The research project „Auf die Zeichnung, fertig los: Sketching macht Schule“ focuses on the importance of drawing and the visual language of pupils on the path of aesthetic literacy and personality development. Changing childlike visual languages, added value of drawing in the context of emotional development, general learning ability and motivation are examined.
The implementation of „artistic sketchbooks“ by the team of researchers enables pupils to practice their individual, unique visual language and leaves behind a portfolio of artistic development. In aesthetic learning, according to another basic thesis, the basis for the other learning processes is laid.
Through interviews with pupils and teachers and an in-depth document analysis of the sketchbooks, the team of researchers receives qualitative and quantitative data that are to be compared with existing scientific findings and discussed with national and international experts. The knowledge process leads to an editorial volume that makes the meaning and value of drawing for children, parents and teachers alike, accessible and usable in a new way.