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RESEARCH SUMMARIE TEN
Title
Power Play: Rethinking Roles in the Art Classroom
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PUBLICATION TYPE
Peer Reviewed Journal Article
Design Issue
The main purpose of this journal article is to educate teachers on how to improve the way they teach art to students to increase overall engagement and cultural awareness. The majority of art classes today are teacher centered because the educator needs to be able to teach the student about a particular skill or technique that the student has no knowledge of; however, it has been found that students-centered classroom has promoted excitement, engagement and enthusiasm for learning amongst all ages of children. Students-center classrooms and learning allows the students to take a portion of control over what they are learning about and even allows them to bring in their own personal experiences during open discussion.
METHODS
The primary methods that were utilized within this literature review were additional research on the topic and an observation study. Before conducting the observation study, the author found additional research on the structure of classrooms to help back up the main argument. Then an observation study was performed. During this study the author observed a student teacher during one of his art classes for midd le school students.
Findings
Student voices are something that hold great value within the education system. A student’s knowledge and voice are often not utilized enough or not even considered until everything else has been finalized. The majority of schools curriculum and classroom structure is teacher centered. Students are often left out of the equation because they are seen as individuals that don’t understanding what is best for them; however, that is not the case. Students have a great understand of what they need to be successful within school; therefore, student-centered classroom need to be implemented in all educational facilities. Through the observation study, that was conducted by the author, it was found that when students are at the center of learning and design, they are more excited, engaged, and enthusiastic about what they are learning. They have more passion in what they are creating because they have a say in what, how, and where they are learning.
