Art & Design
CPD Presentation
Unit Support
Guidance on minimum requirements
Examples of possible Unit structure
There is a minimum amount of artwork required to achieve the
Assessment Standards for the National 4 and National 5 Art &
Design: Expressive Activity Units
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3 drawings/studies
2 development ideas
Within the above there should be a
minimum of 2 media used.
EVALUATION
Demonstrate awareness of basic strengths and weaknesses
in the work. Show evidence of reflection and creative
decision-making.
There is a minimum amount of artwork required to achieve the
Assessment Standards for the National 4 and National 5 Art & Design:
Design Activity Units


Produce relevant investigative material and examples of design
work (market research).
2 development ideas
EVALUATION
Distinguish between successful and less successful
ideas Show evidence of reflection and creative
decision-making.
Evaluative comment could appear as annotations
on the development work or during discussions with
the assessor.
The National 4 Art & Design: Added Value Unit
Outcome 1
‘Plan how to adapt and refine the idea to express the
theme/stimuli’.
‘Reflection: 50 to 80
words or equivalent
could be sufficient to
meet this requirement’.
Garden still-life.
I started by wanting vegetables and man-made objects in my picture together.
I wanted to show contrast with these things. I used watercolours because I
can be neat and I can get lots of different colours. I chose the yellow fabric for
the background to make the things stand out. I like the way I made the
watering can look like metal. I should have added more tomatoes to make the
picture more colourful.
The National 4 Art & Design:
Added Value Unit Outcome 2
‘Plan how to adapt and refine the idea and how
to produce an effective solution’.
‘Reflection: 50 to
80 words or
equivalent could
be sufficient
to meet this
requirement’.
Outdoor Clock Design
I wanted my design to be based on something natural and organic. I
eventually chose to develop the image of an insect and simplify it. I
like my design because it looks modern and unusual at the same time.
This would make it appeal to more people who would like to see it in
their town centre. I would make it better by increasing the size of the
actual clock-face and include numerals. This would make the design
more practical.
The National 4 Art & Design: Course (expressive work)
Garden still-life.
I started by wanting vegetables and man-made objects in my picture. I wanted to show contrast with
these things. I used watercolours because I can be neat and I can get lots of different colours. I chose
the yellow fabric for the background to make the things stand out. I like the way I made the watering
can look like metal. I should have added more tomatoes to make the picture more colourful.
The National 4 Art & Design: Course (design work)
Outdoor Clock Design
I wanted my design to be based on something natural and organic. I eventually
chose to develop the image of an insect and simplify it. I like my design because
it looks modern and unusual at the same time. This would make it appeal to
more people who would like to see it in their town centre. I would make it better
by increasing the size of the actual clock-face and include numerals.
The National 4 Art & Design: Course
Verification of Art & Design
National Qualifications
Main Aims of Approach
 Ensure continued credibility of Art & Design National
Qualifications
 Facilitate the partnership approach of Curriculum for
Excellence
 Share knowledge more widely about National Standards
 Increase confidence in assessment decisions
 Support flexible delivery of qualifications
Key Aspects
 Art & Design Verification will be undertaken using Visiting
Verifiers
 Complete or interim evidence may be used for verification
 Verification will be undertaken by the Principal Verifier, Senior
Team Leader and a team of approx 38 Visiting Verifiers
Key Aspects
The range of outcomes are:
Accepted
Accepted*
Not Accepted
 Principal Verifier (PV) will sample all reports/Outcomes during Round 1
 Thereafter, where a centre is Accepted* or Not Accepted, the
report/Outcome must be authorised by the PV
 Outcome feeds into the center's priority rating for the next year
 Follow-up action will be reviewed by PV
– Holds lifted once PV determines that the issue has been resolved
– Usual certification date deadline will apply
Verification Outcomes
Accepted
 The approaches to assessment at that level are valid.
 The assessment judgements at that level are valid and reliable and consistent
with the National Standards.
Accepted*
 There are some recommended actions that relate to the approaches to
assessment or the assessment judgements, but overall the assessment
judgements are in line with National Standards (i.e. certification can proceed)
Not Accepted indicates that either:
 the approach to assessment; and/or
 the centre’s assessment judgements
Is not in line with national standards and that this warrants a hold being placed on
certification until the required corrective action is taken and verified by SQA.
SQA – NQ External Verification Visit Plan
SQA - External Verification Visit Plan
NQ External Verification
Visit Plan
Qualifications and Units
The following Qualifications and Units will be verified during the visit:
Code
Introduction
Level
Title
Number of
candidates
This form confirms the details of a planned verification visit following preparatory discussions with the
centre’s SQA Co-ordinator. The form must be sent to the SQA Co-ordinator at least two weeks before the
visit is due to take place.
Centre Details
Centre name
Centre number
Documentation Required
SQA Co-ordinator name
Please make arrangements for any documents that relate to the following to be available during the
visit:
SQA Co-ordinator email
Visit Details
This Visit Plan relates to the external verification of the following qualification type:
Current NQs (Access/Intermediate/Higher)
1. Unit specifications
2. Assessment Approaches
3. Candidate evidence with assessment judgements
4. Internal verification procedures and documentation
New NQs (National 1 – 5)
As agreed, the following evidence type will be available for sampling:
Principal Verifier/Team Leader name
Paper based
Electronic
Both
Date of initial contact
Any other agreed arrangements eg verification of internally assessed components of Courses:
dd/mm/yyyy
Date of visit
Time of visit
dd/mm/yyyy
hh:mm
Sites to be visited
Verification group name
Principal Verifier/Team Leader Details
Verification group number
Staff available
Assessors
Name
Internal Verifiers
Email address
Date
SQA – NQ External Verification Visit Plan
Making verification
decisions.
NQ External Verification
Visit Plan
Introduction
This form confirms the details of a planned verification visit following preparatory discussions with the
centre’s SQA Co-ordinator. The form must be sent to the SQA Co-ordinator at least two weeks before the
visit is due to take place.
Centre Details
Centre name
What do I need?
Centre number
SQA Co-ordinator name
SQA Co-ordinator email
Visit Details
This Visit Plan relates to the external verification of the following qualification type:
Current NQs (Access/Intermediate/Higher)
New NQs (National 1 – 5)
Principal Verifier/Team Leader name
Date of initial contact
dd/mm/yyyy
Date of visit
Time of visit
dd/mm/yyyy
hh:mm
Sites to be visited
Verification group name
Verification group number
Staff available
Assessors
Internal Verifiers
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Candidate evidence
Assessment records
Verification worksheet
Verification sample sheet.
National 4 Art & Design: Design Activity
CD Cover Design
INVESTIGATION
Minimum requirement:
Evidence of Market
Research, investigation of
theme
 Don’t have to be mounted
 Can be any size
Explore relevant examples of design work
(market research).
Produce investigative material relevant to
the task and with potential for creative
development.
National 4 Art & Design: Design Activity
CD Cover Design
DEVELOPMENT
Minimum requirement:
2 ideas showing some
development and refinement.
 Don't have to be mounted
 Can be any size
Produce at least two ideas which show
visual continuity with earlier investigative
research material.
Use selected media, techniques and/or
technology effectively to realise the design
ideas.
Ensure that the design issues identified in
the brief are considered.
National 4 Art & Design: Design Activity
CD Cover Design
INVESTIGATION
Minimum requirement:
Evidence of Market
Research,
investigation of theme
DEVELOPMENT
Minimum requirement:
2 ideas showing some
development and
refinement.
•
•
•
Don’t have to be
mounted
Can be any size
Explore relevant
examples of design
work (market
research).
Produce investigative
material relevant to
the task and with
potential for creative
development.
•
Don't have to be
mounted
Can be any size
Produce at least two
ideas which show visual
continuity with earlier
investigative research
material.
Use selected media,
techniques and/or
technology effectively
to realise the design
ideas.
Ensure that the design
issues identified in the
brief are considered.
National 4 Art & Design: Expressive Activity –
Where I Live
INVESTIGATION
Minimum requirement:
3 drawings/studies
 Don’t have to be
mounted
 Can be any size
‘Produce a minimum of 3 studies
which explore visual qualities of
the chosen subjects’.
National 4 Art & Design: Expressive Activity –
Where I Live
DEVELOPMENT
Minimum requirement:
2 compositional ideas
 Don't have to be
mounted
 Can be any size
‘Produce a minimum of 2 compositional
ideas, drawing on earlier investigative
work and exploring expressive
possibilities of the theme.
Ideas should exploit the qualities of the
visual elements, the media and/or
techniques’.
National 4 Art & Design: Expressive Activity –
Where I Live
DEVELOPMENT
Minimum requirement:
2 compositional ideas


Don't have to be mounted
Can be any size
‘Produce a minimum of 2 compositional ideas,
drawing on earlier investigative work and exploring
expressive possibilities of the theme.
Ideas should exploit the qualities of the visual
elements, the media and/or techniques’.
INVESTIGATION
Minimum requirement:
3 drawings/studies


Don’t have to be mounted
Can be any size
‘Produce a minimum of 3 studies which
explore visual qualities of the chosen
subjects.
Within this work there should be a
minimum of 2 media used.
National 5 Art & Design: Expressive Activity –
‘Being Worried’
INVESTIGATION
Minimum requirement:
3 drawings/studies
 Don’t have to be mounted
 Can be any size
‘Produce a minimum of 3 studies which
explore visual qualities of the chosen
subjects’.
National 5 Art & Design: Expressive Activity –
‘Being Worried’
DEVELOPMENT
Minimum requirement:
2 compositional ideas
 Don't have to be mounted
 Can be any size
‘Produce a minimum of 2 compositional ideas,
drawing on earlier investigative work and
exploring expressive possibilities of the theme.
Ideas should exploit the qualities of the visual
elements, the media and/or techniques’.
*Within the Investigation and Development
overall, there should be evidence of a minimum
of 2 media used.
National 5 Art & Design: Expressive
Activity
National 5 Art & Design: Design Activity –
Packaging Design
INVESTIGATION
Minimum requirement:
Evidence of Market
Research, investigation of
theme
 Don’t have to be mounted
 Can be any size
‘Explore relevant examples of design work
(market research) to inform and inspire
initial ideas.
Produce investigative material relevant to
the task and with potential for creative
development.
Photographic images may also be used.
Investigation might include
experimentation with media, techniques
and/or technology’.
National 5 Art & Design: Design Activity –
Packaging Design
DEVELOPMENT
Minimum requirement:
2 ideas showing some
development and refinement.
 Don't have to be mounted
 Can be any size
‘Produce at least two ideas which show
visual continuity with earlier investigative
research material.
Use selected media, techniques and/or
technology effectively to realise the design
ideas.
Refine and improve these ideas.
Ensure that the design issues identified in
the brief are fully taken into account’.
National 5 Art & Design: Design Activity –
Packaging Design
INVESTIGATION
Minimum requirement:
Evidence of Market Research,
investigation of theme


Don’t have to be mounted
Can be any size
‘Explore relevant examples of
design work (market
research)
to inform and inspire initial
ideas.
Produce investigative material
relevant to the task and with
potential for creative
development.
Photographic images may
also
be used.
Investigation might include
experimentation with media,
techniques and/or
technology’.
DEVELOPMENT
Minimum requirement:
2 ideas showing some development and refinement


Don't have to be mounted
Can be any size
‘Produce at least two ideas which show visual continuity
with earlier investigative research material.
Use selected media, techniques and/or technology
effectively to realise the design ideas.
Refine and improve these ideas.
Ensure that the design issues identified in the brief are
fully taken into account’.
National 5 Art & Design:
Expressive Activity –
Van Gogh Inspired Still
Life
INVESTIGATION
Minimum requirement:
3 drawings/studies
 Don’t have to be mounted
 Can be any size
‘Produce a minimum of 3 studies which
explore visual qualities of the chosen
subjects.
National 5 Art & Design: Expressive Activity –
Van Gogh Inspired Still Life
DEVELOPMENT
Minimum requirement:
2 compositional ideas
 Don't have to be mounted
 Can be any size
‘Produce a minimum of 2 compositional
ideas, drawing on earlier investigative work
and exploring expressive possibilities of the
theme.
Ideas should exploit the qualities of the
visual elements, the media and/or
techniques.
Refine and improve ideas. This could be
done by, for example, producing modified
alternative compositions or by adding
evaluative comments, explanations,
proposals, using a sketchbook’.
National 5 Art & Design:
Expressive Activity – Van Gogh
Inspired Still Life
INVESTIGATION
Minimum requirement:
3 drawings/studies
•
•
Don’t have to be
mounted
Can be any size
‘Produce a minimum of 3
studies which explore visual
qualities of the chosen
subjects.
*Within the Investigation
and Development overall,
there should be evidence of
a minimum of 2 media
used.
DEVELOPMENT
Minimum requirement: 2 compositional ideas


Don't have to be mounted
Can be any size
‘Produce a minimum of 2 compositional ideas, drawing
on earlier investigative work and exploring expressive
possibilities of the theme.
Ideas should exploit the qualities of the visual elements,
the media and/or techniques.
Refine and improve ideas. This could be done by, for
example, producing modified alternative compositions
or by adding evaluative comments, explanations,
proposals, using a sketchbook’.
COURSE
ASSESSMENT
Marked at A-D
These 2 images
were taken from the
study of Van Gogh
for Outcome 1. They
help clarify the
context for the
Course Assessment
but do not contribute
to the marks.
UNIT ASSESSMENT
Marked as pass/fail
Development stage:
There are 36 marks available
for this Section.
This part of the portfolio
provides evidence of the
further development of a single
line of expressive enquiry and
the candidate’s ability to show
a considered response to an
expressive theme/stimuli.
♦ Further development of the
original expressive idea (0-12
marks)
♦ Demonstrating a considered
response to developing their
expressive theme/stimuli (0-12
marks)
♦ Applying the visual elements
effectively to communicate
their understanding of the
expressive theme/stimuli (0-12
marks)
Expressive artwork: final piece
There are 36 marks available for this
Section.
The final piece of expressive art work
should show clear visual continuity with
the original expressive idea and
development work and the effective
refinement and realisation of the
development idea in 2D or 3D formats,
as appropriate.
Marks will be awarded for:
♦ Maintaining visual continuity with the
original idea and development work and
demonstrating a creative response to the
expressive theme/stimuli (0-12 marks)
♦ Demonstrating effective refinement
and realisation of the final piece (0-24
marks)
Evaluation: There are 8 marks available for this Section.
In the expressive evaluation the candidate will reflect on and evaluate the visual qualities of the final piece of
expressive art work. Marks in the evaluation will be awarded for:
♦ Describing and explaining their choice and use of materials, techniques and/or technology and the visual
elements (0-4 marks)
♦ Expressing supported personal opinions on the visual qualities of the piece of expressive artwork (0-4 marks)
National 5 Art & Design: Design Activity –
Gift Bag for Jewellery Shop
INVESTIGATION
Minimum requirement:
Evidence of Market Research,
investigation of theme
 Don’t have to be mounted
 Can be any size
‘Explore relevant examples of design work
(market research) to inform and inspire initial
ideas.
Produce investigative material relevant to the
task and with potential for creative development.
Photographic images may also be used.
Investigation might include experimentation with
media, techniques and/or technology’.
National 5 Art & Design: Design Activity –
Gift Bag for Jewellery Shop
DEVELOPMENT
Minimum requirement:
2 ideas showing some
development and refinement.
 Don't have to be mounted
 Can be any size
‘Produce at least two ideas which show visual
continuity with earlier investigative research
material.
Use selected media, techniques and/or
technology effectively to realise the design
ideas.
Refine and improve these ideas.
Ensure that the design issues identified in the
brief are fully taken into account’.
National 5 Art & Design: Design Activity –
Gift Bag for Jewellery Shop
INVESTIGATION
Minimum requirement:
Evidence of Market Research,
investigation of theme


Don’t have to be mounted
Can be any size
‘Explore relevant examples of
design work (market research)
to inform and inspire initial
ideas.
Produce investigative material
relevant to the task and with
potential for creative
development.
Photographic images may
also
be used.
Investigation might include
experimentation with media,
techniques and/or technology’.
DEVELOPMENT
Minimum requirement:
2 ideas showing some development and refinement.


Don't have to be mounted
Can be any size
‘Produce at least two ideas which show visual continuity
with earlier investigative research material.
Use selected media, techniques and/or technology
effectively to realise the design ideas.
Refine and improve these ideas.
Ensure that the design issues identified in the brief are
fully taken into account’.
COURSE ASSESSMENT
Marked at A-D
These 3 images were
taken from the study of
‘Creative Packaging’ for
Outcome 1. They help
clarify the context for
the Course Assessment
but do not contribute to
the marks.
UNIT ASSESSMENT
Marked as pass/fail
Development stage:
There are 36 marks available for
this Section.
This part of the portfolio provides
evidence of the further development
of a single line of design enquiry and
the candidate’s ability to show a
considered response to the
requirements of the design brief.
♦ Further development of the original
design idea (0-12 marks)
♦ Demonstrating a considered
response to the opportunities and
requirements of the design brief (012 marks)
♦ Using design elements effectively
in response to the design brief
requirements (0-12 marks)
Design Solution
There are 36 marks available for
this Section.
The final design solution should show
clear visual continuity with the original
design idea and development work and
the effective realisation of the
development idea in 2D or 3D formats,
as appropriate.
Marks will be awarded for:
♦ Maintaining visual continuity with the
original idea and development work and
demonstrating a creative response to
the design brief/design area requirements
(0-12 marks)
♦ Demonstrating effective refinement and
realisation of the final design solution
(0-24 marks)
Evaluation: There are 8 marks available for this Section.
In the design evaluation the candidate will reflect on and evaluate their design solution against the
requirements of the design brief/design area. Marks in the evaluation will be awarded for:
♦ Explaining the choice and use of design materials, techniques and technology and function /purpose as
appropriate with reference to the design brief requirements (0-4 marks)
♦ Expressing supported personal opinions on the effectiveness of their design solution with reference to the
design brief requirements (0-4 marks)
To Conclude…….
 Units are assessed Pass/Fail by centres and subject to External
Verification by SQA
 Standards remain the same as for previous qualifications
 Assessors indicate formally when a candidate has passed each
Assessment Standard and keep the evidence available for External
Verification
 External Verification focusses on a centre’s assessment
judgements: are they valid and in line with National Standards?
 Verifiers only look at Unit assessment work and the centre’s
assessment of that work
To Conclude…….
 External Verification is intended to be supportive – colleagues should
see it as a positive experience which contributes to maintaining
national standards and the integrity of Art & Design
 Centres should not include any Course Assessment with Unit work
presented to Verifiers
 Relevant contextual evidence from Units may be included with the
Course Assessment evidence
 Contextual evidence does not contribute to the marks given to Course
Assessment work
 Centres should NOT send Units along with Course Assessment work
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