Evaluating Creativity: Making and Learning by Young People [Paperback]

Julia Sefton-Green (Editor), Rebecca Sinker (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 24, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0415192420 | ISBN-13: 978-0415192422 | Edition: 1

Evaluating Creative Practice discusses:
*the function of evaluation in general
*the role of formal assessment and its relation with informal evaluation
*the role of the audience for the creative product
*the value of making within the subject discipline
*the balance within the subject paid to product and process
*the role of reflection and the place of the students voice.
Examples of practice from subject disciplines English, Art, Music, Drama, Media Studies, Design and Technology, Gallery Education and Digital Arts will enable those involved with primary, secondary, further, higher, gallery and community education to learn from each other and to develop a coherent approach to the range of creative work produced by young people. By focusing on questions of evaluation and containing a range of practical examples the book sets an agenda for creative work by young people in the school curriculum and beyond.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This refreshing collection presents perspectives on the best way for children to grow in the arts, in light of conflicting philosophies of creativity and debates about the purpose of teaching the arts. For example, if the goal of arts education is to serve as a platform for self-expression, does critical feedback imply judgment of the individual or the values brought to the work? Though they admit they cannot provide a unifying theory or specific policies, the authors have admirably laid the groundwork for eliminating a tragically common occurrence, 'the teacher who knows what he or she likes but can't or won't say why.' -R.F. Subotnik, CUNY Hunter College, CHOICE Dec 00'.

About the Author

Julian Sefton-Green is Media Education Development Officer at Weekend Arts College. Rebecca Sinker is Research Fellow in Digital Arts at Middlesex University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (June 24, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415192420
• ISBN-13: 978-0415192422
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,428,816 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)