ASSESSMENT INFORMATION

Assessment objective 1: Demonstrate knowledge & understanding of specified content

Identify various contexts in which the Visual Arts can be created & presented
Describe artwork from differing contexts, & identify the ideas, conventions & techniques employed by the art-makers
Recognise the skills, techniques, media, forms & processes associated with the Visual Arts
Present work, using appropriate Visual Arts language, as appropriate to intentions

Assessment objective 2: Demonstrate application & analysis of knowledge & understanding

Express concepts, ideas & meaning through visual communication
Analyse artworks from a variety of different contexts
Apply knowledge & understanding of skills, techniques, media, forms & processes related to art making

Assessment objective 3: Demonstrate synthesis & evaluation

Critically analyse & discuss artworks created by themselves & others and articulate an informed personal response
Formulate personal intentions for the planning, development & making of artworks that consider how meaning can be conveyed to an audience
Demonstrate the use of critical reflection to highlight success & failure in order to progress work
Evaluate how & why art making evolves & justify the choices made in their own visual practice

Assessment objective 4: Select, use & apply a variety of appropriate skills & techniques

Experiment with different media, materials & techniques in art making
Make appropriate choices in the selection of images, media, materials & techniques in art making
Demonstrate technical proficiency in the use & application of skills, techniques, media, images, forms & processes

External Assessment

Students analyse & compare different artworks by different artists. This independent critical & contextual investigation explores artworks, objects & artefacts from differing cultural contexts.

Part 1: Comparative study 20%

HL students submit 13-25 & SL submit 10–15 screens which examine & compare at least three artworks, at least two of which should be by different artists. The work selected for comparison & analysis should come from contrasting contexts (local, national, international &/or intercultural).

HL students also submit 3–5 screens which analyse the extent to which their work & practices have been influenced by the art and artists examined. HL & SL students both submit a list of sources used.

Part 2: Process portfolio 40%

Students submit carefully selected materials which evidence their experimentation, exploration, manipulation & refinement of a variety of Visual Arts activities during the two- year course.

HL students submit 13-25 & SL students submit 10–15 screens which evidence

their sustained experimentation, exploration, manipulation & refinement of a variety of art-making activities.

Produce a body of resolved & unresolved artworks as appropriate to intentions

Internal Assessment

This task is internally assessed by the teacher & externally moderated by the IB at the end of the course.

Part 3: Exhibition 40%

Students at SL & HL submit for assessment a selection of resolved artworks for their exhibition. The selected pieces should show evidence of their technical accomplishment during the Visual Arts course & an understanding of the use of materials, ideas and practices to realise their intentions. Students also evidence the decision-making process which underpins the selection of this connected & cohesive body of work for an audience in the form of a curatorial rationale.

During the course students will have learned the skills & techniques necessary to produce their own independent artwork in a variety of media. In order to prepare for assessment in this component, students will select the required number of pieces to best match the task requirements & demonstrate their highest achievement.

Students at SL select 4–7 artworks for submission

Students at HL select 8–11 artworks for submission

SL students submit a curatorial rationale that does not exceed 400 words

HL students submit a curatorial rationale that does not exceed 700 words

The final presentation of the work is assessed in the context of the presentation as a whole (including the accompanying text) by the teacher against the task assessment criteria

SL & HL students must submit two photographs of their overall exhibition. They will not be assessed or used to assess the individual artworks.

Visual Arts upload

Exhibition

Curatorial rationale 1 x Doc (700 words)

Form VA/PPF x 1 PDF

Exhibition photos x 2 JPG 5 MB max

Artwork and optional supporting photographs x 1

· Image files ( JPG 5 MB max)

· Video files (MOV 500 MB max)

Exhibition Text 1 Doc per Artwork (300 words)

Process Portfolio

1 x PDF 20 MB max

Comparative Study

Comparative study 1 x PDF 20 MB max

List of sources 1 x PDF 1 MB max

REMEMBER THE PROCESS PORTFOLIO ALSO REQUIRES A LIST OF SOURCES PAGE AS A SEPARATE PDF MAX 1 MB

GROUP SIX GRADE DESCRIPTORS

Grade 7

thorough and in depth knowledge and understanding of the media used, communicates with precise use of terminology.
Highly effective research, investigation and excellent technical skills.
In depth understanding of artistic intention and engagement with the artistic process which is demonstrated in the development of ideas, creative thinking and and critical reflection.

Grade 6

shows detailed knowledge and understanding of the media used, with appropriate and consistent use of terminology to communicate.
Effective use of research, investigation and very good technical skills.
Clear understanding of artistic intention and engagement with the artistic process demonstrated in development of ideas, creativity and critical reflection.

Grade 5

sound knowledge and understanding of the media used, with appropriate use of terminology to communicate.
Research, investigation and technical skills are evident and sometimes well developed.
Evidence of understanding of artistic intention and the artistic process and development of ideas, creativity and critical reflection.

Grade 4

some knowledge and understanding of the media used, with appropriate use of terminology to communicate this understanding.
Research and/or investigation skills are evident but not well developed.
Some understanding of artistic intention and the artistic process, that is, understanding of the work of others, the student’s own work and the connections between these.
Some evidence, through the student’s own work, of understanding of the artistic process.
Technical skills are evident but not necessarily well developed.
There is some evidence of development of ideas and some evidence of creativity and critical reflection.

Grade 3

basic knowledge and understanding of the media used, with some use of terminology to communicate this understanding.
There is evidence of research and/or investigation but this remains undeveloped.
Partial understanding of artistic intention, that is, understanding of the work of others and the student’s own work.
limited artistic process and technical skills.
Creativity and critical reflection emerge occasionally in the work.

Grade 2

little knowledge and understanding of the media used, with limited use of terminology.
superficial research and/or investigation.
very limited artistic process, technical skills, creativity and critical reflection.

Grade 1 Very poor

very little knowledge and understanding of the media used, with inadequate use of terminology.
Irrelevant research and/or investigation.
demonstrates almost no artistic process, technical skills, creativity or critical reflection

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