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the ability to work through a design brief either individually or with others
to create original and creative designs
the ability to analyse art & design processes, techniques and concepts;
make informed judgements and express considered opinions about the
pupils own work and that of others.
Pupils are often asked to assess the impact of their own work and in the
early days, need help in order to do this. Success criteria are established
at the onset and Learning Conversations which take place regularly
between pupils and most frequently between pupil and teacher, are an
essential part of learning and teaching.
Self and Peer Group Assessment become useful tools to aid improvement.
This must be a positive process, with the strengths being brought out first
and then one or two suggestions as to how to improve the work. Peer
Group Assessment needs to be managed with sensitivity by the teacher,
taking into account the abilities of the individual child and their age and
stage so that they see a positive way forward rather than feeling
discouraged in any way.
Targets set on the completion of a piece of work are recorded by the pupil
and are addressed in future work. Comments, targets and degree of
challenge are arrived at on an individual basis, allowing for the
considerable degree of differentiation which is built into the teaching of
individual pupils. This process begins in S1 and with time, pupils become
increasingly able to identify the strengths in their work, any points of
weakness and, most importantly, the way forward. This becomes a
particularly powerful tool as they move into the senior school and work
even more independently.
Recording Assessment
CAT and SOSCA tests are used as an initial benchmark to indicate an individuals
academic potential. These inform our expectations and can be used when
reviewing a pupils progress as an indicator of whether or not they are
progressing at the expected level. These results can also suggest the most
effective assessment tools for the individual pupil.