This study focused on the effects different inspirational teaching methods applied by pre-school teachers can have on young childrens drawing content. A pre-school class, consisting of fifteen children taught by the researcher, was chosen as the subjects for this study. The researcher implemented cross-repetition of three different inspirational teaching methods and six types of drawing topics, then collected drawings made by the children, totaling 270 drawings in all. This study used the childrens drawing content as the basis for qualitative analysis. The results of the study are as follows:
1. Different inspirational teaching methods did affect the drawing content of young children. When the teacher used the imitation or picture book inspirational teaching method, the main subject of the childrens drawings tended to be larger and drawn with greater detail.
2. Using the picture book inspirational teaching method, the children had a tendency to become immersed in the story of what they are drawing, which led to greater displays of their imagination. When the teacher utilized the learning by direct experience inspirational teaching method, the children had a tendency to show more use of people in their drawings.
3. The results of this study showed that the young childrens drawings all have certain aspects in common. Both boys and girls showed the usage of gender stereotypes when drawing,as well as added displays of individual creativity and decoration. In addition, young children demonstrated an ability to combine prior experience and new knowledge together and applied them to other drawings.