PHOTOGRAPHY

Assessment

ASSESSMENT Incorporates three major elements: supporting studies, practical work, and a personal study. Practical Work & Supporting Studies : 72 marks (80% of component 1) work will comprise a portfolio of development work and outcomes based on themes and ideas developed from personal starting points. Personal Study (Essay) : 18 marks (20% of component 1) will be evidenced through critical written communication showing contextual research and understanding in a minimum 1000 words of continuous prose (max 3000), which may contain integrated images. The personal study comprises 12% of the total A Level qualification. Component 2 – Externally Set Assignment 40% of the qualification 72 marks (18 marks for each of the four Assessment Objectives) Content overview Students must continue to work to the same criteria as they did for the Personal Portfolio. The ESA is split into 2 sections Preparatory Studies : Will comprise a portfolio of development work based on the ESA broad-based thematic starting point. These studies will form the basis of most of the students marks. Timed Exam : 15-hour Sustained Focus Period (3 days) : Under examination conditions, students will work unaided to produce personal response(s), with reference to their preparatory studies, in response to the ESA broad-based thematic starting point.