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Assessment and the creative process: how CCEA GCSE Art and Design is marked

4 dot points across 4 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

What is Component 1, and how do its two parts work?

Component 1 Portfolio (overview): the controlled-assessment portfolio worth 60 percent and 120 marks, made of Part A Exploratory Portfolio and Part B Investigating the Creative and Cultural Industries.
A CCEA GCSE Art and Design overview of Component 1, the controlled-assessment portfolio worth 60 percent. Covers Part A the Exploratory Portfolio and Part B Investigating the Creative and Cultural Industries, the 120 marks, the four assessment objectives, and how a portfolio is built and presented for marking.
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What is the externally set assignment, and how do the preparatory and supervised stages work?

Component 2 Externally Set Assignment (overview): the CCEA stimulus paper, the preparatory period of investigation, and the final personal response made in a 10-hour supervised period, worth 40 percent.
A CCEA GCSE Art and Design overview of Component 2, the externally set assignment worth 40 percent. Covers the stimulus paper released by CCEA, the preparatory period of recording, developing and refining, the 10-hour supervised period for the final piece, and how the four assessment objectives are met.
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How do you turn a starting point into a finished personal response?

The creative process: recording, developing ideas from sources, experimenting and refining with media, and realising a personal response, evidenced through a sketchbook journey.
A focused CCEA GCSE Art and Design guide to the creative process. Covers how to move from a starting point through recording, developing ideas from sources, experimenting and refining with media, to realising a personal response, and how to evidence each stage in a sketchbook that meets all four assessment objectives.
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What are the four assessment objectives, and what does each one reward?

The four assessment objectives (AO1 develop, AO2 refine and explore media, AO3 record, AO4 present a personal response), each worth 25 percent of every component.
A focused CCEA GCSE Art and Design guide to the four assessment objectives. Covers what AO1 develop, AO2 refine, AO3 record and AO4 present each reward, why every component is marked against all four equally, and how to evidence each objective in a portfolio or externally set assignment.
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