Assessment in secondary music

# 4.3 Teacher as musical critic

In this final section, you will consider the questions teachers might ask when evaluating the extent to which their assessment approaches support young people’s musical learning.

## Table 7 Assessment of young people’s work musically

Questions to consider | Related issues
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What are the criteria for musical success in the tasks I have set for the young people? | How do I define the criteria for musical achievement and how do I communicate this to my young people? How do I support students in developing their own understanding of musical achievement and what they need to do to improve?
How can I demonstrate to young people the musical possibilities of the task they are undertaking? | How might I use my own musical skills to demonstrate what I want the young people to achieve?
Is the young people’s work musically coherent and interesting? | How do the young people and I define musical coherence and interest? Does what I assess and how I assess support the development of interest and coherence? How is interest and coherence exemplified in different musical styles and traditions?

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