FTCE ART K-12 - Art Education and Pedagogy 15% of Exam Q&A 2024/2025

FTCE ART K-12 - Art Education and Pedagogy 15% of Exam Q&A 2024/2025 5-6 Year old Developmental Landmarks and Motor Skills - CORRECT ANSWER-- Limited fine motor ability - learning to print - visual tracking not developed, tracking makes reading easier but spacing and staying on lines is still difficult - Short chunky sessions 15 to 20 minutes for quiet sitting - carefully planned guidelines - active exploration of materials - fear of making a mistake - repetitive - focus on completing quickly to be "done" - need redirection to finish satisfactory works 7-8 year old Developmental Landmarks and Motor Skills - CORRECT ANSWER-- work more tidily and focus on completing assignments - Enjoy working alone, work slowly and correct all mistakes - Ability to reflect is beginning to grow, self assessment can begin now - printing and drawing go from large to much smaller - more social and full of energy - complete quickly in order to socialize and talking while working - enjoy working in groups and having responsibility - importance placed on peer assessments - they overestimate their own abilities so chunking assignments is helpful 9-10 year old Developmental Landmarks and Motor Skills - CORRECT ANSWER-- increased coordination, more detail and control over pencil - practice drawing, painting, fiber arts - takes pride in finished works and attention to detail - very competitive and give up easy. ENCOURAGE - enjoy tracing and copying - fine motor skills are increasing and use rulers and templates well - cooperative and like helping others - enjoy being recognized for their efforts 11-12 year old Developmental Landmarks and Motor Skills - CORRECT ANSWER-- ready to use fine motor skills to explore calligraphy, block printing and new painting techniques - may enjoy weaving - use art to channel and express emotions - groups and hands on learning - not very reflective - beginning to show skill in specific areas - patience and confidence - good at assisting peers and show leadership qualitites - Peers opinion more important than teacher - insight and empathy are increasing High School age Developmental Landmarks and Motor Skills - CORRECT ANSWER-- high energy - much more refined motor skills - abstract reasoning abilities - skilled at self and peer critique - interested in expressing themselves thru art, music and creative outlets - engage in group discussions - willing to revise and try things multiple times