Pedagogical Situations And Learning Outcomes In Graphic Design In Selected Senior High Schools In The Kumasi Metropolis Of Ghana (2024)

This study examined the content and scope of Drawing in the HND Commercial Arts Curriculum of the School of Applied Arts and its impact on teaching and learning of Drawing in the First Year Foundation class. Data were derived from the activities of interviews with Lecturers/Instructors and classroom observations. Both ethnographic content analysis and descriptive statistics were employed in the data analysis. The study revealed that the content and scope of drawing in the HND Commercial Arts Curriculum is basic and obsolete with regard to the current trend of teaching and learning of drawing which now hinges on the shoulders of technological advancement and discovery of new drawing media, techniques in drawing and supports. The impact of the Curriculum in teaching and learning of drawing is awfully hindered by challenges that need administrative attention and review of the Curriculum. The study therefore suggested the need for the National Board for Professional Technician Examination (NABTEX) to periodically liaise with the Polytechnic, subject specialists, commerce and industry, for dedicated review of the Curriculum.

Arts and Design Studies, 2019

This paper examines the implementation of the visual art curriculum at Wiawso College of Education (WATICO) in Ghana. The discussion touches on the pedagogical strategies and methods used in the teaching of the visual art programme at the WATICO and also to examine it implications on the trained teacher expected to teach Visual Art aspect of Basic Design and Technology (BDT) at the Basic Education level. Purposive sampling technique was used. Three main methods viz. interview, personal observations, and documentary review were employed. Teacher performance evaluation and Inductive analysis strategy were used as reference materials for the analysis. The study revealed that the art teachers at WATICO demonstrated high level of competency of knowledge in the subject matter. However, the teaching and learning of art component BDT at WATICO was more theoretical than practical and in spite of the tutors’ mastery in the preparation of lesson notes, the research revealed that the visual art...

European Journal of Education Studies, 2019

The Basic Design and Technology program was introduced into the Junior High School curriculum in September 2007. It is one of the elective subjects taught at the Junior High School level all over Ghana. A cursory study indicates the existence of problems in the acquisition of practical skills in the Basic Design and Technology (BDT) program offered in the Junior High Schools. No study was found to have been done regarding the actual challenges in skills acquisition in the program. This study, therefore, fills the gap and purposefully focuses on the teaching and the learning outcomes of pupils among other related issues. The study examines the teaching methods of teachers, considering the limited facilities available and how they affect pupils' acquisition of practical skills and competence. The qualitative research method was used for the study which sought to describe the processes for teaching and learning of Basic Design and Technology and to describe the tools used. Implicat...

Art, Design and Communication in Higher Education, 2017

Journal of Education and Practice, 2011

International Journal of Innovative Research and Development

Arts and Design Studies, 2018

The researcher designed alternative methods to fill some gaps in teaching and learning of four topics, dubbed: “Designed alternative teaching approaches for four topics under General Knowledge in Art, Graphic Design and Picture Making in three Senior High Schools in Ashanti Region, Ghana”. This study employed qualitative research method. Using purposive and simple random sampling techniques, sample of three mixed SHS, 77 respondents comprising fourteen teachers and 63 students were selected for study. Questionnaire responses revealed some shortcomings in teaching and learning of layout, composition, design and lettering topics under GKA, GD and PM in the three SHS. During personal observation of teaching and learning of the four topics’ lessons, Visual Art students used improvised tools like bamboo/cane for calligraphy. Some students used 4/5 or six colours for three colour works, a teacher said, black letters can solely be used for citation. Above flaws and others indicate that som...

ABSTRACTIn the midst of a globalized world characterized by deployment of Computer Aided Design (CAD), and the establishment of the new rule by the Architects’ Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON) stating that all first to third year students of design studios (Architecture and Urban and Regional Planning) in the Faculty of Environmental Sciences must use hand-drafting in the studio and other design based courses. Thus, this study is to ascertain the students’ knowledge and appreciation of Hand Drawing/Drafting Techniques in design studio courses in the faculty of environmental Sciences, Rivers State University (RSU) in the departments of Architecture and Urban and Regional Planning. This report carries data and graphical representations of student’s knowledge and appreciation of Hand Drawing/Drafting Techniques in design studio courses, and a general statement of the Hand Drawing/Drafting Techniques in design studios that was obtained through a structured questionnaires administered to students from second year to fourth and fifth year as the case may be in the 2017/2018 academic session. Data obtained was analyzed using descriptive statistics and result showed that students have barely average knowledge of hand drawing/drafting techniques and it is recommended that hand drawing/drafting be taken more serious in the early stages of the education as to strengthen the students’ knowledge and build a stable solid foundation as they progress.Keywords: Hand Drawing/Drafting, Design Studio, Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning.

Journal of Education and Human Development, 2017

The paper describes the importance of graphicacy as a key communication tool in our everyday lives. The need to better understand the development of graphicacy and its use in the school curriculum is emphasised. The need for a new research tool is explained and the development of a new taxonomy of graphicacy is described. The use of this tool within a methodology researching the significance of graphicacy in the curriculum is introduced. An overview of prior research concerning how children deal with graphicacy is also provided. The paper then discusses the results reported in the context of this prior research. The paper illustrates how graphicacy can affect children's learning; identifies cross-curricular links involving different areas of graphicacy and consequential transfer opportunities; illustrates how the implementation of a curriculum policy for graphicacy could influence students' learning; demonstrates the magnitude of the research opportunities in relation to gra...

The Eurasia Proceedings of Educational and Social Sciences, 2019

Path of Science, 2019

This paper focuses on students’ perception of teachers’ knowledge, attitude and skills in the teaching of technical drawing in Edo and Delta States of Nigeria. The empirical results are based on a quantitative survey of 300 students who were asked to evaluate their technical drawing teachers. The findings show that technical drawing students perceived their technical drawing teachers to have some negative attitudes because they disliked some of their students (2.18±1.17), rarely show concern when students have problems of poor understanding of some technical concepts (1.27±1.13) and always waited for students to remind them of their teaching periods (2.30±1.15). Some of the positive attitudes attributed to their teachers were; they always encourage good laboratory habits among technical drawing students (3.39±0.93) and encouraged parents to equip their children with the required materials they need for effective learning of technical drawing (3.34±0.91). Further, students perceived their teachers effective in preparing and organizing lesson notes adequately (3.27±0.93) as such applied facts and principles to problem-solving (3.31±0.86). The findings support the conclusion that there are aspects of teachers’ knowledge, attitude and skills in teaching technical drawing that is less than excellent and in need of further enhancement.

Journal of Education and Practice, 2020

The problem and purpose in this study is based on the process, supporting and inhibiting factors, as well as the results in increasing the competence of learning citizens through graphic design training programs. To be able to answer the above problems, researchers used qualitative methods, data collection techniques in the form of observation, interviews, and documentation. The results showed that the process of increasing the competence of learning citizens consisted of several factors, starting with the recruitment stage of prospective learning citizens carried out very strictly, the steps in increasing competence had been carried out properly, updating materials according to the times, teaching media and teaching methods that according to the needs of learning citizens, as well as an assessment system that is viewed from two sides, namely theory and practice. The supporting and inhibiting factors are the interest, motivation and self-confidence of the learning community, facili...

International Journal of Vocational Education and Training Research, 2019

Technical drawing is the foundation for technical subject, it implies that it must be taught properly so that thestudents interest in any of the technical courses won’t be dash to the ground. This study pointed out the value of an effectiveteacher and its importance to our educational system. Effectiveness of a teacher comes with updated experience of teacher tomeet the demand of the 21st century, instabilities of government policies causes more harm to our educational system. Oneresearch question was formulated and also a null hypothesis was used to test the level of significance at level of 0.05. Astructured questionnaire was developed and used for data collection. Copies of questionnaire were administered to 35respondents to collect data. The data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the researchquestions and t- test statistics to test the null hypotheses. The findings of the study revealed that for a teacher to be effective inteaching he or she must have experience, but every teacher must update their experience acquired so as to meet up with the 21stcentury. The study also recommended that seminars should be organized for teachers also there should be training andretraining of teachers so that they can meet up to the demand of teaching in the 21st century.

This study aims to analyse the role and importance of the Arts relevant courses, concentrating on Drawing lessons, in the light of evolving technology and new expectations in the Graphic Design education era. First, the article briefly focuses on the relationship between art and design area. Then, the topics such as the possible contributions of art and drawing classes in education and the link between art, culture and a good design are covered In the next section, the old fashioned Graphic Design education methods and new approaches are compared. The relation between creativity and knowledge, necessity of hand drawing while creating designs and the question about the competency of computer design programmes are discussed. The discussion is exemplified through comparison of Graphic Design curriculums from different higher education institutions. Another important question attempted to answer here is, to what extent the computer programmes an instrument of abstract design or the execution process are. The expectations and demands of the students are examined in context of previous discussions. The final objective of the paper is to show that manuel drawing skills and art culture knowledge are still valuable achievements for a graphic design student. Therefore, the work ends with thoughts about convincing them to notice and properly learn these skills.