Draw It
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Approach: Station Level: Year 4 and year 8
Focus: Students are able to make a composition using a computer drawing program  
Resources:Computer program on laptop computer, Draw It instruction booklet
Time: 10 mins  
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Questions/instructions:  

This activity uses the computer.
Click on the button that says Draw It.
[click on image of workspace to enlarge.]

You are going to draw a picture on the computer. The booklet shows the different drawing tools you can use.
Your picture is to show a really delicious ice-cream sundae – that someone would love to see and eat.
As you draw, experiment with colours, marks and shapes.

You have 10 minutes.
 
% responses
y4
y8
Expressiveness:
[Communication of idea of a delicious
ice-cream (sundae intended, but cone also ok);
visual appeal/festivity.]
highly developed
6
15
moderately developed
36
48
slightly developed
42
32
under developed
17
5
Composition:
[Use of space; sense of coherence
(varied components of ice-cream
look like they belong together).]
highly developed
5
19
moderately developed
38
49
slightly developed
46
27
under developed
11
6
Detail:
[Elaboration and extension (details
included to good effect); forms and
shapes well defined (edge detail).]
highly developed
3
13
moderately developed
35
43
slightly developed
45
38
under developed
17
6
Use of medium:
[Use of tools and colour palette;
variety and control of mark making.]
highly developed
2
8
moderately developed
29
49
slightly developed
56
40
under developed
13
4
Global rating:
excellent
0
1
very good
6
11
good
18
31
fair
41
37
poor
28
15
very poor 8
8
5

Total score:
14–17
3
12
11–13
12
24
8–10
29
32
5–7
30
24
0–4
25
8
Subgroup Analysis [Click on charts to enlarge] :
Year 4
Year 8
Commentary:
Students varied in their ability to produce a composition of an ice-cream sundae using a computer drawing program. Some of the drawings showed a lack of familiarity with the use of the computer to draw, while others showed remarkable dexterity and ingenuity. There was moderate growth in performance from year 4 to year 8. Girls outperformed boys at both years, and Pasifika students performed less well than other students on this task at both years.

DRAW IT EXEMPLARS [click on pictures to enlarge] –
[Note that some images have been digitally enhanced to ensure clarity of image and therefore meaningful reproduction]
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High Range:
Year 4
Year 4
Year 8
Year 8

These delicious ice-cream sundaes have high visual appeal. This is sometimes achieved through festive mark making or careful colour choices that give overall coherence to the image. The way in which different ingredients fit together shows thoughtful spatial awareness and use of contrasting textures. Other images shine through the restrained use of drawing effects that are repeated and thus give unity to the overall image.
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Mid Range:
Year 4
Year 4
Year 8
Year 8
The skills of drawing shape and combining elements together in space are not as confident but the achieved images clearly link to the task. At this level, many students reverted to the use of text to communicate their intent. This perhaps reflects a lack of confidence in the recognisability of their image. It is pleasing to see humour emerging in the effects of dribbling ice-cream and the awareness of different textures.

Images are often smaller than the space allows for. This often indicates a tentative approach to a visual problem.

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Low Range:
Year 4
Year 4
Year 8
Year 8

In this sample there is limited control of the medium to produce recognisable form or sense of occasion. Students may be struggling with new media. Often, use of the computer for graphics encourages a dependency on clip art. The challenge of drawing with a mouse from invention and an associated well-developed visual memory is quite a different drawing task to drawings based on observation.

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