An Action Research of Teaching Zentangle® Drawing for the Sixth Graders

• Main Authors: SU, TIEN-YI, 蘇天儀
• Other Authors: HWANG, YUANHER-ROBIN
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/52ptzs

碩士 === 明道大學 === 課程與教學研究所 === 106 === The purpose of this study was to design a Zentangle (a method of structured drawing) teaching course for Taiwanese elementary school sixth-grade students. An action research approach was adopted, and learning material analysis and interviews were used to determine whether teaching Zentangle to students would enhance their interest in drawing and their sense of accomplishment. The research subjects were 23 sixth-grade students from elementary schools in Taiwan. The design and implementation of the Zentangle course spanned ten weeks. The course comprised six teaching units, based on the requirements for art and humanities skills as defined in the nine-year compulsory education guidelines. It leveraged the combined characteristics of Zentangle to achieve the teaching objective of enhancing students’ cognition, affection, and skills. During the implementation stage, the students’ learning progress was observed. After implementation, information including questionnaires pertaining to the students’ learning cognition, self-evaluation, and learning experience, along with student interview records, their drawings, observation records from the researcher, and suggestions from assistant teachers, were used for various types of effectiveness analyses and feasibility evaluations. The results will serve as a future teaching reference and contribute to the comprehensiveness of this body of research. The results of this study revealed that Zentangle courses helped to promote cognition, affection, and skills. Students enjoyed the courses very much, and they became significantly more interested in drawing. Through focused and committed learning, the students became more confident in their work, which enhanced their sense of achievement regarding learning. The result can also be used as a reference for integrating Zentangle into courses and teachers are suggested to think about the developmental possibility of extending Zentangle® Inspired Arts and source materials.