Farideh Bazogh - Hormozgan University, Bandar Abbas, Iran
Ali Akbar Shaikhi Fini - Hormozgan University, Bandar Abbas, Iran
Hossein Zainalipour - Hormozgan University, Bandar Abbas, Iran

Current article aimed to investigate the effectiveness of painting on students' assertiveness in BandarAbbass schools in Iran. This article investigates the fundamental role and effects of painting on highschoolstudents in order to provide an alternative model to change the teaching methods of painting inschools. For this purpose ۳۰ high-school students in Bandar Abbas, Iran was chosen and participated in thestudy. In order to collect data about students' knowledge the Gambrill and Richey (۱۹۷۵), questionnairewas used and after data collection, statistical methods such as variance, mean, and standard deviation wasbeing utilized. The results suggest that the education of painting is significant on students' assertiveness.

Art education, painting, assertiveness, students