5. Principles of Quality Classroom Art
Assessment
• Attentive to key principles
• Not applicable for every grade
level
• Pick and choose
6. Principles of Quality Classroom Art
Assessment
1. Assessment is student-
oriented and teacher-directed
2. Assessment supports,
rather than interferes with,
instruction and course objectives
3. Assessment is multi-
layered
7. Principles of Quality Classroom Art
Assessment Cont.
4. Assessment is continuous and focused on providing
ongoing information
5. Assessment is contextual and authentic
6. Assessment represents an appropriate balance of formal
and informal strategies
7. Assessment focuses on both products and processes
8. Assessment provides opportunities for students to
revise and make changes in products and processes.
9. Assessment is responsive to different types of
knowledge
8. Principles of Quality Classroom Art
Assessment Cont.
• 10. Assessment is responsive to expanded
notions of intelligence and creativity
• 11. Assessment is concerned with students’
preconceptions and misconceptions.
• 12. Assessment is equal for all.
• 13. Assessment is standards-based.
• 14. Assessment is criterion-referenced and
compares students’ performances to past
performances.
• 15. Assessment is responsive to collaborative
and cooperative learning.
9. Principles of Quality Classroom Art
Assessment Cont.
16. Assessment allows for reserved judgment.
17. Assessment is explicit and ordered.
18. Assessment exemplifies the latest and best
assessment techniques.
12. Activity
• Create a Valentine on your piece of
sketchbook paper for the person to your right
using the guidelines on the next slide
• When Valentines are completed and switched
you will then assess your neighbors valentine
using the rubric provided
13. Guidelines
• Include three hearts on your valentine:
1. One Warm Color heart
2. One Cool Color heart
3. One heart that is shaded using three analogous
colors from the color wheel.
4. Write a secret message with your white oil
pastel at the bottom of your valentine for your
partner to reveal with their water color.
14. Expectations: 2 1 0_________
Warm Color Heart Heart is drawn neatly with Heart is drawn but, There is no warm color heart on the valentine.
a warm color. not with a warm color.
Cool Color Heart Heart is draw neatly with Heart is drawn but, There is no cool color heart on the valentine.
a cool color. not with a cool color.
Shaded Heart Heart is drawn neatly and shaded Heart is drawn but, not shaded There Is no shaded heart drawn
with three analogous colors. with three analogous colors. on the valentine.
Secret MessageThere is a secret message to reveal There is a secret message to reveal but, There is no secret message to reveal
on the bottom on the valentine. It is not on the bottom of the valentine. on the valentine.
Total Points: __ / 8