Standards Components

The following pages focus on the major elements of the new arts standards and NCCAS developed instructional support resources available on the website, including Enduring Understandings, Essential Questions, Process Components, and Model Cornerstone Assessments.

All of these elements and their relationship to each other are displayed visually in the Standards Matrix below to illustrate their role in the development of knowledge and skills for the discipline studied, as well as their overarching function of nurturing the ultimate goal of artistic literacy.

Read more about the following elements here:

Philosophical Foundations/Lifelong Goals - Artistic Processes & Anchor Standards - Performance Standards - MCA's