Museum of Modern Art NY School Program Evaluation Study Year II
link coming soon
1989-1990
Principal Researcher: Abigail Housen
Senior Research Associate: Karin DeSantis
Treatment: School program as described in Yr. I; mentoring; participation by classroom teacher in 8 teacher-training workshops
Assessment tools: Pre and post treatment Aesthetic Development Interviews, questionnaires, teacher journals
Subjects: 45 teachers
45 6th grade students
25 high school students
10 follow-up Yr. I Total Subjects: 125
Findings:
The experimentals exhibited significant stage change when compared to controls. Students with mentored teachers experienced greater stage change than other experimentals. Treatment caused no shift in use of visual literacy vocabulary and concepts.
Site Coordinator: Nancy Lee Miller
link to MoMA Year 1 1988-89, #3 coming soon