TEACHERS PERSPECTIVE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DISCIPLINE BASED ART EDUCATION AS A NEW PEDAGOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AND CLASSROOM PRACTICES APPROACH A Study on Art Education Malaysian Secondary School Teachers

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This study is conducted in Malaysian Secondary Schools. As many as 280 teachers from 14 states involved in the
research, and they are teaching in Malaysia primary schools. The subjects are selected randomly. The focus of
the study is to analyze how art education teachers understand and implement the Discipline-Based Art Education
as a new pedagogical and content knowledge that boost children creative learning process. This study is to find
answers to teacher belief and values about art and art education. It also highlights the is ways teacher create
learning environments that nurture and value the social and culture aspects through their teaching and learning
process using The Discipline-Based Art Education approach. The study was conducted using qualitative research
methodology. The data were collected through survey, observation, documents, interviews and children artworks.
All data were analyzed and evaluated using the qualitative method. The results indicated significantly that
teachers highly agreed and satisfied in choosing Discipline-Based Art Education approach. These have to be
associated to an in-depth understanding of curriculum design, content and pedagogi that links to the learning
process in the classroom. The location, administration and school environment also play an important role in
teacher’s belief and values. There must be connection joining teacher’s pedagogical and content knowledge that
reflect their ways of teaching and learning especially in choosing their teaching and learning approach. The
Students art works also determine how the teachers’ knowledge and classroom practice enhance children’s
creativity and art knowledge.
Keyword:discipline-based Art education, knowledge, content, classroom practice, learning environment, creative
learning

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