Date of Award
5-2015
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Art
First Advisor
Dr. Christina D. Chin
Second Advisor
Dr. William Charland
Third Advisor
Vince Torano
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The problem that I researched in today’s art education world is how to teach our art students to be problem solving, confident, independent thinkers. It seems that in a classroom that is supposed to be full of innovation and creativity, it is currently falling flat. Through research, I discovered a teaching methodology called Choice-‐Based Art that claims to eliminate these problems in the art room through student-‐directed learning and choice while still delivering art curriculum. In order to test these theories, I aligned my classroom with the demands of the methodology and planned a field test with two groups of fifth graders.
During this study, I worked with 45 fifth grade students to test the theories of choice-‐based art through pre and post-‐testing, surveys, and formal and informal observations.
I found that students responded well to the choice-‐based art methodology using skills like problem solving, creative ingenuity and perseverance. The outcome was many different interesting works of art that expressed each individual differently.
Recommended Citation
Moczerad, Hillary K., "Choice--‐Based Art: Students Who Create, Not Replicate" (2015). Master's Theses. 572.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/572