Color Selection in Object Drawings of Young Children

This action research study examined the selection of color used in six object drawings of young children. Study sample size consisted of eighteen Kindergarten students from a public elementary school. This study was organized into three phases…

Contents

Chapter I: Introduction to the Study
Background
Purpose of the Study
Scope and Methodology
1. Research Questions
2. Scope
3. Methodology
Organization of Study
Chapter II: Literature Review
Introduction
Perspectives in Drawing Theories of Young Children
1. Viktor Lowenfeld
2. Rhoda Kellogg
3. Jean Piaget
4. Relating Three Theoretical Perspectives
Color Studies with Young Children
1. Color Preference
2. Color – Emotion Relationships
3. Color Choice in Object Representations
Summary of the Literature Review
Chapter III: Research Methodology
Introduction
Research Questions
1. Question One
2. Question Two
3. Question Three
Participants
Materials
Color Classifications
1. Logical Color Choices
2. Expressive (Non – Realistic) Color Choices Procedures
1. Phase One
2. Phase Two
3. Phase Three
Data Collection and Analysis
Summary
Chapter IV: Data Analysis and Results
Introduction
Data Analysis
1. Phase One Data
2. Phase Two Data
3. Phase Three Data
4. Data Comparison of Phases
Summary
Chapter V: Summary and Discussion
Introduction
Initial Assumptions of Study Outcomes
Conclusions
1. Phase One
2. Phase Two
3. Phase Three
4. Comparison of Phases
Limitations of the Study
Recommendations for the Study
Recommendations for Further Research
Final Discussion
Appendixes
Bibliography

Author: Drosinos, Karen Jesuit

Source: University of Maryland

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