Personal Investigation: Contextual Research
Students complete and enhance their independent artist and contextual research; improving links, knowledge, context and related experimentation, in order to better inform own ideas. Assessments are based on the quality and presentation of their research and their independent application of the key skills taught; assessments are made against the exam boards 4 assessment objectives across the whole of students’ personal portfolios.
Personal Investigation: Observational Drawing
Students develop and enhance their observational drawing skills, whilst ensuring, based on research and informed concepts, that they have records of the most appropriate imagery to inform their ideas. Assessments are based on the development and refinement of drawing pages in the students’ portfolios and their independent application of the key skills taught; assessments are made against the exam boards 4 assessment objectives across the whole of students’ personal portfolios.
Personal Investigation: Experimentation and Design
Students apply their knowledge and understanding of composition and visual language, media and techniques, to create a series of design ideas, experiments and refinements conveying their meaning and intentions, whilst making connections to their research. Assessments are on based the quality of the design work presented in students’ portfolios and their independent application of the key skills taught; assessments are made against the exam boards 4 assessment objectives across the whole of students’ personal portfolios.
Personal Investigation: Final Personal Response
Students develop a personal and meaningful final outcome, consolidating the projects learning with the creation of a final piece that realises their intentions, demonstrates understanding of visual language and the application of formal elements. Assessments are made against the exam boards 4 assessment objectives across student’s entire portfolio of work and the quality of their final piece.
Personal Investigation: Related Study
Students use their developed knowledge and understanding to complete their related studies, communicating how their research, knowledge and contextual understanding has informed their own ideas, critically evaluating their own work. Assessments are based on the quality of their related study; final assessments are made against the exam boards 4 assessment objectives across the whole of students’ personal portfolios.
EST: Externally Set Task
Students will develop a second portfolio of work based on a choice of thematic starting points set by the exam board; they will choose a focus, carry out contextual research, make records of observations in the form of photographs and drawings, experiment with media and ideas in order to create focused and informed design ideas; producing their final piece in a 15-hour exam. Assessments are made against the exam boards 4 assessment objectives, internally moderated and standardised and externally moderated.