Abstract
The present study investigated the validity of the Kinetic School Drawing technique (KSD) for assessment of school adaptation, and examined the way in which the characteristics of that technique project the painter’s feelings. Elementary and junior high school students (N=769) completed questionnaires intended to assess their relations with friends and teachers, the mood in the class (safety and relaxation), and their adjustment in school. The Kinetic School Drawing technique was carried out actively throughout the school (N=733). The results suggested the following : (a) When drawing a self-figure, teacher, or friends, students scoring high on the spontaneous relatedness scale (to teachers and friends) tended to draw smiling faces looking forward or else a profile of the face, (b) students scoring high on the relaxation and safety scale tended to draw a larger number of friends, and drew their teacher in profile, more than low scoring students did, (c) the positive aspects of the Kinetic School Drawing technique’s contents and its good construction suggest that it is well adapted for use in schools.
