After having a “think out loud” with one of the girls on my floor about color and her knowledge on the topic, I realized that much of my major in art is very specific and not exactly relatable to the common person. The girl that I interviewed had never taken an art or design class before and that was apparent in her reports on the topic. It was almost as if her schemas (jn relation to the CLT) were visible as the conversation progressed, as she started with the most basic knowledge on the topic of color. She stated what the primary colors were, which is elementary level art and probably relating to the last art class she had taken. She then got vaguer and vaguer with her relations to the topic as she tried to stretch her knowledge. Her schemas got less supported as she related color to science, discussing how the cones in your eyes allow you to see different light spectrums, showing that she must have some experience with science. After stumbling a bit more with the topic, she did reach the concept of complimentary colors and knew that they were ”colors that looked good together” and also that white, black, and grey were shades, not colors. These concepts were a bit higher level, but her confidence in that topic wavered and her statements came off more so as questions. At one point she even began asking questions to me and the other student that was working on homework nearby. This reminded me of the more knowledgeable peer in SLT and her wanting me to say that her ideas were correct which reminded me of that one learning theory we talked about at the end of class, behaviorism, where she wanted to give me the correct answer.
Lindsey, I like the topic that you chose to ask your friend about. Its not as broad as asking her about art which really helps you see her knowledge on something basic. I was impressed that she mentioned the cones in your eyes and relating them to color. I guess that the differences in schema bring out different thoughts about color from many people other than the basic listing off of colors.
ReplyDeleteCome to think of it, I'm not sure I know much more than this person about abstract ideas in art, though if you had asked me before I read this post I probably would have said I did. It's great that her thought process followed along the line of schemas- she had to get the most basic before delving into the more complex. I think the way she began with more concrete examples of color could be considered DLT, too.
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