A STUDY OF TEACHERS’ ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN’S CREATIVE ART WORKS IN SOME PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA STATE
A STUDY OF TEACHERS’ ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN’S CREATIVE ART WORKS IN SOME PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA STATE
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2006-03
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BARNABAS, SUNDAY DANJUMA
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The study titled “A Study of Teachers’ Assessment of Children’s Creative Art
Works in Some Primary Schools in Kaduna State” was designed to evaluate primary
school teachers’ method of assessing children’s creative art works. A total of 262
teachers and 350 pupils were randomly selected from twenty (20) primary schools in both
public and private primary schools within Kaduna Metropolis.
The tools used in collecting the data were-questionnaire, interview and
observational schedules, a practical test of drawing was also given to the pupils to test
their creative abilities in art. The data collected was analysed using the following
instruments: percentages, t-test statistics and Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation
Coefficient. The descriptive survey method (Afolabi, 1993, Johnson, 1977) was used in
collecting data for this study. Three research questions and three hypotheses were
developed for this study. The findings which derived from the analysis of data provided
some solution to the research questions and hypotheses thus:
1. A significant relationship was found among the various ratings/assessment of
children’s art works by art teachers.
2. Male pupils performed significantly better than female pupils in creative arts, and
3. There is no significant difference between an evaluation of the performance of
children in public schools and those in private schools.
4. Other factors affecting evaluation of children’s art works include:
- Poor professional/academic qualification(s) of art teachers.
- Lack of adequate knowledge of criteria to be used in evaluation and
- Lack of art rooms/studios, materials etc.
Some of the recommendations made include:
(a) Kaduna State Government should employ better-qualified art teachers, who
should be exposed to periodic in-service training on evaluation.
(b) Periodic workshops should be held for both qualified and non-qualified
teachers on methods of evaluating art process and products.
(c) Children in public schools should be encouraged to take greater interest in
art through provision of adequate art materials and more conducive
environment.
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IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE AWARD OF THE
DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS (M. A.) ART EDUCATION
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS
DIVISION OF ART EDUCATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
Keywords
STUDY,, TEACHERS,, ASSESSMENT,, CHILDREN’S,, CREATIVE,, ART,, WORKS,, PRIMARY SCHOOLS,, KADUNA STATE