Conservatory Instrumental Teachers’ Ideas about the Functions and Purposes of Assessment
Most research on teachers’ ideas about assessment comes from studies conducted with general education teachers (e.g., primary, secondary, university). In contrast, there are only a few studies focused on teachers of art-related disciplines, specifically those who teach instrumental performance in mu...
Main Authors: | , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | deu |
Published: |
FahrenHouse
2020-01-01
|
Series: | Foro de Educación |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.forodeeducacion.com/ojs/index.php/fde/article/view/651 |
id |
doaj-7d9507a97420412394c7453fd7459cb5 |
---|---|
record_format |
Article |
spelling |
doaj-7d9507a97420412394c7453fd7459cb52020-11-25T01:51:06ZdeuFahrenHouseForo de Educación1698-77991698-78022020-01-0118114716610.14516/fde.651463Conservatory Instrumental Teachers’ Ideas about the Functions and Purposes of AssessmentAránzazu González Royo0Alfredo Bautista1Universidad Politénica de ValenciaNanyang Technological University, National Institute of Education (Singapur)Most research on teachers’ ideas about assessment comes from studies conducted with general education teachers (e.g., primary, secondary, university). In contrast, there are only a few studies focused on teachers of art-related disciplines, specifically those who teach instrumental performance in music conservatories. The aim of this study was to describe the ideas that instrumental music teachers have on the functions and purposes of assessment, comparing them with the ideas outlined in the current music curriculum. Participants were 18 teachers from different instrumental specialties, who taught at state-funded conservatories within the autonomous Community of Madrid. We conducted semistructured interviews in which we asked teachers about the purposes that they had in mind when assessing students. Responses were analyzed using content analysis. Findings showed that the most frequently mentioned primary purposes of assessment were summative, formative and selfassessment, while grading students appeared most frequently as a secondary purpose. Few teachers refereed to the formative purpose. In addition, we found that the teachers’ responses alluded to both social and educational functions of assessment. We conclude that the ideas of the interviewed teachers reflected what is prescribed in the current music curriculum only partially, given the marginal role of the formative purpose as compared with curriculum guidelines. Limitations of the study are discussed. We suggest that researchers should conduct future research addressing the tensions between educational and social functions of assessment throughout each educational cycle.https://www.forodeeducacion.com/ojs/index.php/fde/article/view/651profesores de instrumentoconservatorioevaluaciónfuncionesfinalidadescurrículo |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
deu |
format |
Article |
sources |
DOAJ |
author |
Aránzazu González Royo Alfredo Bautista |
spellingShingle |
Aránzazu González Royo Alfredo Bautista Conservatory Instrumental Teachers’ Ideas about the Functions and Purposes of Assessment Foro de Educación profesores de instrumento conservatorio evaluación funciones finalidades currículo |
author_facet |
Aránzazu González Royo Alfredo Bautista |
author_sort |
Aránzazu González Royo |
title |
Conservatory Instrumental Teachers’ Ideas about the Functions and Purposes of Assessment |
title_short |
Conservatory Instrumental Teachers’ Ideas about the Functions and Purposes of Assessment |
title_full |
Conservatory Instrumental Teachers’ Ideas about the Functions and Purposes of Assessment |
title_fullStr |
Conservatory Instrumental Teachers’ Ideas about the Functions and Purposes of Assessment |
title_full_unstemmed |
Conservatory Instrumental Teachers’ Ideas about the Functions and Purposes of Assessment |
title_sort |
conservatory instrumental teachers’ ideas about the functions and purposes of assessment |
publisher |
FahrenHouse |
series |
Foro de Educación |
issn |
1698-7799 1698-7802 |
publishDate |
2020-01-01 |
description |
Most research on teachers’ ideas about assessment comes from studies conducted with general education teachers (e.g., primary, secondary, university). In contrast, there are only a few studies focused on teachers of art-related disciplines, specifically those who teach instrumental performance in music conservatories. The aim of this study was to describe the ideas that instrumental music teachers have on the functions and purposes of assessment, comparing them with the ideas outlined in the current music curriculum. Participants were 18 teachers from different instrumental specialties, who taught at state-funded conservatories within the autonomous Community of Madrid. We conducted semistructured interviews in which we asked teachers about the purposes that they had in mind when assessing students. Responses were analyzed using content analysis. Findings showed that the most frequently mentioned primary purposes of assessment were summative, formative and selfassessment, while grading students appeared most frequently as a secondary purpose. Few teachers refereed to the formative purpose. In addition, we found that the teachers’ responses alluded to both social and educational functions of assessment. We conclude that the ideas of the interviewed teachers reflected what is prescribed in the current music curriculum only partially, given the marginal role of the formative purpose as compared with curriculum guidelines. Limitations of the study are discussed. We suggest that researchers should conduct future research addressing the tensions between educational and social functions of assessment throughout each educational cycle. |
topic |
profesores de instrumento conservatorio evaluación funciones finalidades currículo |
url |
https://www.forodeeducacion.com/ojs/index.php/fde/article/view/651 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT aranzazugonzalezroyo conservatoryinstrumentalteachersideasaboutthefunctionsandpurposesofassessment AT alfredobautista conservatoryinstrumentalteachersideasaboutthefunctionsandpurposesofassessment |
_version_ |
1724998529345126400 |