Assessing expressive learning : a practical guide for teacher-directed, authentic assessment in K-12 visual arts education / Charles Dorn, Stanley Madeja, F. Robert Sabol
Chapter PREFACE -- chapter INTRODUCTION -- chapter 1 The National Assessment Context -- chapter 2 The Politics of the Assessment Process -- chapter 3 The Pressures for Reform -- chapter 4 The Study Design and Methodology -- chapter 5 ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO STUDIES -- chapter 6 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary
Assessing Expressive Learning is the only book in the art education field to date to propose and support a research-supported teacher-directed authentic assessment model for evaluating K-12 studio art, and to offer practical information on how to implement the model. This practical text for developing visual arts assessment for grades 1-12 is based on and supported by the results of a year-long research effort primarily sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, involving 70 art teachers and 1,500 students in 12 school districts in Florida, Indiana, and Illinois. The pur