College Student Art Comprehension Pathways for Abstract and Figurative Works

A mixed-methods study comparing art comprehension pathways between art and non-art majors among college students. The research employed semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis to develop a quantitative scale, followed by multi-group path analysis across four scenarios. The dataset, authored by Shaowen Wang and last updated in May 2026, is a 36.5 KB supplementary document describing the study's model and findings.

Use Cases

• Developing tiered contextual cues for museum exhibitions based on the described 'perception-emotion-context-reasoning/narrative-interpretation' model.
• Creating narrative scaffolding for art education curricula based on identified pathways for concrete works.
• Designing task-oriented observation protocols for students based on the comparative analysis of abstract and figurative art comprehension.
• Testing the proposed 'hub-and-spoke' role of contextual factors in artistic comprehension through further quantitative studies.

Strengths

• The study provides mutual validation across qualitative and quantitative dimensions, as described.
• The dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
• The description details a specific phased mixed-methods approach and a four-scenario comparative framework.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 36.5 KB supplementary document (DOCX); the underlying survey data or interview transcripts are not included.
• Column-level documentation and sample data are unavailable, limiting assessment of the quantitative scale's structure.
• The specific temporal coverage of the student study and its geographic scope are not stated.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

A phased mixed-methods research study employing semi-structured interviews, thematic analysis, and subsequent quantitative scale development and path analysis.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 21:36:01.