Research, Assessment & Evaluation

Posts about research, assessment and evaluation

Creating Rigorous Arts Lessons Across the Content Areas

Jan 22, 2013 | marcus@ya.org

This article is from 2010, but I recenlty read it and I am a big fan of Jane Remer after meeting her for lunch last month. She is an expert in arts integration and arts in education and is still making waves with her critical analysis of education programs and policy.  Click here for the article at Education Update.

Evaluation and Assessment: The Tail that Wags the Dog?

Aug 9, 2012 | marcus@ya.org

By Dr. Carol Fineberg, Evaluation & Assessment Consultant As the pressure to prove the worth and utility of the arts -- music, visual  art and design, dance, theater, media --  in the education of children and youth in this country and others continues, it is clear that issues regarding evaluation in general and assessment practices in specific will persist.    This…