Diocesan Junior High School for Girls Arts Faculty/Visual Arts
Assessment criteria for year 10
Unit title:
From level 5-6 of the NZ curriculum
2010
Student name
Class
Achievement descriptors
Low
Achieved
Mid High
Low
Merit
Mid
High
Low
Excellence
Mid
High
Practical knowledge
Students will apply knowledge of selected conventions (e.g.
Printmaking conventions) from established practice, using
appropriate processes & procedures.
Basic art making conventions from
established practice & appropriate
processes & procedures used with
control to make art works.
Selected art making conventions from
established practice & appropriate processes
& procedures used with imagination &
understanding to make art works
A range of art making conventions & practices
from established practice & appropriate
processes & procedures applied facility,
imagination & understanding to make art works
Developing Ideas
Students will generate, develop & refine ideas in response to a
variety of motivations, including the study of established
practice.
Visual ideas generated in response
to a variety of motivations & selected
artists’ works.
Visual ideas generated &, developed in
response to a variety of motivations &
selected artists’ works
Visual ideas generated, analyzed, developed &
refined in response in response to a variety of
motivations & selected artists’ works
Communicating & interpreting in the Visual Arts
Students compare & contrast the ways in which ideas & art
making processes are used to communicate meaning.
Compare & contrast ways in which
ideas & art making processes are
used to communicate meaning in
selected objects & images
Identify & analyse ways in which ideas & art
making processes are used to communicate
meaning in selected objects & images
Research, analyse & evaluate ways in which
ideas & art making processes are used to
communicate meaning in selected objects &
images
Understanding the Visual Arts in Context
Students will investigate & consider the relationship between
the production of art works and their contexts and influences.
Comments on relationships between
the influences & the contexts of art
works studied
Investigate & consider on relationships
between the influences & the contexts of art
works studied
Investigate, consider & reflect on relationships
between the influences & the contexts of art
works studied
Comment:
Grade
Personal responsibilities:
Time management:
Equipment:
Completion of work:
Effort/participation:
Behaviour in class:
Cleaning up:
Diocesan Junior High School for Girls Arts Faculty/Visual Arts
Assessment Criteria For Year 9
From Level 4 & 5 of The NZ Curriculum
Date
Unit Title:
Name:
Class:
Achievement Descriptors
Low
Practical Knowledge
Students will apply knowledge of selected
conventions (e.g. printmaking conventions)
from established practice, using
appropriate processes & procedures.
Developing Ideas
Students will generate, develop & refine
ideas in response to a variety of
motivations, including the study of
established practice.
Communicating & Interpreting the Visual
Art
Students compare & contrast the ways in
which ideas & art making processes are
used to communicate meaning.
Understanding the Visual Arts in Context
Students will investigate & consider the
relationship between the production of art
works & their contexts & influences.
Comment
Achieved
Mid
High
Low
Merit
Mid
High
Low
Excellence
Mid
High
Skills in a variety of techniques, tools,
materials, processes & procedures for
art making purposes are applied
A range of skills in a variety of techniques, tools,
materials, processes & procedures for art making
purposes are applied
Uses a range of appropriate skills and processes & applies
techniques tools & materials with facility & understanding
Visual ideas are generated &
developed in response to some
motivations including selected
artists work
Visual ideas are generated, developed & refined
in response to a variety of motivations, including
the study of established practice.
Visual ideas are generated, developed & refined in response
to a variety of motivations, including the study of established
practice with understanding & purpose
Comments on how some ideas and art
making processes are used to
communicate meaning
Compares & contrasts how ideas & art making
processes are used to communicate meaning with
some understanding
Compares & contrasts how ideas and art making processes
are used to communicate meaning with in-depth
understanding
Investigates & comments the
relationship between the production of
art works & their social context.
Investigates & considers the relationship between
the production of art works & their social context.
Investigates & discusses influences & relationship between
the production of art works and their social context with
understanding.
Grade
Personal Skills
Effort
Behaviour
Work Completion
Equipment
inconsistent
Consistent
Commendable
Diocesan Junior High School for Girls Arts Faculty/Visual Arts
Assessment Criteria For Year 8
From Level 3 & 4 of The NZ Curriculum
Date
Unit Title:
Name:
Class:
Achievement Descriptors
Low
Practical Knowledge
Students will explore & use art-making conventions,
applying knowledge of elements
& selected principles through the use of materials &
processes.
Developing Ideas
Students will develop & refine ideas in response to a
variety of motivations, including observation & a study
of artists work.
Communicating & Interpreting the Visual Art
Explore & describe the ways ideas related to their own
& others’ objects & images can be communicated &
interpreted
Understanding the Visual Arts in Context
Investigate the purpose of objects & images from past
& present cultures & identify the contexts in which
they were or are made, viewed, & valued.
Comment
Achieved
Mid
High
Low
Merit
Mid
High
Low
Excellence
Mid
High
Materials & processes, some artmaking conventions & knowledge of
elements & selected principles are
used for art making purposes
Visual ideas are generated &
developed in response to selected
artists work
A range of materials & processes, art-making
conventions & knowledge of elements & selected
principles are used for art making purposes with
understanding
Visual ideas are generated & developed in
response to a range of motivations including
observation & a study of selected artists work
A range of appropriate materials & processes, artmaking conventions & knowledge of elements &
selected principles are used for art making purposes
with skill & understanding
Visual ideas are generated, developed & refined
in response to a range of motivations including
observation & a study of selected artists work
Comments on some of the ways ideas
related to their own & others’ objects &
images can be communicated
Describes the ways ideas related to their own &
others’ objects & images can be communicated &
interpreted
Discusses the ways ideas related to their own &
others’ objects & images can be communicated &
interpreted
Comments on the purpose of objects &
images from past & present cultures &
the contexts in which they were or are
made, viewed, & valued.
Investigates & considers the purpose of objects
& images from past & present cultures &
identifies the contexts in which they were or are
made, viewed, & valued.
Investigates & discusses the purpose of objects &
images from past & present cultures & identifies the
contexts in which they were or are made, viewed, &
valued
Grade
Personal Skills
Effort
Behaviour
Work Completion
Equipment
inconsistent
Consistent
Commendable