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Cohort Study of Arts Participation and Academic Performance. Florida Cultural Alliance November 14, 2012 . Kathleen D. Sanz Ph.D., President/CEO kdsanz@cfaefl.org. Cohort Study of Arts Participation and Academic Performance. Overview of Analysis.
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Cohort Study of Arts Participation and Academic Performance Florida Cultural Alliance November 14, 2012 Kathleen D. Sanz Ph.D., President/CEO kdsanz@cfaefl.org
Overview of Analysis All Students participating in arts-related classes: • Stay in school • Have higher graduation rates • Less likely to drop out of school • Perform higher in academic areas such as mathematics, reading and writing • Achieve higher scores on standardized tests such as the SAT and the FCAT
Cohort Studies of Arts Participation and Academic Performance • 2007-2008 Cohort Study included 188,859 12th Grade Students • 2010-2011 Cohort Study included 197,933 12th Grade Students
2007-2008 Cohort StudyFine Arts EnrollmentDance Music Theatre Visual Arts • Information was based on 188,859 12th Grade Students • For the general population, the more arts classes taken, the higher the student achievement in all measures. • For students on “free and reduced lunch” an indicator of socioeconomic levels, the more arts classes taken, the higher the student achievement in all measures. • For students divided by ethnicity, the more arts classes taken, the higher the student achievement in all measures • The more arts classes taken, the less likely a student is to dropout of the cohort group.
2010-2011 Cohort StudyFine Arts EnrollmentDance Music Theatre Visual Arts • Information Based on 197,932 12th Grade students • Overall increase in the number of 12th grade students taking arts-related classes • Marked increase in the number of students qualifying for free-reduced lunch in arts-related classes • Overall increase in the number of students graduating with a standard high school diploma who took an arts-related class
2010-2011 Cohort StudyFine Arts EnrollmentDance Music Theatre Visual Arts GPA – Grade point averages—Bright futures criteria against the cumulative state grade point average, GPA scores for students taking arts-related class remain stable indicating students not meeting bright futures criteria benefit as much with taking art-related courses as those meeting bright futures.
2010-2011 Cohort StudyFine Arts EnrollmentDance Music Theatre Visual Arts • The number of students taking the SAT who were enrolled in arts-related classes increased. • Mathematics and verbal scores on the SAT remain stable even with the increased number of students. • SAT scores for both mathematics and verbal exams continue to show a trend that SAT scores improve as students take more arts-related credits. • Analysis of free and reduced lunch and race data, indicated that students enrolled in 4 or more courses scored higher on SAT mathematics and verbal than those not taking arts-related classes.
2010-2011 Cohort StudyFine Arts EnrollmentDance Music Theatre Visual Arts • FCAT comparisons for reading, mathematics and writing remain stable between the two cohort studies • Students scoring at Level 3 or better on all FCAT reading, mathematics and writing demonstrate continued benefits for all student groups. • Data comparing students receiving free-reduced lunch and race reflect the overall comparisons regarding FCAT scores and benefits.
Cumulative GPA Mean GPA For Students Statewide: 2010-2011 Mean GPA (unweighted) Arts Credits Taken
Bright FuturesGPA Mean GPA For Bright Futures Students Statewide: 2010-2011 Mean GPA (unweighted) Arts Credits Taken
Comparative GPA Mean GPA For Bright Futures Students vs. Not Bright Futures Visual Art Dance Music Theatre
Graduating With Diploma Percentage of Students Graduating With Standard High School Diploma: 2010-2011 Arts Credits Taken
Student Drop-Out Rate Percentage of Students Omitted From Standard High School Diploma: 2010-2011 Arts Credits Taken
Low Socio-Economic GPA Mean GPA For Students On Free/Reduced Price Lunch: 2010-2011 Mean GPA Arts Credits Taken
12th Grade Arts Enrollment Students Taking Arts Credits By Race: White Statewide Cumulative GPA Bright Futures GPA Visual Art Dance Theatre Music
Cumulative GPA: Visual Art GPA By Race for Students Taking Visual Art Credits: 2010-2011 Statewide Cumulative GPA Bright Futures GPA Mean GPA Mean GPA Hispanic White Black
Cumulative GPA: Dance GPA By Race for Students Taking Dance Credits: 2010-2011 Statewide Cumulative GPA Bright Futures GPA Mean GPA Mean GPA Hispanic White Black
Cumulative GPA: Theatre GPA By Race for Students Taking Theatre Credits: 2010-2011 Statewide Cumulative GPA Bright Futures GPA Mean GPA Mean GPA Hispanic White Black
Cumulative GPA: Music GPA By Race for Students Taking Music Credits: 2010-2011 Statewide Cumulative GPA Bright Futures GPA Mean GPA Hispanic White Black
SAT Participation Percentage Of Students Statewide Taking SAT (math or verbal) Arts Credits Taken
SAT Performance: Math Mean Scores For Students Statewide Taking SAT MATH 2010-2011 Mean SAT Math Scores Arts Credits Taken
SAT Performance: Verbal Mean Scores For Students Statewide Taking SAT Verbal 2010-2011 Mean SAT Verbal Scores Arts Credits Taken
Score Comparison: Dance Multi-Year SAT Performance Of Students With Dance Credits By Race: White SAT MATH SAT VERBAL Mean Score Mean Score 2007-2008 2010-2011
SAT Performance Mean Scores Of Students Free and/or Reduced Lunch Price Program Taking SAT MATH Mean SAT Math Scores Visual Art Dance Theatre Music Arts Credits Taken
SAT Performance Mean Scores Of Students Free and/or Reduced Lunch Price Program Taking SAT Verbal Mean SAT Verbal Scores Visual Art Dance Theatre Music Arts Credits Taken
FCAT Reading Percentage of Students Statewide Scoring 3 or Above on FCAT Reading Arts Credits Taken
FCAT Math Percentage of Students Statewide Scoring 3or Above on FCAT Math Arts Credits Taken
FCAT Writing Percentage of Students Statewide Scoring 3.5 or Above on FCAT Writing Arts Credits Taken
FCAT Writing Percentage of Students Statewide Scoring 1 to 3 on FCAT Writing Arts Credits Taken
Advocacy Goals for Cohort Study • Single page overview of results • Presentation of all arts disciplines • Presentation of individual arts disciplines • Presentation of Cohort Comparison Results • Comprehensive Plan for Dissemination of results. (e.g., parents, teachers, school and district administrators, community, school board, legislators
References • 2007-2008 12th Grade Cohort – Fine Arts Enrollment Data • 2010-2011 12th Grade Cohort – Fine Arts Enrollment Data • National Dropout Prevention Center (2012). Effective strategies for dropout prevention. Retrieved August 29, 2012 from http://www.dropoutprevention.org/family-student-resources/top-5-reasons-stay-school • West Virginia Music Educators Association. (In press). Arts cohort study of arts participation and academic performance.