Identification instrument of talent screening toward prospective art & design students / Syahrini Shawalludin...[et al.]

Candidate from SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia), who’s
wishing to pursue in art and design studies will apply for courses
under Faculty Art & Design. The Faculty of Art & Design,
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) offers programs for
Diploma, Undergraduate and Post Graduate and its has a total
of nine programs are offered; Fine Arts, Graphic & Digital
Media, Fashion, Industrial Design, Textile Design, Fine Metal,
Ceramics, Fine Art and Printing Technology. Due to the
interview, the selection process will be selected through a
screening process inclusive of an interview session, drawing
test, and the color-blind test that is compulsory for Diploma
intake. The study argues how the current and past practice on
screening traces and identifies the talent in art and design since
the candidates have limited knowledge and exposure in the ten
areas offered. The knowledge of the past practice is given by
the lecturer or in charge person in simple explanation either in
academic mission conducted by UiTM secretariat or during an
interview session. Consequently, this also affects the interest,
learning process, potential skills, and limits career development
if the wrong programs are offered to them. This study identifies a
solution in identifying the relevant talent and aptitude in art and
design. A total of 148 candidates were involved in this study. An
instrument in a form of the questionnaire was given to the candidates,
which provide a systematic criterion in determining if
the candidate has interest and talent in the nine areas provided.
This study focuses on the importance of the talent identificationscreening
instrument to assess talent for potential students who
plan to embark their studies under the Faculty of Art & Design
in Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). The study suggests and
defines the talent screening instrument is an added value to the
talent identification process which has been justified relevant and
beneficial to be implemented to the student selection process.