Exploring Face Chart Module Development in Enhancing Students' Maquillage Skills: A Case Study

An epidemic of COVID-19 has expanded and spread all over the world. Until today no vaccine has been found to protect ourselves from being infected by the COVID-19 virus. Therefore, the World Health Organization (WHO) has outlined some guidelines for the community to avoid this infectious virus including keeping a 1-meter social distance and avoiding physical contact with others. Hence, this study aimed to provide students with independent ongoing training in the art of maquillage skills particularly in blending techniques using face charts through the module development. The module has been developed for a course in a Vocational College in Malaysia to assist students in practising the blending of colours in maquillage. Qualitative case studies have been used to obtain in-depth information on the progress of students' skills in blending techniques. The assessment rubric was used as a research instrument to assess students' abilities in 3 attributes of colour in the blending techniques. Semi-structured interviews were also used in this study to get responses from participants about the effectiveness of module implementation. The 4 participants were involved in practising blending techniques using the module. Findings of the study show that students' skills in applying blending techniques were moderate during the early stage of training but their skills improved during the second and third stages after the students were more comfortable with the blending techniques. It is suggested that in this study, students' skills in maquillage could be developed through systematic ongoing training and structured modules.