Positive Impact of Arts Integration on Student Academic Achievement in English Language Arts

• Published in: The Educational forum (West Lafayette, Ind.) Vol. 78; no. 4; pp. 364 - 377
• Main Authors: Peppler, Kylie A., Powell, Christy Wessel, Thompson, Naomi, Catterall, James
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: West Lafayette Kappa Delta Pi 01.10.2014
• Subjects: Academic achievement; Art education; Elementary schools; English language; English proficiency; Language arts; Language proficiency; Longitudinal studies; Quality of education; Standardized tests; Los Angeles California; United States > US

Amid the high-stakes testing environments in today's schools, we argue that high-quality arts integration positively influences student academic achievement. Drawing on a longitudinal study of an intensive multi-art integration model implemented in public elementary schools in the Los Angeles a...