Visual Culture Research in Visual Culture Research in K-8 Partnership SchoolK-8 Partnership School

This research project is supported by Northern Illinois University Center for P-20 Engagement.

Debbie tells the history of St Mary partnership and gives an overview of

the project. 5-8 minutes.

Overview Overview of of

the Projectthe Project

School of ArtSchool of ArtArt and Design EducationArt and Design Education

St. Mary School, DeKalb, Illinois, U.S.A.St. Mary School, DeKalb, Illinois, U.S.A.

Visual CultureVisual CultureVisual CultureVisual CultureHistoryHistoryPhenomenaPhenomena

CodesCodes

CultureCulture

The ArtsThe Arts

ImagesImages

AudiosAudios

VideosVideos

LanguagesLanguages

Teaching

SocialSocial

CulturalCultural

PoliticalPolitical

CriticalCritical

ContextualContextual

ConceptualConceptual

Visual LiteracyVisual LiteracyVisual LiteracyVisual LiteracyVisual, Textual, Verbal LearningVisual, Textual, Verbal Learning

TasksTasksTasksTasks

Art Teacher PreparationArt Teacher Preparation

Christine (342) & Kryssi (344)five sides per course

8-10 minutes each

Lesson PlansLesson Plans7th grade lessons 3rd grade lessons

Fall 2009

• My personal web of dreams: Dream catcher• Myself as a marionette • The exquisite corpse • Trying on my personified tee-shirt

• Journey through day • Sounds through the seasons • Animal vessels

Spring 2010

• “Value” self-portraits• Environmental tapestries• Environmental heroes and villains comic books• Changing it up: Critiquing product packages

• Comic books and character design as artists see people and community • Underwater exploration• Clay vessels representing nature• The exquisite corpse

8th grade lessons 4th grade lessons

Fall 2010

•Kryssi •Kryssi

NIU students’ lesson presentationsEach participating student presents five

minutes of his/her lesson with three slides (carefully select 4-6 student presenters)

Timeframe of the first year studyTimeframe of the first year studyAug 2009, Pretest • St Mary-DeKalb, 3th and 7th Grades (Experimental Groups)• St. Mary –Sycamore, 3rd and 7th Grades (Control Groups)

Sept-Nov 2009 • Art lessons taught by NIU art education students at St Mary-DeKalb

Feb-April 2010 • Art lessons taught by NIU art education students at St Mary-DeKalb

April 2010, Posttest • St Mary-DeKalb, 3th and 7th Grades (Experimental Groups)• St. Mary –Sycamore, 3rd and 7th Grades (Control Groups)

End of First Year Study

Shei-chau reports the process of tests and findings 8 minutes

The purpose of both the pretest and post-test was to examine students’ interpretation of given images.

We analyzed students’1) Description2) Narration 3) Emotional response4) Social awareness

Grade 3

Grade 7

Questions in the test:Describe what you see in each picture, tell the story of this picture, and explain how this picture makes you feel.

Data Analysis

Statistical report will be added by Shei-chau

Major Findings Major Findings (First Year)(First Year)

The art instruction with visual cultural approach1. Has changed students’ ways of seeing, creating,

and describing art in-depth.2. Has helped students to develop their awareness

of social, cultural, political, and other issues surrounding them.

3. Has improved students’ skills in writing about images they were seeing.

4. Was a factor in this improvement.

Debbie and Kryssi lead discussion (the last two slides before “Thank You” page.

The second-year investigations The second-year investigations The study continues to examine1. Students’ conceptual and cognitive

development in visual culture and literacy.2. Pre-service teachers’ preparation of instruction

about issues in visual culture.

Faculty Representatives: Student Representatives:

Northern Illinois UniversityNorthern Illinois UniversitySchool of Art, Art and Design EducationSchool of Art, Art and Design Education