The Study of Learning Sequence in the National Standards for Dance Education in U.S.A.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the learning sequence in the National Standards for Dance Education [NSDE]. To achieve this objective, we set the following three tasks; 1) to identify the frameworks of learning sequences in each grade-band, 2) to reveal the characteristics of content knowledge organized in Outlines of Sequential Learning, 3) to illustrate the rationale behind the learning progression in Outlines of Sequential Learning. The results showed that;1) The learning sequence in dance education in the United States were structured in three grade-band, K-4, 5-8, and 9-12. In all grade-bands, development of not only motor skills, but also cognitive (creating and appreciating dance) and social emotional (establishing relationships with others) domains of learning in