The Second International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education
Apr. 15-17, 2009
Paramount Plaza Hotel and Suites
Gainesville, FL
Welcome
The Practice of Assessment in Music Education:
Frameworks, Models, and Designs
The Second International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education
University of Florida School of Music
Paramount Plaza Hotel and Suites
Gainesville, Florida
April 15-17, 2009
Timothy S. Brophy, Organizing Chair
The music education faculty of the University of Florida School of Music will host a Symposium on Assessment in Music Education from April 15-17, 2009, at the Paramount Plaza Hotel and Suites in Gainesville, Florida. This symposium will focus on identifying and exploring effective assessment frameworks, models, and designs for the assessment of preK-12 and post-secondary music students and music programs.
Keynote Speakers and Special Guest Presenters:
- Dr. Richard Colwell, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois
- Dr. David Elliott, New York University
- Dr. Edwin Gordon, Professor Emeritus, University of South Carolina
- Dr. Linda Lovins, Arts Education Specialist, Florida State Department of Education
- Dr. Scott Shuler, President-Elect, MENC - The National Association for Music Education; Arts Consultant, Connecticut State Department of Education
- Dr. Keith Thompson, Professor Emeritus, Pennsylvania State University
- Richard Wells, Music Chair, Connecticut Common Music Assessment Initiative
Key Questions:
This symposium will focus upon the following key questions:
- What are the effective frameworks, models, and designs for assessing student music learning in music classrooms?
- What are the effective frameworks, models, and designs for the large-scale assessment of student music learning?
- What are the effective frameworks, models, and designs for assessing music programs?
- In what ways are music educators using assessment data effectively to improve music teaching and learning?
