Some Assessment and Evaluation Strategies in Art

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Some Assessment and Evaluation Strategies in Art

• Portfolios
• Computer portfolios
• Art diaries, logs and journals
• Artwork displays/exhibitions
• Sketches of ideas
• Sketchbooks for recording sketch details,
  thoughts, observation notes
• Visual journals/video and audio tapes

• Students demonstrations of skills and techniques
  using tools and materials
• Critiquing
• Portfolio conferences
• Integrated performances
• Teacher/student conferences
• Group discussions
• Teacher observations and checklists
• Self and peer-evaluation

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Quality Art Assessment and Evaluation is(Source
Beattie, D.K. (1997). Assessment in Art
Education. Worcester, MA Davis Publications,
Inc.)

• student-centred whenever possible (involve
  learners in the conception and creation process)
• supportive of student learning
• multi-layered (draws on many levels of knowledge
  and ways of knowing)
• continuous
• explicit
• collaborative effort when possible

• contextual and authentic (meets needs of the
  students)
• both formal and informal
• focuses on both products and processes
• provides opportunities for students to
  revise/make changes in products/processes, if
  possible
• concerned with equality and fairness