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Arts commencement assessments

Students in Grade 12 who have completed 10 semester credits in a single art form (dance, music, theater, or visual arts) are eligible to take an Arts Commencement Assessment. On successful completion of the exam, students receive the Chancellor’s Arts Endorsed Diploma. Please see additional note for dance and visual arts under Included Resources. Each art form has its own test (assessment), and each assessment has three components: 1) Performance Task, 2) Exit Project & Reflective Essay, and 3) Written Assessment. This collection contains arts commencement assessment information that can help students, teachers, and administrators plan for success in each of the arts commencement assessments.

Included Resources

Students in Grade 12 who have completed 10 semester credits in a single art form (dance, music, theater, or visual arts) are eligible to take an Arts Commencement Assessment. Each art form has its own test (assessment), and each assessment has three components: 1) Performance Task, 2) Exit Project & Reflective Essay, and 3) Written Assessment. This...

Students in Grade 12 who have completed 10 semester credits in a single art form (dance, music, theater, or visual arts) are eligible to take an Arts Commencement Assessment. Each art form has its own test (assessment), and each assessment has three components: 1) Performance Task, 2) Exit Project & Reflective Essay, and 3) Written Assessment. This...

Students in Grade 12 who have completed 10 semester credits in a single art form (dance, music, theater, or visual arts) are eligible to take an Arts Commencement Assessment. Each assessment has three components: 1) Performance Task, 2) Exit Project & Reflective Essay, and 3) Written Assessment. This theater exam information packet can support teachers in planning student theater instruction in preparation for the theater commencement assessment.

Students in Grade 12 who have completed 6 semester credits in Visual Arts are eligible to take an Arts Commencement Assessment. Those with 10 or more credits, on successful completion of exam, receive the Chancellor’s Arts Endorsed Diploma. Each assessment has three components: 1) Performance Task, 2) Portfolio & Reflective Essay, and 3) Written Assessment. This sample visual arts exam can support teachers in planning student art instruction in preparation for the visual arts commencement assessment.

Standards:
Danielson Framework for Teaching 1a: Demonstrating Knowledge of Content and PedagogyDanielson Framework for Teaching 1c: Setting Instructional OutcomesDanielson Framework for Teaching 1e: Designing Coherent InstructionDanielson Framework for Teaching 1f: Designing Student AssessmentsQuality Review Indicators 2.2 Assessment Instructional CoreQuality Review Indicators 4.1 Teacher Support and SupervisionAcademic Programming Take Courses and Meet Requirements for Post-secondary Readiness
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