ISAT Fine Arts Performance Definitions
Grade 7
The following words are used throughout the performance-level definitions
to indicate frequency of a student’s behaviors. They are defined
here to provide more consistent interpretations of the definitions.
Consistently – almost always or always
Usually – more than half the time
Occasionally – less than half the time
Seldom or inconsistently – not very often, erratically applies
skill, shows no discernible pattern
The descriptions of fine arts attributes assume that all students
have a working knowledge of the language of the arts; that through
creating and performing, students understand how works of art are
produced; and that students have an understanding of the role of
the arts in civilizations, past and present.
EXCEEDS STANDARDS
Grade 7 students at the Exceeds Standards level consistently use
the vocabulary of the arts, identifying sensory elements, organizational
principles, and expressive qualities when describing or analyzing
a work of art. They consistently compare and contrast the elements
and principles in two or more art works that share similar themes
and support their ideas with examples.
These students consistently select and use a variety of tools and
processes in the creating and performing of works in one or more
of the arts. They consistently compare and contrast a variety of
artistic processes and ways modern technologies and traditional
tools are used in the arts.
These students consistently apply the creative processes of problem
solving, interpreting, improvising, constructing, and imagining
or visualizing to communicate in the arts. They consistently demonstrate
creativity and craftsmanship or skill in the performance and creation
of one or more of the arts. They consistently evaluate and refine
their own artistic work and the artistic work of others.
These students consistently identify and describe careers and occupations
in and among the arts and how they contribute to the world of work.
They consistently compare and contrast how the arts function in
ceremony, technology, politics, communication and entertainment.
Students at the Exceeds Standards level consistently understand
and describe how artists and their works shape culture and increase
knowledge of societies, past and present. Students list significant
artists and describe their contributions in two or more of the arts.
MEETS STANDARDS
Grade 7 students at the Meets Standards level use the vocabulary
of the arts, identifying sensory elements, organizational principles,
and expressive qualities when describing or analyzing a work of
art. They usually compare and contrast the elements and principles
in two or more art works that share similar themes and support their
ideas with examples.
These students usually select and use a variety of tools and processes
in creating and performing works in one or more of the arts. They
describe and analyze artistic processes and ways modern technologies
and traditional tools are used in the arts.
These students usually apply the creative processes of problem
solving, interpreting, improvising, constructing, and imagining
or visualizing to communicate in the arts. They usually demonstrate
creativity and craftsmanship or skill in the performance and creation
of one or more of the arts. The usually evaluate and refine their
own artistic work and the artistic work of others.
These students identify and describe careers and occupations in
and among the arts and how they contribute to the world of work.
They usually compare and contrast how the arts function in ceremony,
technology, politics, communication and entertainment.
Grade 7 students at the Meets Standards level understand and describe
how artists and their works shape culture and increase knowledge
of societies, past and present.
BELOW STANDARDS
Grade 7 students at the Below Standards level occasionally use
the vocabulary of the arts, identifying sensory elements, organizational
principles, and expressive qualities when describing or analyzing
a work of art. They occasionally compare and contrast the elements
and principles in two or more art works that share similar themes
and occasionally support their ideas with examples.
These students occasionally select and use a variety of tools and
processes in the creating and performing of works in one or more
of the arts. They occasionally describe artistic processes and ways
modern technologies and traditional tools are used in the arts.
These students occasionally apply the creative processes of problem
solving, interpreting, improvising, constructing, or imagining/visualizing
to communicate in the arts. They demonstrate limited creativity
and craftsmanship/skill in the performance and creation of one or
more of the arts. The occasionally evaluate and refine their own
artistic work and the artistic work of others.
These students occasionally identify and describe careers and occupations
in and among the arts and how they contribute to the world of work.
They occasionally compare how the arts function in ceremony, technology,
politics, communication, and entertainment.
Students at the Below Standards level show limited understanding
of how artists and their works shape culture and increase knowledge
of societies, past and present.
ACADEMIC WARNING
Grade 7 students at the Academic Warning level seldom use the vocabulary
of the arts, identifying sensory elements, organizational principles,
and expressive qualities when describing or analyzing a work of
art. They inconsistently compare the elements and principles in
two or more art works that share similar themes and rarely support
their ideas with examples.
These students inconsistently demonstrate the ability to select
and use a variety of tools and processes in creating and performing
works in one or more of the arts. They are seldom able to describe
artistic processes and ways modern technologies and traditional
tools are used in the arts.
Students at the Academic Warning level inconsistently apply the
creative processes of problem solving, interpreting, improvising,
constructing, and imagining or visualizing to communicate in the
arts. They demonstrate a very limited degree of creativity and craftsmanship
or skill in the performance and creation of one or more of the arts.
The seldom evaluate and refine their own artistic work and the artistic
work of others.
Students at the Academic Warning level inconsistently identify
and describe careers and occupations in and among the arts and how
they contribute to the world of work. They inconsistently compare
how the arts function in ceremony, technology, politics, communication,
and entertainment.
Students at the Academic Warning level demonstrate a very limited
understanding of how artists and their works shape culture and increase
knowledge of societies, past and present.
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