探索臺灣兒童的美術智能：以建構拼組的美術作品為例

Exploring the Artistic Intelligence of Taiwanese Children through the Construction of Artwork

本研究的目的是探索台灣兒童視覺圖像創作中所呈現的內在圖像和見解。許多家長讓他們的孩子上幼兒園所安排的畫畫班，還有的是上安親班的美術班。因此，我想要運用美術即興創作來探索台灣兒童的美術智能。本研究是以觀察調查之質性研究法來分析台灣兒童所建構拼湊的美術作品。研究對象爲150位幼兒園大班至國小五年級學生，他們分別就讀於台北東區的三所國民小學，美術即興創作是在他們課表排定的美術課上課時間內完成的。兒童在他們自己的教室內創作。他們美術能力的展現，是運用拼組彩色的幾何圖形做片即興創作。兒童們的作品依辨識其特徵，加以分析及詮釋。接著我將顯著的特徵分爲五類，作品的特質將依複雜、空間、色彩、和諧和創意等，加以說明。研究者並對實際應用和研究設計的改進方法提出建議。

The purpose of this study was to explore the visual images that Taiwanese children created as representations of their mental images and ideas. Many Taiwanese parents enroll their children in private early childhood programs that offer art lessons. Other parents let their children take art lessons in after school programs. I wanted to explore Taiwanese children's artistic intelligence via an artistically improvisational activity. The study was an empirical investigation that used qualitative research methodology to analyze the artistic products of Taiwanese children. The participants， 150 kindergarten through fifth grade students from three different elementary schools located in the eastern region of Taipei， completed the artistically improvisational activity during their regularly scheduled art classes. The children created products in their classrooms. They demonstrated their artistic ability by constructing structures made with colored， geometric-shaped pieces. I analyzed and interpreted the children's products to identify the works' distinguishing characteristics. Then， I classified the salient characteristics into five categories: complexity， space， color， harmony， and creativity. The paper also provides suggestions for practical applications and ways to improve the activity for further research.