Student motivation orientations through an inquiry-based approach in the lower primary art classroom
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between inquiry-based art instruction and motivation in primary school students during Art lessons. Participants will be selected from an intact Primary 3 art class in a government-aided public school in the Northwestern region of Singapore (N = 40). Data will be collected using a questionnaire that measures student motivation through goal orientations before and after a 10-week long inquiry-based lesson program using the 2x2 achievement goal motivation framework.
Keywords: achievement goal motivation, inquiry-based instruction, art education, primary school
Introduction
Art educators encounter and work with many talented art students who have a firm grasp of technical artistic skills to produce great artwork. However, it is common for many of these students to be defeated easily when tasked to develop personal artistic responses creatively (Walker, 2014). While students work to seek to achieve an ideal artistic outcome in their classes, they no longer see the art making process itself as of equal importance. The art making process should be seen a self-driven …show more content…
Intrinsically motivated people usually display positive emotions, as they tend to associate their activity with fun or play. Those who were motivated extrinsically on the other hand, usually display negative emotions as their activities were seen as a form of duty and work (Stanko-Kaczmarek, 2012). Art Educator Page Andrews (2011) described students who lack intrinsic motivation as individuals with lower self-efficacy and a lack of ambition due to a lack of confidence in their own abilities and a fear of failure. This description is similar to that of students who freeze up when tasked to express their opinion visually during art
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between inquiry-based art instruction and motivation in primary school students during Art lessons. Participants will be selected from an intact Primary 3 art class in a government-aided public school in the Northwestern region of Singapore (N = 40). Data will be collected using a questionnaire that measures student motivation through goal orientations before and after a 10-week long inquiry-based lesson program using the 2x2 achievement goal motivation framework.
Keywords: achievement goal motivation, inquiry-based instruction, art education, primary school
Introduction
Art educators encounter and work with many talented art students who have a firm grasp of technical artistic skills to produce great artwork. However, it is common for many of these students to be defeated easily when tasked to develop personal artistic responses creatively (Walker, 2014). While students work to seek to achieve an ideal artistic outcome in their classes, they no longer see the art making process itself as of equal importance. The art making process should be seen a self-driven …show more content…
Intrinsically motivated people usually display positive emotions, as they tend to associate their activity with fun or play. Those who were motivated extrinsically on the other hand, usually display negative emotions as their activities were seen as a form of duty and work (Stanko-Kaczmarek, 2012). Art Educator Page Andrews (2011) described students who lack intrinsic motivation as individuals with lower self-efficacy and a lack of ambition due to a lack of confidence in their own abilities and a fear of failure. This description is similar to that of students who freeze up when tasked to express their opinion visually during art