Original scientific paper
Efficiency of an Innovative Didactic Approach in Graphic Design Teaching
Matjaž Duh
orcid.org/0000-0003-0641-3204
; Department of Elementary Education Faculty of Education University of Maribor Koroška cesta 16o, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Martina Kač Nemanič
; Faculty of Design University of Primorska Prevale 10, 1236 Trzin, Slovenia
Abstract
Modern educational methods enable the development of pupils’ creative design
expression, but the role and importance of the didactic approaches in secondary
schools have not been thoroughly researched. The paper presents the research
results regarding the influence of an innovative didactic approach from the point of
view of the development of art design creativity and artistic knowledge in graphic
design teaching. The differences were monitored among pupils in the 3rd year of
secondary school (age 17-18) in Slovenia. We have confirmed positive effects in
favour of the experimental group, as a result of a set of didactic decisions, namely
the combination, diversity and dynamics of teaching methods, teaching forms and
didactic communication. The positive effects of the experimental approach show
that the introduction of minor methodological changes can significantly improve
the development of artistic creativity and artistic knowledge. By introducing the
basic ideas of the innovative didactic approach (Duh, 2004), we have confirmed the
effectiveness, flexibility and subtlety of innovation at the level of secondary school.
We also found that the experimental program was suitable for both girls and boys,
and that it could be implemented in various social environments.
Keywords
artistic creativity; high school; teaching methods; teaching forms; didactic communication
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247846
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Publication date:
21.9.2020.
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