Art and Design

Assessment

Unit 1 Coursework and Personal Study Assessment 60% Internally set Internally assessed Externally Marked A Level Unit 1 – Coursework This unit incorporates two linked elements, each with separate final outcomes: practical work and personal study. The personal study consists of an investigation presented as written and visual analysis into an aspect of a selected artists’ art, craft or design work which includes images and a written element of between 1,000 and 3,000 words. Both the contextual and practical outcomes are based on themes and starting matter developed from personally generated starting points. Unit 2 Externally Set Assignment Assessment 40% Externally set Internally assessed Externally marked The externally set assignment represents the culmination of the A Level course. Students submit supporting studies and practical outcomes in response to the given theme. The 15-hour timed element, in which the student produces an unaided practical final outcome is carried out under examination conditions.