Answer to Question #209351 in English for and

Question

Compare Lowenfeld’s and Fox and Schirrmacher’s stages of development to show how they view the role of art in the development of the child.

Answer 1

Lowenfeld's stages of development are six which are the scribble stage,  pre-schematic stage, schematic stage, transitional stage, and realism stage.  He argues that they are all a combination of visual characteristics found in the artwork of children. “Developmental-Stage” theory assumes that the stages occur in sequential order. Little attempt has been made to relate these stages of growth in art directly to chronological age because so many factors contribute to the child’s development in art. Visual types feel like spectators looking at their work from the outside. Nonvisually minded individuals feel involved in their work as it relates to them in a personal way.

Children begin exploring and inventing with their art and using their imagination at a young age. As they get older, children begin to draw things as a comparison to what they see in the world.