The effectiveness of a program based on the strategies of (learning by playing - modeling) in developing the skills of producing printed works and social interaction in children with Down syndrome.

Hashad, Fatma

doi:10.21608/jedu.2025.412752.2294

The effectiveness of a program based on the strategies of (learning by playing - modeling) in developing the skills of producing printed works and social interaction in children with Down syndrome.

Document Type : Original Article

Author

fatma hashad

Faculty of Specific Education, Tanta University

10.21608/jedu.2025.412752.2294

Abstract

The research examined the effectiveness of employing the Format4 model in developing the expression skills of second-year art education students using sustainable cardboard, and its impact on enhancing their motivation to achieve. The importance of the research lies in directing the attention of those responsible for teaching art education courses to the use of the Format model, one of the teaching models that takes into account the different thinking and learning styles of students. The Format model relies on experimentation and the formation of real, direct experience, while emphasizing the need to plan the educational experiences intended for the student, taking into account the balance, comprehensiveness, and integration between the functions of the two halves of the brain. The use of the Format model in the current research contributed to the development of the expression skill, which requires additional effort for some students, given the diversity of their experiences, sensory perceptions, and multiple thinking styles. The expression skill is evident through the research in the student's ability to interact with the cardboard material in the photography course, in terms of exploring its formative and aesthetic potential, being able to control it, and enhancing their abilities and skills to achieve the idea of the artwork in a creative manner.

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