, Praxis 5025 Creative and Performing Arts
Study Guide (Latest 2025 Prep) | Exam-
Aligned Notes + Practice Questions.
A. Have students use different colors and brushes to paint punctuation marks.
An arts teacher is working with a second-grade teacher to coordinate a lesson on punctuation. Which of
the following activities would NOT be appropriate for the arts teacher to include?
Art Criticism
An organized approach for studying a work of art.
Four Major Areas of Art Criticism
Description, analysis, interpretation, and judgement.
Describing
Make sure students avoid using expressive words like beautiful or ugly. Help them describe the piece as
objectively as possible. Examples include using the title of the piece, observing technical qualities, noting
recognizable symbols, and addressing the elements of art present.
Analysis
Entails discerning and describing house the piece is organized. Students should investigate the principles
of art such as emphasis, repetition, and contrast.
Interpret
They should discuss how the work impacts them and describe its unique qualities. For example, students
may use expressive language such as beautiful or ugly.
Judge
Justify their opinion of the artwork.
C. Interpretation
A kindergarten student is critiquing an art piece. She talks about the piece and how it reminds her of a
sad time in her life. Which of the following areas of art criticism is she using?
Art History
The study of art from past to present. This should also be taught in early childhood so students can gain
an understanding of how artists and art made contributions to culture and society.
D. Art history helps students understand how an artwork addressed its contemporaneous society.
Study Guide (Latest 2025 Prep) | Exam-
Aligned Notes + Practice Questions.
A. Have students use different colors and brushes to paint punctuation marks.
An arts teacher is working with a second-grade teacher to coordinate a lesson on punctuation. Which of
the following activities would NOT be appropriate for the arts teacher to include?
Art Criticism
An organized approach for studying a work of art.
Four Major Areas of Art Criticism
Description, analysis, interpretation, and judgement.
Describing
Make sure students avoid using expressive words like beautiful or ugly. Help them describe the piece as
objectively as possible. Examples include using the title of the piece, observing technical qualities, noting
recognizable symbols, and addressing the elements of art present.
Analysis
Entails discerning and describing house the piece is organized. Students should investigate the principles
of art such as emphasis, repetition, and contrast.
Interpret
They should discuss how the work impacts them and describe its unique qualities. For example, students
may use expressive language such as beautiful or ugly.
Judge
Justify their opinion of the artwork.
C. Interpretation
A kindergarten student is critiquing an art piece. She talks about the piece and how it reminds her of a
sad time in her life. Which of the following areas of art criticism is she using?
Art History
The study of art from past to present. This should also be taught in early childhood so students can gain
an understanding of how artists and art made contributions to culture and society.
D. Art history helps students understand how an artwork addressed its contemporaneous society.
