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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Assessment of Composing in the Lower Secondary School in the English National Curriculum
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Fautley, Martin; Savage, Jonathan – British Journal of Music Education, 2011
This article reports the results of research into teachers' practices concerning the assessment of composing at Key Stage 3 in the National Curriculum for Music in England. It finds that many teachers are using NC levels for assessing individual pieces of work, a process for which they were never intended. It also finds that teachers find it…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Musical Composition, Music Education, Secondary School Teachers
The Organisation and Assessment of Composing at Key Stage 4 in English Secondary Schools
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Savage, Jonathan; Fautley, Martin – British Journal of Music Education, 2011
This paper explores secondary school music teachers' current practice with regard to the organisation and assessment of composing at Key Stage 4. It draws on research undertaken on a nation-wide basis in England, via the use of two online surveys and face-to-face interviews. In terms of the organisation of classroom composition, the study found…
Descriptors: Music Education, Musical Composition, Foreign Countries, Music Teachers