An Artist within, brings out the Drawing in Class - A Creative Approach to Teaching and Learning Engineering Graphics and Design - Volume 5 Issue 16 - December 2024

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Allowing Engineering Graphics and Designs (EGD) learners to express themselves through music strengthens engagement and classroom productivity. The study examines how integrating music into EGD lessons influences teaching and learning outcomes, drawing on prior findings that music shapes emotions, mood, and cognitive performance. A qualitative design used purposive sampling of 13 Grade 11–12 technical students, collecting data via structured interviews and classroom observations. Thematic analysis shows singing eases learner anxiety, improves comfort with the teacher, relaxes minds, and enhances performance.

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E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (EHASS) ISSN – Online 2720-7722 | Print 2821-8949 Volume 5 Issue 16 December 2024 pp 3247-3256 Available online at: [https://noyam.org/journals/ehass/](https://noyam.org/journals/ehass/) DOI: [https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.202451644](https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.202451644) An Artist within, brings out the Drawing in Class: A Creative Approach to Teaching and Learning Engineering Graphics and Design Siphesihle Eugene Mthethwa 1 1 School of Education, Faculty of Arts and Design, Durban University of Technology, South Africa. ABSTRACT Allowing Engineering Graphics and Designs (EGD) learners to express themselves with music in the EGD class is part of what makes the lesson worth having. Validating learners to sing their hearts out during the lesson allows them to be willing to work on and complete their assigned EGD activities, love the subject, and long for the next lesson. This study therefore aimed to explore how an infusion of music in EGD lessons would impact teaching and learning of EGD. Some scholarly findings show that music can deeply provoke emotions, influence mood and affect cognitive performance. A qualitative approach was adopted and a purposive sampling technique where 13 grade 11 and 12 technical students doing EGD were sampled and music was infused during their EGD period. Data generated was collected using structured interviews and classroom observations. Thematically, data was analysed and responses were themed, compared, and contrasted to shed light on a creative approach to EGD and how it can enhance the teaching and learning of EGD. This study found that allowing learners to sing does give them a sense of ease and they become comfortable around the teacher. It relaxes their mindsand enhances their performance. The study recommends that although the results have been positive, it also depends on the style of teaching that one uses and is comfortable to use. This study contributes towards creating enabling learning environment for EGD learners. Keywords: Students, Music, Emotions, Attachment, Productivity, Engineering Graphics and Designs. Correspondence Siphesihle E. Mthethwa Email: [siphesihlem12@dut.ac.za](siphesihlem12@dut.ac.za) Publication History Received: 11th August, 2024 Accepted: 29th November, 2024 Published online: 24th December, 2024 INTRODUCTION The Engineering Graphics and Designs (EGD) CAPS document asserts that EGD is a subject that imparts globally recognized ideas with practical and theoretical applications. EGD places a strong emphasis on imparting specific foundational knowledge as well as a variety of drawing methods and abilities so that learners can create and understand drawings in the contexts of mechanical, civil, and electrical technology. The role of EGD in engineering is to equip learners with basic engineering graphic communication skills to cater for careers in engineering. Careers such as draughtsmen, architects, civil engineers and mechanical engineers. EGD introduces learners to the basic drawing principles and skills to read and interpret drawings and transform those drawings into manufacturable products for the purpose of solving problems. A learner’s skills development cannot be compromised in any way but can be nurtured in different ways. A happy child is able to work well. In most cases what makes learners happy is to be able to freely express themselves. Sometimes how they express themselves may cause chaos. No © 2024 The Author(s) . Published and Maintained by Noyam Journals. This is an open access article under the CCBY license ( [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)) . Mthethwa, S.E. / E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Vol.5 No.16 (2024) pp.3247-3256 teacher wants a chaotic class, however, that chaos may be changed into tolerable chaos. Learners like to sing a lot. Instead of rebuking such singing, t

FAQs

What is the study aiming to explore about EGD teaching and learning?

The study explores how infusing music into EGD lessons impacts teaching and learning, using a controlled approach to validate learners’ interests during class activities.

What research method and sample were used?

A qualitative approach was used with purposive sampling of 13 Grade 11 and 12 technical students studying EGD. Data were gathered through structured interviews and classroom observations.

What effects did allowing learners to sing have according to the findings?

Allowing learners to sing gave them a sense of ease, helped them feel comfortable with the teacher, relaxed their minds, and enhanced their performance.

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