3.6 Critical evaluation which is backward-looking

Regularly write critical evaluation in your sketchbook which says what you have done, why you have done it and how your development has improved things

Prioritise explanations: saying “why“ is more important than describing elements (saying “what“)

‘What’ is GCSE

‘Why’ is A level

You need to have more ‘why’ and ‘how’ than ‘what’ to get a good mark

Look at the image of Bloom’s taxonomy to think about what you need for your written components

Describe, discuss explain and justify specific examples of work in your sketchbook

Look at the image of Bloom’s taxonomy

Try to match the layers to what you have in your sketchbook

Think about percentages - what percentage do you have that is critical, evaluative, analytical, explanatory, justification?

Think about how much you have of that against passages that list what you have done mechanically without any critical evaluation

This will give you an idea of the grade you might get