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Cagla Gur
Middle East Technical University
Fulya Temel
Gazi University
An Art Education Program was designed to develop the drawing skills of gifted
children. In this study, the program was implemented with six-year-old gifted children
receiving regular pre-elementary school education to investigate its impact. The main
question to be answered was: Does the Art Education Program affect the drawing skills
of six-year-old gifted children?
The study included 26 girls and 26 boys from private preschools in Ankara, Turkey.
Among these children, 26 were chosen as the experimental group and 26 were chosen
as the control group. Both groups undertook the Silver Drawing Test before and after
the program so any changes could be measured. The experimental group, after the
pre-test, participated in an Art Education Program consisting of 18 sessions. There
was a significant improvement in the drawing skills of the experimental group when
compared to the control group (p < 0.001). However, the relationship between the
pre-test, final test scores and years of pre-elementary education was not statistically
significant at five per cent significance level.
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood – Volume 35 No 3 September 2010
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