Date of Award
5-2012
Access Control
Open Access
Degree Name
Art Education (K-12), M.S.Ed.
Department
Art Education Department
Advisor
Dr. Michael Parks
Department Home page
http://arteducation.buffalostate.edu/
First Reader
Jamie Korn
Second Reader
Anne Regan
Third Reader
Anne Regan
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify and evaluate the critical thinking strategies being used in my classroom. The motivation and rationale behind this specific action research project was to rectify issues I identified in my own teaching and my students’ performance regarding critical thinking in planning and executing works of art. Two additional goals of this two part action research project were to develop helpful additions and changes to the strategies I was using to foster critical thinking in my classroom and then to implement those changes and observe how my students responded. Most of the data was collected through inductive analysis of worksheets, student products, and field notes taken during lessons. I found students’ feedback and the analysis of students’ products to be very informative. This action research project led to several successful additions and changes to my students’ creative problem solving processes. The outcomes of the project have also facilitated the development of critical thinking skills in my students.
Recommended Citation
Rydzik, Heather, "An Action Research Project to Review the Critical Thinking Strategies of High School Art Students" (2012). Art Education Projects. 22.
https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/arteducation_projects/22
