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Examining Formative Critique In The High School Visual Arts Classroom, Peter C. Edwards

Online Theses and Dissertations

Formative assessment techniques are integral to high school visual arts teachers’ curricula, but are not clearly delineated by state and national organizations. Additionally, formative assessment in the high school visual arts classroom, defined in this study as formative critique, had not been examined as extensively, and most research investigated either high school core content practices or critique procedures in higher education settings. This qualitative phenomenological study sought to understand commonalities in the implementation of formative critique by high school visual arts teachers in central Kentucky. In this study, six veteran high school visual arts teachers were interviewed, using open-ended questions …

A Study Of Teacher Effectiveness Evaluation Models In American Schools, Lacey Bowman

Open Access Theses

Bowman, Lacey C. M.A., Purdue University, December 2013. A Study of Teacher Evaluation Effectiveness Models in American Schools. Major Professor: F. Robert Sabol, Ph.D.

The quality of education in America is an issue currently being examined through various perspectives. The use of a teacher effectiveness evaluation model is one method used to determine the link between student achievement and the instructional practices of the teacher. The study reported here will focus on the factors leading up to the increased attention on student achievement in American schools, the role of teacher effectiveness evaluation models in delivering a quality education, and the …

Values And Art Education, Rob Prout

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The following series of four articles represents some of my current concerns in art education. The articles are a result of explorations in contemporary writings by people from various fields of endeavor and a condensation and evaluation of the input from these several sources. The first three articles are a progression from current rationale in art education, to the importance of art in formulating values relative to our environment, to a discussion of the use of the t'elevision medium in art education. The fourth article is in the form of a T.V. workbook that might be used in art (or …

A Tentative Art Program For Miller Junior High School, Audrey L. Shinners

Graduate Student Research Papers

An effective art program must meet the needs of a particular school or school district and be a planned and continuous study. It was the purpose of this study to recommend an art program for the Miller junior high school. These questions were posed to aid the writer: (1) What are the purposes of a good art program? (2) What criteria are in use for setting up an art program? (3) What criteria are helpful in the selection, organization, and evaluation of art activities? And, specifically, (4) What procedures would be helpful in setting up an appropriate program for the …

A Study Of The Role Of Art Education In Secondary General Education, John L. Grove

Graduate Student Research Papers

It shall be the purpose of this paper to investigate the role of art education in terms of what it can contribute to the education of all youth of the secondary school. Recognized authorities in the fields of general education, philosophy and art education will be cited to show what the informed teaching of the visual arts can contribute to the growth of each individual and his total character. It is a further purpose of this paper to point out the obstacles that stand in the way of the realization of these objectives and to make appropriate recommendations that may …