Assessment Task 2
Written Paper
Choose one visual art medium to analyze with reference to theories of child development; the frameworks; role of the teacher; evidence of learning achieved; links with other areas of development; and links to culture, family or community. Students are also required to provide a brief commentary on their attitudes and beliefs in relation to this medium.
2,000 words
Instructions:
Choose one visual art medium to analyze with reference to
- theories of child development
- the frameworks
- role of the teacher
- evidence of learning achieved
- links with other areas of development
- links to culture, family or community
Supporting references must be used to demonstrate wide reading, understanding of the topic, and to provide validity to your arguments.
**Students are also required to provide a brief commentary on their attitudes and beliefs in relation to this medium as a final component to this paper. This is the only part that you are permitted to write in the first person.
Learning outcomes:
- Identify and document the stages of children’s visual art development and make links to literacy and mathematics development
- Examine with regard to relevant theories, how visual arts can enrich and support children’s diverse ways of making meaning of their experiences and expressing and sharing that meaning with others
- Demonstrate the ability to provide an integrated curriculum in collaboration with children, their families and the community that supports the important role of art as a means of cultural expression
- Analyse their own beliefs and attitudes towards visual art and aesthetic education