Development of Art Activities to Create Aesthetic Experiences for Visually Impaired Elementary Students

Abstract

This work aims to study and develop various art activities to help create aesthetic experiences for elementary students with visual impairment. The objectives of this research are two-fold: 1) to investigate the guidelines for the development of art activities that can help create aesthetic experiences for visually impaired elementary students, and 2) to develop art activities to foster such experiences for these students. Data were collected through a review of literature and interviews with experts in this field. Then, data analysis was conducted using content analysis. The results of this study reveal that the guidelines for the development of art activities to create aesthetic experiences for visually impaired elementary students consists of four areas: sensory, teaching methods, media and materials, and evaluation. Furthermore, art activities that can help create such experiences for these students consist of four lessons: smearing the art on cave walls, tales from leaves, drawing lines with emotions playing, and creating Picasso-style faces. These activities can create of aesthetic experiences, perceptions of beauty from reality, and expressions of thoughts and feelings through art.