Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills in the Music Classroom
Explore ways to foster critical thinking skills in music education, including student-created assessments, assessments to encourage critical thinking, and topics music students can critically think about. Discover how to incorporate critical thinking into your music classroom effectively.
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Cultivating Critical Thinking Skills in the Music Classroom Dr. Phillip D. Payne and Dr. Ruth Gurgel Kansas State University
What do music students think critically about? Musical performance Musical creativity Responding to music Making connections to music in society
What are ways you currently foster critical thinking in your music classroom?
Using Assessments to Encourage Critical Thinking Student-Created Quizzes o Daily Journals o Exit Tickets o Free Writes o Musical Analysis... Video clip here?
Student-Created Assessments Creating Partner Assessments for deeper understanding. o Students create the criteria upon which they will be assessed. o Connected to the new national standards. Now it s your turn! Let s create a rubric using the process!
What can students do with the assessment they created? Use it! (with peers, with small groups, or with the whole class) Diagnose, prescribe, instruct, correct Analyze social contexts surrounding music
What does a student-created assessment tell you about your instruction? Brainstorm How will this connect to the current standards? How will this connect to the new National Standards? How might this connect to KEEP or development of your own assessments for evaluation?
What is one way you can use student-created assessments in the classroom?
