PROJECT-BASED LEARNING AS A MEANS OF DEVELOPING COMPOSITIONAL THINKING IN STUDENTS WITHIN THE SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATION SYSTEM
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Author(s): | Shuvalova K. A., |
| Number of journal: | 1(74) | Date: | March 2026 |
| Annotation: | The article examines the role of project-based activity in the development of compositional thinking among students in the system of supplementary art education. The relevance of the study is determined by the need to move from predominantly reproductive forms of instruction to such ways of organizing the learning process that ensure meaningful construction of composition and the creation of a coherent artistic image. The aim of the research is to identify the effectiveness of the projectbased approach in developing compositional skills and creative abilities in children at the initial stage of artistic training. The hypothesis assumes that the systematic inclusion of projectbased activity in the educational process promotes a deeper understanding of compositional principles and the development of compositional thinking compared to reproductive forms of learning focused on copying and completing tasks according to a model. The methodological framework of the study is based on activity-based, learner-centered, and project-based approaches. The article describes the main forms of organizing project-based activity, the stages of working on an artistic project, and the criteria for assessing the level of students’ compositional thinking. A comparative analysis of project-based activity and reproductive forms of learning was carried out, which made it possible to identify the advantages of the project-based approach: increased motivation and independence, the development of systemic and compositional thinking, and the ability to identify a compositional center and build a hierarchy of elements. It is shown that project-based activity is not opposed to reproductive tasks, but acts as their logical continuation and extension. The results of the study make it possible to recommend the integration of the project-based approach into supplementary education programs in the field of decorative and applied arts and outline directions for further development of diagnostic methods for assessing compositional thinking. | ||
| Keywords: | supplementary art education, compositional thinking, project-based activity, project method, decorative and applied arts, art pedagogy, teaching methods, compositional abilities, compositional skills, creative abilities, learnercentered approach, assessment criteria |
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| For citation: | Shuvalova K. A. Project-based learning as a means of developing compositional thinking in students within the supplementary education system. Biznes. Obrazovanie. Pravo = Business. Education. Law. 2026;1(74):585—591. DOI: 10.25683/VOLBI.2026.74.1518. |
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