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   ART & DESIGN - What You Will Learn
Key Stage 4
At Key Stage 4 Art & Design is not statutory and students can choose to study it at examination level. This page contains information about the course.
Number of lessons per week: 2 lessons (2 hours)
Qualification: General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE)
Examining board: AQA
Further information and full course specification:  AQA website
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» Aims
» Assessment objectives
» Areas of study
» Scheme of assessment
Aims
A course based on this specification should encourage candidates to
develop:
- Creative and imaginative powers, and the practical skills for
communicating and expressing ideas, feelings and meanings in art,
craft and design;
- Investigative, analytical, experimental and interpretative capabilities,
aesthetic understanding and critical skills;
- Understanding of codes and conventions of art, craft and design and
awareness of contexts in which they operate;
- Knowledge and understanding of art, craft and design in contemporary
societies and in other times and cultures.
Assessment objectives
Candidates will be required to demonstrate their ability to:
- Record observations, experiences and ideas in forms that are
appropriate to intentions;
- Analyse and evaluate images, objects and artefacts showing
understanding of context;
- Develop and explore ideas using media, processes and
resources, reviewing, modifying and refining work as it
progresses;
- Present a personal response, realising intentions and making
informed connections with the work of others.
Areas of study
Candidates are required to work in at least two of the areas listed
below. They may explore overlapping areas and combinations of
areas.
- Fine Art
- Graphic Design
- Textiles
- Three-Dimensional Design
- Photography
Candidates should adopt an integrated approach to the critical,
practical and theoretical study of art, craft and design which includes
first-hand experience of original work.
Candidates must show knowledge and understanding of:
- How ideas, feelings and meanings are conveyed in images and artefacts
in their chosen areas of study;
- A range of art, craft and design processes in two and/or three
dimensions related to the chosen areas of study, including, where
appropriate, information and communication technology;
- How images and artefacts relevant to their chosen areas of study relate
to their social, historical and cultural context;
- A variety of approaches, methods and intentions and the contribution
of contemporary practitioners and others from different times and
cultures to continuity and change in their chosen areas of art, craft and
design.
Candidates will be expected to demonstrate skills in the context of
their chosen areas of study.
Fine Art: drawing, painting, sculpture, land art, installation,
printmaking, film, video or mixed media.
Graphic Design: computer-aided design, illustration, advertising,
packaging, digital imaging, film, video or animation.
Textiles: printed and/or dyed materials, domestic textiles,
constructed and/or applied textiles, fashion and/or costume.
Three-Dimensional Design: ceramics, sculpture, theatre, television,
film and/or exhibition design, jewellery, interior, product or
environmental design.
Photography: portraiture, documentary and/or photo-journalism,
environmental photography, experimental imagery, working from
objects, still life and/or the natural world.
Scheme of assessment
Coursework - 60% of the marks
- Two, three or four units of coursework.
- A coursework unit should include preparatory work, sketch books,
logs or journals related to the final piece(s) in the chosen area(s) of study.
- All assessment objectives must be met in the Coursework as a whole.
- Centre-assessed and moderated by AQA.
Controlled Test - 10 hours - 40% of the marks
- Candidates will be required to respond to one starting point in their chosen option. A response to all assessment objectives is required.
- Starting points will be set by AQA. Separate papers for each option.
- There will be a preparatory period of 4 weeks, followed by 10 hours of supervised time. Candidates will be expected to develop their own work to resolve their investigations, producing a final piece or pieces based upon preparatory studies and research.
- The Controlled Test will be centre-assessed and moderated by AQA.
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