Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | ART IN PRIMARY EDUCATION I | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | ART101 | ||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 4 | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
Course Contents | - Child growth in art: developmental stages of child growth in art, issues of consideration when collecting children’s drawings, relating children’s growth in art with individual readiness and general stages of development, categorizing drawings and identifying convergences and deviations from theories. - Elements of art and principles of design: introduction/ review of elements of art and principles of design both in theory and in practice, theory of colour, forming aims for learning activities related to the elements of art and principles of design. - Materials/means/procedures: experiment with ways/techniques of using graphic materials (pencil, colours, paints, pastels) and materials for three-dimensional and relief representations (clay and scrap materials). - Art concepts: landscapes and portraits, realistic and abstract art, recycling art, artifacts, etc. | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The module operates at two levels: - The theoretical level that relates to different issues regarding learning- teaching methods (e.g. the developmental stages of children’s drawings) and theory of art (e.g. elements of art and principles of design), and - The practical/workshop level that deals with the familiarization in practice with different art/visual concepts and different techniques and ways to produce artworks. During both levels students are shown examples of art lessons/units with children in the Cypriot primary schools with emphasis on learners’ outcomes and learning preferences. The examples, as well as other lecture notes, are available to an e-learning platform. The choice of the methodology adopted for the delivery of this course is based on the PCKg model (Pedagogical Content Knowing) for student-teacher preparation, which emphasizes the need to provide future teachers simultaneously knowledge in four areas: a) pedagogical knowledge, b) subject matter (content) knowledge, c) knowledge of the learners, and d) knowledge of the learning environment. | ||||||||
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Language of instruction | Greek | ||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |