Art and Design (Textiles)

Assessment

Unit 1: The personal Investigation • Incorporates three major elements: supporting studies, practical work, and a personal study. • Supporting studies and practical work will comprise a portfolio of development work and outcomes based on themes and ideas developed from personal starting points. • The personal study will be evidenced through critical written communication showing contextual research and understanding in a minimum 1000 words. The personal study comprises 12% of the total qualification and is marked out of 18. Unit 2: The Externally Set assignment • Incorporates two major elements: preparatory studies and the 15–hour period of sustained focus. • Preparatory studies will comprise a portfolio of practical and written development work based on the Externally Set Assignment. • During the 15–hour period of sustained focus under examination conditions, students will produce final outcome(s) extending from their preparatory studies in response to the Externally Set Assignment. • The Externally Set Assignment is released on 1 February and contains a theme and suggested starting points. • Students have from 1 February until the commencement of the final 15–hour period of sustained focus to develop preparatory studies. • The 15–hour period of sustained focus under examination conditions may take place over multiple sessions (a maximum of five, within three consecutive weeks) ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES AND WEIGHTINGS AO1 Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding AO2 Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops AO3 Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress AO4 Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements