College Board research for NCCAS
Reston, VA
August 30, 2011
College Board staff are involved in four research projects for NCCAS:
Research Overview
International Standards and Benchmarks
21st Century Skills and the Standards
College-level Standards
Child Development research and related Best Practices
International Arts Education Standards
Standards of fifteen countries/regions were analyzed:
• What are the standards and benchmarks of each country individually?
• What are the trends and commonalities among the group as a whole?
Ireland
Canada
FinlandNew Zealand
Australia
Singapore
United States
United KingdomJapan
China
Austria
Netherlands
ScotlandSweden
Venezuela
International Arts Education Standards
Trend or Theme # Countries
Which ones
Generating 14 All except Venezuela
Expressing/Realizing 14 All except Venezuela
Responding/Appreciating 14 All except Venezuela
Awareness of Cultural Institutions
6 Australia, Austria, Finland, Netherlands, Singapore, Sweden
Cross-curricular Connections 9 Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Finland, Ireland, Sweden, U.K., U.S.
ICT/Media Arts 9 Australia, Austria, Canada, Finland, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, Sweden, U.S.
Visual Culture 7 Austria, Canada, Finland, New Zealand, Singapore, Sweden, U.S.
Social Skills 10 All except Japan, Netherlands, Singapore, Sweden, Venezuela
National Cultural Heritage/Cross-cultural knowledge
10 All except Austria, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, Venezuela
Environmental Awareness 6 Austria, Canada, China, Finland, Sweden, U.K., U.S.
Awareness of Prof. Opportunities
3 Australia, Ireland, U.S.
Connections to Communities 6 Australia, Austria, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, U.S.
International Arts Education Standards
Standards built around framework of:
•Generating
•Realizing
•Responding
Australia:
Finland:Each grade band has specific and related:
•Objectives
•Core Contents
•Assessment guidelines
To what extent do the current U.S. National Standards for Arts Education align with the 21st Century Skills Map in the Arts?
Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills
• Flexibility and Adaptability
• Initiative and Self-direction
• Social and Cross-cultural skills
• Productivity and Accountability
• Leadership and Responsibility
• Information Literacy
• Media Literacy
• Information, Communication, & Technology literacy
Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Creativity
• Innovation
Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills
Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills
21st Century Skills Map National Standards: Visual Art
Alignment
Skill Outcome Grade Content Standards Does it align?
Comments
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Exercising sound reasoning in understanding
• Making complex choices and decisions
• Understanding the interconnections among systems
• Identifying and asking significant questions that clarify various points of view and lead to better solutions
• Framing, analyzing, and synthesizing information in order to solve problems and answer questions.
K-4 Content Standard #1:
Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes
Yes The National Standards for this grade level indicate that students are to:
•Describe how different materials, techniques, and processes cause different responses
•Use different media, techniques, and processes to communicate ideas, experiences, and stories
•Use art materials and tools in a safe and responsible manner
These goals relate to the P21 outcomes of making complex choices and decisions, understanding the interconnections among systems, and framing, analyzing and synthesizing information in order to solve problems and answer questions.
21st Century Skills
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Communication
Collaboration
Creativity
Innovation
Information Literacy
Media Literacy
Information, Communication, & Technology Literacy
Flexibility and Adaptability
Initiative and Self-direction
Social and Cross-cultural Skills
Productivity and Accountability
Leadership and Responsibility
Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills:Key Findings
21st Century Skills
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Communication
Collaboration
Creativity
Innovation
Information Literacy
Media Literacy
Information, Communication, & Technology Literacy
Flexibility and Adaptability
Initiative and Self-direction
Social and Cross-cultural Skills
Productivity and Accountability
Leadership and Responsibility
Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills:Key Findings
The P21 skills with the highest instances of alignment with the standards were Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Communication, and Creativity.
21st Century Skills
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Communication
Collaboration
Creativity
Innovation
Information Literacy
Media Literacy
Information, Communication, & Technology Literacy
Flexibility and Adaptability
Initiative and Self-direction
Social and Cross-cultural Skills
Productivity and Accountability
Leadership and Responsibility
Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills:Key Findings
The P21 that were least aligned with the standards were Collaboration, Information, Communication, & Technology Literacy, and Productivity and Accountability.
The P21 skills with the highest instances of alignment with the standards were Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Communication, and Creativity.
Consider areas of overlap between P21 skills:
Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills
•Creativity
•Innovation
• Media Literacy
• Information, Communication, and Technology Literacy
• Information Literacy
Consider skills related to work habits/work ethic:
Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills
• Productivity and Accountability
• Leadership and Responsibility
• Initiative and Self-directionThe current standards cover what is to be learned and, often, how it is to be learned, but don’t often reference these skills – the qualities and characteristics students should exhibit while getting there.
Consider the role of technology-oriented skills in the revised standards:
Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills
• Information, Communication, and Technology literacy
• Media Literacy
• Information Literacy
College-level Standards in the Arts
The research on college level standards involves the following components:
• Textbook analysis
• College course analysis
• Analysis and summary of accreditation standards
• Reviews of standards/guidelines of professional organizations
What are the hallmarks of college-level work, in terms of course content and expectations of students?
College-level Standards in the Arts
•History•Theory•Technique•Analysis/criticism
How are these areas handled individually, and what is the level of overlap between them in the different disciplines?
What are best practices in Arts Education as they relate to the social, emotional, and cognitive development of children from the pre-K to college levels?
Child Development and Arts Education
Find College Board/NCCAS research online
The College Board: Arts at the Core
http://advocacy.collegeboard.org/preparation-access/arts-core.
National Coalition for Core Arts Standards
http://nccas.wikispaces.com.
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