IB VISUAL ART

  Part 3 (SL and HL): Exhibition Internal Assessment 40% Why assess an exhibition? The exhibition provides an assessment platform for both SL and HL students to showcase the final product of their art-making processes. It allows for the assessment of the observable qualities of technical resolution, the successful communication of ideas and the synthesis of form and function. It also provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate their discernment in determining the strongest works for the exhibition and how to best arrange these works to their best advantage and to make connections for the audience between works. Additionally, HL students need to articulate how they have considered possible relationships between the artworks exhibited and the viewer. Core syllabus areas related to the task The following core syllabus areas are addressed in the exhibition assessment task. Visual arts in context Informed by their responses to work and exhibitions they have se

  Part 2 (SL and HL): Process portfolio External Assessment 40% Why assess a process portfolio? The process portfolio task authentically assesses the ways that students develop and work towards producing a body of work. It reflects the holistic nature of the course, addressing each of the assessment objectives. It places due emphasis on the process of selecting work to evidence students’ technical accomplishment during the visual arts course and their understanding of the use of materials, ideas and practices appropriate to visual communication. It also highlights the product and promotes an engagement with a broad range of media. Core syllabus areas related to the task The following core syllabus areas are addressed in the process portfolio assessment task. Visual arts in context Investigating how processes in art have changed and how media or techniques have developed or technologically evolved over time Familiarization with various art genres, styles