| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
xxii, 186 pages : illustrations, music ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-182) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: let us begin -- How to use this book. Music education professors ; K-16 music educators ; Pre-service music educators -- Forget the baggage. Taking negative ideas and creating positive experiences ; Part 1 ; Part 2 ; Part 3 ; Part 4 ; Part 5 ; Part 6 ; Summary -- Generate a list of musical skills. Part 1 ; Part 2 ; Summary -- Align musical skills. Managing teaching and learning styles to improve skills and performance ; Basic principles for assessment for learning ; Aligning musical performance skills with years of experience ; Summary -- Build an assessment inventory. Test-making programs ; Theory books/methods ; Web-based music education platforms ; Data analysis software ; Summary -- Collect data. Authentic assessment ; State and national standards ; Best practice ; Summary -- Define goals. School and district goals ; Music department goals and how they align with district goals ; Part 1 ; National Standards for music education ; Part 2 ; Part 3 ; Writing goals and aligning them to department and program goals ; Writing course objectives and how they align with state goals and your assessments ; Summary-- Embrace assessment literacy. Assessment and school involvement ; Helping a program realize its vision ; Assessment literacy development ; Motivation linkages to improved student learning ; Planning for success in school improvement : Professional development in assessment literacy ; Rationale for a learning team approach to professional development ; Standards-driven schools ; Summary -- Formulate assessments. Planning performance assessments ; Relevance and coverage ; Amount of evidence ; For discussion ; Part 1. Developing performance assessments ; Part 2. Teaching students and teachers: how to judge a subjective art ; Judging performances ; Method of judgment ; Comparability of judgments ; Developing student skills ; Part 3. Providing a variety of assessment opportunities ; Developing the skills of self-assessment ; Assessing by peers ; Maximizing teacher assessments ; Using technology to assess ; Part 4. Providing real life experiences ; Part 5. Creating a jury or final performance for each grade ; Part 6. Using assessment to improve classroom instruction ; JMP ; How do we know that individual judging scores are reliable? ; Tips on developing performance assessments ; How to develop written assessments ; Tips on test writing ; Sample written questions ; Analysis of test data ; Interpreting standard item analysis reports ; How to develop listening assessments ; Sample listening questions ; Summary -- Gee! Now you can empower learners and educators with assessment results. K-12 music assessment program ; Summary of timeline ; How to involve students in taking responsibility for improving skills ; A delivery system in a binder ; Part 1. Data from senior students years 1-5 ; Part 2. May jury and solo contest data for years 1-4 ; Summary -- Finale. Let us begin -- Frequently asked questions -- Appendix A. Tests for band -- Appendix B. Tests for choir -- Appendix C. Tests for orchestra -- Appendix D. Year 1 written test -- Appendix E. Year 1 listening test -- Appendix F. Websites & email addresses -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- About the authors. |
| Summary |
"Scale Your Way to Music Assessment: The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Quality Music Assessment Program is hands-on, step-by-step action plan to use assessment to improve your teaching and your students' performances. This expanded Second Edition provides examples of how to teach student musicians at every level -- elementary, middle, and high school -- to become accurate and consistent assessors of musical performance. This book also describes how to meaningfully self- and per-assess, and set goals for practicing and improving the performances of a group. The ultimate goal is to enhance learning and education through assessment. Also included are appendices with actual written and listening tests ; outlines of a testing program for band, choir, and orchestra ; a glossary of terms -- and more. Scale Your Way to Music Assessment includes everything you need to develop a quality music assessment program" -- Back cover. |
| Subject |
Musical ability -- Testing.
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Musical ability -- Testing. |
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Music -- Instruction and study.
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Music -- Instruction and study. |
| Added Author |
Harnisch, Delwyn L., author.
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| Added Title |
Ultimate guide to creating a quality music assessment program |
| ISBN |
9781622772803 |
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1622772806 |
| Music No. |
G-9542 GIA Publications, Inc. |
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9542 GIA Publications, Inc. |
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