VUE's ongoing research into the needs and
abilities of beginning viewers is central to the development and
refinement of VTS. We have conducted a wide range of studies based
on Housen's Stage
Model of Aesthetic Development, which was derived
from many years of studying the aesthetic thinking patterns of
viewers and how they change given time and exposure to art.
Additionally, several studies explore how the practice of VTS art
discussions affects the development of critical thinking
strategies that can be applied in different contexts and content
areas.
Selected
Directory of Studies
Principal Researcher: Abigail
Housen
Research Associate: Karin DeSantis
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Institute
of Contemporary Art Boston Audience Pilot Study 1984
Bard
College/Red Hook School District Arts in Education Study 1988-91
Museum
of Modern Art NY School Program Evaluation Study Year 1 1988-1989
Museum
of Modern Art NY School Program Evaluation Study Year 2 1989-1990
Museum
of Fine Arts Boston Classical Curriculum Study 1989-90
Museum
of Fine Arts Boston Asian Galleries Brochure Study Spring 1990
Museum
of Modern Art New York Gallery Talks Study Summer 1991
Museum
of Modern Art NY Pilot Visual Thinking Curriculum Study Years I-III,
Fall 1991-Spring 1994
Museum
of Modern Art NY Art Education for the Blind Pilot Study Spring 1993
Byron
MN Methods Museum Education Study 1993-98
Visual
Thinking Strategies Pilot Study St. Petersburg Russia 1994
Visual
Thinking Strategies Study St. Petersburg Russia 1994-96
Bronx
Museum of the Arts Cross-Cultural Connections Study 1995-96
Kazakhstan
Pilot Project 1995-96
Museum
of Fine Arts Boston Thinking through Art Pilot Program Study 1996-97
Museum
of Fine Arts Boston Thinking through Art Portfolio Case Study 1997-98
Museum
of Fine Arts Boston Teacher Interview Case Study 2000
Eastern
European and Central Asian Regional Program Soros Foundations of
Estonia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Macedonia, and Ukraine
1997-2000
San
Antonio, Texas Independent School District Aesthetic Development and
Critical and Creative Thinking Skills 2000-2002