Abstract
The U-curve model of graphic development posits a decline in aesthetic production in middle childhood. This theoretical model has been criticized for having an underlying Western and modernist bias and a number of empirical studies have tried to confirm or disprove its assumptions. This study is a partial replication of previous research that was done to challenge U-curve findings in order to show that the model reflects cultural-specific aesthetic judgements, rather than universal trends. To demonstrate this, artists and art educators from different cultural backgrounds judged a cross-cultural collection of drawings by children from different age groups (5-, 8-, 11- and 14-year-olds), adult non-artists and artists. The results indicate that differences in the cultural background of the judges generated different developmental patterns in aesthetic production.
| Original language | Undefined/Unknown |
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| Title of host publication | From child art to visual language of youth. New models and tools for assessment of learning and creation in art education. |
| Editors | A Karpati, E Gaul |
| Place of Publication | Bristol |
| Publisher | Intellect |
| Pages | 211-231 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-84150-624-1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |