WGU D695 ELEMENTARY FINE ARTS METHODS
OA UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Create-
Answer: teachers guide students in developing artistic ideas. They
refine their work through reflection and evaluation.
◉ Perform/Present/Produce-
Answer: teachers encourage students to analyze and select art and
improve their techniques for expressing meaning through
presentation.
◉ Respond
Answer: involves understanding and evaluating both the work and
the creative process.
◉ Connect-
Answer: provides strategies that allow students to relate what they
have learned to their own experiences and to society, culture, and
history to better understand the art they are studying.
,◉ Which of the following shows an example of a teacher leading
students through the "respond" strand of instruction?
Answer: The teacher facilitates a class discussion on modern art
forms and encourages students to share their perceptions, thoughts,
and reactions.
◉ The Steps of the Creative Process:
Answer: Prepare, Develop, Create, Revise, and reflect
◉ What is a key benefit of engaging students in the creative process?
Answer: Fosters emotional intelligence.
◉ Which of the following scenarios involves the application of the
creative process?
Answer: A fifth-grade teacher designs an arts-integrated science
lesson for the standard. She does research on the topic, brainstorms
ideas, decides on a plan, confers with the grade-level team for
feedback, tweaks the plan, facilitates the lesson, and reflects on the
experience to adjust the lesson for future use.
◉ When considering the benefits of the creative process, which of
the following supports the value for all in society?
Answer: While knowledge is important, creative problem-solving is
crucial for tackling future challenges.
,◉ How might low levels of brain activity in the early stages of
creativity be beneficial?
Answer: It allows for a more scattered and multidimensional
thought process, potentially leading to innovative ideas.
◉ process over product:
Answer: phrase referring to the belief that the process that leads to
originality (exploration and experimentation with materials) is
more important than the end result
◉ convergent thinking:
Answer: the cognitive process of narrowing down multiple
possibilities to find a single correct answer or solution
◉ divergent thinking:
Answer: the cognitive process of generating a wide range of possible
solutions or ideas in response to an open-ended problem or
question
◉ Throughout history, advancements in various fields have largely
depended on:
Answer: The ability to think creatively and solve problems in new
ways.
, ◉ The Jingle Dress Dance is presented as a way for the Ojibwe
people to:
Answer: Preserve an important historical event in a creative way for
future generations within their culture.
◉ Elements of Dance
Answer: body, energy, space, time, and action
◉ body-
Answer: is the main instrument of dance, focusing on how it moves
and what parts are involved.
◉ Energy-
Answer: describes the force and quality of the movement, such as
whether it is sharp or smooth.
◉ Space-
Answer: refers to the area in which the dancer moves, including
direction, level, and size of movements.
◉ Time-
OA UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Create-
Answer: teachers guide students in developing artistic ideas. They
refine their work through reflection and evaluation.
◉ Perform/Present/Produce-
Answer: teachers encourage students to analyze and select art and
improve their techniques for expressing meaning through
presentation.
◉ Respond
Answer: involves understanding and evaluating both the work and
the creative process.
◉ Connect-
Answer: provides strategies that allow students to relate what they
have learned to their own experiences and to society, culture, and
history to better understand the art they are studying.
,◉ Which of the following shows an example of a teacher leading
students through the "respond" strand of instruction?
Answer: The teacher facilitates a class discussion on modern art
forms and encourages students to share their perceptions, thoughts,
and reactions.
◉ The Steps of the Creative Process:
Answer: Prepare, Develop, Create, Revise, and reflect
◉ What is a key benefit of engaging students in the creative process?
Answer: Fosters emotional intelligence.
◉ Which of the following scenarios involves the application of the
creative process?
Answer: A fifth-grade teacher designs an arts-integrated science
lesson for the standard. She does research on the topic, brainstorms
ideas, decides on a plan, confers with the grade-level team for
feedback, tweaks the plan, facilitates the lesson, and reflects on the
experience to adjust the lesson for future use.
◉ When considering the benefits of the creative process, which of
the following supports the value for all in society?
Answer: While knowledge is important, creative problem-solving is
crucial for tackling future challenges.
,◉ How might low levels of brain activity in the early stages of
creativity be beneficial?
Answer: It allows for a more scattered and multidimensional
thought process, potentially leading to innovative ideas.
◉ process over product:
Answer: phrase referring to the belief that the process that leads to
originality (exploration and experimentation with materials) is
more important than the end result
◉ convergent thinking:
Answer: the cognitive process of narrowing down multiple
possibilities to find a single correct answer or solution
◉ divergent thinking:
Answer: the cognitive process of generating a wide range of possible
solutions or ideas in response to an open-ended problem or
question
◉ Throughout history, advancements in various fields have largely
depended on:
Answer: The ability to think creatively and solve problems in new
ways.
, ◉ The Jingle Dress Dance is presented as a way for the Ojibwe
people to:
Answer: Preserve an important historical event in a creative way for
future generations within their culture.
◉ Elements of Dance
Answer: body, energy, space, time, and action
◉ body-
Answer: is the main instrument of dance, focusing on how it moves
and what parts are involved.
◉ Energy-
Answer: describes the force and quality of the movement, such as
whether it is sharp or smooth.
◉ Space-
Answer: refers to the area in which the dancer moves, including
direction, level, and size of movements.
◉ Time-
