Outcome-Based Evaluation
A Working Model for Arts Projects

Group 8 Opera - Example

Purpose: To provide classroom workshops and staging opera productions with school children, grades K-12, in underserved and rural communities of
(state) in order to:

• Inform and educate attendees about opera
• Teach musical forms that are used in opera
• Encourage enjoyment of opera as a musical form

OUTCOME #1: Students demonstrate knowledge about opera ( K-6)

Indicators:

1. # and % of children who can tell the story of the opera being
   performed; AND
2. # and % of children who can describe X of the characters in the opera,
   AND
3. # and % of children who can identify the type of voice (Soprano, alto,
   tenor, bass) with the character singing the part.

OUTCOME #2: Students demonstrate knowledge about opera (Middle and high school)

Indicators:

1. and % of students who can identify the opera’s composer, AND
2. # and % of students who can identify the type of opera being
   performed; AND
3. # and % of students who can identify X out of X opera terms

OUTCOME #3: Students demonstrate knowledge about musical forms used in
opera (Middle and high school)

Indicators:

1. # and % of students who can identify the opera’s composer, AND
2. # and % of students who can list X types of musical forms used in an
   opera; AND
3. # and % of students who can identify X number of operas from listening
   to recordings.

OUTCOME #4: Students demonstrate enjoyment of opera

Indicators:

1. # and % of students who listen to opera on radio or CD at least 5
   times in X months; OR
2. # and % of students who watch opera on video tape or television once
   in X months; OR
3. # and % of students who attend operatic performance in X months.

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