Makayla Feddersen

ART 395/396

Step 1

6-year-old (Drawing 1)

7-year-old (Drawing 3)

6-year-old (Drawing 2)

7-year-old (Drawing 4)

Step 2
Drawing 1: This student has a good concept knowing where the ground goes and where the sky
is on the paper. This student is showing that they could be in Lowenfeld’s Schematic stage with
their use of blue for the sky and the green for the ground. They are showing artistic
development that goes beyond their age (which is cool!). This drawing really isn’t telling a story
and the shape looks like it could be a flower. It’s hard to tell what stage this student is in when
it comes to Edward’s stages.
Drawing 2: I think this fits Lowenfeld’s stage of Preschematic. You can see that the round shape
looks like a rainbow, so the shape has meaning. The rainbow is floating pretty randomly since it
isn’t attached to anything in particular. This could also go with Edward’s stage of Landscape
because the rainbow is a symbol for that landscape and could be indicating that the child sees a
rainbow.
Drawing 3: This student also included a ground and sky line in their drawing, which is an
indicator that they have possibly reached Lowenfeld’s Schematic stage. The people in the
drawing don’t have too much detail. I think this drawing is telling me that this student could
have drawn their big family or friends together, so it shows that the student could be in
Edward’s Pictures tell Stories stage.
Drawing 4: This student also included a ground and sky line in their drawing, which is an
indicator that they have possible reached Lowenfeld’s Schematic stage. The people in the
drawing are still pretty big in proportion and there’s no overlap with the people, meaning they
have their own space. People in the drawing don’t have too much detail. The landscape isn’t
telling me anything about where this drawing could be taking place other than there’s blue sky
and green grass. The shapes being used aren’t random because they are being used to show
people. I can’t really tell what stage they are in when it comes to Edward’s stages.

Step 3
I think knowing the stages will help me understand as a future educator where my
students should be when it comes to artistic development. I wouldn’t want to make too high of
expectations and cause them to stress because of it. It’s also good to know where I can help
them when it comes to their artistic skills. I would possibly change my grading around how my
students draw. If some have a hard time of understanding space, I don’t want to give them an
assignment that involves spatial requirements and give them bad grade because of the lack of
this artistic skill. I could also help any students when they’re confused as to why their art looks
different from other students. I could also figure out where in life their artistic development is
and how we can improve it.