A STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENDER AND PREFERRED CONTENT IN PUPIL'S DRAWING AMONG SELECTED PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN ZARIA METROPOLIS
A STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENDER AND PREFERRED CONTENT IN PUPIL'S DRAWING AMONG SELECTED PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN ZARIA METROPOLIS
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2007-10
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YETUNDE, AMAO-AWOGBADE OLUREMI MABEL
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Abstract
This study sought to establish the relationship between Gender and Preferred
Content in Children’s Drawing. A total of 220 pupils stratified into 110 males and
110 females drawn from eleven randomly selected primary schools in Zaria
metropolis were used for the study. Four research questions were raised and four
null hypotheses were generated. A narrative adopted from Tuman’s (1999) study,
was validated by experts in the department of Fine Art Ahmadu Bello University,
Zaria Kaduna state of Nigeria and used as a major tool for data collection. Chisquare
(ײ), cross tabulation, ANOVA and t-test were used for the analyses related
to the null hypotheses. A histogram was also used for the distribution of the scores
explaining the scores on formal characteristics used by the subjects in the study
by sex. The results revealed that none of the four null hypotheses was retained; all
the hypotheses were rejected. However, the results revealed that there were
significant differences in the drawing content chosen by boys and girls. It also
showed that there were significant differences between the way boys and girls use
lines, colour, shape, texture, space and composition; there were inter-relationships
in the forms and content of drawings of boys and girls and there were significant
differences between the drawings of boys and girls in terms of gender
characteristics. The findings revealed that girls exceeded the boys in the use of
elements of art. It is recommended that provision be made for tests and activities
that would allow pupils to think and ask questions that would lead to discoveries
and motivate learners to create drawings outside their gender characteristics.
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE
POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA,
NIGERIA
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE AWARD
OF THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN
ART EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS,
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA.
NIGERIA
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STUDY,, RELATIONSHIP,, GENDER,, PREFERRED,, CONTENT,, PUPIL'S,, DRAWING,, SELECTED,, PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS,, ZARIA METROPOLIS