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Course Unit Title	ART IN PRIMARY EDUCATION I
Course Unit Code	ART101
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated	4
Learning Outcomes of the course unit	By the end of the course, the students should be able to: Name different art concepts, describe them and apply them in their artworks (e.g. theory of colours, realistic and abstract art, portraits and landscapes, and recycling art). Experiment with different art materials and techniques, produce artworks and relate these experiences with art learning activities for children. Recognize different art concepts in artists’ works and in examples of children’s art, and use them in their artworks. Examine the developmental stages of children’s drawings. Collect children’s drawings, describe them, locate them to the developmental stages and discuss/explain their actions (individual differences and general patterns). Relate references of the art curriculum about embedding new technologies in art lessons with interactive websites. Explain the possibilities of specific websites, choose some of these and organize learning activities for children.
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.
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks	Kozakou-Tsiara, Ο. (1997). Introduction to the art language [in Greek]. Athens: Gutenberg Bellas, Th. (2000). The child’s sketch [in Greek]. Athens: Greek Letters.
References	Pavlou, V., Papamarkou, M. & Stylianou, E. (2008). Art – Primary Education – Internet. Educational supportive material for embedding ICT in the learning process. Nicosia: Pedagogical Institute Cyprus. [In Greek]
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.
Assessment methods and criteria	Assignment 1 25% Assignment 2 35% Portfolio 40%
Language of instruction	Greek
Work placement(s)	NO