Abstract
Museums are the most effective settings for life-wide learning used in arts education. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of use of museums for educational purposes on a Studio Art – painting – course. In this study designed according to case studies technique, one of the qualitative research methods, a semi-structured interview form was used to determine students' opinions on the learning process. The study group of the research was composed of sophomore students from the Division of Painting Education of the Department of Fine Arts Education at Bartin University. A museum trip took place in this four-week study, after which students were requested to draw some oil painting. Following the hands-on work, students were interviewed, and their drawings were collected. Data obtained from student interviews were put into a descriptive analysis, and they were arranged according to the specific theme of each. Oil paintings created by students as part of the study were interpreted descriptively by consulting experts, too. The results showed that students were really enjoyed attending a course in a museum, drawing right there. Students stated that they were attracted and got excited by different activities and learning environments in general and by attending a course in the museum, in particular. Considering data obtained from the interviews, the positive contribution reported by students was also reflected on their oil paint drawings, which were the practical component of the study.
Highlights
“Those teaching in any branch of art are responsible teaching it in a way that encourages learners to think. should do their job by keeping in mind that mental processing takes part in art as much as handicraft does.”
Importance of Studio Art courses reveals itself automatically since this course is given for six hours a week during six semesters of the programs of training art teachers, and according to the new bachelor's degree program updated in 2018 this course is given for five hours a week
The sophomore students of Studio Art course of the undergraduate program of Fine Arts Education at Bartın University were invited to a museum trip, after which they were requested to share their opinions via a semi-structured interview form, and they were requested to draw some oil painting right in the museum
Summary
“Those teaching in any branch of art are responsible teaching it in a way that encourages learners to think. should do their job by keeping in mind that mental processing takes part in art as much as handicraft does.”. It is important for students receiving this training in the museum to realize that museum and art education is related to the field of expertise and important and meaningful in every stage of human life For this reason, Studio Art courses given in museums will provide contributions to both their learning and teaching dimensions. Studio Art courses given in museums will provide contributions to both their learning and teaching dimensions In this context, “[7] in a study, comparing having a visual arts course in a museum to the one in a classroom setting, Mercin (2008) found out that students exposed to museum training realized the importance of art, liked the course, and that learning by seeing in museum became effective in establishing students’ emotions and thoughts about this course.
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