The development, validation, and potential uses of the Student Interest-in-the-Arts Questionnaire

The Student Interest-in-the-Arts Questionnaire was designed to measure elementary school students’ interest in dance, drama, music, and the visual arts. We collected data providing evidence for reliability, content validity, construct validity, and convergent and discriminant validity. We describe the development of the method and the collection and analysis of the validity data. The brief instrument is easy to administer, fills a gap in the compendium of available instruments, and is useful in a variety of settings with a variety of research and evaluation designs.

► We developed and validated the Student Interest in the Arts Questionnaire.
► The instrument is useful for evaluating education programs, among other uses.
► We provide evidence of the reliability of data collected with the instrument.
► We provide evidence of content, construct, and convergent and discriminant validity.
► A copy of the instrument is included and available for use elsewhere.