Good evening fellow bloggers.

So we have made it to the last stretch of this module and semester. I have learnt so much in the module and enjoyed it thoroughly, so lets gets started with our Study unit 5 blog post.

Assessing the creative outcomes of student learning has always been a dilemma for educators and will continue to be so for as long as we continue to value imagination as one of the most important underlying virtues of engagement in the arts. Assessment, of course, is a continuous process in arts education. The day to day formative judgments made by teachers to assist students’ progress towards their learning goals play a central role in any successful art education program.

 However summative assessment is the force that gives impetus to the direction of the program and defines what is most important to learn. Formative assessment tends to be a private matter between the student and teacher while summative assessments are often a much more public affair.

Performing Arts in the Foundation Phase allows children the opportunity to creatively communicate, dramatize, sing, make music, dance and explore movement.

Through the performing arts, learners develop their physical skills and creativity. Music and Performing Arts contribute to a broad and balanced arts provision for all pupils and are taught as part of the National Curriculum. This policy will form the basis upon which we map out the guidance for Music across the school. It will outline the purpose, nature and management of how music is taught and learned in our school and will inform new teachers of expectations. The aims of music teaching are to enable children to:

• Develop proficiency as musicians, actors and dancers.

 • Know and understand how sounds are made and then organised into musical structures.

• Know how music is made through a variety of instruments.

• Know how music is composed and written down.

• Know how music is influenced by the time, place and purpose for which it was written.

 • Develop the interrelated skills of performing, composing and appreciating music.

• Acquire audience skills such as listening and viewing responsibly.

 • Interpret and present their own or others’ work to a range of audiences.

 • Express feelings, ideas, experiences and beliefs in a variety of ways.

 • Improve coordination, flexibility, agility, strength and fine motor skills.

The reason why assessment in performing arts is being neglected could be a few reasons such as teachers are not fully aware of what should be thought, the workload is to much in all of the other subjects that arts and music are being put aside. If I had to come up with a plan in how to bring performing arts back in full swing in the school is to firstly come up with a plan of action and to educate the teachers of what should be expected from them when teaching performing arts. Performing arts and music is so beneficial towards children and have a positive impact in their daily life.

Goodbye! Until next time. Keep safe.