ERIC Number: EJ800896
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Feb-2
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1529-8094
Venturing into Unknown Territory: Using Aesthetic Representations to Understand Reading Comprehension
Cuero, Kimberley K.; Bonner, Jennifer; Smith, Brittaney; Schwartz, Michelle; Touchstone, Rose; Vela, Yvonne
International Journal of Education & the Arts, v9 n1 p1-23 Feb 2008
Based on Elliot Eisner's notions of multiple forms of representation and Rosenblatt's aesthetic/efferent responses to reading, a teacher educator/researcher had her undergraduate students explore their connections, using aesthetic representations, to a course entitled "Reading Comprehension". Each aesthetic representation revealed the complexities of "Reading Comprehension" in unique ways through a variety of media including: interior classroom design, culinary arts, quilting, music, and martial arts. The teacher educator invited five of the students from the course to participate in monthly collaborative inquiry sessions during the subsequent semester (lasting five months) where students articulated the aesthetic process they underwent. Benefits and applicability of using aesthetic representations in the university classroom are explored in the final section of the article. (Contains 3 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Reading Comprehension, Teacher Educators, Undergraduate Students, Aesthetics, Art Expression, Art Products, Student Projects
International Journal of Education & the Arts. 1310 South 6th Street, Champaign, IL 61820. Tel: 402-472-9958; Fax: 402-472-2837; Web site: http://www.ijea.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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