Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Language, Art and Cultural Exchange (ICLACE 2021)

Discussion on the Importance of Design Literacy to the Development of Fine Arts Education in Middle Schools

Authors
Qiduan Chen, Shichen Lin
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Shichen Lin
Available Online 10 June 2021.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.210609.007How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Design Education, Design Research, Component Discussion, Documentary Analysis
Abstract

As the reform on art curriculum standard for compulsory education continues in China, the proportion of such curriculum in elementary and secondary schools comprised of design education increases rapidly. As the key to design education, the concept of design literacy has attracted experts’ and scholars’ attention in the past ten years. However, there has been little research done on art education in secondary schools regarding the connotation of design literacy and the importance of teaching the skill. This research will review and discuss relevant documents about design literacy from China and other countries, then explore the concept of design literacy based on current grounded theory, while analyzing the importance of design literacy on art education in secondary schools. Research has found that design literacy plays an active role in cultivating middle school students’ basic abilities, enhancing critical thinking skills, and strengthening positive emotional attachments to the subject. Insights gained from this research will assist fine arts teachers to revise the current environments for art education or will offer guidelines and references for educators to establish meaningful secondary school art education curriculum in the future.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Language, Art and Cultural Exchange (ICLACE 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
10 June 2021
ISBN
978-94-6239-390-5
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.210609.007How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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