ART 101 Three-Dimensional
Work
Three-Dimension I/II
Ceramics I/II
Module value: 4 credits
Lecturers: Mr J Casha/Mr
P Scerri
B.Ed (Hons) 1st Years - Semester
1
This study-unit focuses on
the importance of three-dimensional Art teaching in schools. It provides
hands on experience in the use of clay, plaster, wood, metal, stone and
card board among other media. Students are invited to learn about
the materials and try out different compositions to explore form and space.
Bibliography for Three-Dimension
I/II:
ëHistory of Sculptureí -
4 volumes (Taschen).
ëModern Sculptureí by Herbert
Read.
Method of Assessment for
Three-Dimension I/II: assessment on practical work, composition, truth
to material, originality and craftsmanship.
Bibliography for Ceramics
I/II:
Daniel Rhodes, Clay and Glazes
for the Craft Potter (Revised edit.)
Kenneth Clark, Ceramics Manual
Bernard H. Leach, A Potterís
Book
Michael Cardew, Pioneer Pottery
A. Ravaglioli, Materia Prime
Ceramiche
Tee Emiliani, Tecnologia
dei Processi Ceramici
Method of Assessment for
Ceramics I/II: Classwork
ART 102 Two-Dimensional
Work
Drawing
Painting: Still Life
(I)
Painting: Figure
(II)
Module value: 3 credits
Lecturers: Mr J P Cassar/Ms
I Borg/Mr L Borg
B.Ed (Hons) 1st Years - Semester
2
This study-unit addresses
drawing issues as well as the painting of still-life and the human figure.
Focussing mainly on studies from observation and the mastery of various
techniques, the students pass on to address issues such as tone, colour
values, form and space.
Bibliography for Drawing:
Rather than reading particular
books, students will be asked to look at selected pictures with reference
to the work being carried out during the course.
Method of Assessment for
Drawing: A portfolio of works.
Bibliography for Painting:
Still Life (I):
Rather than reading particular
books, students will be asked to look at selected pictures with reference
to the work being carried out during the course.
Method of Assessment for
Painting: Still Life (I): A mark will be given according to the standard
of the practical work and each studentís commitment to the content of the
coures, as well as for a practical assignment carried out in each studentís
own time, accompanied by a written report. This will be submitted
at the end of the course.
Method of Assessment for
Painting: Figure (II): Students will be assessed on practical
performance.
ART 201 Painting:
Landscape
Painting: Landscape
(III)
Painting: Landscape
(IV)
Painting: Landscape
(V)
Module value: 3 credits
Lecturer: Mr C Attard
B.Ed (Hons) 2nd Years - Semester
1
This study-unit explores the
realtionship that exists between the enironment and man-made objects.
The students are invited to study and produce usual statements revealing
the natural and artificial aspects of the environment.
Bibliography for Painting:
Landscape (III):
Although this is a practical
course, students are encouraged to look at how artists in different periods
have treated the subject of Landscape, with some examples from books shown
and directly discussed.
Method of Assessment for
Landcape III:
A mark will be given according
to the standard of the practical work and each student's commitment to
the content of the course, as well as, for a practical assignment carried
out in each student's own time, accompanied by a written report of its
process, with reference to artists whose work has been an influence.
This will be submitted at the end of the course.
Method of Assessment for
Landscape IV:
At the end of this course
students will be asked to submit the following work for assessment:
1. A diary/sketchbook:
the first part of a diary in which they record their observations, explorations,
experimental sketches, and other experiences related to the given topic.
2 A portfolio of works:
this includes a selection of around five works in various painting media
and a project complete with preparatory studies.
Form of Assessment for
Landscape V:
At the end of this course
students will be asked to submit the following work ofr assessment:
3. A diary/sketchbook:
the second part of a diary in which they record their observations, explorations,
experimental sketches, and other experiences related to the given topic.
4. A portfolio of works:
this includes a selection of around five works in various painting media
and a project complete with preparatory studies.
ART 202 Printing
& 3-D Techniques
Printing I/II
Three-Dimension III/IV
Module value: 4 credits
Lecturer: Mr L Borg/Mr
J Casha
B.Ed (Hons) 2nd Years - Semester
2
This study-unit introduces
the students to the principles and characteristics of different printing
techniques. It also focusses on three-dimensional work mainly produced
from plywood and chicken wire.
Bibliography for Printing:
Walter Chamberlain, Manual
of Etching and Engraving, Thames & Hudson, London, 1972.
Nicholas Bristow, Screen
Printing - Design and Technique, Bt Batsford, 1970.
Francis Kafra, Linoleum Block
Printing, Library of Congress, New York 1972.
Method of Assessment for
Printing: Assignment
Method of Assessment for
Three-Dimension: assessment on practical work, composition, truth to
material, originality and craftsmanship.
M 01: WHY SHOULD
ART BE PART OF EVERY STUDENTíS EDUCATION
Value: 1 credit
Lecturing Time: 14 hours
Method of Assessment:
Coursework: a long essay covering the contents and conceptual frameworks
discussed in the above unit; designing ëLearning Packsí (maximum 5 packs)
relating to content discussed in the unit.
Lecturer: Mr Joseph
L. Mallia
B.Ed (Hons) 3rd Years - Semester
2
Learning Objectives:
Developing skills for designing
learning environments and effective lesson plans.
Identifying cross-curricular
links.
Specifying ATTAINMENT OUTCOMES
and ATTAINMENT TARGETS.
Description:
Session 1: What is
Art? Why is it important in schools? What kind of Art should
we teach our children? How should we teach it? How much time
should it be given?
Session 2: Making Art
- Stimulus, Information, Materials and Skills.
Session 3: Reasons
for Art Activities.
Session 4: Basic Design:
The Dynamics of Visual Form.
Session 5: Two and
Three - Dimensional Experience: materials and processes.
Session 6: Visual Perception.
Session 7: Learning
Art History and Learning from Art History.
Bibliography:
Creative and Mental Growth;
Victor Lowenfeld, W. Lambert Brittain. Prentice Hall Career & Technology,
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632.
ISBN 0-02-372110-3
Art and Visual Perception
(The New Version); Rudolf Arnheim. University of California Press,
Berkeley, Los Angeles, London.
ISBN 0-520-02613-6
The Art Teacherís Handbook
(Second Edition); Robert Clement. Stanley Thornes, Ellen Borough
House, Wellington Street, Cheltenham Glos. GL50 1YW.
ISBN 0-7487-1455-3
ART 4 -11: ART IN THE EARLY
YEARS OF SCHOOLING (Edited by Margaret Morgan); Ellenborough House
ISBN 0-7487-2311-0
ART IN PRACTICE; Margaret
Morgan. Nash Pollock Publishing.
ISBN 1-898255-00-8
CHILDRENíS ART AND THE
COMPUTER; Kevin Mathieson. Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN 0-340-57339-2
ART IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL
(edited by Steve Herne). Learning Design (Tower Hamlets), Block
C, The PDC, English St., London E3 47A
ISBN 1 873928 26 2
STARTING DESIGN AND
COMMUNICATION; Brian Light. Longman
ISBN 0-582-00429-2
NUFFIELD DESIGN &
TECHNOLOGY; Studentís book. Longman
ISBN 0-582-21266-9
PRODUCT DESIGN
ISBN 0-582-23469-7.
M 02: STAGES OF
ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT FROM INFANCY TO ADOLESCENCE.
Value: 1 credit
Lecturing Time: 14 hours
Method of Assessment:
Assignment
Lecturer: Mr
T Degiorgio
B.Ed (Hons) 3rd Years
- Semester 1
This unit is intended
to give some insight into the structures of Primary and Secondary Art curricula
and how these operate within the framework of the local educational system.
It encourages the student
to analyze intelligently various projections, discussing and suggesting
alternative ways of presentation, bearing in mind that there are many valid
approaches to working in Art based on active learning, resource based strategies.
M 03: CURRICULUM
DEVELOPMENT
Value: 1 credit
Lecturing Time: 14 hours
Method of Assessment:
Coursework; a long essay relating to the contents and conceptual frameworks
discussed in the unit; designing (5) five appropriate lesson plans for
specified classes relating to the contents and conceptual frameworks discussed
in the unit.
Lecturer: Mr
Joseph L. Mallia
B.Ed (Hons) 3rd Years
- Semester 2
Learning Objectives:
Developing skills for designing
learning environments and effective lesson plans.
Identifying cross-curricular
links.
Specifying ATTAINMENT OUTCOMES
and ATTAINMENT TARGETS.
Description:
Session 1: The Art Curriculum
- Content, range, attainment targets.
Session 2: Learning IN and
Learning through the Expressive Arts.
Session 3: Planning an Art
Curriculum - creating a planning framework.
Session 4: Empowering the
Teacher and Student to innovate, initiate and make effective responses.
Session 5: Discipline based
Art Curriculum: Art Production, Aesthetics, Art Criticism and Art
History.
Session 6: Art across the
Curriculum: strategic use of craft, design and technology.
Session 7: Evaluating and
Assessing studentsí work: attainment targets and profiling.
Bibliography:
Creative and Mental Growth;
Victor Lowenfeld, W. Lambert Brittain. Prentice Hall Career & Technology,
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632.
ISBN 0-02-372110-3
Art and Visual Perception
(The New Version); Rudolf Arnheim. University of California Press,
Berkeley, Los Angeles, London.
ISBN 0-520-02613-6
The Art Teacherís Handbook
(Second Edition); Robert Clement. Stanley Thornes, Ellen Borough
House, Wellington Street, Cheltenham Glos. GL50 1YW.
ISBN 0-7487-1455-3
ART 4 -11: ART IN THE EARLY
YEARS OF SCHOOLING (Edited by Margaret Morgan); Ellenborough House
ISBN 0-7487-2311-0
ART IN PRACTICE; Margaret
Morgan. Nash Pollock Publishing.
ISBN 1-898255-00-8
CHILDRENíS ART AND THE COMPUTER;
Kevin Mathieson. Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN 0-340-57339-2
ART IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL
(edited by Steve Herne). Learning Design (Tower Hamlets), Block
C, The PDC, English St., London E3 47A
ISBN 1 873928 26 2
STARTING DESIGN AND COMMUNICATION;
Brian Light. Longman
ISBN 0-582-00429-2
NUFFIELD DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY;
Studentís book. Longman
ISBN 0-582-21266-9
PRODUCT DESIGN
ISBN 0-582-23469-7.
M 04: THE ART ROOM
AND THE ART SPECIALIST
Value: 1 credit
Lecturing Time: 14 hours
Method of Assessment: Assignment
Lecturer: Mr Theodore
Degiorgio
B.Ed (Hons) 3rd Years - Semester
1
The Art Teacher has a variety
of systems and resources that can be used to support his/her work.
Students need to be provided with a rich variety of visual experiences
to generate a sense of inquiry through talk, questioning, discussion or
interaction. An art room which is full with interesting collections
of natural and man-made things, good photographs and reproductions of works
of art, is more than half way towards ensuring that the students have sufficient
to feed the mindís eye. Art teachers adopt different styles in the
presentation and use of their rooms - ranging from the happy cluttered
junk shop to the well ordered visual laboratory. The importance of
displays is also discussed.
Recommended Texts:
Clement, Robert: ëThe Art
Teacher Handbookí. London: Stanley Thornes Publishers Ltd.; 1993.
Lack, Mary: ëBright Art Ideasí.
Warwickshire: Scholastic Pulications, 1994.
M 07:
ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
Value: 1 credit
Lecturing Time: 14 hours
Method of Assessment: Assignment
Lecturer: Mr Jospeh
Paul Cassar
[B.Ed (Hons) IVth Years -
1st Sem.]
Assessment is discussed as
forming an integral part within a whole plolicy for art and design education
in schools, rather than as something added on at the end of a project.
General guidelines for assessment strategies, project record cards, self-assessment,
pupil profiles, teacher/pupil assessment are investigated. A list
of descriptors is presented focusing on the imaginative and creative expression,
technical skill, persistence in research, fundamentals of design and evaluation
of own growth. The unit stresses the mode of assessment to be used
as being flexible, user-friendly and fair.
Recommended Texts:
Hampshire County Council.
ëFurther Guidelines for Art Educationí. Hamphire: Hiass, 1992.
Prentice, Roy.: ëTeaching
Art and Desingí. London: Cassell Education, 1995.
Herberholz, Donald and Barbara:
ëArtworks for Elementary Teachersí. Wisconsin: WCB Brown and Benchmark,
1994.
Pateman, Trevor. ëKey
Conceptsí. London: The Falmer Press, 1991.
M 09:
MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY EDUCATION
Value: 1 credit
Lecturing Time: 14 hours
Method of Assessment: Assignment
Lecturer: Mr Jospeh
Paul Cassar
[B.Ed (Hons) IVth Years -
1st Sem.]
Course Description:
This course focuses on the
importance of educational visits in particular to Fine Arts Museums and
art exhibitions. The lectures are mostly delivered in the museum
itself and give hints of how students can be guided to appreciate works
of art. Special attention is given to designing of appropriate aids
that will assist the students to understand, appreciate and discuss works
of art.
Bibliography:
Selwood Sara, Clive Sue &
Irving Diana, Cabinets of Curiosity, Arts Council of England, 1994.
Sharp Caroline & Dust
Karen, Artists in Schools, National Foundation for Educational Research,
1997.
M 11
Computer Graphics as a Tool for the Art Teacher
Value: 1 credit
Lecture Time: 14 hours
Lecturer: Mr Conrad
Fenech
Assessment: Project
including written assignment
B.Ed 3rd years Semester 2
This credit promotes the use
of Computer Graphics as an Art tool for the innovative Art Teacher and
student. B.Ed (Hons) ART students will get a first hand knowledge
of computer graphics software, hardware and the relative techniques, which
leads to experiementation and innovation through a new mixed-media solution.
FA 12: PAINTING (Light
& Shade)
Value: 1 credit each
Lecturing Time: 14 hours each
Lecturer: Mr A Grech
[B.Ed (Hons) IVth years -
1st Sem.]
In this credit focus will
be made on creating the illusion ofspace with light and space, on a bi-dimensional
surface, using the medium of painting. Examples like the works of
Giorgio Morandi will act as models to induct the student's own creative
abilities in creating spatial concepts. Attention will be given to
balance, shape and form and the distribution of subject matter in space.
FA 10/11:
CERAMICS - [B.Ed (Hons) IVth Years - 2nd Sem.]
Value: 2 credits
Lecturing Time: 28 hours
Lecturer: Mr Paul Scerri
Assessment: Classwork
Objective of Course
To enable student understand
the material and its properties through experimentation and manipulation,
in search of possibilities and characteristics inherent in clay, permitting
the student to express his creativity.
Description of Course
1 Definition and classification
of materials
* Clay bodies designed for
particular forming methods
* The tools used
* Clay forming techniques.
2 An introduction to Decoration
* Textures
* Engobes
* Nature of glass and glazes
* Silkscreen printing
* Other surface application
3 Firing and Kilns
Bibliography
Daniel Rhodes, Clay and Glazes
for the Craft Potter (Revised edit.)
Kenneth Clark, Ceramics Manual
Bernard H. Leach, A Potterís
Book
Michael Cardew, Pioneer Pottery
B. Ravaglioli, Materia Prime
Ceramiche
Tee Emiliani, Tecnologia
dei Processi Ceramici
FA 13: EXPERIMENTAL STUDIO RESEARCH
Value: 1 credit
Lecturing Time: 14 hours
Lecturer: Mr A Grech
[B.Ed (Hons) IVth Years - 2nd Sem.]
Mode of Assessment: Portfolio
of works
The course addresses the very
essence of studio research developing the capacity of creative thought
and action. Students are invited to exploit other possibilities of
creative expression by using other means than simply painting and modelling.
Everything ranging from junk to found objects, cardboard or otherwise
will be exploited to create a different art.
FA 21 Painting: Figure
(VI)
Value of credit: 1 credit
Lecturing Time: 14 hours
Lecturer: Mr Lino Borg
Mode of Assessment: Practical
Performance
B.Ed (Hons) 3rd Years Semester 1
Throughout history, artists
have made use of the human figure as a subject matter and as a means of
self-expression.
This is a practical credit where
the student draws and paints from the model. In this unit the student
is encouraged to deal with the human form different perspectives such as
proportion, structure and surface form, weight and balance, rhythm and
movement, line and light and shade etc.
FA 22 Painting (VII)
Value of credit: 1
Lecturing Time: 14 hours
Lecturer: Mr Anton Grech
Mode of Assessment: Portfolio
of works
B.Ed (Hons) 3rd Years Semester 1
This course will give special attention
to colour as subject matter in itself. A study of the principles
of colour science and its interaction on painting will be made. Students
will be asked to develop dynamic examples to illustrate such qualities,
developing in the process an experimental approach to painting.
