Publication Date
Spring 4-24-2010
School
College of Arts and Sciences
Major
Psychology: Clinical/Experimental
Primary Subject Area
Education, Educational Psychology; Psychology, Cognitive
Disciplines
Cognitive Psychology | Curriculum and Instruction
Recommended Citation
Warner, Jessica P., "The Construction of an Elementary Music Curriculum Utilizing Backward Design and Bloom’s Taxonomy" (2010). Senior Honors Theses. 118.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/honors/118
Abstract
Based on the philosophy that the development of curriculum should provide a framework for the assessment of student learning, backward design was utilized to develop a curriculum review for an elementary music program. This design worked directly with three levels of Bloom’s taxonomy (knowledge, application, and synthesis) in order to demonstrate the level of learning for three grades in a small, private mid-Atlantic elementary school. Fifteen students were assessed using the rubrics both before and after curriculum implementation, and analyses were conducted to determine what changes resulted from the focused, short-term curriculum. A plan of improvement was then developed for the rest of the music program in order to assess and continuously improve the students’ learning.
