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Evaluation & Assessment

The Arts Education Partnership is committed to increasing resources for quality education in and through the arts in schools, schools districts and partnering arts and cultural institutions. The evaluation resources posted on this web site will be updated periodically.

If your organization would like AEP to link to a research or evaluation report, please download the Guideline Form and fax to the attention of Teka Phan at (202) 408-8081. If approved, the report will be posted within two weeks. If you have any questions send an email to aep@ccsso.org.

Maryland Assessment of Fine Arts Education: State of the Art in Large-Scale Fine Arts Assessment
These pages present a chart highlighting the essential characteristics of large-scale assessments in the fine arts for both states with a mandated requirement for such assessments and those states that have no mandated requirement but engage in various assessments and activities in fine arts education.
Envisioning Arts Assessment
A guide to help design large-scale art assessment decisions. Also provides informational support and activities to be used as both a practical tool and reference. To download a pdf of this publication, please visit the Publications page.
The NAEP 1997 Arts Report Card: Eighth Grade Findings From the National Assessment of Educational Progress
In 1997, NAEP administered an arts assessment to approximately 6,480 students at grade 8 throughout the U.S. The national sample assessed 268 schools, measuring students' knowledge and skills in music, theatre, and visual arts. Dance was field tested in grades 4 and 8 in 1995, in grade 12 in 1997, along with music, theatre, and visual arts. The next NAEP arts assessment is planned for 2007.
Summary of Large-Scale Arts Partnership Evaluations
The Arts Education Partnership first hosted presentations on the progress of these large-scale evaluations at its June 2000 meeting in Durham, North Carolina. Since that meeting, each of 7 the projects has released various reports and studies. An overview of these more recent findings was presented at the June 23, 2003 meeting of the Arts Education Partnership. To read the June 23, 2003 meeting report link into the About the Partnership section.
Transforming Education Through the Arts Challenge (TETAC)
The TETAC project was initiated by the National Arts Education Consortium, or NAEC, which comprised six regional organizations in six states California, Florida, Nebraska, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas. Since 1987, these organizations have worked collectively developing, testing and refining professional development and curriculum implementation programs to advance a comprehensive approach to arts education in the nation’s public schools. Please note, AEP does not distribute hard copies of this report.