<i>A Day in the Life</i>of young children drawing at home and at school

Cameron, Catherine Ann; Pinto, Giuliana; Stella, Claudia; Hunt, Anne

doi:10.1080/09669760.2019.1605887

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“…The understanding of children's drawings should move towards seeing drawings not as representations, but recognising children's intentions and the process of children's drawing as purposeful: Drawing as a constructive process of thinking in action. Therefore, our research is in line with other recent studies that have moved 'from the psychological stance of describing children's drawings in terms of developmental sequences to considering children's drawings as expressions of meaning and understanding' (Cameron et al 2020).…”

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confidence: 89%

“…According to Clark (2005), listening to children talk about their own drawings can reveal important insights into their understanding. Similarly, Cameron et al (2020) emphasise that children's drawings should be used to access young children's views and experiences by listening to them draw and paying attention to their narratives and interpretations.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Drawing is a constructive process of thinking in action and children's drawings are intentional expressions of meaning. Therefore, the focus in understanding children's drawings should move to recognising children's intentions and the process of children's drawing as purposeful: 'from the psychological stance of describing children's drawings in terms of developmental sequences, to considering children's drawings as expressions of meaning and understanding' (Cameron et al 2020).…”

Section: Cognitive Role Of Children's Drawingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Understanding analytical drawings of preschool children: the importance of a dialog with a child

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Selan

2021

International Journal of Early Years Education

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Child's understanding and intentions are not always easy to read in drawings. This is particularly evident in the type of drawings we refer to as 'analytical drawings'. In order to understand analytical drawings made by preschool children, it is important to have a dialogue with the young authors. In our study, we examined the ability of students of pedagogy study programmes to interpret an example of a preschooler's analytic drawing where the intentions are not readily apparent. Using the example of an analytical drawing of a six-year-old girl, we designed a questionnaire that was administered to 226 students of the Faculty of Education at the University of Ljubljana. Using the questionnaire, we evaluated the students' ability to interpret the content and the child's intentions expressed in the analytical drawing, as well as their opinions about what they would find most useful to help them to interpret the girl's drawing. The results confirmed our hypothesis that it is impossible to understand, interpret, and evaluate these types of children's analytic drawings without a dialogue with a child.

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Understanding analytical drawings of preschool children: the importance of a dialog with a child

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Selan

2021

International Journal of Early Years Education

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“…To explore children’s internal states during the pandemic, narratives [ 9 ] and drawings [ 10 ] are useful, ecological, and unobtrusive tasks, commonly linked to the school context, capable of giving children a voice, accessible even to the youngest children and practicable even in online education [ 11 ]. Narratives and drawings can be potentially sensitive to the emotions that the child has experienced following the closure of school and educational environments and prolonged home confinement in the family context.…”

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“…Drawing is a privilege tool to capture children’s representations about personal experiences and feelings [ 34 ], and a means of communication of children’s knowledge about the social world [ 10 ] which is moved by thoughts, emotions, and feelings [ 35 ]. Drawing serves as an important means of communication to children about their ideas on relationships [ 36 ], specific circumstances (e.g., conflict situations [ 37 ]), and self-image at different times (e.g., the subject in the present vs. the subject in the past [ 38 ]).…”

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Investigating Children’s Ability to Express Internal States through Narratives and Drawings: Two Longitudinal Studies during Pandemic

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The COVID-19 pandemic emergency has challenged children’s socio-affective and cognitive development. It is essential to capture the modulation of their emotional experience through ecological and children-friendly tasks, such as written narratives and drawings. This contribution investigates the impact of pandemic experience (2020–2021 waves) on the internal states and emotions of the primary school age children, according to a longitudinal research approach through narratives (study 1 n = 21) and drawing tasks (study 2 n = 117). 138 Italian children were examined during COVID-19 three (study 1) or two waves (study 2). Children’s written narratives were codified on the basis of narrative competence and psychological lexicon. Children’s drawings were codified based on social/emotional, physical, and environmental elements. Results of narrative texts showed a lower psychological lexicon relating to positive emotions and a greater psychological lexicon relating to negative emotions only in the study sample group during the first lockdown compared to the previous and subsequent periods. Children’s drawings of themselves showed a decrease of negative emotions during the third pandemic wave in comparison to the first pandemic wave. Results inform mental health services, school practitioners, and parents about the importance of written narratives and drawings for promoting well-being in the developmental age.

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The Effect of Low-Level Writing Process on Written Narrative Textual Competence in Kindergarten and Primary School Children

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Bigozzi

Vettori

2023

Development of Writing Skills in Children in Diverse Cultural Contexts

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A Day in the Lifeof young children drawing at home and at school

Cited by 14 publications

References 15 publications

Understanding analytical drawings of preschool children: the importance of a dialog with a child

Understanding analytical drawings of preschool children: the importance of a dialog with a child

Investigating Children’s Ability to Express Internal States through Narratives and Drawings: Two Longitudinal Studies during Pandemic

The Effect of Low-Level Writing Process on Written Narrative Textual Competence in Kindergarten and Primary School Children

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