Art and Design (Fine Art)

Assessment

Component 1: Fine Art Personal Investigation 9FA0/01 Internally set, assessed by the teacher and externally moderated. 60% of the total qualification. Overview of assessment • 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 research and understanding in a piece of continuous prose of between 1000 and 3000 words in length and should contain integrated images. The personal study accounts for 12% of Component 1 and is marked out of 18. Component 2: Fine Art Externally Set Assignment 9FA0/02 Externally set, assessed by the teacher and externally moderated. 40% of the total qualification. Overview of assessment • 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.