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ARTE 387 - Assessing Art and Art Learning K-12

Techniques for assessing student art learning K-12. Assists prospective art teachers to construct appropriate methods for the assessment of learning in various genres of student artwork produced in multiple cultural and educational contexts. Develop skills necessary for the interpretation of qualities found in traditional and electronic student art portfolios referenced against psychological and culturally based theories of artistic development. Critical analysis of the advantages and limitations of the use of quantitative methods in the art class will be undertaken. Strategies designed to achieve reliability and validity of qualitative judgments through rubric construction, visual benchmarking, and alternative moderation methods will be practiced.

Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ARTE 342.

Credits: 3