Level of Art Flow among Faculty Students of Design and Applied Arts at Taif University

Abstract

The current study sought to determine the flow level of students at Taif University’s College of Designs and Applied Arts and the disparities in average student grades based on gender, specialization, and academic level. The sample was drawn randomly from Taif University’s College of Designs and Applied Arts and included (51) male and (138) female students majoring in arts, graphic design, interior design, fashion design, and textiles. The flow scale was produced by Al-Ghamdi (2021). Overall, there is an average flow level among the sample members, with no statistically significant gender differences in flow in the first, second, and sixth dimensions, but there are disparities in flow in the third, fourth, and fifth dimensions. Aside from one group (interior design, graphic design) that favored interior design, there were no statistically significant changes in flow related to expertise. According to the data, there were no statistically significant differences in the flow due to the dimensions’ academic level variables (1st–6th). However, there were differences between the sample members in both dimensions (3rd–5th). Anxiety and tension, a lack of clarity of objectives, and dissatisfaction with the results were identified as the main reasons that impede the flow. Enrichment programs and material support were developed to boost student flow at Taif University’s College of Designs and Applied Arts.

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“…As a result, participants reach a certain level of proficiency in graphic design, which they can utilize in marketing or designing for small businesses. The results of the current research agree with those of a study by Aldhorman (2022) in terms of the program's success in developing graphic artistic performance skills. They also agree with the results of a study by Enriquez (2020), which revealed that there are similarities in several tools, even if their names are different, which makes it easy to use any of them or move from one application to another.…”

“…There were also statistically significant differences between the average number of degrees of the experimental research sample members before and after the application of the program in favor of the post-application. Aldhorman (2022) aimed in his study to measure the effectiveness of a proposed program for developing graphic design skills for female students at Taif University by focusing on how to prepare a proposed educational program based on making use of the technical characteristics and advantages to develop graphic artistic performance among the female students. The fourth is in the College of Designs and Home Economics, Department of Electronic Drawing, at Taif University.…”