (2019). Masters Theses. 4293.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/4293