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The Impact Of The Arts For Students With Moderate To Severe Disabilities, Rebekah Fuss

All Master's Theses

Students with moderate to severe disabilities are often left out of arts programs, especially in rural areas where resources are limited and drama, music and art classes are often not available. This action research study focused on a small group of students in a self-contained classroom in a high school. The classroom teacher worked with a teaching artist to start an art program for students with moderate to severe disabilities. Even though there are limited resources in rural areas, it is still possible to create a quality arts integration program which requires planning and effective collaboration with other teachers and …

Using Music To Enhance Beginning Reading, Shirley Yvonne Herrud

All Master's Theses

Research finding of factors which facilitate beginning reading were investigated. Results were used to form the foundation for developing an approach that integrated music with beginning reading instruction for first grade students. A handbook was produced to enhance the development of reading skills through song-reading techniques. Materials such as song charts, overhead transparencies, sentence strips, student and class song books, language experience songs, mini-books, big books, cassette tapes, records, and videos were used to motivate beginning readers through increased interest and excitement for learning .

The Potential Of The High School Art Education Program For Developing A Transferable Problem-Solving Creativity Applicable To Business And Industry, Glenn K. Whitman

All Master's Theses

This paper is a Documentary Research Paper using authorities on the subjects of art education, the recognition of creative potential and development of creativity, and the need and uses of creativity transferable to problem-solving in business and industry to substantiate the hypothesis that high school art education programs have more potential for developing a creative, transferable problem-solving ability that is needed in business and industry.

The consensus of the authorities was that:

(a) There is a definite need for problem-solving creativity and the creativity and the confidence that this ability can instill in a person when making decisions in business …

Costume Design And Construction For She Stoops To Conquer, Beverly Twing Sullivan

All Master's Theses

This interdisciplinary thesis between the Home Economics Department and the Speech and Drama Department presents a detailed study of Eighteenth Century English costume. Stage costumes were designed and constructed for a production of Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer at Central Washington State College. Patterns, fabric selection, and total costs are considered for the project.

Recommendations include double listing of classes to promote continued cooperation between the two departments.

The Use Of Cellular Structure As A Basic Design Motif For Creative Jewelry Making, Robert L. Neal

All Master's Theses

This study presents an examination of microscopic plant and animal structures for the purpose of using the unique forms, colors and textures revealed as a point of departure for artistic expression.

It also delves briefly into the nature of creativity and its manifestation as it relates to art and science.

A slide-script presentation was created to be used as a stimulation device for secondary students who may wish to work in media such as painting, jewelry, batik and printmaking.

A Statement Of Optimism: Faith In Unseen Forces, Nancy Louise Middles

All Master's Theses

This series of drawings depicts a mythology in which mother

nature is the central figure. She is the heart of a spiritual union

between nature, the supernatural, and womankind. Her purpose is to

encourage faith in the forces of good, natural and supernatural, which

govern all life. She and her companions are modeled after earthly

mothers and grandmothers in honor of their grace of spirit and goodness

of heart. These matronly characters are combined in the drawings with

landscapes representing nature, and floating forms and faces which

represent the supernatural. The matronly quality of the faces and

forms, plus imagery …

The Effects Of A Varied, Short Term Art Program On The Attitudes Of Pupils In A Juvenile Detention Center, Sigrid B. Sowell

All Master's Theses

This study concerned 50 secondary students in a school art program in a juvenile detention institution. These students were administered a nine-item, five-choice pretest-posttest questionnaire to measure attitude changes toward art and school as a result of a varied, short term art program designed for their needs. The program was structured to be motivational and to insure success for reach individual student. Pupil attitudes toward art and school were found to be more positive in all areas.

Careers In Graphic Design, Joe Drovetto

All Master's Theses

This paper presents an illustrated brochure on careers in graphic design. The study includes the investigation of the number of possible professions in graphic design, definition of each specific profession, education and training necessary to qualify in each area, and a listing of further sources of information. The study also includes a series of creative visual illustrations to represent each area of graphic design.

A Comparison Of Class C School Music Departments In Washington State With The Music Department At Winlock, Washington, Walter Ross Berglund

All Master's Theses

The Winlock music department must now be studied and evaluated in light of its new status. Increased enrollment necessitates a revision of some aspects of the department in order to more properly serve student needs and meet the standards of other class "C" school music departments in Washington state.

A Study Of Scheduling, Staffing And Housing Procedures For A Comprehensive Elementary Instrumental Music Program In The Highline Public Schools, Gerald Clifton Bayne

All Master's Theses

This paper presents a survey of the scheduling, staffing and housing procedures for elementary instrumental music in selected large suburban school districts surrounding the City of Seattle, Washington. Upon comparison with other available studies and a similar survey of the Highline Public Schools, basic recommendations were made for the implementation of three alternate plans for a comprehensive elementary instrumental music program in the Highline Public Schools. The preferred recommended plan involves simultaneously team teaching with instrumental and vocal music specialists.

Designing And Production Of Original Jewelry And Micro-Sculpture, Dick W. Chandlee

All Master's Theses

It was the intent of this study to create a series of original pieces of jewelry and micro-sculpture employing new ideas with traditional methods and techniques; (1) combining common gadgets of everyday use into unusual surroundings in order to create a piece of jewelry; and (2) applying new concepts in the manufacturing of jewelry by means of experimental castings.

Selected Experiences And Teaching Procedures, Using Clay As A Medium, For Developing Creativity In The Nine-To-Eleven Year-Old, Linda Claire Hohn

All Master's Theses

In the opinion of the investigator, the experiment reported reinforces the hypothesis that greater imagination and creative ability can be fostered in the nine-to-eleven year-old through giving primary consideration to the developmental needs of this age group when presenting a medium. Also that a systematically structured approach to the use of the medium facilitates the child's creative growth and makes progress an unavoidable issue.

Luminous Multiple And Serial Systems As An Expression Of The Infinite, James Bradley Barnaby

All Master's Theses

The visual expression of the infinite; the feeling of endless and inexhaustable progression or the relation of all works is my primary concern.

A Study Of The Influence Of The Lyrical Prose Novels Of Virginia Woolf And Hermann Hesse On The Creative Process In Intaglio Printmaking, Kathleen Heather Embree

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It is the purpose of this study (1) to emphasize the complementary union between literature and the visual arts; (2) to limit the exploration to those specific lyrical prose writers: Hermann Hesse and Virginia Woolf; (3) to create prints utilizing the novel as a source of image-gathering but which do not retain this identity in the finished work; (4) I to experiment with the division of the plates, as well as cutouts for the effect of creating spatial illusion or imaginary space.

Utilization Of The Frame Loom For Weaving In The Secondary School, Bonnie Jean Powell

All Master's Theses

Creating weavings on the frame loom is an important method to be investigated in that it is possible to create complex and creative forms without using the intricate process of the harness loom. Because frame loom weaving has so many advantages for secondary art students, it should be investigated and explained so that future teachers, who have had little or no experience with it, could see its value and teach it to their own students.

Advertising Media As A Source For Painting Iconography, Betty Thompkins

All Master's Theses

One of the phenomena of twentieth century America is the enormous growth in size and influence of the advertising industry. It is impossible to avoid the visual and aural images of sultry women and sophisticated men (and various portions of their anatomy), who order, persuade and cajole the public through the media of television, newspapers and magazines. It was the purpose of this thesis (1) to use these advertisements as a source of visual imagery for a series of drawings and paintings; (2) to utilize the resulting ambiguity of the image when taken out of a commercial context and put …

A Study Of The Revival Of The Arts And Crafts Of The Yakima Indian Nation, Rosa Mae Winder

All Master's Theses

It is the purpose of this research to study the steps which have been taken to revive the arts and crafts of the Yakima Indian Nation. It is a study to discuss the recognized and accepted values of art education, namely: (a) The aesthetic value (b) The cultural value (c) The therapeutic value (d) The vocational and avocational value to those "gifted” and/or interested in the arts.

Batik As An Art Craft In The Middle School To Develop Creativity And Prolonged Interest, Margueritte A. Bauer

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to present the craft of batik as (1) a means of studying the historical and contemporary background of batik, (2) a means of motivation to develop knowledge and feeling for the craft, (3) a means to introduce a craft which furnishes the individual with a sustained and prolonged interest, (4) a means to involve the student with many possibilities for experimentation in order to realize varied expressions, (5) a means to furnish the basic knowledge complete enough for each individual to work independently with this craft, (6) a means of furnishing an atmosphere …

The Creative Process As Examined In A Series Of Multi-Media Drawings, Louise Christine Hoeschen

All Master's Theses

The problem of this study is: (1) to investigate, through related literature, theories of the psychological events which occur in the process of creativity, and other relevant aspects, such as general characteristics of creative individuals, some studies on the relationship of IQ and creativity, environmental factors which effect creative people, and educational insights which are of value to all educators, and (2) to produce a series of original drawings utilizing various drawing media.

Social Comment As A Phase In The Development Of A More Personal Expression In Oil Painting, Isaiah James Boodhoo

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is (1) to examine the presence or social comment in painting from a historical point or view, (2) to support its validity as a theme in art, (3) to use this theme in the creation or a number or oil paintings, and (4) to develop through this means a more personal expression in painting.

An Investigation Of “Revelation” In Contemporary Art, John Brian Skoor

All Master's Theses

It is the purpose of this study (1) to investigate various examples of paintings and sculptures in which the artist claimed to have revealed himself or to have had a spiritual experience in the creation of the work; (2) to present several select statements by artists and theologians who claim revelation is the dynamic, sustaining force in all creation; (3) to correlate art and religion, emphasizing that the common thread which underlies them both is revelation.

A Study Of Grading Art Work Concerning Secondary Art Instructors In The State Of Washington, Darwin Dean Evans

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to assess in a controlled manner the extent of concurrence among secondary art instructors in the State of Washington with respect to the grading of certain art work produced by juniors in a secondary school.

Effects Of Cubism On American Painting Since 1914, Carl W. Brodin

All Master's Theses

The problem will consist of establishing the beliefs, theories, and methodology of the Cubist movement as formulated by the members of a Parisian group of artists known as Le Groupe du Bateau-Lavoir. The next step will be to attempt to discover these factors in representative paintings produced in America subsequent to 1914. The final step will be to show the extent of the influences by reproducing selected American paintings, quoting current writers, and drawing conclusions.

An Experimental Investigation Of The Movement Known As Op Art, Florence Sterling Taylor

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to explore, analytically and aesthetically, the recent movement in the art world known as Op art; (2) to investigate the principles of perception which are utilized in such work; and (3) to produce in painting and construction media examples of these optical gymnastics.

A Study Of The Expressive Qualities Of Non-Objective Form In Painting, Gordon E. Stalder

All Master's Theses

The purpose of the study was (1) to clarify the candidate's understanding of the expressive qualities of non-objective form; (2) to apply these understandings of the expressive qualities of nonobjective form to a creative method in making a series of paintings; and (3) to evaluate the effect of the study in its enrichment of the expressive quality of the non-objective forms in the candidate's paintings.

The Development Of An Art Curriculum For The Intermediate Grades In Kennewick Pubic Schools, Lewis Gustavas Mccord

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to provide an organized art education program for the intermediate grades (grades four, five, and six) in the Kennewick Public School District No. 17; (2) to establish the needed organization and direction necessary to maintain an art program that offers maximum growth in children; and (3) to present a variety of creative art and craft activities that include care and use of materials, correlation with other subject areas, and audio-visual aids.

Evolving Creative Thrown Pottery Vessels From Basic Forms, Kenneth Raymond Moser

All Master's Theses

By progressively varying the design elements of the silhouette, many different pottery forms can be evolved. By employing this approach, the potter can completely explore his theories of design and find the better proportion and placement of all elements of his forms.

The Role Of Art As A Basic Subject In The Pre- And Elementary School Curriculum, Blanche Mclane Cook

All Master's Theses

This study has been an attempt to show why art education should be a basic subject area in the pre- and elementary school curriculum.

A One-Semester Art History Course Outline For High School Students, Patricia R. Grover

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this paper is to establish a meaningful and applicable one-semester course in Art History for West Valley High School students. The suggested course of study presents concepts basic to the understanding of philosophical and aesthetic values which serve as the foundation of art expression.

An Exploration Of Aesthetic And Technical Possibilities Through The Combination Of Several Media In The Designing Of Three Dimensional Sculptural Forms, Donald C. Sheppard

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It was the intent of this study to create a series of three sculptural forms employing combinations of materials such as metals, woods, and clay. A careful procedural description comprises the documentary portion of this study. Inherent in this primary intent, of course, were the problems of (1) combining the materials used in each piece into an aesthetically integrated sculptural form and (2) experimentation with techniques for structurally unifying the materials.