Abstract
The present study clarified developmental changes in the drawing behavior of children. Children ages 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 years were given the same three tasks. First, they selected from a set of cards the line drawing of a cylinder which they thought best represented an actual cylinder. Second, they chose from the same set of cards the best cylinder line drawing, which they intended to draw. Finally, they drew that cylinder using pastel crayons or pencils. The results showed that the first cognitive task was the easiest of the three, and that scores increased rapidly between ages 5 and 6. Second most difficult was the planning task, for which there was rapid improvement between ages 6 and 7. The drawing task was most difficult ; only 30% of the 9year olds could draw the cylinder using a perspective technique.
