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Itskowitz, Rivka – 1973
This research deals with the development and relative importance of both the conceptual-cognitive and the aesthetic-affective aspect of the perceptual process at various age levels of children. Three tasks were chosen: (1) sorting drawings of human figures--a task that represents a more conceptual function; (2) expressing preferences for those…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Affective Behavior, Age Groups, Art Expression
EISNER, ELLIOTT W. – 1967
THE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES IN THE ART OF CHILDREN HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF MUCH CHILD DEVELOPMENT THEORY AND RESEARCH. MUCH OF THIS WORK, EXAMPLES OF WHICH ARE PRESENTED IN THE INTRODUCTORY PORTION OF THIS DOCUMENT, HAS BEEN MERELY ANECDOTAL. OF CONCERN IN THIS STUDY ARE (1) THE FORMULATION OF OBJECTIVE PROCEDURES TO ASSESS THE DEVELOPMENTAL DRAWING…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Advantaged, Art Expression

Golomb, Claire – Visual Arts Research, 1993
Reviews research about young childrens' focusing on the ability to transform a perceived scene into another representation. Reports on a study of 109 children and 18 college-age students on their ability to mold a lump of clay into a three-dimensional figure. Finds that cognitive maturity alone does not automatically lead to competence. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Expression, Child Development

Kindler, Anna M. – Visual Arts Research, 1993
Responds to Claire Golumb's research on the cognitive development of young children's ability to create representations of reality using visual arts. Asserts that young children must find acceptable pictorial substitutes when producing representations. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Expression, Child Development
Gardner, Howard E. – 1971
This is the fourth in a series of technical research reports by Harvard Project Zero which study artistic creation and comprehension as a means toward better art education. This particular study examines children's sensitivity to musical styles. Twenty children at age levels ranging from 6 through 19 years participated in the study which measured…
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Expression, Auditory Discrimination
Gardner, Howard E. – 1971
Harvard Project Zero provides a series of technical research reports which study artistic creation and comprehension as a means toward better art education. The emphasis of the research is to improve art education through a better psychological understanding of symbol systems and media of art and through better understanding of the perceptual,…
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Expression, Behavioral Science Research