Early Childhood: Artistic Development

In China, children are shown

________precise steps and prescribed brush strokes for drawing and painting.

Handedness is not always

________clear- cut; not everybody prefers one hand for every task.

Boys are more likely to be

________left- handed than are girls.

Developmental changes depend on

________talent, motivation, familial support, and cultural values.

Visual scanning and tracking:

________ By 4 to 5 years old, eye muscles are developed enough to move their eyes efficiently across a series of letters.

Pictorial stage

________: 4- to 5- year- olds drawings depict objects that adults can recognize.

US art education emphasizes

________independence- finding ones own style- and copying others is thought to stifle creativity.

Placement stage

________: 2- to 3- year- olds drawings are drawn on a page in placement patterns.

Handedness

________: preference for using a particular hand.

Shape stage

3-year-olds drawings consist of diagrams in different shapes

Children about 3 to 4 years old are increasingly efficient at

detecting boundaries in colors.

Unintended irregularities suggest

spontaneity, freedom, and directness.

Drawing and constructing provide

opportunities to problem solve in creative ways.

Art flourishes in

sociocultural contexts where tools are available, and the activity is valued.

Cross-cultural research indicates that

children benefit from adult guidance in learning to draw

Eye problems become more apparent during

perceptual development

Lavish colors don’t quite match the

reality of subjects.

Shape stage:

3-year-olds’ drawings consist of diagrams in different shapes.

Design stage:

3- to 4-year-olds’ drawings might mix two basic shapes into more complex designs.

Claire Golomb’s research focuses on

the inventive problem solving that goes into children’s artistic efforts.

Even though Chinese children are taught how to draw,

their artistic products are original