Course aims:

To form a system of operational capabilities to design, carry out and evaluate instructional-educational activities in the field of art education
To demonstrate open and innovative epistemic attitudes, a condition for achieving the objectives of modern education
To stimulate the visual artistic creativity of preschoolers and students through specific methods

Course Entry Requirements:

N/A

Course contents:

1. Psychopedagogical and aesthetic premises of teaching Plastic Education in primary and preschool education

2. Stimulating creative potential through plastic activities

3. Specific methods of stimulating/developing visual-plastic creativity

4. The curriculum of Plastic Education in primary and preschool education

5. Modern training methods in teaching Plastic Education in primary and preschool education

6. Modern methods and criteria in carrying out the assessment of Plastic Education in primary and preschool education

7. Designing the contents of Plastic Education in primary and preschool education

Teaching methods:

lecture, PowerPoint presentation, conversation, case study

Learning outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to design and implement educational programs adapted to various age groups, evaluate learning processes and outcomes in early and primary education, and apply ethical principles while collaborating effectively to promote quality education and continuous professional development in line with European values.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

written paper 50%, portofolio assessment 50%

Recommended reading:

DRAGOMIR, Maria Cosmina, Arte vizuale și abilități practice. Ghid de predare integrată a artelor plastice și a lucrului manual în grădinițe și școala primară. Semestrul I, Basarabii, -, 2021, -.
CRED, Proiect,, Ghid metodologic pentru aplicarea programnei școlare de arte vizuale și abilități practice. Ariile curiculare arte și tehnologii. Învățământul primar, Uniunea Europeană, Guvernul României, Proiect CRED, București, 2021, -.
ARNHEIM, Rudolf, Art and visual perception, -, -, -, -.