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The Development of Individual Styles in Children's Drawing.
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Watson, Malcolm W.; Schwartz, Susan Nozyce – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2000
Investigated the development of individual style in 3- to 10-year-old children's drawings. Assessed about one-third of children as having distinctive styles; these children were most frequently younger and showed higher aesthetic and creativity ratings in their drawings. Considered the probable sequence in children's development of artistic style.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Art Expression, Childrens Art, Cognitive Development
A Naturalistic Observation of Children Drawing: Peer Collaboration Processes and Influences in Children's Art.
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Boyatzis, Chris J.; Albertini, Gretchen – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2000
Examined the mechanisms of peer influences on fifth-grade children's drawings. Observed the socio-collaborative processes by which children influence each other's artistic styles; found gender differences in content, technical quality, and meaning. (JPB)
Descriptors: Art Expression, Childrens Art, Cognitive Development, Creative Development
The Artistic Evolution of Mommy: A Longitudinal Case Study of Symbolic and Social Processes.
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Boyatzis, Chris J. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2000
Presents a longitudinal case study of one girl's artistic development from age 2 to 6 years to illustrate the interplay between the child's symbolic development and the social context in which she draws. Considers the observer-researcher as a "co-constructor" of artistic development, highlighting the need for models of development that integrate…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Art Expression, Case Studies, Childrens Art