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RE: stages of drawing development

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From: cen_aca_dp (cen_aca_dp_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Fri Sep 05 2003 - 11:01:05 PDT

It does pay to keep your old college notes!! LOL
Denise Pannell

Learner CHaracteristics- Lowenfeld

Stage 1-Scribbling- ages 2 to 4

Stage 2- Pre-schematic- ages 4 to 7

Stage 3- Schematic- ages 7 to 9

Stage 4- Dawning Realism- ages 9 to 11 (the gang age)

Stage 5- Pseudo-Naturalistic- ages 11 to 13 ( the age of reasoning)

Lowenfeld, Viktor & Brittain, W. Lambert, Creative & Mental Growth, 5th ed.,
New York: The Macmillan CO., 1970

>===== Original Message From "Fields, Linda" <fieldsl@guilford.k12.nc.us>
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>About 100 years ago, when I was an undergraduate, we learned about the
>stages of development in art-scribble stage, etc. I can't remember if it was
>from Lowenfeld or McFee, but think it was one or the other. Do any of you
>know what I'm talking about and/or can you list the stages with the age
>range and characteristics? I am trying to help discover the developmental
>level of a student who is actually 14, but her art seems to me to be at the
>5 yr. level. Just want to be sure I know whereof I speak. Thanks. Linda in
>NC
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