Last year, 1st grade served as part of my SLO and while the assessment itself was a great thing, the rubric I had created was just too simple and hard to get a good, accurate measurement of growth out of. You can see the post I did at the end of last year here. This assessment involved asking the students to draw 6 things in 6 squares. They were to be assessed on the subject itself, use of a horizon line, use of colors, and craftsmanship, but because of the way the rubric read, it was very difficult for the other art teacher who assessed my tests to give an accurate grade. For one drawing, a student might have received a 4 for one aspect of their drawing but a 1 for another, which made it difficult to give a solid score for each drawing.
It was also hard to assess the "draw anything you want" square because let's face it, a lot of the 1st graders just drew "scribbled abstract art". In the end, I didn't meet my 80% mark of students who met or passed my goal...I only had about 65% of students meet or exceed the goal. So, here is how I changed this assessment for this year.
The first thing I did was change the six items students need to draw. Now, they have to draw a fuzzy dog, a rainbow, a tree, a landscape, a self-portrait, and a still life. I like the change in the last three options because now they have to prove that they learned content as to what those three subject types are. I also changed my rubric. It's a little bit more complex now, but I think it will be a lot easier to grade these drawings and get a more accurate show of growth.
1st
Grade: 6-Square Drawing Test
Fuzzy
Dog
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Texture
& Color
Student
used appropriate colors for the subject and details drawn. Student made object look like it has the
appropriate texture.
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4
3 2 1
0
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Dog
Body
Dog
body is drawn accurately and looks like an actual dog.
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4 3 2
1 0
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Background
Student
included appropriate details in the background for the subject, including a
horizon line. Sky is colored all the
way to the horizon line.
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4
3 2 1
0
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Tree
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Texture
& Color
Student
used appropriate colors for the subject and details drawn. Student made object look like it has the
appropriate texture.
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4
3 2 1
0
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Tree
Structure
Tree
contains all appropriate parts (trunk, branches, leaves and possibly
roots). “Cloud tree”=3, “ice cream
tree”=2, “lollipop tree”=1. No tree=0.
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4
3 2 1
0
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Background
Student
included appropriate details for the subject in the background, including a
horizon line. Sky is colored all the way to the horizon line.
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4
3 2 1
0
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Rainbow
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Color
Order
Correct
colors ROYGBIV & order = 4
Correct
colors ROYGBV & order = 3 (no indigo)
Correct
colors but not in order (or missing 2 colors) = 2
Did
not use correct colors but has 3 colors present = 1
Used
1-2 colors (or no rainbow) = 0
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4
3 2 1
0
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Background
Student
included appropriate details for the subject in the background. Sky is
colored all the way to the horizon line (if one is included).
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4
3 2 1
0
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Craftsmanship
Student
used neat coloring. Colored the entire
square. Sky is colored all the way to
the horizon line; ground is colored from the horizon line down to the edge of
the square.
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4
3 2 1
0
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Landscape
|
Type
of Art
Student
correctly drew a landscape. Included
images from outside where the nature is more important than man-made
objects. (Mountains, sky, sun, grass,
weather, animals, etc.)
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4
3 2 1
0
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Details
Used
appropriate colors for the subject and details shown.
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4
3 2 1
0
|
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Craftsmanship
Student
used neat coloring and colored everything.
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4
3 2 1
0
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Still
Life
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Type
of Art
Student
correctly drew a still life. Drawing
is of inanimate objects such as a vase of flowers, plants, fruit, cups, dishes, etc.
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4
3 2 1
0
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Details
Used
appropriate colors for the subject and details shown. Included a horizon line.
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4
3 2 1
0
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Craftsmanship
Student
used neat coloring and colored everything.
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4
3 2 1
0
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Self-Portrait
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Type
of Art
Student
correctly drew a self-portrait.
Student drew a picture of him or herself.
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4
3 2 1
0
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Details
Used
appropriate colors for the subject and details shown. Included all appropriate facial features
(eyes, nose, mouth, ears, hair, eye brows, freckles, glasses, etc.). If a body is included, student has shown
all appropriate limbs (neck, arms, legs, feet, hands, torso, etc.).
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4
3 2 1
0
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Craftsmanship
Student
used neat coloring and colored everything.
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4
3 2 1
0
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4=Advanced 3=Satisfactory 2=Improving 1=Needs Improvement
0=Incomplete
________________ / 72 points =
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