ATTITUDES OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS ABOUT PRINTMAKING

Sa？etak This study shows results of an action research conducted on a sample of 170 third-, fifthand eighth-grade pupils, in three Croatian primary schools, during one school semester. The aims were to examine the pupils’ attitudes about printmaking, particularly relating to their ability to identify printmaking concepts and the regularity of in-class delivery of different types of printmaking techniques, and to examine pupils’ activity and attitudes about the importance and position of printmaking in the contemporary social context. The research was based on pupils’ experiences in printmaking classes in schools. The data were gathered by using a specially designed questionnaire, which was administered to pupils before and after the action research. The results demonstrated the following: the pupils’ identification of printmaking concepts, techniques and different types of print increased after the second measuring. In addition, pupils’ activity in bringing materials to classes also increased, as well as their awareness of the importance of applied and “artistic” graphics, as compared with the first measuring