A Level Three Dimensional (3D) Design and Architecture

Assessment

Component 1: Personal Investigation – Internally set (60% of the qualification). This incorporates three major elements: • Supporting studies and practical work: This comprises a portfolio of development work and outcomes based on themes and ideas developed from personal starting points. • Personal study: This is evidenced through acritical written communication showing contextual research and understanding in a minimum 1000 words of continuous prose. Component 2: Externally set assignment - Externally set, (40% of the qualification). This incorporates two major elements: • Preparatory studies: This will comprise a portfolio of practical based on the Externally Set Assignment. • 15–hour practical exam: Under examination conditions, students will produce a final physical outcome extending from their preparatory studies in response to the theme.