WGU D695 ELEMENTARY FINE ARTS
METHODS COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR - JUST RELEASED
1. According to Viktor Lowenfeld, at which stage of artistic development do children begin to
create symbols that represent specific objects, often placing them on a distinct baseline?
A. The Scribble Stage
B. The Preschematic Stage
C. The Dawning Realism Stage
D. The Schematic Stage
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: The Schematic Stage (ages 7-9) is characterized by the
development of a ‘schema,’ where children use repeated symbols for objects and introduce
a baseline to organize space.
2. In the BASTE acronym for dance, what does the ‘E’ represent, referring to the force or
weight with which a movement is performed?
A. Effort
B. Elevation
,C. Energy
D. Extension
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Energy in dance refers to how the movement is executed,
involving flow, tension, and force (e.g., sharp vs. fluid).
3. Which music teaching methodology emphasizes ‘learning by doing’ through the use of
xylophones, glockenspiels, and rhythmic speech?
A. Kodaly Method
B. Dalcroze Eurhythmics
C. Suzuki Method
D. Orff Schulwerk
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: Orff Schulwerk focuses on the integration of music, movement,
and speech using specific ‘Orff instruments’ like barred percussion.
4. Discipline-Based Art Education (DBAE) consists of four components: Art Production, Art
History, Art Criticism, and which other domain?
A. Art Philosophy
B. Pedagogy
C. Aesthetics
, D. Composition
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Aesthetics is the study of the nature and value of art, one of the
four pillars of the DBAE approach.
5. A teacher asks students to observe a painting and asks, ‘What is going on in this picture?’
and ‘What do you see that makes you say that?’ Which strategy is being used?
A. Constructivist Analysis
B. Direct Instruction
C. The Socratic Method
D. Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS)
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: VTS uses these specific open-ended questions to facilitate
student-led discussion and evidence-based observation of art.
6. In the context of music, ‘Timbre’ refers to which of the following?
A. The speed of the beat
B. The unique quality or ‘color’ of a sound
C. The volume of the sound
D. The highness or lowness of a note
METHODS COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR - JUST RELEASED
1. According to Viktor Lowenfeld, at which stage of artistic development do children begin to
create symbols that represent specific objects, often placing them on a distinct baseline?
A. The Scribble Stage
B. The Preschematic Stage
C. The Dawning Realism Stage
D. The Schematic Stage
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: The Schematic Stage (ages 7-9) is characterized by the
development of a ‘schema,’ where children use repeated symbols for objects and introduce
a baseline to organize space.
2. In the BASTE acronym for dance, what does the ‘E’ represent, referring to the force or
weight with which a movement is performed?
A. Effort
B. Elevation
,C. Energy
D. Extension
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Energy in dance refers to how the movement is executed,
involving flow, tension, and force (e.g., sharp vs. fluid).
3. Which music teaching methodology emphasizes ‘learning by doing’ through the use of
xylophones, glockenspiels, and rhythmic speech?
A. Kodaly Method
B. Dalcroze Eurhythmics
C. Suzuki Method
D. Orff Schulwerk
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: Orff Schulwerk focuses on the integration of music, movement,
and speech using specific ‘Orff instruments’ like barred percussion.
4. Discipline-Based Art Education (DBAE) consists of four components: Art Production, Art
History, Art Criticism, and which other domain?
A. Art Philosophy
B. Pedagogy
C. Aesthetics
, D. Composition
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Aesthetics is the study of the nature and value of art, one of the
four pillars of the DBAE approach.
5. A teacher asks students to observe a painting and asks, ‘What is going on in this picture?’
and ‘What do you see that makes you say that?’ Which strategy is being used?
A. Constructivist Analysis
B. Direct Instruction
C. The Socratic Method
D. Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS)
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: VTS uses these specific open-ended questions to facilitate
student-led discussion and evidence-based observation of art.
6. In the context of music, ‘Timbre’ refers to which of the following?
A. The speed of the beat
B. The unique quality or ‘color’ of a sound
C. The volume of the sound
D. The highness or lowness of a note
