نبذة مختصرة : Tese de mestrado, Educação artística, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Belas Artes, 2011 ; This study aims to investigate how the use of a specific syllabus built around the convergence with works of art fosters the development of four and five year old children, with regard to concepts, behaviour and performance of activities of artistic expression. The aim is made explicit through the body of scientific literature that evokes the free expression of the child, and identifies the school and its professionals as being responsible for the stimulation of child creativity, the convergence with works of art is one of the possible pathways. The study evaluated the impact of specific syllabus content that focused on the ability of children to identify and distinguish different forms of art, to contemplate diverse activities and materials of the artistic expression area, and to combine various materials in the same creation. Twenty children aged four and five years and attending two classes in a nursery school in Lisbon took part in the study. These children were subjected to a specific experimental condition developed in ten intervention sessions. This study adopts the function of a case study. The results showed significant changes in the behaviour and performance of the children in relation to the use of materials, the discovery of new technical and material possibilities and in identifying different forms of art. It can therefore be concluded that it is possible to stimulate the development of these abilities in four and five year old children, and that the use of a syllabus built around the convergence with works of art is enriching in the nursery school environment.
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