Form 1 Survey Assessment of Student Learning

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State: [drop down box]

1. Which of the following best describes your role? (check one)

• State/County Office of Education staff

• State/County arts council staff

• School/District staff

• Arts organization staff

• Cultural organization staff

• Arts evaluator

• Arts researcher/education researcher

• Other (please specify):

[NOTE - If respondent selects School/District staff for Q1, then ask Q 2 and skip Q3. For any other response option, respondent should get Q3 and not Q2]

2a) Name of district: (fill-in)

2b) What is your primary role? (check one)

• Principal

• Classroom teacher

• Arts educator/specialist

• Other school staff (please specify):

• District superintendent or assistant superintendent

• District arts liaison/arts coordinator

• Other district staff (please specify):

[NOTE - If respondent selects Principal, Teacher, or Other School Staff for 2b, then ask 2c, and 2e–2f. If respondent selects District arts liaison/arts coordinator or Other district staff, then ask 2d–2f.]

2c) What grades does your school serve? (check all that apply)

• Elementary (K-6)

• Middle school (5-8)

• High school (9-12)

2d) What grades does your district serve? (check all that apply)

• Elementary (K-6)

• Middle school (5-8)

• High school (9-12)

2e) What art form(s) does your school address? If district staff, please respond for your district as a whole. (check all that apply)

• Dance

• Folk Arts

• Literary Arts

• Media Arts

• Music

• Musical Theatre

• Opera

• Theatre

• Visual Arts

• Other (please specify):

2f) Which of the following does your school offer? If district staff, please respond for your district as a whole. (check all that apply)

• In-school arts instruction by a classroom teacher

• In-school arts instruction by a certified arts educator/specialist

• Artist residencies/artists in classrooms

• Arts integration

• General arts instruction

• After-school arts instruction

• Publisher developed arts curriculum

• Teacher/school developed arts curriculum

• District developed arts curriculum

• Teacher professional development in the arts

• Arts assessments

• Other (please specify):

[NOTE - If respondent selects something other than School/District staff for Q1, then skip Q2 and ask Q3]

3a) Name of agency/organization: (fill-in)

3b) What is your primary role in the agency/organization? (check one)

• Arts organization staff

• Cultural organization staff

• Institute of Higher Education staff

• Teaching Artist/Art instructor

• Evaluator

• Researcher

• State/County arts education coordinator

• State/County arts council staff

• Other (please specify):

3c) What art form(s) does your agency address? (check all that apply)

• General arts education across disciplines

• Dance

• Folk Arts

• Literary Arts

• Media Arts

• Music

• Musical Theatre

• Opera

• Theatre

• Visual Arts

• Other (please specify):

3d) Which of the following does your agency/organization offer? (check all that apply)

• Classroom teacher professional development in the arts

• Teaching artist/arts educator professional development

• Pre-service teacher training in arts education

• Graduate level teacher training in arts education

• Artist mentoring of teachers

• Classroom-based arts instruction

• Private arts instruction

• Arts advocacy

• Provide funding/grants to arts organizations/schools/districts

• Artist residencies/teaching artists in classrooms

• General arts instruction

• After-school arts instruction

• After-school arts programs

• Summer arts programs for K-12 students

• Develop arts policies

• Develop arts curriculum

• Develop/administer arts assessments

• Program evaluation

• Arts education research

• Other (please specify):

4a. What do you see as the needs of the field specifically related to the assessment of student knowledge and skills in the arts? (fill-in)

4b. What do you see as the broader needs of the field regarding assessment of student learning in the arts? (fill-in)

5a. What assistance do you (or your organization) specifically need regarding assessment of student knowledge and skills in the arts? (fill-in)

5b. What assistance do you (or your organization) need regarding assessment of student learning in the arts in a broader sense? (fill-in)

The following questions draw a distinction between student knowledge and skills in the arts. Knowledge refers to student content knowledge such as history, terminology, recognition, and cultural relevance. Example – students’ ability to identify a particular dance step, whether or not they are capable of performing it. Skills refers to students’ actual ability to perform or produce art. Example – how well students perform the dance step. We will begin with questions regarding student knowledge.

6. What is your experience with assessment of student knowledge in the arts? (check all that apply)

• No experience with assessment of student knowledge in the arts [skip to Q8]

• Used a teacher/school-developed arts assessment tool with students

• Used a district-developed arts assessment tool with students

• Used an externally developed arts assessment tool with students

• Used an agency-developed arts assessment tool with one or more of my organization’s programs

• Used an externally developed arts assessment tool with one or more of my organization’s programs

• Received undergraduate or graduate-level training on assessment of arts knowledge

• Attended professional development/workshops on assessment of student knowledge in the arts

• Conducted professional development/workshops on assessment of student knowledge in the arts

• Developed policies on assessment of student knowledge in the arts

• Developed arts assessment tools/resources for use by others

• Conducted research on student knowledge in the arts

• Required grantees or funded projects to assess student arts knowledge

• Other (please specify):

7. Which of the following types of assessments have you used to measure student knowledge in the arts? (check all that apply)

• Computer-based testing software (please specify):

• Non-paper/pencil assessment (please specify/describe):

• Test developed by my school/organization

• Test included with textbook or lesson plans

• Test from my state

• Test from my district

• Test developed by evaluator or external consultant

• Test found on the internet

• Test purchased from testing agency

• Test developed by classroom teacher/certified arts educator

• Teacher/artist survey of student knowledge

• Other (please specify):

The following questions pertain to assessment of student skills in the arts.

8. What is your experience with assessment of student skills in the arts? (check all that apply)

• No experience with assessment of student skills in the arts [skip to Q11]

• Used a teacher/school-developed arts assessment tool with students

• Used a district-developed arts assessment tool with students

• Used an externally developed arts assessment tool with students

• Used an agency-developed arts assessment tool with one or more of my organization’s programs

• Used an externally developed arts assessment tool with one or more of my organization’s programs

• Received undergraduate or graduate-level training on assessment of arts skills

• Attended professional development/workshops on assessment of student skills in the arts

• Conducted professional development/workshops on assessment of student skills in the arts

• Developed policies on assessment of student skills in the arts

• Developed arts assessment tests for specific lesson plans or curricula

• Conducted research on student skills in the arts

• Required grantees or funded projects to assess student arts knowledge

• Other (please specify):

9. Which of the following assessment tools and/or strategies have you used to measure student skills in the arts? (check all that apply)

• Observation protocol

• Performance-based assessment

• Portfolio review

• Computer software

• Paper/pencil test

• Checklist(s)

• Rubric

• Student self-assessment

• Teacher/Artist survey

• Other (please specify):

[If respondent answers “No experience” for both Q6 and Q8, then ask only Q11, Q12, and Q26]

[For Q10, the columns should match the respondent’s answers to Q9. For example, if the responded answered Q9 with Rubric, Checklist, and Student self-assessment, then they would see a table for Q10 with only three answer columns, matching their responses to Q9]

10. For each of the skill assessments you have used, please indicated how they were developed: (check all that apply)

	Rubric	Observation Protocol	Performance-based assessment	Portfolio review	Computer software	Paper/pencil test	Checklist	Student self-assessment
Developed by classroom teacher
Developed by certified arts educator
Developed by my school/agency
Included with textbook/lesson plans
Developed by my state
Developed by my district
Developed by evaluator or external consultant
Found on the internet
Purchased from testing agency
Unknown/Don’t know

11. If you needed to assess student knowledge or skills in the arts, which of the following would you do? (check all that apply)

• Use tool previously developed by me or my agency

• Modify existing tool previously used by me or my agency

• Create or develop new assessment tool

• Search for existing assessment tool used by other agencies/teachers

• Seek professional development/workshops on arts assessment

• Hire someone to create a new assessment tool

• Other (please specify):

(Q12 only asked if respondent checks “search for existing” in Q11)

12. Which of the following would you use to locate an existing tool? [P4](check all that apply)

• Search engine (e.g. Yahoo, Google)

• Websites (please specify):

• Contact specific agency (please specify):

• Contact specific person (please specify):

• Library

• Other (please specify):

13. Please complete the following table for the specific knowledge and skills assessments your agency has developed/used/administered. Please indicate the name of each assessment, then check all that apply for assessment type, grade level, and art form(s) included in each assessment.

Assessment Type

Grade Level

Art Form(s)

Assessment title

Knowledge

Skills

Elem (K-6)

Middle (5-8)

High (9-12)

Dance

Literary Arts

Media Arts

Music

Theatre

Visual Arts

Other

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

F)

G)

H)

I)

J)

 I have never used or administered an arts knowledge or skills assessment. [If respondent checks this box, skip to Q26]

13a. Please indicate which of the above-listed assessment tools you consider most useful.

[Insert drop-down box with A-J]

13b. Why do you consider this tool most useful? (fill-in)

For Questions #14-19, please refer to the assessment you noted as most useful in Question 13.

14. Who developed the assessment tool? (check one)

• Developed by classroom teacher

• Developed by teaching artist/arts educator/arts specialist

• Developed by my school or agency

• Included with textbook or lesson plans

• Developed by state

• Developed by school district

• Developed by evaluator or external consultant

• Found on the internet

• Developed by testing agency

• Other (please specify):

15. What was the purpose of administering this assessment? (check all that apply)

• Required by state

• Required by district

• Required by school

• Required by funder

• Program improvement

• Program evaluation

• Measure student progress/learning

• Classroom test/student grade

• Other (please specify):

16. How well did the assessment work for your purposes? (select one)

Not at all								Extremely
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10

17. Were there any issues or challenges in using the assessment?

• Yes (please specify):

• No

18. Who scored/graded the assessment? (check all that apply)

• Student graded by self

• Student graded by peer(s)

• Classroom teacher

• The state

• The school district

• Testing agency

• District scoring committee/panel

• Arts agency staff

• Teaching artist/arts educator

• Evaluator

• Other (please specify):
  
  

19. How were the data used? (check all that apply)

• School accountability

• District accountability

• Reported to funding agency

• Program/lesson improvement

• Program evaluation

• Contributed to larger research effort

• Student grade

• Provided formative feedback to students

• Published in a journal

• Unknown

• Other (please specify):
  
  

20. Have you/your agency developed an assessment tool?

• Yes

• No [skip to Q26]

If multiple assessments have been developed, please refer to the most extensive or widely used to answer questions 21-25.

21. What did the assessment measure? (check all that apply)

• Knowledge

• Skills

22. Would you/your agency be willing to share the tool(s) with others?

• Yes

• No

23. Did you use any resources (e.g. research reports, model programs, how-to guides) in the development process?

• Yes

• No [skip to Q26]

24. Please specify the resource(s) used and indicate how useful each resource was in the development process (on a scale of 1=Not at all useful to 10=Extremely useful).

Name of Resource	How useful was the resource? (check one)
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10

25. Are there any more recent resources you have found useful that were not available at the time your assessment was developed?

• Yes (please specify):

• No

26. Do you have any assessment tools, reports, or resources you would be willing to share?

• Yes  Please send attachments, URLs, or other information to arts@wested.org

• No

27. Any additional thoughts or comments you would like to share? (Fill-in)

28.

• Please check this box if you are NOT willing to let us contact you again for further information.

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