Edexcel GCSE Art and Design the four assessment objectives overview quiz quiz

Presenting a single polished final outcome at the very end of the project

Developing ideas through investigation and critical understanding of sources

Recording first-hand observations only, with no wider research into other artists

Tidy presentation and neat mounting of the pages of the portfolio

AO1

AO3

AO2

AO4

Only the fully finished pieces, recorded once the whole project is complete

The work of other students in the class so it can be copied accurately

The exam timetable and the deadlines for each component of the course

Ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions as work progresses

A personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and shows visual language

Building the largest possible portfolio with as many pages of work as you can

Copying the style of a chosen artist exactly with no personal interpretation

Carrying out a lot of detailed research and investigation that leads to no final outcome at all

10

18

25

72

AO4 is worth the most because it covers the final outcome

AO1 is worth double the marks of each of the other objectives

They are equally weighted at 25 percent each

AO3 is optional and does not have to be evidenced at all

Both 50 percent

Personal Portfolio 40 percent, Externally Set Assignment 60 percent

Portfolio 100 percent

Personal Portfolio 60 percent, Externally Set Assignment 40 percent

Drawing mainly evidences one objective, leaving the others weak

Drawing is banned and cannot be included anywhere in the portfolio

Drawing is worth nothing at all towards the final grade for the course

The overall grade is awarded completely at random with no link to the work

A single overall mark out of 100 covering all four objectives together

Each objective placed in one of six bands, scored out of 18

A simple pass or fail decision is given for the whole component

By counting the number of pages and awarding a mark for each one

To ignore them completely because they have nothing at all to do with your own work

To memorise them word for word so you can quote them back in the exam

As targets: identify your current band and make the change the next band up demands

To compare yourself to other students and copy whatever they are doing

A single strong page that stands out from the rest of the project

The speed at which the whole project has been completed by the candidate

The use of expensive materials and equipment throughout the project

Consistency and connection across the whole project

Centres mark internally using the grid, and Pearson externally moderates a sample

Pearson examiners mark every piece of work from scratch with no input from centres

Students mark their own work and the grade they give themselves is final

There is no marking at all and every candidate is awarded the same grade