TECH/ART 9

Tech 9

Technology education is a design problem-solving course. Technology education is designed for all students in grades 9. Since the technology education facilities and resources vary throughout the province, the course is designed to offer some selection to schools as to the modules of study.   Technology education is not a computer course, nor is it a wood-working course, but rather it is a course in which computers and all other equipment play a part in solving problems related to design. It is important to note that the use of the computer for this course is not to be confused with technology integration applications or data processing, but rather it is used for design and new media engineering to support a variety of processes. 

Art 9

Visual arts provide a basic learning tool. Visual arts makes specific and essential contributions to intellectual and aesthetic development, the education of feeling, the exploration of values, the development of physical and perceptual skills, and personal and social education. Visual arts curriculum engages students in a range of purposeful and inventive experiences and interactions through which they can develop the processes associated with art making and viewing, and reflecting on and responding to their own and others’ art.  

Province of Nova Scotia Descriptors for Report Card Grades

Grades 9-12 

90 – 100% The student demonstrates excellent or outstanding performance in relation to the expected learning outcomes for this course. 

80 – 89% The student demonstrates very good performance in relation to the expected learning outcomes for this course. 

70 – 79% The student demonstrates good performance in relation to the expected learning outcomes for this course. 

60 – 69% The student demonstrates satisfactory performance in relation to the expected learning outcomes for this course. 

50 – 59 % The student demonstrates minimally acceptable performance in relation to the expected learning outcomes for this course. 

Below 50% The student has not met minimum requirements in relation to the expected learning outcomes for this course.