Socio-cultural phenomena in our society today show us that young art
learners are affected more by visuals in TV, Internet, animation, mobile phone
display, comic books, cartoon characters and corporate logos than by the works of
art in art books, painting albums, art galleries and museums.
This study was aimed at giving young art learners, from first to sixth
graders of elementary school students from first to sixth graders, an opportunity to
express their interest in visual media, and analyzing their responses in connection
with the development and application of media-based art education programs. The
result was as follows:
Firstly, the children showed a very positive response when they were given a
video footage, such as one from an animation, they familiar with as a learning
material in their art class in school.
Secondly, the use of visual media in the process of introducing new learning
techniques and creating motivation was found very efficient as a material to
stimulate learners recollect past experiences or to help understand the new learning
environment surrounding them.
Thirdly, the young learners in a class tended to be divided into two groups
in their quest for media-based expression measures, some preferred traditional
materials according to individual propensity while others felt more comfortable
when they used a computer monitor or a word processor to express their view.
Finally, the young art learners produced more diverse and creative works
when they were introduced to the use and cases of visual media by a teacher
with a more positive attitude to the use and function of media.