Год выпуска: 2013 Автор: Mark Eutsler Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 140 ISBN: 9783659452680
Описание
Indiana’s declining SAT scores prompted the publisher of a statewide magazine covering the literary, performing, and visual arts to take action and create a program to use the magazine as a supplemental resource for students. It was believed that such a supplemental resource could enhance critical thinking and writing skills and help raise SAT scores. Arts Indiana, Inc., a not-for-profit organization, provided the organizational structure that launched the Arts Indiana Magazine in the Classroom program and sought sponsors to cover its costs. It was believed that by integrating arts—in a multi-disciplinary approach—directly into Indiana classrooms, the program could enhance critical thinking and writing skills. This study showed the ways in which a supplemental resource is used affects teachers’ perceptions of curriculum integration, instructional materials development, classroom learning activity selections, and student critical thinking improvement. It revealed similarities and...
