Artistic Competences of 4 and 5 –Year-Olds – Research Report
Abstract
Supporting the talent and development of children’s creativity is considered to be fundamental educational priorities. Art classes meet these expectations by shaping children’s imagination and creativity, offering manual skills training opportunities as well as providing the youngest pupils with strong aesthetic experience. The subject of conducted research were artistic competences of children in the preschool age. Its aim was to determine the level of the above-mentioned competences presented by 4 and 5 year-olds. The research issues focused on the behaviors presented by children of preschool age in the course of artistic activity as well as the assessment of the level of artistic work made by the examined group of preschoolers. Two methods were used in order to collect the empirical material required for research, namely observation method and method of document analysis. Data collection was conducted with the use of two sheets, the first of which contained the categories of child behavior in the course of artistic activity, and the second one focused on the issues related to the graphic elements of drawings. An analysis of the works of 4 and 5-year-old children was carried out by a group of ‘competent judges.’ Twenty-five children attending Zespół Szkolno-Przedszkolny in Lachowice were surveyed with the research being conducted in the 2016 – 2017 school year. The results show that the artistic competences of 4 and 5-year-olds are not yet fully formed and that their overall level of development can be assessed as average. It allows for independent and active child participation in the artistic classes offered by the teacher in kindergarten. However, the quality of artistic works is not satisfactory, suggesting the need for organizing exercises improving the motor skills of preschoolers.
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