The Oxford Handbook of Assessment Policy and Practice in Music Education, Volume 2: (Oxford Handbooks)

In the music classroom, instructors who hope to receive aid are required to provide data on their classroom programs. Due to the lack of reliable, valid large-scale assessments of student achievement in music, however, music educators in schools that accept funds face a considerable challenge in finding a way to measure student learning in their classrooms. From Australia to Taiwan to the Netherlands, music teachers experience similar struggles in the quest for a definitive assessment resource that can be used by both music educators and researchers. In this two-volume Handbook, contributors from across the globe come together to provide an authority on the assessment, measurement, and evaluation of student learning in music.The Handbook's first volume emphasizes international and theoretical perspectives on music education assessment in the major world regions. This volume also looks at technical aspects of measurement in music, and outlines situations where theoretical foundations can be applied to the development of tests in music. The Handbook's second volume offers a series of practical and US-focused approaches to music education assessment. Chapters address assessment in different types of US classrooms; how to assess specific skills or requirements; and how assessment can be used in tertiary and music teacher education classrooms. Together, both volumes of The Oxford Handbook of Assessment in Music Education pave the way forward for music educators and researchers in the field.

Table of Contents:
Dedication List of Contributors Part I. Music Assessment in the United States 1. Legislation and Common Law Impacting Assessment Practices in Music Education Joshua A. Russell 2. The Impact of State Testing on American Music Classrooms Ronald G. Sherwin and Sarah H. McQuarrie 3. High-stakes Assessment in Music Glenn E. Nierman 4. The Status of Arts Assessment in the United States Marcia McCaffrey and Linda T. Lovins 5. Connecticut Common Music Assessments: Collaboratively Building Capacity and Exemplars Richard Wells and Scott C. Shuler 6. The Florida Performing Fine Arts Assessment Project Steven N. Kelley, Beth Cummings, and Mary Grace Gordon 7. Kentucky Policies and Practices for Assessment in Music Education: Past, Present, and Future Robyn Swanson and Philip Shepherd 8. Washington State's Classroom-Based Performance Assessments: Formative and Summative Design for Music Education Ann René Joseph 9. The Texas Music Assessment: Grassroots Development of a Statewide Music Test Michele Hentry 10. A Colorado Partnership for Assessment in Music Education Mark Hudson and Karol Gates 11. Measuring Student Learning in Michigan: The Michigan Arts Education Assessment and Instruction Project Ryan Shaw and Cynthia Crump Taggart 12. The South Carolina Arts Assessment Program Ashlee Lewis, Yin Burgess, and Xumei Fan Part II. The Assessment of Student Music Learning 13. Assessment and Critical Pedagogy: A Perspective from the United States Frank Abrahams 14. Making Assessment Meaningful, Measurable, and Manageable in the Secondary Music Classroom Paul H. Kimpton and Ann Kaczkowski Kimton 15. Assessment Practices of American Band Directors Charles J. Vaughan 16. Assessment Practices of American Choral Music Educators Al D. Holcolmb 17. Assessment Practices of American Orchestra Directors Kirk Moss, Stephen Benham, and Kristen Pellegrino 18. Assessment Practices in American Elementary General Music Classrooms Jeff Marlatt 19. Assessing Music in Early Childhood Maria Runfola 20. Assessment in the Music Learning Theory-Based Classroom Jill A. Reese and Heather N. Shouldice 21. Assessment in the Kodály Classroom Sue Leithold-Bowcock and Ann C. Kay 22. Assessment and Orff Schulwerk Pedagogy Daniel Johnson 23. Assessment in the Dalcroze Classroom Marja-Leena Juntunen and Cassandra Eisenreich 24. Analyzing Student Data to Inform Instruction and Increase Student Growth Denese Odegaard 25. Assessing Music Learning through Compositions Clint Randles 26. Assessing Singing Voice Development Joanne Rutkowski 27. Self-Assessment of Singing Accuracy Patricia Riley 28. Practical Tools and Strategies for Assessing Aural Skills Nathan Buonviri 29. Assessing Music Listening Keith Thompson 30. The Assessment of Adult Music Learning in the United States Jeremy Lane 31. Culturally Responsive Assessment in Music Education Ebru Tuncer-Boon 32. Spotlight on Children and Young People with Complex Special Needs Helen Farrell 33. Evidence-based Practices for Music Instruction and Assessment for P-12 Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder Robyn Swanson Part III. Assessment and Music Technology 34. Policy, Standards, and Assessment in Technology-Based Music Instruction Jay Dorfman 35. Technical Issues Related to Computerized Music Performance Assessment Daniel Massoth 36. Assessing Music Learning with Technology William Bauer Epilogue 37. Assessment in Music Education: The State of the Art Timothy S. Brophy

About the Author :
Timothy S. Brophy is Director of Institutional Assessment at the University of Florida and Professor of Music Education. Dr. Brophy holds national and international leadership roles in assessment, served as a past National Chair of the Assessment Special Research Interest Group of The National Association for Music Education, and is the founding and organizing chair of the International Symposia on Assessment in Music Education (ISAME). He co-founded the first Assessment, Measurement, and Evaluation Special Interest Group for the International Society for Music Education.