Educational human computer interaction methodology: Interfacing multimedia with art criticism experience of form, metaphor, and context in Chinese painting

The study will utilize two empirical research directions: applied and basic researches. It offers sample strategies for experiencing art teaching in a classroom based on multimedia settings. Both the classroom section and the foundation section focus on the following objectives: 1) to ascertain which instructional methods and technologies have the greatest effects on the artistic learning; 2) to look at the theoretical way of how multimedia and critical inquiry accelerate perceptions and analytical capacities in art teaching; 3) to explore the feasibility of using Human Computer Interaction Methodology approach as they relate to Instructional strategies for metacognitive development; 4) to address the transformation of Eastern and Western Educational Reform in Context by suggesting a Contructivist category and framework; 5) to examine how Eastern and Western beliefs and value assumptions can suggest vigor applications for future research initiatives in comparative multimedia studies. Copyright © 1998 The Association for Advancement of Computing in Education.