Multiple Methods of Teaching Arts Between Past and Present in Jordanian Universities

Abstract

The study in concepts of Fine Arts educational methods in the Jordanian Universities from the perspectives of instructors in Fine Arts faculty at Yarmouk University and Arts and design faculty at Jordanian University in the academic year 2019/2020, the researcher used the descriptive analyses approach. The study population consists of Fine Arts faculty instructors at Yarmouk University (55) and Arts and design faculty instructors in the Jordanian University (32)with 87. The study tool was applied to the plastics art department instructors with a number (26) and with a percentage (98%). To achieve the study's goal, the researcher has conducted a 56-items questioner distributed on five main areas: the purposes of teaching Fine Arts, the reality of Fine Arts teaching, modern teaching methods, Fine Arts attitudes, and Fine Arts learning approaches. The validity and reliability of the tool have been verified.The study results showed that teaching Fine Arts objectives were high in the Jordanian universities with an average (2.54). The reality of Fine Arts teaching in the Jordanian universities was high with average (2.39, the fine arts teaching methods used in the Jordanian universities were high with average (2, 42). According to instructors ' perspective, attitudes toward Fine Arts in the Jordanian universities were high with average (2, 45), and the effectiveness of teaching approaches used in teaching Fine Arts in the Jordanian universities was high with average (2, 48). On light of the previous results, the researcher recommended some recommendations to modernize Fine Arts teaching methods. Keywords: Concept changes, Good perception of meaning, Fine arts, Teaching Methods DOI: 10.7176/JTHS/52-04 Publication date: December 31 st 2020