Art and Design (Textiles)

Assessment

Practical elements should make connections with some aspect of contemporary or past practice of artists, designers, photographers or craftspeople and include written work of no less than I 000 and no more than 3000 words, which support the practical work. Unit 1 (Personal Investigation) Pupils conduct a practical investigation into an idea, issue, concept or theme, supported by written material. The investigation should be a coherent, in-depth study, informed by an aspect of contemporary or past practice of artists, photographers, designers or craftspeople. It must include evidence of the pupil's ability to research and develop ideas and relate their work in meaningful ways to relevant critical/ contextual materials. No time limit, 96 marks, 60% of A Level Unit 2 (Externally Set Assignment) Pupils respond to a range of starting points provided by AQA. Pupils must produce work which displays their ability to work independently within specific time constraints and develop a personal and meaningful response which addresses all the assessment objectives and leads to a finished outcome or a series of related finished outcomes. Preparatory period plus 15 hours supervised time, 96 marks, 40% of A Level