Developing Instruments to Measure Improvements in Arts Knowledge

This section first describes the process of developing and administering arts knowledge surveys and highlights key survey results at each YouthARTS program. It then describes the other methods used by Youth Arts Public Art and Urban smARTS to gather additional information about arts knowledge.

• Arts knowledge survey
• Data collection instruments
• Focus group questions

See page 163 of the full chapter PDF to read about several evaluation methodologies that other arts organizations have used to measure their effects on participating youth.