WGU D695 ELEMENTARY FINE ARTS METHODS
EXAMPREP TESTED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
◉ What does the 'Creating' strand of the National Core Art
Standards emphasize?
Answer: Generalizing and conceptualizing artistic ideas, organizing
and developing artistic work, and refining and completing artistic
work.
◉ What is the role of teachers in the 'Creating' strand?
Answer: Teachers guide students in developing artistic ideas and
refining them through reflection and evaluation.
◉ What is the focus of the 'Performing, Presenting, Producing'
strand?
Answer: Analyzing, interpreting, selecting, developing, and refining
artistic work for presentation.
◉ What does the 'Responding' strand involve?
Answer: Perceiving, analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating artistic
work.
,◉ What is the purpose of the 'Connecting' strand?
Answer: To synthesize and relate knowledge and personal
experiences to make art and understand its societal, cultural, and
historical contexts.
◉ What instructional strategy is encouraged in the 'Create' focus
area?
Answer: Encouraging brainstorming and exploration of artistic
concepts.
◉ What does 'Conceptualize' mean in the context of fine arts?
Answer: The process of forming abstract ideas or concepts based on
understanding, perception, and imagination.
◉ Define 'Brainstorming' in the context of creative processes.
Answer: A creative problem-solving technique that involves
generating many ideas or solutions to a specific problem or task.
◉ Who is Paul Torrance and what is his contribution to creativity?
Answer: A pioneer in the study of the creative process, suggesting
that creativity is the ability to produce something novel and unique.
◉ What is the difference between Capital 'C' creativity and small 'c'
creativity?
,Answer: Capital 'C' creativity involves creating something genuinely
new that is socially validated, while small 'c' creativity involves ideas
new to the individual.
◉ What is convergent thinking?
Answer: A linear process that results in a single answer or solution
to a problem.
◉ What is divergent thinking?
Answer: An approach that embraces a variety of possibilities and
can result in many answers to a single problem.
◉ List the phases of the creative process.
Answer: Prepare, Develop, Create, Revise, Reflect.
◉ What occurs during the 'Prepare' phase of the creative process?
Answer: Setting purpose, gathering information and materials, and
brainstorming ideas.
◉ What happens in the 'Develop' phase of the creative process?
Answer: Exploring, experimenting, planning, and drafting the work.
◉ What is the goal of the 'Create' phase?
, Answer: To implement plans and create a work that reflects research
and ideas.
◉ What does the 'Revise' phase involve?
Answer: Revisiting and evaluating the work, editing, reorganizing,
and refining as needed.
◉ What is the purpose of the 'Reflect' phase?
Answer: To analyze the experience, gain insights, and identify areas
for growth.
◉ What are the benefits of the creative process during the
preparation stage?
Answer: Students gain new knowledge and deepen their
understanding of concepts.
◉ How does the creative process build problem-solving skills?
Answer: By generating ideas and identifying problems during the
develop stage.
◉ What does the revision stage of the creative process allow for?
Answer: Verification of ideas through experimentation and critical
analysis.
EXAMPREP TESTED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
◉ What does the 'Creating' strand of the National Core Art
Standards emphasize?
Answer: Generalizing and conceptualizing artistic ideas, organizing
and developing artistic work, and refining and completing artistic
work.
◉ What is the role of teachers in the 'Creating' strand?
Answer: Teachers guide students in developing artistic ideas and
refining them through reflection and evaluation.
◉ What is the focus of the 'Performing, Presenting, Producing'
strand?
Answer: Analyzing, interpreting, selecting, developing, and refining
artistic work for presentation.
◉ What does the 'Responding' strand involve?
Answer: Perceiving, analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating artistic
work.
,◉ What is the purpose of the 'Connecting' strand?
Answer: To synthesize and relate knowledge and personal
experiences to make art and understand its societal, cultural, and
historical contexts.
◉ What instructional strategy is encouraged in the 'Create' focus
area?
Answer: Encouraging brainstorming and exploration of artistic
concepts.
◉ What does 'Conceptualize' mean in the context of fine arts?
Answer: The process of forming abstract ideas or concepts based on
understanding, perception, and imagination.
◉ Define 'Brainstorming' in the context of creative processes.
Answer: A creative problem-solving technique that involves
generating many ideas or solutions to a specific problem or task.
◉ Who is Paul Torrance and what is his contribution to creativity?
Answer: A pioneer in the study of the creative process, suggesting
that creativity is the ability to produce something novel and unique.
◉ What is the difference between Capital 'C' creativity and small 'c'
creativity?
,Answer: Capital 'C' creativity involves creating something genuinely
new that is socially validated, while small 'c' creativity involves ideas
new to the individual.
◉ What is convergent thinking?
Answer: A linear process that results in a single answer or solution
to a problem.
◉ What is divergent thinking?
Answer: An approach that embraces a variety of possibilities and
can result in many answers to a single problem.
◉ List the phases of the creative process.
Answer: Prepare, Develop, Create, Revise, Reflect.
◉ What occurs during the 'Prepare' phase of the creative process?
Answer: Setting purpose, gathering information and materials, and
brainstorming ideas.
◉ What happens in the 'Develop' phase of the creative process?
Answer: Exploring, experimenting, planning, and drafting the work.
◉ What is the goal of the 'Create' phase?
, Answer: To implement plans and create a work that reflects research
and ideas.
◉ What does the 'Revise' phase involve?
Answer: Revisiting and evaluating the work, editing, reorganizing,
and refining as needed.
◉ What is the purpose of the 'Reflect' phase?
Answer: To analyze the experience, gain insights, and identify areas
for growth.
◉ What are the benefits of the creative process during the
preparation stage?
Answer: Students gain new knowledge and deepen their
understanding of concepts.
◉ How does the creative process build problem-solving skills?
Answer: By generating ideas and identifying problems during the
develop stage.
◉ What does the revision stage of the creative process allow for?
Answer: Verification of ideas through experimentation and critical
analysis.
