Art & Design SQA Assessment Requirements 2021

The assessment requirements for all SQA Art & Design levels are detailed in the tables below:

Subject Name Art & Design
Subject Level Advanced Higher
What is the 2020-21 course structure? (eg Course Theory & Practical Assignment) Contextual analysis and Practical coursework
How many formal assessments are expected between March and June? None
Are assessments long or short? N/A
Likely Duration N/A
Exam formality N/A
How much of the 2020-21 revised course will be covered by this/these assessments? N/A
What % of the 2019-20 course does this represent? N/A
Topics expected in the assessment(s) N/A
Assessment Format N/A
Are there any additional assessed components? (eg practical assignment) Contextual analysis and Practical coursework
How are these to be assessed? Teacher graded- whole department marking
In terms of grading, what is the balance of each component 64 marks for portfolio, 30 marks contextual analysis, 6 marks evaluation

 

Subject Name Art & Design
Subject Level Higher
What is the 2020-21 course structure? (eg Course Theory & Practical Assignment) Written Assessment and Practical coursework
How many formal assessments are expected between March and June? 2
Are assessments long or short? 2 long
Likely Duration 1hr 15 per long assessment
Exam formality Formally supervised under exam conditions
How much of the 2020-21 revised course will be covered by this/these assessments? 23% of the 2020-21 revised course
What % of the 2019-20 course does this represent? weighting 23% final mark (written paper reduced by 50% but weighting still remains the same)
Topics expected in the assessment(s) Design and Expressive written
Assessment Format Extended response essay answers
Are there any additional assessed components? (eg practical assignment) Design and Expressive Practical units
How are these to be assessed? Teacher graded- whole department marking
In terms of grading, what is the balance of each component 100 marks (38.5%) Design practical, 100 marks (38.5%) Expressive practical, 30 marks (23%) Expressive OR Design final written assessment.

 

Subject Name Art & Design
Subject Level National 5
What is the 2020-21 course structure? (eg Course Theory & Practical Assignment) Written Assessment and Practical coursework
How many formal assessments are expected between March and June? 3
Are assessments long or short? 2 short, 1 long
Likely Duration assessment 1: unseen design  18 mins, assessment 2: essay design 27mins, assessment 3: Expressive essay & unseen 45 mins
Exam formality Formally supervised under exam conditions
How much of the 2020-21 revised course will be covered by this/these assessments? 20% of the 2020-21 revised course
What % of the 2019-20 course does this represent? weighting 20% final mark (written paper reduced by 50% but weighting still remains the same)
Topics expected in the assessment(s) Design and Expressive written
Assessment Format Extended response essay answers
Are there any additional assessed components? (eg practical assignment) Design and Expressive Practical units
How are these to be assessed? Teacher graded- whole department marking
In terms of grading, what is the balance of each component 100 marks (40%) Design practical, 100 marks (40%) Expressive practical, 25 marks (20%) Expressive final written assessment.

 

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