Question 1

In the theory of artistic development suggested by Lowenfeld and Brittain, children age two to four years are in what stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  scribbling 
B)  preschematic 
C)  schematic 
D)  mark-making 
A)  scribbling 
B)  preschematic 
C)  schematic 
D)  mark-making

Question 2

Theories of artistic development attempt to:

Accepted Answer

A)  describe the developmental changes in children's use of art tools over time. 
B)  explain what, why, and how children create. 
C)  describe the developmental changes in the content of children's art over time. 
D)  explain the development of children's visual perception over time. 
A)  describe the developmental changes in children's use of art tools over time. 
B)  explain what, why, and how children create. 
C)  describe the developmental changes in the content of children's art over time. 
D)  explain the development of children's visual perception over time.

Question 3

Place these stages of children's drawings in the appropriate developmental sequence as proposed by Kellogg (1969):
combines, scribbles, pictorial stage, diagrams, aggregates.

Accepted Answer

scribbles, diagrams,

Question 4

Howard Gardner believed that the drawings of preschoolers have much in common with the ideas and images found in the art of talented adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is not a category for theories of artistic development?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychomotor 
B)  cognitive developmental 
C)  perceptual 
D)  physical 
A)  psychomotor 
B)  cognitive developmental 
C)  perceptual 
D)  physical

Question 6

In Schirrmacher's stages of artistic development, two- to four-year-old children:

Accepted Answer

A)  engage in sensory motor actions resulting in scribbles. 
B)  are dissatisfied with nonrepresentational art. 
C)  become concerned with creating art that looks like something. 
D)  progress from mandalas to suns to stick figures. 
A)  engage in sensory motor actions resulting in scribbles. 
B)  are dissatisfied with nonrepresentational art. 
C)  become concerned with creating art that looks like something. 
D)  progress from mandalas to suns to stick figures.

Question 7

The work of Lowenfeld and Brittain is most closely associated with which explanation of artistic development?

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional explanation 
B)  general developmental explanation 
C)  cognitive developmental explanation 
D)  psychomotor explanation 
A)  emotional explanation 
B)  general developmental explanation 
C)  cognitive developmental explanation 
D)  psychomotor explanation

Question 8

Culture and religion do not influence a child's artistic development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The young child's first attempts at drawing are scribbles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Piaget believed that artistic development was retrogressive because:

Accepted Answer

A)  children's drawings develop as they gain experience and knowledge. 
B)  children's willingness to use new tools and methods decreases over time. 
C)  children get less creative as they grow older. 
D)  cognitive development is progressive. 
A)  children's drawings develop as they gain experience and knowledge. 
B)  children's willingness to use new tools and methods decreases over time. 
C)  children get less creative as they grow older. 
D)  cognitive development is progressive.

Question 11

Powdered tempera paints are not recommended for young children because:

Accepted Answer

A)  they are messy to mix. 
B)  young children cannot mix them without adult assistance. 
C)  they create inhalable dusts and may have toxic pigments. 
D)  they are more expensive than liquid tempera paints. 
A)  they are messy to mix. 
B)  young children cannot mix them without adult assistance. 
C)  they create inhalable dusts and may have toxic pigments. 
D)  they are more expensive than liquid tempera paints.

Question 12

Which of the following does not influence a child's perception in the artistic process?

Accepted Answer

A)  neurophysiological structure. 
B)  memory. 
C)  personality. 
D)  prior learning. 
A)  neurophysiological structure. 
B)  memory. 
C)  personality. 
D)  prior learning.

Question 13

The role of theories of artistic development in early childhood curriculum is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  provide for teachers a scope and sequences of developmentally appropriate art activities to use in their classrooms. 
B)  provide a framework for explaining changes in a child's artwork to his/her parents. 
C)  help the teacher plan the art center. 
D)  provide the overall structure or foundation for the integration of art in the curriculum. 
A)  provide for teachers a scope and sequences of developmentally appropriate art activities to use in their classrooms. 
B)  provide a framework for explaining changes in a child's artwork to his/her parents. 
C)  help the teacher plan the art center. 
D)  provide the overall structure or foundation for the integration of art in the curriculum.

Question 14

Amanda folds, tears, and staples a sheet of scrap paper. She crumples it up and tosses it in the wastebasket on the way to lunch. Which of the following artistic terms matches this example?

Accepted Answer

A)  product 
B)  content 
C)  motive 
D)  process 
A)  product 
B)  content 
C)  motive 
D)  process

Question 15

Children begin to scribble around three years of age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A mandala is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  pattern or symbol that only some children are predisposed to utilize in sensory perception. 
B)  pattern or symbol that the human brain is predisposed to disregard in sensory perception. 
C)  pattern that appears frequently in the artwork of older children and adolescents. 
D)  pattern that the human brain is predisposed to utilize in visual perception. 
A)  pattern or symbol that only some children are predisposed to utilize in sensory perception. 
B)  pattern or symbol that the human brain is predisposed to disregard in sensory perception. 
C)  pattern that appears frequently in the artwork of older children and adolescents. 
D)  pattern that the human brain is predisposed to utilize in visual perception.

Question 17

Young children's first attempts at drawing are:

Accepted Answer

A)  combines. 
B)  scribbles. 
C)  aggregates. 
D)  mandalas. 
A)  combines. 
B)  scribbles. 
C)  aggregates. 
D)  mandalas.

Question 18

Explain how you will use theories of artistic development to plan art activities in your curriculum.

Accepted Answer

The response should include ma

Question 19

The general developmental explanation for child art suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A)  child art is a product of all domains of a child's development. 
B)  social, cultural, personality, and environmental factors, as well as the developmental domains, influence young children's art. 
C)  both art appreciation and art production can occur when a child reaches a particular level of general development. 
D)  social, cultural, personality, and environmental factors provide the explanation for young children's art. 
A)  child art is a product of all domains of a child's development. 
B)  social, cultural, personality, and environmental factors, as well as the developmental domains, influence young children's art. 
C)  both art appreciation and art production can occur when a child reaches a particular level of general development. 
D)  social, cultural, personality, and environmental factors provide the explanation for young children's art.

Question 20

In children's artwork, the term motive refers to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  external incentives for which the child creates an art product. 
B)  child's preoccupation with a particular emotion or symbol while creating an art product. 
C)  active communication of meaning through the artwork. 
D)  reason underlying a child's art product. 
A)  external incentives for which the child creates an art product. 
B)  child's preoccupation with a particular emotion or symbol while creating an art product. 
C)  active communication of meaning through the artwork. 
D)  reason underlying a child's art product.

In the theory of artistic development suggested by Lowenfeld and Brittain, children age two to four years are in what stage?

Theories of artistic development attempt to:

Place these stages of children's drawings in the appropriate developmental sequence as proposed by Kellogg (1969): combines, scribbles, pictorial stage, diagrams, aggregates.

Howard Gardner believed that the drawings of preschoolers have much in common with the ideas and images found in the art of talented adults.

Which of the following is not a category for theories of artistic development?

In Schirrmacher's stages of artistic development, two- to four-year-old children:

The work of Lowenfeld and Brittain is most closely associated with which explanation of artistic development?

Culture and religion do not influence a child's artistic development.

The young child's first attempts at drawing are scribbles.

Piaget believed that artistic development was retrogressive because:

Powdered tempera paints are not recommended for young children because:

Which of the following does not influence a child's perception in the artistic process?

The role of theories of artistic development in early childhood curriculum is to:

Amanda folds, tears, and staples a sheet of scrap paper. She crumples it up and tosses it in the wastebasket on the way to lunch. Which of the following artistic terms matches this example?

Children begin to scribble around three years of age.

A mandala is a:

Young children's first attempts at drawing are:

Explain how you will use theories of artistic development to plan art activities in your curriculum.

The general developmental explanation for child art suggests that:

In children's artwork, the term motive refers to the:

Understanding Creativity

Creative Thinking

Creative Experiences

Art and the Developing Child

The Elements of Art

Aesthetics

Sensory Experiences

The Complete Early Childhood Art Program

Child-Centered Art Versus Teacher-Directed Projects

Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Art

The Art Center 1

The Art Center 2

Art Experiences Through Technology

Roles, Responses, and Strategies to Support Childrens Art

Art Assessment

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Exam 5: Childrens Artistic Development

In the theory of artistic development suggested by Lowenfeld and Brittain, children age two to four years are in what stage?

Theories of artistic development attempt to:

Place these stages of children's drawings in the appropriate developmental sequence as proposed by Kellogg (1969): combines, scribbles, pictorial stage, diagrams, aggregates.

Howard Gardner believed that the drawings of preschoolers have much in common with the ideas and images found in the art of talented adults.

Which of the following is not a category for theories of artistic development?

In Schirrmacher's stages of artistic development, two- to four-year-old children:

The work of Lowenfeld and Brittain is most closely associated with which explanation of artistic development?

Culture and religion do not influence a child's artistic development.

The young child's first attempts at drawing are scribbles.

Piaget believed that artistic development was retrogressive because:

Powdered tempera paints are not recommended for young children because:

Which of the following does not influence a child's perception in the artistic process?

The role of theories of artistic development in early childhood curriculum is to:

Amanda folds, tears, and staples a sheet of scrap paper. She crumples it up and tosses it in the wastebasket on the way to lunch. Which of the following artistic terms matches this example?

Children begin to scribble around three years of age.

A mandala is a:

Young children's first attempts at drawing are:

Explain how you will use theories of artistic development to plan art activities in your curriculum.

The general developmental explanation for child art suggests that:

In children's artwork, the term motive refers to the:

Understanding Creativity

Creative Thinking

Creative Experiences

Art and the Developing Child

The Elements of Art

Aesthetics

Sensory Experiences

The Complete Early Childhood Art Program

Child-Centered Art Versus Teacher-Directed Projects

Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Art

The Art Center 1

The Art Center 2

Art Experiences Through Technology

Roles, Responses, and Strategies to Support Childrens Art

Art Assessment

Filters