MUED 5973 TESTS AND MEASUREMENT IN MUSIC
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Semester: SPRING 04
Class: T 5:30p
Instructor: Dr. Dale Misenhelter
Phone: 5-5746
Office:226 Music
Office Hours: M-R 10:30a - 11:30a
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This course will address the psychometric concepts of tests and measurement in music achievement,
aptitude, attitude, and self-assessment. The course will focus on the teaching and assessment of musical skills,
aptitude, attitude, and responses, and will critically examine existing aptitude tests (from early work by
Seashore and Watkins-Farnum through contemporary evaluation theory of Gordon, etc). Basic statistical
concepts, data analysis, and software used in common testing and research scenarios will be introduced.
Goals
1. To stimulate thinking concerning the teaching profession and life as evidenced by demonstrating ability to
logically analyze, criticize, and/or choose alternatives consistent with some value orientation.
2. To develop an understanding of the measurement process in music education as it relates to the evaluation of
individuals, classrooms, and performance ensembles.
Recommended Text: Radocy, R. E., & Boyle, J.D. (1987). Measurement and Evaluation of Musical
Experiences (3rd ed.). New York: Schirmer.
Style Manual: American Psychological Association (1994). Publication manual of the American
Psychological Association (4th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. ISBN 1-55798241-4
Additional Course Objectives:
The student will:
- read and discuss issues relating to assessment inmusic education, including measurement functions,
instruments, and applications as they apply to student assessment in general music, individual performances,
ensemble performance, and teacher assessment.
- devise assessment procedures and instruments to assess students progress using both traditional and nontraditional points of view.
- read, interpret, and evaluate research related to the evaluation of music
Grading
Attendance and Participation 10%
Tests on assigned readings and class discussion (3 @ 20% = 60%)
Analyses of published research articles (10 @ 2% = 20%)
Each student will select ten different recent research articles to read and review. Complete a research review
form for each article by the assigned dates.
Research Paper (10%)
Each student will select a topic related to testing and measurement in music for a research paper.
CALENDAR
tentative - weekly
week of 13 Jan
Orientation/Syllabus
Functio
week of 20 Jan
Foundations of Assessment
Contemporary Issues in Measurement and Evaluation
week of 27 Jan
Psychometric Foundations (1)
week of 3 Feb
Psychometric Foundations (2)
week of 10 Feb
EXAM (3 research reviews due)
week of 17 Feb
Music Testing Behaviors
week of 24 Feb
Test Development
week of 3 Mar
Measuring Aptitude and Ability
week of 10 Mar
Measuring Achievement
week of 17 Mar
Measuring Performance
week of 24 Mar
EXAM (3 research reviews due)
week of 31 Mar
Affective Behaviors and Aesthetic Response
Radocy & Boyle Chptr 8
week of 7 Apr
Assessment Methods: Effective Teaching and Self Assessment
Assessment Methods: Portfolios
week of 14 Apr
Assessment Methods: Grading
Assessment Methods: Effective Teaching and Self Assessment
week of 21 Apr
EXAM (4 research reviews due)
In Class Presentations: Research Projects
week of 28 Apr
Final Papers due