Department Of Fine Arts Education Research Articles

Teaching Materials Development of Bilingual Drawing North Sumatra Ornamental Variety to Improve Tourism Souvenirs Design at Universitas Negeri Medan

The results of the analysis of the needs of students and lecturers in the archipelago ornamental design courses in the Department of Fine Arts Education were found that there was still a lack of teaching materials for the course. As a result, students are less familiar with and apply a variety of ornamental North Sumatra to other courses such as tourist souvenir designs, batik courses and others that require typical North Sumatra ornamentist. Research Objectives To develop and apply the textbook according to the needs of students so that they are with the needs of students, the textbook designed entitled Drawing North Sumatra Ornamental Variety in the form of two languages, Indonesian and English. Research and development conducted with five stages referring to the Addie model developed by Robert M. Branch. Products developed are validated by 3 experts in their fields and each concluded very well and is suitable for use. This proves that the teaching material for drawing a variety of North Sumatra has used by art students and for the public is suitable for use and effective. After conducting product trials to students, it was found that the product developed was very helpful for students and also had an impact on the level of creativity of students designing a variety of souvenirs based on local ornaments of North Sumatra. The results of the study can increase student activities and safety and contribute to improving student achievement in the design of ornamentists in tourist and other art objects.
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Investigation of Prospective Teachers’ Attitudes towards Classroom as a Learning Environment

In this study, the attitudes of teacher candidates towards the classroom as a learning environment was aimed to be examined. In order to determine the attitudes of teacher candidates towards the classroom as a learning environment, survey methods was used. The population of the research consisted of freshman and final grade students studying at the education faculty of a state university. The convenience sampling method was used while selecting the sample in the study. Accordingly, data were collected from 348 prospective teachers. The data of the research was obtained via the “Attitude Scale towards Classroom as a Learning Environment" developed by Çetin, Demirkan, and Çetin (2020). The data was analyzed with non-parametric tests. As a result of the research, it was determined that prospective teachers’ attitude scores towards the classroom as a learning environment were at a moderate level. Attitudes of female prospective teachers towards the classroom as a learning environment are more positive than those of males. Women find class less boring. The students of the fine arts education department see the classroom as indispensable in terms of the learning environment, in contrast to the students of the mathematics and science education department and the special education department. Students with a medium level perception of academic success have more negative attitudes towards the classroom as a learning environment than those with a good perception of academic success. Prospective teachers who are not satisfied with their department consider the classroom an indispensable learning environment compared to those who are partially satisfied. In light of the findings, it was suggested that classroom environments in education faculties should be improved in terms of classroom learning environment dimensions to help prospective teachers to develop positive attitudes.

A Research on the Content of the Flute Education Course Carried out in Faculty of Education Music Teacher Education Departments and Faculty of Fine Arts Music Departments in Turkey

One of the most important areas of music education is instrument education. Vocational music education, which is within the scope of music education in Turkey, is carried out in Education Faculties, Fine Arts Faculties, and State Conservatories in order to provide individuals with music as a profession. In these institutions, flute education is also included within the scope of “Individual Instrument” courses, where many instruments are available. In the research, the opinions of the lecturers working in different institutions were taken regarding the content of the flute education courses conducted in the Department of Music Education of Fine Arts Education Department and the Music Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts in Turkey. The research is important in order to show whether the students studying flute have achieved the goals of the flute education program, which they must earn in the four-year period, and that the students’ success in this regard can be increased. In this context, interview questions developed by the researcher and receiving expert opinions were applied to the study group, and the data obtained were tabulated and presented using the content analysis method, one of the qualitative research methods.

The opinions of the preservice music teachers regarding the teaching of orchestra and chamber music courses during distance education process

This study was carried out to determine the opinions of preservice music teachers on the processing and efficiency of Orchestra and Chamber Music courses which are based on collective playing and singing, among the online music teaching undergraduate courses conducted in the distance education process that started in Turkey in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The study group of the study consisted of 40 students studying at the 3rd and 4th grades in Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Fine Arts Education Department, Music Education Department. In this study, the case study method which is one of the qualitative research methods, was used. The study data were collected online with a semi-structured interview form prepared by the researcher based on the literature and current researches, and were tabularized by evaluating with content analysis. According to the results of the study, it was determined that the preservice music teachers thought that the Orchestra and Chamber Music courses were not suitable for distance education and were not taught efficiently, and partition playing and video merging techniques were used in their online courses. In addition, it was concluded that they thought that lesson teaching methods in distance education had no advantage and that the biggest disadvantage was the not being able to play music together. Preservice music teachers suggested that face-to-face education should be initiated in order to teach lessons more efficiently, or that courses should be taught by eliminating connection and technical problems on different online platforms that allow making music together.
 
 Keywords: Distance Education, Music, Orchestra, Chamber Music

Technical experience with tempera paintings in a bachelor degree course in Turkey

<p><span>This article aims to understand the place of the tempera technique in art history, which is thought to be encountered for the first time by art education undergraduate students, and to determine the effects on the participants after the application. The study consists of the findings and results of the first and second research questions in the master thesis “Tempera technique and its use in the course of painting courses on undergraduate level.” In this study the “case study” pattern was used, and is one of the qualitative research approaches. The participants of the research are eight students studying in Bursa Uludag University, Faculty of Education, Department of Fine Arts Education in the 2018-2019 academic year. The data collection tools of literature review and two interview forms interview were used. The findings obtained were evaluated by thematic analysis technique. According to the findings obtained in the research, it was observed that the participants did not have prior knowledge about the tempera technique before oral presentation and application. It was concluded that there were differences in the levels of interest and knowledge after the teaching process, and that there were positive changes in their opinions regarding the technique.</span></p>

How Do Kastamonu University Education Faculty Fine Arts Education Department Music Education Department Students Use Their Smartphones?

This work; Kastamonu University, Department of Fine Arts Education Faculty of Education was made to students in the Music Department in Turkey. The study is a descriptive field study and it was conducted with a questionnaire model. The study group of this study consists of all students of Kastamonu University Education Faculty Music Education Department. The aim of this study is to get an idea about the use of smart phones by music department students. In the study, a review was made of how music students use their smartphones. The questionnaire method was used to answer questions such as what kind of applications they use on smartphones and how much they benefit from the applications they use professionally. Research questions were asked which applications are the most popular for personal and school use, which applications are satisfied and which applications they are not satisfied with. The data obtained were presented in the form of a table and interpreted. It was concluded that the students used certain programs on their smartphones beneficial for their field education. The study is important because it contributes to researchers, field experts and similar studies.

Güncel Sanat Pratikleri İçerisinde Sanatçı Günlükleri ve Bir Uygulama Örneği

Günümüz sanat anlayışı 21. yüzyılın getirmiş olduğu yenilikler doğrultusunda sürekli olarak değişmekte ve geçmişe nazaran anlaşılması daha güç bir hale gelmektedir. Ortaya çıkan bu yeni sanat dili karşısında sanat eğitimi de çağın gerekliliklerini karşılayacak bir arayışla günden güne kendisini yenilenmekte, yeni eğitim yöntemleri ve yaklaşımları ile kendisini donatmaktadır. Araştırma bu düşünceden hareketle sanat eğitimi alan lisans öğrencilerinin güncel sanat yaratım süreçlerinde sanatçı günlükleri tutarak günümüz sanatına dahil olmaları, özgün eserler ortaya çıkarabilmeleri, güncel sanat eserlerine ilişkin görsel okur yazarlıklarını geliştirebilmeleri ve derse yönelik tutumlarını ortaya çıkarmak ve değerlendirmek amacı ile oluşturulmuştur. Araştırmanın katılımcıları 2016-2017 eğitimöğretim yılının bahar döneminde Gazi Üniversitesi Gazi Eğitim Fakültesi Güzel Sanatlar Eğitimi Bölümü Resim-iş Eğitimi Anabilim Dalı 4. Sınıf “Seçmeli IV (Deneysel Atölye II) ” dersini alan toplam 9 kişilik bir grup öğrenci ve dersi yürüten araştırmacın ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bu araştırma nitel araştırma modellerinden eylem araştırması deseni ile tasarlanmıştır. Kişisel bilgi formları, yarı yapılandırılmış öğrenci görüşme formları, araştırmacı günlükleri, öğrenci günlükleri ve öğrencilerin sanatçı günlüklerinden elde edilen veriler içerik analizi tekniği kullanılarak çözümlenmiştir. Araştırma kapsamında elde edilen önemli sonuçlardan bazıları şu şekilde sıralanabilir: Öğrenciler, güncel sanat yaratım sürecinde beden temalı sanatçı günlüğü kullanarak farklı malzemeleri bir arada kullanma fırsatını yakalamışlar, özgünlüğün desteklenerek yaratıcılıklarının ortaya çıkarıldığı ve bilginin farklı alanlara transfer edip kalıcılığının sağlandığı bir ders süreci yaşamışlardır. Ayrıca öğrenciler, etkinlik kapsamında alışkanlık edindikleri sanatçı günlüğü uygulamasını gelecekte ki yaşantılarında da uygulama isteklerini dile getirmişlerdir.

Müzik Öğretmenliği Lisans Öğrencilerinin Çalgı Sınavındaki Performans Kaygı Düzeylerinin Çeşitli Değişkenlere Göre İncelenmesi

Müzik Öğretmenliği Lisans Programı’nda çalgı eğitimi almakta olan öğrencilerin sürekli-durumluk kaygı düzeylerinin cinsiyet, yaş, sınıf düzeyi, çalgı farklılığı, mezun olduğu lise ve okumuş oldukları üniversite değişkenlerine göre incelenmesi amacıyla nicel betimsel yöntem benimsenmiştir. Çalışma, 2019-2020 güz yarıyılında öğrenim görmekte olan Orta Karadeniz Bölgesine ait Eğitim Fakültesi Güzel Sanatlar Eğitimi Bölümü Müzik Eğitimi Anabilim Dalı lisans öğrencileri (N= 341) ile yürütülmüştür. Araştırmanın verileri Spielberg vd. (1964) tarafından geliştirilmiş olan, Öner ve Le Compte (1983)’ nin Türkçeye uyarladığı “Sürekli-Durumluk Kaygı Envanteri” kullanılmıştır. Sürekli kaygı envanteri, öğrencilerin sınav stresinden uzak bir zaman diliminde yapılmış olup durumluk kaygı envanteri ise final sınavından hemen önce yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın bulgularına göre, sürekli ve durumluk kaygı arasında anlamlı bir fark görülmüştür. Müzik öğretmenliği öğrencilerinin sürekli ve durumluk kaygıları cinsiyet, yaş ve sınıfa göre anlamlı bir farklılık göstermektedir. Çalgı farklılığı ise sürekli kaygı durumunda anlamlı çıkmıştır. Mezun olunan lise ve okumuş oldukları üniversite değişkenine göre ise anlamlı bir farklılık görülmemiştir.

A study on family support perceived by pre-service music teachers in musical instrument education

The aim of this study is to determine how pre-service music teachers perceive family support during the process of individual musical instrument training. The study group of the research consists of undergraduate pre-service music teachers studying at Necmettin Erbakan University Ahmet Keleşoğlu Faculty of Education Fine Arts Education Department Music Education as a major in the 2019-2020 academic year. The "Perceived Family Support Scale in Instrument Education" developed by Girgin (2015) was used as a measurement tool in the study. Percentage, frequency, arithmetic mean, standard deviation values and Shapiro-Wilk, Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis H tests were used in the analysis of the data. As a result of the research, it was determined that pre-service music teachers' perceptions of family support and sub-dimensions in musical instrument training were at a good level. In addition, it was concluded that the pre-service music teachers' perceived level of family support was higher in cases in which the parents were married, any of the parents was engaged in a branch of fine arts, and any of the parents had an instrument experience.
 Keywords: family support, musical instrument training, musical education

An Analysis on Thinking Styles of Fine Arts Education Department’s Students in Terms of Different Variables

Bu araştırmada Müzik Eğitimi ve Resim-İş Eğitimi Anabilim Dallarında öğrenim görmekte olan öğrencilerin düşünme stillerinin belirlenmesi ve düşünme stillerinin farklı değişkenlere göre anlamlı farklılık gösterip göstermediğinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma tasarımı genel tarama modellerinden biri olan ilişkisel tarama modelindedir. Araştırmanın evrenini 2018-2019 öğretim yılında Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Güzel Sanatlar Eğitimi Bölümü Müzik Eğitimi Anabilim Dalı ve Resim-İş Eğitimi Anabilim Dalında kayıtlı olan 238 öğrenci; örneklemini ise bu bölümlere devam etmekte olan 146 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma verileri, öğrencilerin düşünme stillerini belirlemek amacıyla Sternberg ve Wagner (1992) tarafından geliştirilen ve Buluş (2006) tarafından Türkçe güvenirlik çalışması gerçekleştirilen Düşünme Stilleri Ölçeği ile öğrencilerin demografik özelliklerini belirlemek amacıyla araştırmacı tarafından hazırlanan kişisel bilgi formu kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Araştırmaya katılan öğrencilerin 2018-2019 güz dönemine ait not ortalama verileri öğrenci işlerinden temin edilmiştir. Düşünme Stilleri Ölçeği 5 temel alt boyut ve 13 alt boyut olmak üzere 7’li likert tipi 65 sorudan oluşmaktadır. Elde edilen veriler SPSS 23 (IBM) istatistik paket programı kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Araştırmada elde edilen bulgulara göre Güzel Sanatlar Eğitimi Bölümü öğrencilerinin sırasıyla en çok yasama, liberal ve yargı düşünme stillerini; en az ise muhafazakar, global ve monarşik düşünme stillerini tercih ettikleri saptanmıştır. Ayrıca ikinci sınıf öğrencilerinde yargı ve anarşik stilin üçüncü ve dördüncü sınıflara göre daha çok kullanıldığı tespit edilmiştir.

Comparison of burnout, vigor and education satisfaction of music and art majors in department of fine arts education

The success of an educational institution is largely based on student motivation and educational satisfaction and their happiness at their place of education. It is therefore very important to maintain high quality in education to determine the case of students' well-being in order to improve the standards of study. In this regard, the aim of this study was to identify the status of students in terms of their level of burnout, vigor and educational satisfaction at the Department of Fine Arts Education. There were 250 students participated in the study. To determine the level of burnout and vigor, Shirom Melamed Burnout and Vigor Measures were employed, and to measure the educational satisfaction levels, educational satisfaction questionnaire was used. The results show that music majors have lower vigor than art majors. Gender does not have significant effect on any of the scores. Burnout, vigor and educational satisfaction differ according to the year of education for music major, but only vigor differs for art majors. Mother’s education level has significant effect on burnout and vigor for music majors and on education satisfaction for art majors. GPA is not correlated with none of burnout, vigor or educational satisfaction.

Evaluation of social skills of visual arts teacher candidates according to personality traits

The aim of this research is to examine the social skills of visual arts teacher candidates according to their personality traits in terms of different variables. In the research, relational screening method was used in the descriptive survey model, which is a sub-pattern of quantitative research methods. The study group consists of 193 students (135 female, 58 male) studying in the first-year, second, third and fourth grade and above classes in Trabzon University Faculty of Fatih Education, Fine Arts Education Department, Arts and Crafts Education Program in the 2019-2020 academic year. Personal information form, international personality inventory and social skill inventory were used to collect the research data. SPSS 23.0 package program was used to analyze the obtained data. When the findings of the study regarding the relationships between the personality and social skill scores were analyzed, it was determined that there were significant relationships between the personality and social skill scores.
 
 Keywords: Art Education, Personality, Social Skills

Attitudes of Music Teacher Candidates for Non-Field Courses

People dealing with music do not usually deal with other fields. Artist spirits do not allow for this reason; Music teacher candidates have difficulty in non-music lessons during their student years. The subject of this study is why non-field courses force them, how they will succeed and how they will achieve it. This research; It aims to determine how students of the Faculty of Education, Department of Fine Arts Education, Department of Music Education, view their perspectives on courses outside the field. Research; It was applied over 43 students of Kastamonu University Faculty of Education Fine Arts Education Department Music Education Department students. Likert type attitude scale was used while collecting the research data. The data obtained from the research is transferred in the findings section. The data obtained are discussed in the results and recommendations section. Research is important in terms of contributing to music education faculty students, academicians and music field experts.

Evaluation of the Kanun Students' Views About Performing a Taksim

Bu çalışma, kanun öğrencilerinin taksim yapmaya yönelik görüşlerinin değerlendirilmesi amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Ayrıca araştırma kapsamında taksim konusu irdelenerek, müzik öğretmenliği lisans programındaki yeri değerlendirilmiştir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi Güzel Sanatlar Eğitimi Bölümü Müzik Eğitimi Anabilim Dalında 2018-2019 Eğitim-Öğretim yılı Bahar Yarıyılında bireysel çalgı eğitimi kapsamında kanun öğrenimi gören 1., 2., 3. ve 4. sınıf öğrencileri (n: 8) oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma nitel çerçevede, görüşme yöntemiyle gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler, araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formuyla elde edilmiş ve betimsel olarak analiz edilmiştir. Çalışma sonucunda, kanun dersi alan öğrencilerin taksim yaparken makam ve geçki konularında kendilerini yetersiz hissettiği, taksim yaparken daha çok dinleme yoluyla önceki taksimlerden yararlandıkları, taksim yaparken nihâvend ve uşşak makamlarında kendilerini daha çok yeterli buldukları, taksim eğitimine programda daha fazla yer verilmesi gerektiği görüşünde oldukları, kanun öğrencilerinin taksim eğitimine ilişkin kaynaklara genellikle internet kaynaklarından ulaştıkları, kanun öğrencilerinin çoğunun taksim yapmaya karşı tutumlarının olumlu olduğu ve buna ek olarak, taksim yaparken öğrencilerin bir kısmının zorluk çektiği, stres ve telaş yaşadığı belirlenmiştir.

BENLİK ALGISININ SANATSAL İFADEYE ETKİSİ ÜZERİNE A/R/TOGRAFİK BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Self-perception can be defined as how individuals perceive, what they are, how they should be, and how their thoughts are analyzed and evaluated. This research aims the put forth the students’ perceptions that related with theirself which they have been formed until that age by means of artistic expression tools. The research is important for the student to recognize, analyze and transform his / her assessment into an artistic form. It was carried out with the undergraduate 3rd year students of Anadolu University Faculty of Education Fine Arts Education Department in the spring semester of the 2014-2015 academic year and it covers a three week course period between 09.03.2015 / 28.03.2015. The method is structured according to A/r/tography which also covers the dimension of artist, researcher and educator, which is an art-based research form within the scope of qualitative research. Art-based research is an approach used to evaluate, interpret, and analyze educational situations and students' artistic work. Student data forms, open-ended questions and student products were used as data collection tools. The data obtained in the research were analyzed by descriptive analysis method.

Effects of The Lexical Rhythm Learning Strategy on Music Teacher Candidates’ Success in Rhythm Dictation

Rhythm is a fundamental subject in music education. In general, voluntary, and occupational education between pre-school and higher education, rhythm instruction is included in music education either through instrument training or music theory. This study determines the effects of the lexical rhythm learning strategy on music teacher candidates’ success in rhythm dictation. It also presents the study group’s views and opinions about the strategies they used in learning rhythm. The study group (n=20) consisted of first year music teacher candidates registered in the Musical Hearing, Reading, and Writing II course in the Music Education Programme in the Department of Fine Arts Education at the Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Faculty of Education during the 2016-2017 academic year. The research used quantitative and qualitative methods. “The Rhythm Dictation Test” was used to test the research hypotheses. In addition, an interview form was administered at the end of both the pre-test and post-test to ascertain subjects’ strategies of writing dictates and their perception of the difficulty of the rhythm dictation. A significant difference was found between experimental and control groups in their total rhythm dictation scores, in favour of the experimental group. The lexical rhythm learning strategy was adopted by the entire experimental group, it was effective in the perception of rhythm patterns, and it made dictation easier. As a result, effectiveness of the lexical rhythm learning strategy in dictating compound rhythm patterns was highlighted.

An Examination of the Performance Anxiety Levels of Undergraduate Music Teaching Students in the Instrument Exams According to Various Variables (Case of Tokat Province)

Quantitative descriptive method was used in order to examine the state-trait and total anxiety levels of the students in the Undergraduate Music Teaching Program by gender, instrument difference, school year and academic achievement scores of students. The study has been conducted in the fall semester of 2018-2019 academic year in Turkey with Tokat University Faculty of Education, Fine Arts Education Department Music Education Program students (n = 77). For data collection, "The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory" developed by Spielberg et al. (1964) and adopted to Turkish by Öner and Le Compte (1983). The trait anxiety inventory was applied in a time period when the students were away from exam stress. The state anxiety inventory, on the other hand, was conducted just before the final exams. According to the results of the study, when the state-trait and total anxiety of the students receiving musical instrument education in Music Teacher Education Program is examined, it was found that there is a significant difference between trait and state anxiety, that female students' trait and total anxiety levels are higher, and the male students' state anxiety is higher; when it is considered in terms of instrument differences, it was seen that students playing stringed instruments have higher anxiety than those who play bow and wind instruments, A significant difference was found in terms of academic achievement scores in undergraduate freshman and senior students who have higher anxiety.

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This study was conducted to analyze the effects of regular sight reading studies of classical guitar students on their sight reading and their performance of classical guitar. In the research, experimental method was used with a pretest-posttest control and experimental group. The application process was carried out with 14 undergraduate students studying Music and Fine Arts Education Department from Marmara University. In the study groups, 7 students from the individual instrument training course made up the experimental group (n=7) and another 7 students from the individual instrument training made up the control group (n=7). Data were collected using “The Guitar Performance Grading Scale” and “The Sight Reading Performance Evaluation Scale”. The study included a 10-week experimental process. The process was carried out within 1 week of pretest evaluations by a jury of experts, 8 weeks of individual guitar enstrument training performed by the researcher and 1 week of posttest evaluations by the jury. The data obtained was analyzed after the application and interpreted by statistical techniques. In the application that was done with the groups to analyze the influence of a regular sight reading practice upon sight reading skills, a significant difference was found between the experimental and control group posttest “Sight Reading Performance Evaluation Scale” scores in favor of the experimental group. In the other application done to analyze the influence of a regular sight reading practice upon classical guitar performance, a significant difference was found between experimental and control group in favor of experimental group “Guitar Performance Grading Scale” posttest scores. According to the findings, it has been concluded that the education given to the experimental group in the research positively influenced and improved the sight reading skills and classical guitar performances of the students; thus, various suggestions were given on the subject. Key words: Instrument training, classical guitar education, sight reading, performance. &nbsp

Action Research About Development Of Student’s Artistic Form Of Expression By Conceptual Art Activities

Since the 1960's, rapid changes and transformations in the field of art have been experienced in the light of the technological and social developments that have been experienced, and the expression forms and thought forms of today's art have differentiated. With this change in the art, there was a need for a new structuring and planning in the field of art education. The purpose of this research is to demonstrate how students' original expression patterns in artistic production have been improved through conceptual art practices. The research was designed with an action research model. Participants of the research consist of 12 undergraduate students who took Graphic Design lesson in Fine Arts Education Department of Anadolu University in the fall semester of 2012-2013 and the researcher conducting the course. Data were collected from class video records, semi-structured interviews, student diary, researcher diary, student objects/products and social media interactions. Data of the research were resolved through thematic analysis method. According to findings, it has been seen that the students have developed awareness of their surroundings by experiencing the research and inquiry process. The students have changed their conceptions of art and their distant attitudes to contemporary art and have tried to make meaning. From the research findings, students can be taught various artistic approaches such as art history, visual culture, digital art and contemporary art practices.

A Sample Activity for Holding a Studio Art – Painting – Course in a Museum

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.