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SYMBOLISM AND INTELLECTUAL REALISM IN CHILDREN'S DRAWINGS
Author(s) -
BARRETT M. D.,
LIGHT P. H.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
british journal of educational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.557
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 2044-8279
pISSN - 0007-0998
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1976.tb02312.x
Subject(s) - realism , psychology , character (mathematics) , intellectual development , developmental psychology , art , literature , geometry , mathematics
S ummary . Various distinctions which have been applied to the development of children's drawings are considered critically, and a distinction between symbolism and intellectual realism is suggested. Drawings made by 42 5‐ to 7‐year‐old children of familiar objects with distinctive characteristics were examined. Results provided support for the suggested symbolic or generic character of much children's drawing.