1. Overview of the Standards Referenced in MAEIA Assessments
Module 2
IN THE MAEIA MODULE SERIES

2. Purpose of MAEIA Project
Improve the quality of your arts education program
Monitor and improve student learning in the arts
Support professional practice and improve teacher effectiveness
Advance arts as a core element of public education
MAEIA [pr My- uh] talking points
The MAEIA Project was commissioned by the Michigan Department of Education and developed by the Michigan Assessment Consortium and Data Recognition Corp. in partnership with over 1,000 Michigan Educators.
MCACA has provided support under Services to the Field Grant for FY

3. Overview of the Module Series
Introduction to the MAEIA Project Overview of the MAEIA Assessments Overview of the Content Standards Assessed by the MAEIA Assessments Selecting the MAEIA Assessments
Navigating the MAEIA Website
Using the MAEIA Assessments
Scoring and Reporting the MAEIA Assessments
Using the MAEIA Assessments to Demonstrate Educator Effectiveness

4. Purpose of this Module
Explain the various content standards referenced in MAEIA assessments Describe how to search the online catalogue by standards Consider how the available assessments can be selected to present a balanced approach to the creative artistic process

5. Michigan’s State Board of Education on Arts Education
Michigan State Board of Education’s expectation is that all K-12 students should achieve at the basic level in each of the visual, performing, and applied arts disciplines* and achieve proficiency in at least one of these disciplines by graduation from high school.
State Board of Education, June 1998
Visual, Performing, and Applied Arts Credit Guidelines 2016

6. The Artistic Creative Process
Involves students in creating, performing and reflecting
Characterized by nonlinear iterative cycles of exploration
Students attempt a variety of approaches and sustain a realm of possible results before completion.
This process is important to the preparation of all students, throughout life and across careers.

8. Content Standards referenced in MAEIA Assessments
MAEIA Performance Standards (K-12)—Performance standards are discipline-specific and condense the Michigan Merit Curriculum’s five content standards into the three overarching performance standards of Create, Perform, and Respond.
These performance standards were developed to serve as the basis for MAEIA model assessments that measure student proficiency in each arts discipline at each grade span - K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.
Michigan Content Standards, Benchmarks and Grade Level Content Expectations (K-12) —These are the Michigan State Board of Education-approved standards for arts education, taken from Michigan Arts Education Content Standards and Benchmarks for Dance, Music, Theatre and the Visual Arts (2011). For K-8 items, the Michigan Benchmarks and Grade Level Content Expectations are indicated.
Visual, Performing, and Applied Arts (VPAA) Credit Guidelines —These are taken from the Michigan State Board of Education-approved Michigan Merit Curriculum Credit Guidelines for the Visual, Performing, and Applied Arts (2006).
National Core Arts Standards (NCAS) Standards Alignment (2016) (K-12)–This provides the code for the National Core Arts Standards anchor standard that most closely aligns to the item.
VISUAL, PERFORMING, AND APPLIED ARTS

9. Visual, Performing and Applied Arts Credit Guidelines Levels
High School Level – for high school items only:
Designates the Visual, Performing, and Applied Arts (VPAA) level for which the item (task or event) was written.
Level 1—Students who fulfill their one credit visual, performing, or applied arts (VPAA) high school graduation requirement only, or who are in their first year of a multi-year VPAA program.
Level 2—Students who have already completed their first year in an arts discipline course and are now in their second year of instruction in the same arts discipline.
Level 3—Students who have already completed their first and second years in an arts discipline’s courses and are now in their third year or fourth year of instruction in the same arts discipline.
See Section 3.6, page 13, for a printed copy of the Levels. Only use for high school field testers.

10. Alignment of Standards
MAEIA Performance Standards
VPAA Credit Guidelines
Michigan Content Standards
NCAS
Create X
Perform/
Present
Respond
Analyze
Analyze in Context
Analyze and Make Connections

11. maeia-artsednetwork.org/model-assessments
Tips
for
Selecting
Assessments
maeia-artsednetwork.org/model-assessments

12. Catalogue page for each discipline

13. Music: Main Page
MAEIA assessments are available at:

14. How items are catalogued
MAEIA Performance Standard (K-12)—Performance standards are discipline-specific and condense the Michigan Merit Curriculum’s five content standards into the three overarching performance standards of Create, Perform, and Respond.
These performance standards were developed to serve as the basis for MAEIA model assessments that measure student proficiency in each arts discipline at each grade span - K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.
Content Standard and Benchmark (K-12) —These are the Michigan State Board of Education-approved standards for arts education, taken from Michigan Arts Education Content Standards and Benchmarks for Dance, Music, Theatre and the Visual Arts (2011). For K-8 items, the Michigan Benchmarks are indicated.
VPAA Guideline —These are taken from the Michigan State Board of Education-approved Michigan Merit Curriculum Credit Guidelines for the Visual, Performing, and Applied Arts (2006).
NCAS Standards Alignment (K-12)–This provides the code for the National Core Arts Standards anchor standard that most closely aligns to the item.
VISUAL, PERFORMING, AND APPLIED ARTS

15. The catalog is searchable!
Item title
Keywords
Grade levels
High School Level
Standards and VPAA Guidelines

18. Tips for Selecting Items
Select the Create, Perform, and Respond items that will logically fit into your existing curriculum and instructional plans.
You may modify the assessments to better fit your instruction (e.g., change the genre of the work of art used in the assessment).
Taken from Item Selection Guidance (ISG) document.

19. Tips for Selecting Items
Select a mix of . . .
&
&
Create
Perform
Present
Respond
Taken from Item Selection Guidance (ISG) document, page 2.
Together, these represent the creative process.

20. maeia-artsednetwork.org

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Michigan Assessment Consortium