ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS / MARKING SCHEME IGCSE ART & DESIGN

Achievement Levels A01 A02 A03 A04 A05 Teachers

Gather, Exploration Organisation Selection Personal marking
Record, and and and control vision and column.
Research Development relationship of materials, presentation
and Investigate of Ideas of visual media and
elements processes

1. Barely discernible/ minimal 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3

2. Limited / poor 4-5 4-5 4-5 4-5 4-5

3. Some awareness / inadequate 6-7 6-7 6-7 6-7 6-7

4. Adequate / basic 8-9 8-9 8-9 8-9 8-9

5. Satisfactory / some 10-11 10-11 10-11 10-11 10-11

competence
6. Good / competent 12-13 12-13 12-13 12-13 12-13

7. Very good / proficient 14-15 14-15 14-15 14-15 14-15

8. Excellent / expertise 16-17 16-17 16-17 16-17 16-17

9. Outstanding / highly 18-20 18-20 18-20 18-20 18-20

accomplished
Mark for each assessment
objective
Total: 100
ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVE IGCSE ART & DESIGN
A01
Gathering, Recording, Researching and Investigation
-Did you do any research? Is it from more than one source?
-What have you done with this research? Have you acknowledged your source?
- Have you described and analysed this information using art terminology. (Elements and principles of art)
- Have you done some direct drawing studies / observational sketches from this research?

A02
Exploration and Development of Ideas
-From your initial research and sketches have you now shown steps in the
development of these first ideas. ie: A variety of possible compositions.
-In what ways have you developed, changed, incorporated colour, shape, form, size, materials etc in these compositions?
-Have you included any notes to accompany your compositional development?

A03
Organisation and Relationships of Visual and / or other Forms.
- Have you considered why you chose or combined these colours, or that thickness of line,
or relationship of neg. to pos. space, where do you want the emphasis to be in this work? Is there overall unity in your studio-work etc.
- How have you combined aspects of your design ? What did you do to achieve that look?
- Does it look any good? Have you considered any other possibilities?

A04
Selection and Control of Materials, Media and Processes
-Have you experimented with more than one drawing media?
-Have you done any colour experiments?
-Have you done any material experiments?
-Does the media help express your ideas?
- Have you shown skill in the use of your chosen medium?

A05
Personal Vision and Presentation
-Have you given your best to this project ?
-Have you been creative in your response to what the project asked?
-Does your work follow a logical progression?
-Are you happy with the overall presentation of your work?