STUDENTS' AND TEACHERS ATTITUDES AND REFLECTIONS ON THE USE OF GRAPHIC TECHNIQUES IN EARLY PRIMARY SCHOOL YEARS

Kurikulum za nastavni predmet Likovna kultura je prepoznao grafičke tehnike kao dio odgojnoobrazovnog procesa vizualno-likovnog odgoja i obrazovanja, bilo u stvaralačkom ili istraživačkom smislu. Cilj ovoga rada bio je ispitati stavove i razmišljanja, te informiranost i percepciju studenata i učitelja o grafičkim i međugrafičkim tehnikama u nižim razredima osnovne škole. Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku od 212 ispitanika, točnije na 106 učitelja i 106 studenata Učiteljskog studija u Republici Hrvatskoj. Rezultati pokazuju da studenti i učitelji dobro poznaju grafičke i međugrafičke tehnike te da svoje znanje i informiranost o istima dominantno pripisuju pohađanju akademskih predavanja. Također se pokazalo da su ispitanici zainteresirani za učenje o navedenim tehnikama te imaju pozitivne stavove o grafici u nastavi jer smatraju da to pozitivno djeluje na motivaciju učenika te razvoj njihovih vještina. Ispitanici smatraju da učenici vole izražavanje u različitim grafičkim i međugrafičkim tehnikama, a kao najbolje tehnike za primjenu u nastavi većina ističe otiskivanje različitim materijalima te kartonski tisak. Učitelji u odnosu na studente bolje procjenjuju svoje poznavanje grafičkih i međugrafičkih tehnika te izražavaju veći interes za učenjem o njihovoj primjeni u nastavi, što je povezano i s češćim posjećivanjem galerija i muzeja u odnosu na studenteThe curriculum for the Art Culture subject recognized graphic techniques as part of the educational process of visual art education, whether in a creative or research sense. The aim of this work was to examine the attitudes and thoughts, as well as the information and perception of students and teachers about graphic and intergraphic techniques in lower grades of elementary school. The research was conducted on a sample of 212 respondents, more precisely on 106 teachers and 106 students of Teacher Education in the Republic of Croatia. The results show that students and teachers are well aware of graphic and intergraphic techniques and that they predominantly attribute their knowledge and information about them to attending academic lectures. It also turned out that respondents are interested in learning about the mentioned techniques and have positive attitudes about graphics in class because they believe that it has a positive effect on the motivation of students and the development of their skills. The respondents believe that students like to express themselves in different graphic and intergraphic techniques, and the majority point out printing with different materials and cardboard printing as the best techniques for use in classes. Compared to students, teachers better assess their knowledge of graphic and inter-graphic techniques and express a greater interest in learning about their application in classes, which is also associated with more frequent visits to galleries and museums compared to students