SkylarAichinger R.Hourigan Apr11,2013 Jagow23:AssessmentandEvaluation AssessmentEstimatingthevalueofsomething Gatheringinformationonaregularbasistoprovidefeedbackforteacher& student Teachersdontgivegrades,studentsearnthem Bothteacherandstudentmustconstantlymonitortheirsharedobjectives inordertodetermineifthebehaviorisactuallyrealized. EvaluationCalculatingthevalueofsomething Determineswhethercurriculumstandardshavebeenmet.

enmet. Evaluationinmusiceducation Reviewstudentprogress Reviewteachereffectiveness Assessmentofcurriculargoals AppraisalofattainmentoftheNationalStandards Identificationandguidanceofallstudentswithspecialneeds Qualitiesofagreatbanddirector LocateonPDFpg.3,BookPg.158 Generally,thewriterstatesthatthedirectorneedstobeagreatmusician withtheabilitytoperformaccuraterhythms,beautifultone,andhave excellentaudiationpractice. PerformanceEvaluation Studentsmustbeawareofstandards Dontusestandardizedtestsinmusic Performanceofmusicshowscriticalthinkingandtheabilitytosurpassfact regurgitationintoanactiveroleinparticipating. Objectiveevaluationmeasurable.noopinions Subjectiveevaluationjudgementfromtheevaluatortogradetheassignment **lastthreepagesarefullofassessmenttools***

ThisexcerptfromJagowsbookisasolidread.Asamusiceducator,Iamalways disappointedwiththelackofevaluationandassessmentthatIseehappeningin classrooms.Iamtaskedwiththeassignmentofobservingteachersinaction.Itisthe normtoseeaneducatorskillinganddrillingbutnotprovidinganycriticalthinking questions.Thisreadingsuggeststhatitisofdireimportanceformusicstudentstobe assessedandevaluated. Ifwewantoursubjecttobevalidated,weneedtogothroughjustasmuchwork andgradingasourcolleaguesintheMath,English,andSciencedepartmentgothrough. Muchofmusicissubjective,butthereareareasthatareobjectiveandshouldbetaken advantageof(rhythm,scales,history). WhenIbegininstructingprofessionallyIplanonusingtheresourcesand suggestionsprovidedinthisreading,toimprovemyteaching.Iwillassessandevaluate mystudentsoften,inordertoprovidenumbersandstatisticsforparentsand administrators.Moreimportantlyhowever,byassessingIwillbetargetingareasthatwill helpmystudentsbecomebettermusiciansandpeople.