CHILDREN'S PAINTING INTEREST IN THE AGE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Abstract

With the increasing integration of science and technology and art, children have more and more opportunities to be exposed to a wide variety of digital devices and network content in their lives. This situation changes children's lifestyle to some extent, and their interest in painting changes. This paper aims to study the changes in children's painting interests in the age of information technology. There are mainly the following points: 1. What painting subjects are children interested in in the information technology era? What are the factors affecting children's interest in painting?3. How to carry out primary school art education for the change of children's interest in painting? The study sample was a random sample of 200 students, composed of primary school students from Jiangshan City, Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China. We will use the three research tools to collect the data. Literature research, face-to-face interview, and questionnaire survey. Data were analysed by descriptive statistics and content analysis. The research results are as follows: 1. Children's interest in painting is related to children's age, painting type, personality preference, and the comfortable painting environment in childhood.2. Children's interest in painting is related to the school art teachers, the development of art courses, the school's art resources, and the school's respect for children's power.3. Children's interest in painting is related to parents' attention to painting, parents' encouragement and support, overall family atmosphere and economic conditions of the family.4. Children's interest in painting is related to children's living in urban or rural areas and the use of electronic products.

Keyword: Information technology era; child drawing; Painting interest