Attitudes of Fourth and Eight Grade Primary School Students on the Subject Visual Arts

Likovne umjetnosti u procesu odgoja i obrazovanja pružaju jedinstvenu mogućnost za razvoj osobnog izražavanja, čime se potiče kreativnost u nastavi, ali se također pozitivno utječe na razvoj mišljenja, učenja, motivacije i stavova učenika. U radu su istraženi stavovi učenika osnovne škole prema nastavi Likovne kulture. U okviru istraživanja primijenjen je upitnik općih podataka te upitnik za ispitivanje stavova učenika prema predmetu Likovna kultura, koji je proveden na 192 učenika četvrtih i osmih razreda. Rezultati potvrđuju kako Likovna kultura općenito predstavlja važnu komponentu u životu učenika. Učenici predmet smatraju važnim i korisnim te ga svrstavaju među omiljene predmete. Istraživanje pokazuje da učenici rado polaze nastavu Likovne kulture i da im je sadržaj predmeta jako zanimljiv.Fine arts in the process of upbringing and education provide a unique possibility for the development of individual expression, whereby creativity in the classroom is encouraged. Furthermore, it positively affects growth and development of thought, motivation and opinion. Opinions of elementary school students were researched in this work. Within the research general data questionnaire is used, along with the questionnaire for examining attitudes towards the subject of Fine arts, which was conducted on 192 students of fourth and eight grades of elementary school. The results confirmed that Fine arts generally represent an important component in a life of a student. Students find this subject very important and useful and place it among their favourite subjects. Also, it was shown that students love to attend Fine art classes and that they find the content of the subject very interesting