VISUAL IMAGING CAPACITY AND IMAGERY CONTROL IN FINE ARTS STUDENTS

This study investigated relationships between visual imaging abilities (imaging capacity and imagery control) and academic performance in 146 Fine Arts students (31 men, 115 women). Mean age was 22.3 yr. (SD= 1.9; range 20-26 yr.). All of the participants who volunteered for the experiment regularly...

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Published inPerceptual and motor skills Vol. 104; no. 3; p. 815
Main Authors Pérez-Fabello, Maria José, Campos, Alfredo, Gómez-Juncal, Rocío
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC 01.06.2007
Subjects
Academic achievement
Achievement
Adult
Aptitude
Aptitude Tests
Art education
College students
Eyes & eyesight
Female
Humans
Imagination
Male
Questionnaires
Sensory perception
Students - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Visual Perception
Visualization
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ISSN0031-5125
1558-688X
DOI10.2466/PMS.104.3.815-815

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Summary:This study investigated relationships between visual imaging abilities (imaging capacity and imagery control) and academic performance in 146 Fine Arts students (31 men, 115 women). Mean age was 22.3 yr. (SD= 1.9; range 20-26 yr.). All of the participants who volunteered for the experiment regularly attended classes and were first, second, or third year students. For evaluation of imaging abilities, the Spanish versions of the Gordon Test of Visual Imagery Control, the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire, the Verbalizer-Visualizer Questionnaire, and Betts' Questionnaire Upon Mental Imagery were used. Academic performance was assessed in four areas, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, and Complementary Subjects, over a three-year period. The results indicate that imagery control was associated with academic performance in Fine Arts. These findings are discussed in the context of previous studies, and new lines of research are proposed.
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ISSN:0031-5125
1558-688X
DOI:10.2466/PMS.104.3.815-815