The Effectiveness of Imagination in Art Education in Kuwait. Focus on studies about how art classes are done in Kuwait. Art, music, dance is all art.
Kuwait culture, Art and Islam 500
Art Education in Kuwait helps learners identify, analyze, and discuss concepts and procedures involved in drawing, crafts, computer design basics, and wood artwork to mention a few. Art is essential because it improves the student’s self-confidence who design original works through creativity both in school and away from school. Students have much to learn and enjoy the most during international and local exhibitions where they get a platform to display their unique cultures and creative works through art.
Islam gets a perfect opportunity to showcase their traditions through Islamic artistic products. Here, they compare a variety of art products from various regions that explain and appreciate elements of Islamic art and how they are used through textiles, drawings, wood carvings and crafts. Islamic education requires learners to become competent by having a good understanding of Islamic beliefs and verdicts based on reliable sources. They must have acquired skills that appreciate worship, moral values based on Islamic principles derived from the Quran. They are also called upon to memorize the sayings and create awareness about Prophet Muhammad besides spreading the spirit of Islamic patriotism and the pride of belonging to the state of Kuwait. Most importantly, they must be ready to develop dialogue based on evidence and appreciate other people’s opinions from the Islamic perspective.
Training of art teachers 500
Training programs for art teachers combine art history and the principles of education. An art teacher is not very different from other teachers. Therefore, a strong foundation in education is a very crucial requirement. In introduction classes, they are taught about the history, curriculum, current issues, theories and principles of education. In the initial stages to prepare art teachers, they are taught learning theories, curriculum planning and a variety of artistic mediums. Passing subject matter competency exams and going through teaching practice is a mandatory requirement besides continued training education credits.
Some institutions in Kuwait separate art teachers for elementary and intermediate schools. Common concepts like drawing, painting, design, sculpture, art history and art education are taught during training. The teacher learns the best ways to present art to different audiences. Whether they are children or adults, an art teacher is trained to give art most interestingly.
Art can be an exciting career to pursue, and many art teachers develop an interest in all their lives right from childhood drawings and paintings. The passion combined with a formal art education degree program results in a competent art teacher.
Art education in elementary school 500
Art teachers in elementary school teach basic art like colours and drawings. In elementary and middle school, they offer the very basic guidance and projects as opposed to high school art teachers.
Art teacher’s role 500
Like teachers in other disciplines, Art teachers have very many roles to play. They teach students how to create sculptures and ceramics, draw, photography and paint. They have to plan teaching lessons and source of sufficient tools required for all students. These tools range from dyes, paper, canvases, textiles, clay, to pencils and computers for digital art. They teach students how to choose and evaluate the best content, relate art to other disciplines and connect art to different cultures.
Apart from developing the curriculum, they lecture students, teaching them to express themselves through art. Teachers provide an exciting learning experience because it is essential that the learners enjoy being in art sessions. They maintain portfolios of students, assessing, evaluating and grading student performances overtime to make sure there is a value addition for the learners.
Teachers meet students’ goals at the end of the day by instructing them how to appreciate and produce fine arts. Like other teachers, they must have lesson plans, teaching outlines, homework assignments, and manage to lead learners’ discussions and keep class attendance records.
Art teaching methods 500
Art curriculum content 500
Kuwait National Curriculum is a competence-based and standards-based curriculum. The main objective is to develop students who are competent by adding value to a learner’s performance. The curriculum takes a keen interest at the key competencies, general competencies and specific competencies. Key competencies are not subject-specific, to be completed at Grade 12. General competencies are subject-specific, also to be completed at the end of Grade 12 and specific competencies are subject-specific to be completed at the end of the year of study. The particular competencies are put in place basing on the range of operations, relationships with other subjects, and variety of social responses to cover the curriculum exhaustively.
To keep the curriculum standards up to date, some statements describe the basic principles, vision and mission statements. This will help to maintain consistency in vertical and horizontal development. The major role of these statements is to guide the curriculum, determining what, why and how it benefits the students. They also act as reference points for policymakers and education administrators when designing and managing school activities while ensuring the effectiveness of the same.
Evaluation of art education 500
Art careers in Kuwait 500
Public perception of art 500
The art education is much appreciated by majority of population in Kuwait because it represents their heritage, culture, civilization and language. Both visual and performing art are ways in which the people communicate and express their feelings, passing different messages. Art is also loved by many because it brings out the unique rich cultural identity of Kuwait and sense of belonging through music and dance. Art in schools provide students with an opportunity to learn and appreciate the history, civilizations and culture helping them examine and appreciate their own and other peoples culture as well.
Most times when words fail, arts take it to greater degrees of understanding through multiple expressions using aural, visual, movement, tactile and other ways of performances. When we dance and sing, we gain a better understanding of the events. Art improves people’s creativity and innovative skills who give back to the community. Since it teaches students to work independently and collaboratively, the society gets a motivated group that can come together to bring solutions to the public.
Generally, there is a positive perception about art because it unites the people in the community because people gather together to watch various arts including traditional songs and dance.