Research Proposal For Art For The Visually Impaired & Blind Students : Art Critism Through Multisensory Instruction

1. ART FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED &
BLIND STUDENTS:
ART CRITISM THROUGH MULTISENSORY
INSTRUCTION
SUZILA BINTI ISMAIL
2014866832
PREPARED FOR : DR JOHAN EDDY@LUARAN

2. INTRODUCTION
• The Importance of Learning Visual Art
Despite a students abilities, arts education will help all
students develop critical thinking skills, language skills,
cooperative learning, self-awareness, self-confidence,
sensory development (there is multi-sensory art
experiences in the creation of art) and manual dexterity
(working with a variety of tools and materials).
• Art Education For The Blind
"Every seven minutes, someone In America will become
blind or visually impaired." There are approximately 10
million visually handicapped people in the United States
and approximately 2 million are school-age children. (Art
History Through Touch And Sound series A Multisensory
Guide for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 2000, Art
Education for the Blind, Inc., New York.)

3. STATEMENT OF THE
RESEARCH PROBLEM
• How does an impaired or blind people appreciate
art when it cannot be touched, heard, or smelled?
• Parallel with the government agendas towards
Special Education Needs and Education for All.
• Disabilities also have equal access to the education
fields, arts, and interest.

4. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
• To examine the use of multisensory stimuli aid
impaired and blind’s interpretation and knowledge
of art.
• To develop the sensory instruction towards impaired
and blind people.
• To investigate the effectiveness of sensory instruction
towards impaired and blind people.

5. RESEARCH QUESTIONS
• Does the use of multisensory stimuli aid a child’s
interpretation and knowledge of art?
• In what order should the sensory instruction be
presented?
• Is sensory instruction effective towards impaired
and blind people?

6. OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS
• Visually Impaired and Blind
low vision, partially sighted, legal blindness and total blindness.
• Art Critism
the analysis and evaluation of works of art.
• Multisensory
the way information delivered. The three primary modes of instruction
are visual, auditory, and sensory-motorthe analysis and evaluation of
works of art.

7. LITERATURE REVIEW
• Blindness
Defines blindness as visual acuity of less than 3/60, or a
corresponding visual field loss to less than ten degrees in the
better eye with the best possible correction.
• The Educational Rights of Students with Disabilities
All students, regardless of disabilities, have the right to the
same educational goals and standards.
• Art Education As Therapy
For emotional expression and healing through nonverbal
means.
• Multisensory Art Critism Instruction
Multisensory instruction allows for exploratory learning, giving
students freedom for their own individual learning style

8. RESEARCH DESIGN
Experimental Research
Quantitative
approach
Survey Research
(Interview &
Observation)

9. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
SAMPLING
STRATIFIED RANDOM
SAMPLING
POST-TESTPRE-TEST
EVALUATE
Population (30 of blind students in a
school at Sek. Men Pendidikan Khas
Setapak, Kuala Lumpur)
INTERVIEW &
OBSERVATION
(INSTRUMENT)
ARTWORK PACKAGE
(MULTISENSORY INSTRUCTION PRODUCT)

10. THANK YOU