Transcript Arts Standards and 21 st Century Skills

College Board research
for NCCAS
Reston, VA
August 30, 2011
Research Overview
College Board staff are involved in four research projects
for NCCAS:
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:
Australia
Canada
Ireland
Austria
Scotland
Sweden
Japan
United Kingdom
Netherlands United States
China
Venezuela
Finland
Singapore
New Zealand
• What are the standards and benchmarks of each country individually?
• What are the trends and commonalities among the group as a whole?
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
Australia:
Standards built around framework of:
• Generating
• Realizing
• Responding
Finland:
Each grade band has specific and related:
• Objectives
• Core Contents
• Assessment guidelines
Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills
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
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Critical Thinking and
Problem Solving
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Communication
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Collaboration
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Creativity
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Innovation
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Information Literacy
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Media Literacy
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Information,
Communication, &
Technology literacy
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Flexibility and Adaptability
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Initiative and Self-direction
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Social and Cross-cultural
skills
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Productivity and
Accountability
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Leadership and
Responsibility
Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills
Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills
21st Century Skills Map
Skill
Critical
Thinking
and
Problem
Solving
Outcome
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Exercising sound
reasoning in
understanding
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Making complex
choices and
decisions
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Understanding the
interconnections
among systems
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Identifying and asking
significant questions
that clarify various
points of view and
lead to better
solutions
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Framing, analyzing,
and synthesizing
information in order to
solve problems and
answer questions.
National Standards:
Visual Art
Alignment
Grade
Content Standards
Does
it
align?
K-4
Content Standard #1:
Yes
Understanding and
applying media,
techniques, and
processes
Comments
The National Standards for this
grade level indicate that students
are to:
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Describe how different
materials, techniques, and
processes cause different
responses
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Use different media,
techniques, and processes to
communicate ideas,
experiences, and stories
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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.
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
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
The P21 skills with the highest
instances of alignment with the
standards were Critical
Thinking and Problem
Solving, Communication, and
Creativity.
Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills:
Key Findings
21st Century Skills
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Communication
Collaboration
Creativity
Innovation
The P21 skills with the highest
instances of alignment with the
standards were Critical
Thinking and Problem
Solving, Communication, and
Creativity.
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
The P21 that were least aligned
with the standards were
Collaboration, Information,
Communication, &
Technology Literacy, and
Productivity and
Accountability.
Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills
Consider areas of overlap between P21 skills:
• Creativity
• Media Literacy
• Innovation
• Information,
Communication, and
Technology Literacy
• Information Literacy
Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills
Consider skills related to work habits/work ethic:
• Productivity and Accountability
• Leadership and Responsibility
• Initiative and Self-direction
The 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.
Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills
Consider the role of technology-oriented skills in
the revised standards:
• 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
College-level Standards in the Arts
What are the hallmarks of college-level work, in
terms of course content and expectations of
students?
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History
Theory
Technique
Analysis/criticism
How are these areas handled individually, and what is the
level of overlap between them in the different disciplines?
Child Development and Arts Education
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?
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.