Grade Descriptors (updated Dec 2017)

Grade 7 (HIGHLY EFFECTIVE)

• • The student’s work demonstrates highly effective research and inquiry and the highly effective use of subject-specific terminology.

  • Creative work and processes demonstrate a highly effective understanding of artistic ideas and intentions.

  • Practical work demonstrates highly effective subject-specific skills, techniques and competences.

  • The student demonstrates highly effective critical reflection on both work created and work in progress.

Grade 6 (EFFECTIVE)

• • The student’s work demonstrates effective research and inquiry and the effective use of subject-specific terminology.

  • Creative work and processes demonstrate an effective understanding of artistic ideas and intentions.

  • Practical work demonstrates the effective use of subject-specific skills, techniques and competences.

  • The student demonstrates effective critical reflection on both work created and work in progress.

Grade 5 (DEVELOPED)

• • The student’s work demonstrates developed research and inquiry and developed use of subject-specific terminology.

  • Creative work and processes demonstrate a developed understanding of artistic ideas and intentions.

  • Practical work demonstrates developed subject-specific skills, techniques and competences.

  • The student demonstrates developed critical reflection on both work created and work in progress.

Grade 4 (BASIC)

• • The student’s work demonstrates basic research and inquiry and the basic use of subject-specific

  • terminology.

  • Creative work and processes demonstrate a basic understanding of artistic ideas and intentions.

  • Practical work demonstrates basic subject-specific skills, techniques and competences.

  • The student demonstrates basic critical reflection on both work created and work in progress.

Grade 3 (UNDEVELOPED OR LIMITED)

• • The student’s work demonstrates undeveloped or limited research and inquiry and undeveloped or limited use of subject-specific terminology.

  • Creative work and processes demonstrate an undeveloped or limited understanding of artistic ideas and intentions.

  • Practical/performance work demonstrates undeveloped or limited subject-specific skills, techniques and competences.

  • The student demonstrates undeveloped or limited critical reflection on both work created and work in progress.

Grade 2 (SUPERFICIAL)

• • The student’s work demonstrates superficial research and inquiry and superficial use of subject-specific terminology.

  • Creative work and processes demonstrate a superficial understanding of artistic ideas and intentions.

  • Practical/performance work demonstrates superficial subject-specific skills, techniques and competences.

  • The student demonstrates superficial critical reflection on both work created and work in progress.

Grade 1 (IRRELEVANT OR INADEQUATE)

• • The student’s work demonstrates irrelevant or inadequate research and inquiry and irrelevant or inadequate use of subject-specific terminology.

  • Creative work and processes demonstrate an irrelevant or inadequate understanding of artistic intentions or development of ideas.

  • Practical work demonstrates irrelevant or inadequate subject-specific skills, techniques and competences.

  • The student demonstrates irrelevant or inadequate critical reflection on both work created and work in progress.