Week 6- The Role of Assessment in Art Education

What is the role/ importance of assessment in art education? What methods of assessment have you used?

Art assessment obviously does not work the same way as most classroom subjects. In an institution that is mostly based on standardized test and fill in the blank answers, art has very different assessment and measurement. Obviously, it differs from grade to grade, with lower grades focused mostly on participation and following directions, classroom behavior and the use material expectations. Here is an example of an assessment I used for a comic book assignment:

 This is a very good example of student evaluation that I found on another art teacher's blog: Elementary art assessment

I like it because it shows her examples of project, while simultaneously demonstrating expectations. I also feel that this site author gives very good reasons why art assessment  is not only a good idea, it's necessary!

The Importance of Art Assesment