Florida Art Education

A CRITICAL LOOKA CRITICAL LOOKATAT

CRITICAL THINKING CRITICAL THINKING

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ART EDUCATIONART EDUCATION

Presented byErin Warner

&Andrew Hasebroock

Presented byErin Warner

&Andrew Hasebroock

Technology Consultant Carol Skelton

School District Of Hillsborough County

Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives in the Cognitive Domain is

correlated to the steps of Feldman’s Art Criticism

KnowledgeComprehension

ApplicationAnalysis

SynthesisEvaluation

Bloom’s Taxonomy Of Educational Objectives

In The Cognitive Domain

DescriptionAnalysisInterpretationJudgment

Feldman’s Steps For Art Criticism

Description relates to ComprehensionAnalysis relates to Application & AnalysisInterpretation relates to SynthesisJudgment relates to Evaluation

Edmund B. Feldman developed an approach that is initiated with the teacher asking students lower order questions regarding what they see as an artwork is viewed.

Feldman-Bloom-FCAT Feldman’s approach to art criticism

features question strategies correlated to Bloom’s hierarchy of critical thinking skills. Therefore, Feldman’s art criticism is connected to FCAT skills which are based on Bloom’s Taxonomy of educational objectives.

BLOOM’S TAXONOMY• Knowledge

• Comprehension

• Application

• Analysis

• Synthesis

• Evaluation

DESCRIPTION (COMPREHENSION)

• TITLE• MUSEUM• ORIGIN

ARTIST/ CULTURETIME FRAME/ DATELOCATION/ COUNTRY OR CONTINENT

• ART FORM• DIMENSIONS• MEDIUM• TECHNIQUE/ STYLE• ART PERIOD/ ART MOVEMENT

ANALYSIS (APPLICATION & ANALYSIS)• Primary Elements of Art

LineColor/ ValueShape/ FormTextureSpace

• Principles of DesignBalanceUnityContrastEmphasisProportion/ SizeRepetition/ PatternRhythm/ Movement

Interpretation(Synthesis)

• Purpose or Motive of the Artist• Function of the Work of Art• Theme or Subject Portrayed• Meaning Expressed/ Message Conveyed• Symbolism Employed• Historical, Social, or Cultural Perspective

Judgment(Evaluation)

• Argument Proposed to DefendThe Aesthetic Value of the Work of Art

• Criteria Established to DetermineThe Significance of the Work

• Supportive Evidence Offered to Substantiate The Success of the Work

ARTDoes Not Reproduce

What Is VisibleIt Makes Things

Visible

Paul Klee