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FRSS 103: Arts Education Surveys of Secondary School Teachers, 2009
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Arts Education Surveys of Secondary School Teachers, 2009 is a study that is part of the Quick Response Information System program; program data are available since 1998–99 at https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/frss/downloads.asp. FRSS 103 (https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/frss/) is a sample survey that provides national estimates on arts education and arts instructors in public secondary schools during the 2009–10 school year. The study was conducted using mailed questionnaires that could be completed via web or by mail. Follow-up telephone interviews were also conducted. Teachers were sampled. The study's response rate was 81.8 percent. Key statistics produced from FRSS 103 were data on the teaching load of music and visual arts specialists in secondary schools; teacher participation in various professional development activities and the perceived impact of such participation on teaching; and teachers’ use of formal methods of assessment of students’ progress and achievement in the arts.
Detailed Methodology
There are two related data files for FRSS 103 - one for music specialists in secondary schools, and one for visual arts specialists in secondary schools. All are public school teachers. Details are separated by // here. 1,560 schools serving secondary school children were asked to provide lists of music specialists. The schools included those sampled for FRSS 101 plus an additional school oversample. 1,470 schools provided the lists. 1,320 music specialists were sampled and 1,070 responded. // 1,560 schools serving secondary school children were asked to provide lists of music specialists. The schools included those sampled for FRSS 101 plus an additional school oversample. 1,470 schools provided the lists. 1,210 visual arts specialists were sampled and 1,050 responded.
- Administrative records
- Survey (self- or interviewer-administered)
There are 2 data files -one for music specialists, and one for visual arts specialists. Data can be used on conjunction with FRSS 101 about secondary school-level information on the topic. FRSS 100 and 102 provide elementary education level information to compare too.