ON-LINE CULTURE AND CREATIVITY OF GRAPHIC ARTS AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNING STUDENTS IN CENTRAL MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES

摘要

Internet connectivity and borderless education are two inseparable components of every educational institution. In terms of designing, international acceptance is always a battleground. Thus, this study aimed at determining on-line culture of students specifically on the leading portals and intensity of exposure that they in association with their competence in graphic arts and architectural designing. Descriptive and quasi-experimental methods of research were employed where graphic arts and architectural designing students were the respondent - participants. Study found out that social media is the most common portal accessible to them. They are more exposed to downloading movies than designing software. On-line game consume much of their time. Their references in graphic designing and architectural planning come from online movies and games. Respondents are generally average in creative designing, and, Facebook exposure is a significant predictor of students' performance in painting.