Cultivating the Critical Mind in Art

This article raises the problem of how to teach and research the critical and historical study on an A level art course. I have recently completed my doctoral study on this area of the art curriculum, which was conducted during the period of change to all post sixteen qualifications after the 1996 Dearing report. In this article I show how personal and critical knowledge was a necessary part of the practical investigation and helped to foster inquiry learning among my two research groups of sixth form students. The experience has given me renewed hope that students are able to problematise meaning in art and communicate what values and positions they adopt in the course of their investigations into the work of others.     

Envisioning the Future: Working toward Sustainability in Fine Art Education

Fine art education provides students with opportunities to acquire knowledge and skills to respond creatively to their experience of society and culture. Fostering creative ways of knowing, thinking and doing requires studio learning conditions that promote the exploration of embodied perceptions, material sensibilities and conceptual ideas that are provisional, socially constructed and ever changing. Traditionally, art schools provided these conditions unchallenged because they were autonomous. Since the 1980s, however, art schools have been integrated into the academy, and face increasing pressure to meet the institutional demands of being in a university. Some argue this changed status means the academy, with its research and pedagogic traditions, is actually straitjacketing creativity. Furthermore, contemporary art practice has changed as artists are increasingly experimenting with interdisciplinary modes of working. This article discusses a two‐year major change initiative, undertaken within an urban Australian art school, designed to respond to this complex set of changed circumstances. It considers ways to address institutional compliance and viability demands while maintaining deeply held values about how to foster creativity in undergraduate students. The outcome is a new organising structure and renewed curriculum for the largest programme offering in the school: the fine art undergraduate degree. Educational renewal is conceptualised as a creative process and the approach to change is thus adapted from creative research methodologies. By treating pedagogy and curriculum design as a creative process, this change initiative, rather than straitjacketing creativity, has re‐envisioned an epistemological framework for undergraduate fine art that will sustain creativity education into the future.     

An Analysis of the Presentation of Art in the British Primary School Curriculum and its Implications for Teaching

This article presents an analysis of the way art is conceptualised in the British primary school curriculum and provides an historical framework that maps an evolution of ideas that have shaped the way art is presented in the modern day primary curriculum. In order to achieve this a Foucauldian style genealogical analysis is utilised to trace the discourses (systems of meaning) surrounding the nature of children's artistic development and how these discourses are used in the present day British primary curriculum to construe art in different ways. The analysis in this article is threefold. It explores the presentation of art in the curriculum as (1) an expressive subject, (2) a skills based subject, (3) a subject which focuses on art history and art appreciation. Second, the teaching positions associated with each approach are identified as follows (a) the facilitator, (b) the expert and (c) the philosopher; as well as the issues teachers face when adopting these positions. Third, attention is given to how these theoretical principles might be linked to practice. In so doing this article contributes to the debate surrounding the value of art in the primary curriculum and the way in which the curriculum serves to shape teaching practice.     

高师综合艺术教育声乐教学模式探析——以泉州师范学院艺术教育专业为例

高师综合艺术教育专业针对基础教育艺术课程,培养艺术能力与人文素养综合能力强的师资,其中声乐教学是很重要的内容,探索研究其合理科学的教学模式更有助于学科的建设和发展。通过讲座课、小组课、个别课三个主要方面来论述综合艺术教育学科声乐教学模式,并以泉州师院艺术教育专业几年来在此方面所进行的探索研究为例,阐述其模式的可行性。     

当代高校公共艺术教育课程的反思与构建

公共艺术教育具有艺术教育、艺术的表演和校外艺术教育等公共性特征。调查表明,高校公共艺术教育课程没有硬性指标,课程内容存在层次差异与类型导向,课程设置表现为非均衡与自主性。后现代课程观背景下的高校公共艺术教育应构建合理的修学机制与课程模块;关注识读课程与探究性实践课程的双向开发;整合新教育理念与技术的课程;构建开放的课程平台与网络资源课程;创设后现代课程观的新型评价模式。     

An Empirical Study of Geahigan's Inquiry Model in Learning Art at Senior Secondary School Level

The philosophical foundation for teaching art criticism in schools has been dominated by formalist and expressionist aesthetics, while from a practical point of view it has been influenced by art criticism models that emphasise observation and linguistic practices. Instead of asking students to observe an artwork and make verbal or written statements, George Geahigan proposed an inquiry‐based art criticism learning model that engages students in personal response, research, and aesthetic concept and perceptual skill acquisition activities. Using inquiry‐based art criticism as a foundation for curriculum development and connecting the model to authentic situations in schools, the present study investigated the effectiveness of the model on student learning. Fifteen secondary school teachers were invited to participate. Eight teachers taught the experimental group (n=85) with inquiry‐based curriculum plans and the other seven teachers taught the control group (n=82) with their own school curriculum plans. Students of both groups were asked to write an art criticism essay before and after the implementation of the curriculum plans. The results demonstrated that the overall improvement of the experimental group after one academic year was significantly greater than that of the control group. This article reports on the theoretical framework, methodology and results of the study. It was found that the inquiry‐based approach was a successful strategy in improving students’ skills in analysing, judging and using aesthetic and contextual knowledge in art criticism writing. The discussion focuses on the improvements that were made in the art criticism essays of the experimental group.     

Artemisia and Her Mentors: Partnership and Legacy

Through a comprehensive exhibition and study project, a group of high school students and women artists worked together to document the artists’ work, explore the values and issues of women’s art, envision careers, and create an exhibition and permanent teaching resources. The project’s purpose was to test a model curriculum designed to promote gender equity and positive identification among young women in art, and to make the students’ discoveries available for other students in the community. Research confirmed needs for curriculum reform: the need to present art as an appropriate and desirable career choice, to present curriculum content that relates positively to the experiences of female students, and to raise awareness of values and assumptions about women’s art-making.     

利用MATLAB辅助《自动控制原理》教学

《自动控制原理》课程涉及到控制系统的模型建立、系统分析、系统设计等基础理论．其特点是概念抽象、教学容量大,这就要求该课程在教学内容及教学方式上都要有所更新．本文根据Matlab提供的控制系统的相关函数,对教学内容和方式做了适当调整,使学生能直观地领会和理解课程的分析方法．     

学校艺术教育应重视弘扬优秀民间艺术资源

对民间艺术与学校艺术教育的关系探索,是新课程改革课程资源开发的重要内容之一。优秀的民间艺术作为一切艺术形式的“母体艺术”,是中国传统人文审美教育的重要组成部分,对培养学生的审美意识和提高学生传统文化修养有不可替代的作用。学校艺术教育应积极挖掘当地民间艺术资源,形成自身特色。本文阐述了重视民间艺术教学是当前艺术教育的必然选择和义不容辞的责任和挖掘整理民间艺术资源形成特色艺术教育的途径。     

基于新课标理念的中小学艺术课程统整

课程统整是新课标理念下中小学艺术课程设计与实施的重要方式和途径。新课标理念下的中小学艺术课程统整具有促进课程有机融合,达成艺术核心素养提升;充分发挥主观能动性,持续优化艺术教师课程执行力;合理调动课程系统要素,助推艺术课程系统高效运行几方面的价值定位。基于新课标新理念的中小学艺术课程统整,需遵循“适应性专业知识”、艺术学科高阶思维和课程系统协同育人的逻辑。达成中小学艺术课程的有效统整、推进中小学艺术课程有效实施,需要采取以下三个方面的策略：明晰新课标理念,增强艺术课程统整意识;依据新课标课程整合取向,绘制中小学艺术课程统整框架;协同教师发展,提升艺术教师课程统整执行力。     

新课程背景下儿童艺术课程生活化途径探幽

生活是艺术的源泉，是儿童艺术教育的内容，也是儿童艺术学习的重要途径。儿童艺术课程不能脱离儿童的生活而独立存在，艺术课程必须生活化。新课程背景下儿童艺术课程生活化的途径是：建构源于儿童生活的艺术课程目标，采择贴近儿童生活的艺术课程内容，选择围绕儿童生活的人文主题组织艺术课程内容，实施引导儿童生活的艺术课程评价。     

艺术设计专业教学模式的发展现状与问题分析

中国艺术设计专业教育与社会人才需求有着较大的出入,有教学目标不清晰、教学课程设置不完善的原因,也有教学组织、教学手段、教学方法不恰当的因素;有评价内容与方式不合理的原因,更有师资队伍、生源素质的原因。艺术设计专业教学与实践结合的"教、学、做"一体化教学模式改革是解决这一问题的有效途径。     

理工科院校文艺类系列课程体系的建构

开设文艺类系列课程是提高理工科大学生人文素质的重要途径,亟需建构完整的课程体系。理工科院校文艺类系列课程体系的建构应从人文素质培养的高度定位,注重思维方式的训练,并综合各门文艺类课程进行有效的课程整合,在课程设置上注重稳定性与开放性的结合。     

普通高校的公共艺术课程及其创新思考

公共艺术课程在高校通识教育体系初步建立但尚未完善的过程中,困难重重。必须明确目标,理顺公共艺术课程与通识教育、素质教育的关系,并对公共艺术课程进行大胆的改革。     

弥合理想与现实间的差距——从音乐学科视角反思艺术课程

本文是对当今艺术课程在实施过程中所存在着的理想与现实的差距的反思,认为在现实状况不能短时间内得到根本改变的情况下应该适当调整和改进艺术课程的教学模式,其主要包括:将个体文化融于整体文化;逐步形成从大学、中学、小学以至幼儿园的音乐教育课程设置变革,特别注重发展大学阶段的整体艺术文化价值课程观;在统一理论思想基础上,形成多样化、分地区的教学课程模式。     

艺术教育:视觉艺术评核趋势与社会发展

本文从香港中学会考及高级程度会考美术科考试及评核模式演变为主干,探讨中学毕业美术公开考试及评核模式演变与社会发展的影响。论文亦从近年西方学校艺术教育理念与发展,探究后现代社会学校视觉艺术教育的演变,以及如何影响关术考试及评核的模式。近年香港学校课程的改革,显然受西方国家学校课程改革理念的影响。考试及评核作为课程的重要部分,课程的改革必然会促使考试及评核的相应改革。考试及评核形式的改变,正反映我们社会期望的改变,学校教育培育的学生是否有自信?是否愉快学习?是否具备新世纪时代的共通能力?是否能够在新时代具有竞争力?学生是否具备改进社会的态度和适应新时代的生活技能?这些都是值得我们反省和探究的。     

论新课程背景下中小学美术教师的专业化发展

我国新一轮课程改革对教师的专业化发展提出了更高的要求。“如何促进教师的专业化发展”已成为人们关注的焦点。美术课程改革的成败取决于中小学美术教师的专业化发展。文章从教师专业化发展的内涵出发,针对中小学美术教师专业化发展的现状和问题,提出了促进中小学美术教师教师专业化发展的有效途径。     

School Art Education: Mourning the Past and Opening a Future

This article begins with a brief summary of the findings of a recent research project that surveyed the content of the art curriculum in a selection of English secondary schools. The research findings suggest a particular construction of pedagogised subjects and objects rooted in ideas of technical ability and skill underpinned by a transmission model of teaching and learning. Drawing upon psychoanalytic and social theory reasons for passionate attachments to such curriculum identities are proposed, when in the wider world of art practice such identities were abandoned long ago. Working with the notion of the subordination of teaching to learning and the difficulties of initiating curriculum practices within increasingly complex social contexts, the article argues for learning through art to be viewed as a productive practice of meaning‐making within the life‐worlds of students. The term, ‘encounters of learning’ is employed to sketch a pedagogical quest in which an ethics of learning remains faithful to the truth of the learning event for the student.     

基于自主-协作学习模式的精品资源共享课建设研究与实践--以《电机与拖动》为例

以《电机与拖动》省级精品资源共享课建设为例,分析了我国精品课程建设的现状,论述了精品资源共享课建设的意义,通过课程团队、课程体系和课程资源等的建设,转变教育教学理念、更新教学内容和改革教学方法,通过先进信息技术和网络技术实现资源共享,探索出基于自主—协作学习模式的精品资源共享课建设的有效方法。     

美国纽约州学校艺术教育与北京市学校艺术教育的比较研究

艺术教育是学校实施美育的基本途径,是素质教育不可或缺的内容。本文通过与纽约州2006—2007学年学校年度艺术教育的对比,对国内外艺术教育课程实施的情况和特点进行比较分析。为我国中小学艺术教育和课程教学带来一些思考。