Art and Design (Fine Art)

Assessment

All your work will be assessed against the following equally weighted Assessment Objectives: AO1 Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding. AO2 Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops. AO3 Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress. AO4 Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements. Each Assessment Objective is marked out of 18. GCE AS level Component 1 & 2 are marked out of 72. GCE A level Component 1 is marked out of 90 including the personal study which is marked out of 18 and comprises 12% of the total qualification. Component 2 is marked out of 72. When working on Component 1 and 2 you will receive booklets of weekly set tasks for class and homework. The set tasks are designed to ensure your work addresses different aspects of the four assessment criteria, this will establish a clear understanding of how to develop your work independently and work successfully, it also allows you to develop your ideas individually within the general class set theme. Your teachers will set individual weekly/bi-weekly personalised targets (negotiated with you) related to your chosen themes focusing on how you could progress and the best way to develop work to meet the higher levels of the assessment criteria. At certain points throughout the course, your work will be assessed against some or all of the assessment criteria, and you will receive written feedback regarding the strengths in your work and areas for development. The Externally Set Assignment is released in January (AS level) and February (A level). The paper consists of an externally set theme, suggested starting points and contextual references from which you can develop your preparatory studies leading up to the Timed Test in exam conditions when you will produce the artwork/s which represents the culmination of your preparatory investigations.