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Medium of Instruction : Malay and English Language

Main References
Rubin, B.C. & Giarelli, J.M. (edt).(2007) Civic education for diverse citizens in global times. New York:
Routledge.
Nazaruddin Haji Mohd Jali (2001). Pengajian Malaysia: Kenegaraan dan Kewarganegaraan. Petaling
Jaya:Prentice Hall.
Bailey, R. (2000). Teaching values and citizenship across the curriculum: Educating children to the world.
London: Kogan Page.
Davidson, A.J. & Stow, W. (2000). Social literacy: Citizenship education and the national curriculum. London:
Routledge Falmer.

PAGS 6332 ART PSYCHOLOGY 3 CREDITS

Synopsis

This course explores the historical and contemporary perspectives of children‟s artistic development.
The aims, among which, are to examine the relationships between children‟s intellectual growth, creative ability
and making art responses. Among the main topics discussed are history and theories of children‟s art,
characteristics and development of children‟s strategies in art, and children as art critics.

Assesment Method : Continuous assessment (Assignments; Small Scale Research;
Presentations): 70%, Exam: 30%

Medium of Instruction : Malay and English Language

Main References
Schiller, W. (2000) (ed.). Thinking through the arts. Singapore: Harwood Academic Publishers
Cox, M. (1992). Children’s drawings. London: Penguin Books
Golomb, C. (1992). The child’s creation of pictorial world. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.

PAGS 6333 ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION OF ART EDUCATION 3 CREDITS

Synopsis

The course aims to enable students discuss and analyze theories of interpretation in the visual arts,
issues of assessment and evaluation. Students will be involved in activities of test construction, analyzing test
items and evaluating test sets they have prepared themselves.

Assesment Method : Continuous assessment (Assignments; Small Scale Research;
Presentations): 70%, Exam: 30%

Medium of Instruction : Malay Language

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