Reading 6

Jackie Eifler

ART 335

October 12, 2017

Article 6: Summary for “Five ways to Integrate”

Main Idea: Marshall’s article has two main ideas-to prove that integration is compatible when studied with art, and examples of multiple ways to implement this though k-12 grades. Marshall explains 5 strategies that relate the concepts to students in an effective manner.

Supporting Key Concepts:

·         Various sources agree that art techniques can be integrated through various academic principles. Creativity is used in every subject and many other art practices are becoming apart of them as well.

·         Marshall describes 5 strategies that not only overlap, but cover all other academic principles.

Ø  Depiction is where the student observes what they are learning. This covers all subjects because as we study, we are required to express what we have learned from the subject.

Ø  Extension/projection deals with outcomes of given ideas. It can range from the outcome we will have on the future of our society to outcomes of our innovations.

Ø  Reformatting takes ideas and changes the context in which we see them. This can create new meaning and help many students learn in a more effective manner for a wide range of subjects. Because it is a more advanced form of learning, this technique is usually used in middle and high schools. This blurs art with forms of biology because of their dynamic arrangements in the subjects.

Ø  Mimicry is when students mimic the methods by professionals in the subjects they are studying. Mark Dion further blurs the lines between art and science by mimicking research on art instead of science to create new ideas about how art can reveal constructed knowledge from science.

Ø  Metaphors take the idea of something in terms of another, but can be expressed through visuals. Because these require a deeper understanding, this technique is used at a high school level. Metaphors can easily use illustrations and other forms of art to express different ideas in a wide range of subjects.

·         Each of the five techniques teaches us that we must be able to apply this knowledge we have acquired. Learning through the arts, expressed by the techniques in specific detail surrounding this integration, works will with learning in the arts.

Example and Assessment: The best example throughout the text was the summary for the five techniques in terms of the student’s learning. This ties everything together for each stage and bridges that gap between the two main concepts. Without these explanations, the text would have lost the bulk of its meaning.

Personal Response: I personally found this article refreshing and informative. The strategies tie in each concept really well through art and throughout the academic settings I have faced. As a psychology major, it resonated with me well that each subject had different grade levels that would be optimal for each strategy, as some are more advanced than others and can create confusion early on. Techniques like mimicry are essential in the development for students k-12, whereas metaphors require a deeper grasp on mental development and advanced thought.

Questions: What are some of the ways we see these strategies in our daily academic careers? Are there other ways we can incorporate the bulk of these techniques? Is there any subject you can think of that has not used any of these techniques? Why do you think that is? And finally, what are some other examples on the effectiveness of integrative art?