The Content Description of the NAEP Dance Assessment
Because of sampling constraints, NAEP did not administer a grade 8 dance assessment. However, an assessment was developed by dance and measurement experts.
| Block Name |
Description |
"Philippine"
(Responding Block)
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Students view segments of three videotaped dances (a Philippine Singkal dance, an Irish Step dance, and a West African dance) and apply their knowledge of dance elements, such as movement qualities and choreographic techniques, to the dances.
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"Eagle"
(Responding Block)
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Students view segments of two videotaped dances (an American Indian dance and a Russian folk dance) and apply their knowledge of dance elements, such as movement qualities, choreographic techniques, and cultural and stylistic contexts, to the dances. |
"White Web"
(Responding Block)
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Students view segments of three dances from the movie White Nights, with Gregory Hines and Mikhail Baryshnikov. The segments include examples of both jazz and modern dance. Students apply their knowledge of dance elements, such as movement qualities, choreographic techniques, and cultural and stylistic contexts, to the dances. Finally, students view a contemporary dance based on a spider motif (created for NAEP featuring six children) and write a brief review analyzing and evaluating the dance. |
"Jazz"
(Performing Block)
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After a warm-up, students are asked to learn an extended movement phrase that uses jazz steps from a dance facilitator. The students then perform the phrase, and their performances are captured on videotape. |
"Metamorphosis"
(Creating/Performing Block)
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After a warm-up, students are asked to work with a partner to create a movement sequence based on the idea of metamorphosis, using different compositional elements such as time, space, and energy. The students then perform their composition, and their performances are captured on videotape. |
Last updated 16 December 2003 (CC)
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