The Culture of Taste and Appreciation and Its Relation to Aesthetic Sensation among the Students of Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

Abstract

<p>The study aims at investigating the culture of taste and appreciation the students of Al-Hussein Bin Talal University have and its relation to their aesthetic sensation. To achieve the goals of the study, the researcher designed a special tool which included two domains, the domain of appreciation and the domain of aesthetic sensation. The tool consisted of 40 items for both domains. It was evaluated by ten experienced referees who approved it with more than 90%. The sample of the study consisted of 490 male and female students, chosen randomly from Al- Hussein Bin Talal University. To achieve the goals of the study, five questions were also answered through statistical analysis. The study found the following results: the culture of taste and appreciation was so high among students of Al-Hussein Bin Talal University when comparing the means of scores on the items. It was found to be ranging between 3.42-4.52, bearing in mind that the highest mean value is 5 and the least value is 1. The values of standard deviations showed that there was a kind of contingency and agreement among the respondents to the tool. The values ranged between 0.808-1.314. There are statistically significant differences in the level of the culture of taste and appreciation among the students of Al-Hussein Bin Talal University with regard to the gender and faculty. The difference was in favor of females over males, and in favor of humanitarian faculties over that of scientific faculties. The study showed that the aesthetic sensation among females is higher than that among males. The study also showed that there is a correlation between the level of taste and appreciation and the level of aesthetic sensation among the students of Al-Hussein Bin Talal University.</p>