A Study of Art Learning Achievements on the Topic of Composition and Creative Ability of Grade 4 Students, Using Art Activities Based on the Six Thinking Hats Concept Together with Visual Art Analysis

Abstract

The purposes of this research were: 1) to study the efficiency of learning activities on Composition, using art activities based on the Six Thinking Hats concept together with visual art analysis; 2) to compare the students’ learning achievement on Composition, before and after learning through the learning activities based on the Six Thinking Hats concept together with visual art analysis; 3) to study the creative ability of grade 4 students on Composition based on the Six Thinking Hats concept together with visual art analysis;  and  4) to study grade 4 student’s satisfaction with learning activities on Composition using art activities based on the Six Thinking Hats concept together with visual art analysis. The instruments used in the research were: 1) art activity plans; 2) a practical work creation assessment form; 3) a learning achievement test; 4) a students’ satisfaction questionnaire. The research found that: 1) The efficiency of the art activity created had the efficiency of 80.31/85.31, which was higher than the preset criterion of 80/80; 2) The students’ learning achievement on Composition after using the learning activities was higher than the achievement before using the learning activities, with statistical significance at the .05 level; 3) The creative ability of grade 4 students as a whole was at a very good level; 4) The students’ satisfaction was at a highest level.