Assessment in Humanities and Arts in the English Primary School.

Blyth, Alan; Treacher, Veronica

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Publication Date: 1991

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Assessment in Humanities and Arts in the English Primary School.

Blyth, Alan; Treacher, Veronica

Studies in Educational Evaluation, v17 n2-3 p309-22 1991

Ways in which student assessment in the arts and humanities might be conducted in primary (elementary) schools in the United Kingdom are suggested. Characteristics of instruction in the arts and humanities that impede conventional assessment and recordkeeping are discussed. Assessments concerning students' skills, concepts, and aesthetic responses are considered. (SLD)

Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, British National Curriculum, Child Development, Concept Formation, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Evaluation Problems, Foreign Countries, Humanities Instruction, Skills, Student Evaluation

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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