Measuring+Success

=// Measuring Success //=

//While the potential for infusing art into the curriculum to ignite enthusiasm for learning has a dedicated following among practitioners, both teachers and artists alike, as researchers, our voice of caution asks for the evidence that this works. Hence, as the evaluators for the Art in Action program, we have// //worked closely with the program's implementers to design an evaluation that will provide the evidence with respect to a variety of outcomes, not only for children, but for the teachers and artists who have collaborated on this adventure.//

//No doubt, there is already a rich history of artist-in-residence programs, with research to back up this approach for increasing student engagement, resulting in improved achievement in school. However, not all the data points to consistency in the outcomes for students. And, every program may have its implementation challenges that jeopardize what might otherwise be positive learning outcomes for the students.//

//Therefore, it is extremely important to examine any new implementation of a model for infusing art into the curriculum that addresses some of the challenges of earlier art residencies, where artists worked independently in a classroom, without a great deal of partnering with the classroom teacher to produce art-infused lessons that address the learning objectives of a standards-based curriculum.//

//To that end, the following evaluation plan lays out a strategy for providing a comprehensive assessment of Art in Action... what worked and what didn't work. We will be able to examine not only the outcomes for children with respect to engagement and student achievement in math and reading, but as well, we will assess if students have changed their learning habits to those often associated with the arts. Moreover, we will examine the fidelity of the program's implementation by observing classroom lessons and getting feedback from both teachers and artists regarding how they experienced the program and their perceptions of how it can be improved.//

//Together, these data, as reported in an on-going basis, will provide the Art in Action Advisory Team with a solid understanding of the program's progress and enable them to make course corrections, as needed to continuously improve the program's implementation over the coming years.//

**Joyce A. Miller****, Principal Investigator** **Tania Bogatova****, Co-Principal Investigator**


 * [[image:DSC_2103.jpg width="193" height="243"]] || The evaluation plan for **//Art in Action//** is based on a logic model that recognizes the power of arts-infused instructional methods and artist-teacher teams to boost both the quality of teaching in the classroom as well as student academic achievement and engagement in the learning process. The evaluation was designed by Keystone Research Corporation, and will be implemented and managed by their team throughout the project.


 * Project Evaluation
 * Evaluation Documents
 * [[file:artinaction/Art in Action SMART Objectives.pdf|SMART Objectives]] ||