Special talents and defects : $b Their significance for educationHollingworth, Leta Stetter
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Special talents and defects : $b Their significance for education
Hollingworth, Leta Stetter
Educational psychology; Educational tests and measurements; Exceptional children
The term _copying_ is self-explanatory. By _representative drawing_ is
meant a drawing having visual realism, which “looks like” that from
which it is drawn. _Analytical (diagrammatic) drawing_ is logical. It
may violate features essential to visual realism, stressing only aspects
from certain points of view, or abstracting a general principle. For
instance, the plan for the ground-floor of a house, or a schema of
arterial circulation, would be analytical. _Mechanical drawing_ comes
under this category, as does also, in a sense, _conventionalized
drawing_, for in conventionalized drawing some general principle or
pattern is abstracted from concrete instances, and is made the basis of
the design. A conventionalized bird does not look like any particular
bird ever seen by anyone, but, on the other hand, it looks like all
birds. It is a non-existent, composite, typical bird. _Impressionistic
drawing_ conveys an idea without much attention to visual realism. A
curve stands for a cloud, two vertical lines suggest trees, a few zigzag
marks indicate grass and flowers. In _symbolic drawing_ one thing is
drawn to represent another thing, as a crown is drawn to represent
royalty. Symbolic drawing does not, perhaps, deserve separate
classification, in a study of abilities, but for the present it seems
best to differentiate it. To originate symbolic drawings may call for
capacities not included in the other forms of graphic presentation.
Finally, _caricature_ is drawing that catches and exaggerates individual
peculiarities, most often with a result which is humorous or satirical.
The art of cartooning depends very largely on caricature and symbolism
for its effect. Cartoons interpret life. The successful cartoonist,
therefore, combines talent for drawing with a high degree of general
intelligence.
II. RAMIFICATIONS OF DRAWING THROUGH THE CURRICULUM
When we speak of drawing in the schools, there is a tendency to think
only of those performances which are taught and executed during the time
set aside for instruction by the teacher of drawing. But a little
reflection will show us to what an extent drawing ramifies through the
curriculum, and forms an element in achievement.
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