1. The Effects of Various Design Approaches on Critical Judgment in Handcarving.
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Lansky, Leonard M., Leonard, William A., and Peterson, John M.
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WOOD carving ,ARCHITECTURAL design ,COLLEGE students ,CURRICULUM ,CHARCOAL sticks ,CHARCOAL drawing ,CARVING (Decorative arts) ,HYPOTHESIS ,STANDARD deviations - Abstract
Three groups of freshman architecture and design students were assigned different design approaches before producing a handcarving from a six-inch wood cube. The problem is the first three-dimensional one in the design curriculum. One approach was to work directly in the wood; the second was to draw a transparent grain structure diagram of the intact cube before carving; the third was to make a series of charcoal sketches of a possible design before carving. Contrary to prediction, the three approaches did not affect direct measures of the handcarving. However, as anticipated, the measures on the handcarvings had different correlational patterns with previous design work: Scores on handcarvings of the charcoal sketches group were significantly correlated with previous design grades whereas scores for the other groups were not. These and other results raise questions about strategies for helping students to develop critical judgment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1969
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