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Needs assessments give the teacher information that helps her present knowledge to students at their level of understanding. In this way, students will feel acknowledged for what they do know and supported to meet new challenges in learning.
The beginning of the school year and the beginning of a new unit are two appropriate times to carry out needs assessment in the classroom. There are many ways to approach this process: a class discussion, a written questionnaire, an in class exercise, a short essay response, a non graded objective test from an earlier grade level. The questionnaire below is a Needs Assessment that I would give to eighth graders to fill out in the classroom for assessing their familiarity with Art at the beginning of a year long Foundations of Art Course. I would also consider keeping the filled out questionnaires until the end of the school year, have students fill out the same questionnaire at the end of the year, and have them compare the two. Their answers would reflect their growth and achievements over the year.
Name_________________
Period________________
This is a questionnaire designed to help me find out about your knowledge and experience of art so that together we can create the best possible class experience. You may even learn new things about yourself in the process! Answer every question as clearly as you can. Remember that this is not a graded test, but it is an important step to getting off to a good start.
How often have you used the following art materials and art techniques?
Fill in the blank to the right of each item with the number that is most accurate for you.
0 = never, 1 = rarely, 2 = sometimes, 3 = often, 4 = one of my favorites!
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Art Materials Drawing Pencils ____ Color Wheel ____ Pastel chalks ____ Oil Pastels ____ Charcoal Sticks ____ Paints Brushes ____ Acrylic Paint ____ Oil Paint ____ Gouache ____ Watercolor ____ Clay ____ Ceramic Glazes ____ Pen and Ink ____ Computer Art Programs ____ Found Objects ____ Camera ____ Wood ____ Plaster of Paris ____ Paper ____ Fabric ____ Art Journal ____ |
Art Techniques Design ____ Collage ____ Drawing ____ Painting ____ Environmental Art ____ Photography ____ Computer Graphics ____ Ceramics ____ Mixed Media ____ Print Making ____ Video ____ Performance Art ____ Calligraphy ____ Graphic Design ____ Paper Mach ____ Metal Arts ____ Paper Making ____ Batik ____ Artist Book ____ |
1. What other materials and techniques have you used to make art?
2. List the primary colors.
3. List the secondary colors.
4. What two colors do you mix to get Orange?
Green?
Violet?
Pink?
Navy Blue?
Gray?
5. Have you ever kept an art journal?
6. What are the elements of Design?
7. What is a self-portrait?
8. What is a still life?
9. Draw a quick still life.
10. What does "two-dimensional" mean when it refers to an artwork?
11. What does "three-dimensional" mean?
12. What is meant by perspective?
13. List several good sources for ideas for artwork.
14. List as many "famous" artists as you can think of.
15. My favorite artist is _________________________ and he/she makes ______________________________________________________________.
16. Describe and give the location of an artwork you have seen in a public place.
17. What art museums have you visited?
18. Choose something that you like to draw. In the space below draw it
a)realistically with lots of detail
b)as simply as possible with little detail
c) distorted or abstracted
19. I think this class is going to be: