Research on Arts Education Model Development and Student Learning Outcomes
Explore a collaborative grant project between the Alliance Theatre Institute, Wolf Trap, and Georgia State University focusing on the impact of arts education on student learning outcomes in areas like English language acquisition, story writing, and academic achievement.
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Arts Education Model Development and Dissemination Grant RESEARCH FROM 4 YEAR GRANT 2009-2013 COLLABORATION BETWEEN: THE ALLIANCE THEATRE INSTITUTE GEORGIA WOLF TRAP GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY- ANNE KRUGER, PHD
Student Learning Research Questions Over the Kindergarten year, will students in Wolf Trap classrooms make significantly greater gains than students in control classrooms on standardized measures of English language acquisition? Will they show greater gains in English story writing? Will they show greater academic achievement more generally? Measures ELL placement test (WAPT-L/S) Summer before kindergarten Woodcock-Mu oz (WMLS-R) Oral Expression and Listening Clusters Administered in both English and Spanish Pre (Sept/Oct) and Post (April/May) English Proficiency Test (ACCESS for ELLs) January/February Experimenter Designed English Story Writing Task Pre (Sept/Oct) and Post (April/May) GKIDS
Data Analyses of Student Learning Three School Years, 2009-2012 Randomly Selected ELL (Latino)K Students 514 (186 in the treatment condition; 253 girls; age M = 66.9 months, SD=4.4) End of Kindergarten Year Performance Controlled for Age and Skills at Entry Significance Testing: Treatment Received All three years of professional learning (N=12 teachers) Control group (N=31 teachers)
Woodcock-Muoz Total Oral Language-English
Academic Achievement (GKIDS) Students in Wolf Trap classrooms were significantly more likely than students in control classrooms to meet or exceed expectations in- Reading Speaking/Listening Geometry Data Conclusion Emphasis on the links among: emotion meaning - words Drama enhances the communication skills necessary for a successful transition to school.
