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Creating High Quality Work: Motivation
Versus Frustration
CBL cultivates a curious mind and nurtures creative voices. At
times, a lack in technical skills can be a limiting factor for students
to realise their full potential. As a result, they may be discouraged
or frustrated. It is thus crucial for teachers to step in to support,
motivate and challenge them at the right time.
High quality work can only happen when students are motivated
to do their best. I learnt that students could be inspired to
challenge themselves to create more meaningful art. When they
felt a sense of accomplishment, they gained confidence and
ownership of their own work.
Choice-Based Learning: Do More Than Just Creating
An Artwork
Despite the complexity of an open-ended art task, CBL is effective
for the simple reason that it triggers the children to discover the
“what”, “how” and “why” due to the experimental nature of this
strategy. The key to learning is to promote autonomy and help our
students develop inquisitive thinking beyond classrooms. Only then
will we will be able to see students produce highly distinctive works
and they shine as unique individuals with a strong personal voice.
Students were challenged to develop their technical and thinking skills with consider-
ation to the purpose of their artwork.
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