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Reimer, Mark U. – Research and Issues in Music Education, 2009
Semester assessment of college wind band members is an issue that conductors would probably agree falls within their academic freedom. Institutions may award as little as no credit or even a percentage of a credit for ensemble participation, although the time and effort required of the students and their conductor is undoubtedly equivalent to, or…
Descriptors: Music Education, Musicians, Music, Music Theory
Haas, Lory E. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Three main purposes provided the foundation for this study. The first purpose was to investigate academic achievement through analyses of data obtained through formal and informal assessments among kindergarten through eighth grade students who participated in a Head Start program, center-based care program, or home-based care prior to school…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Investigations, Informal Assessment
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Rekalidou, Galini; Pliogou, Vassiliki – Education 3-13, 2006
The aim of this research is to examine how social learning is connected to the acquisition of knowledge and abilities. One hundred and nineteen "A" grade students (60 boys and 59 girls) attending public primary school participated. The collection of data was carried out according to: (1) the "Athina" Test (AT) and (2) teachers'…
Descriptors: Socialization, Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students
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Luckner, John L.; Bowen, Sandy – American Annals of the Deaf, 2006
Assessment currently plays a critical role in American schools and society, in tasks ranging from ranking schools' effectiveness, to determining individual placement, to planning instruction. The purpose of the study was to gather data about the formal and informal assessment instruments and processes used by professionals in deaf education.…
Descriptors: Partial Hearing, Deafness, Informal Assessment, Achievement Tests