21st century skills in the art room: developing a curriculum for high school students’ career success
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Abstract
Learning does not stop at the schools; the rapidity of change and the
advancement of technology place an emphasis on multimedia as a learning tool. The
directive of the study was to provide information on how multimedia and critical
thinking skills in the art classroom might be incorporated in order to enhance and
prepare students’ for 21st century careers. Data collection was accomplished using
the following qualitative methods: interviews and observation. Drawing on existing
literature and the interviews, the author looked for similarities among existing
conclusions and her own. A description of an art course with multimedia content is
presented. The data from observation was compared to the interviewees
experience with students’ engagement with multimedia and the presence of critical
thinking in education. The study served a dual purpose: gather empirical data that
supports scholarly evidence of multimedia and critical thinking as a tool for
preparing students for the 21st century workplace, and assist in understanding
students experience when engaging with multimedia.
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