Assessment criteria at a glance

It is important that both internal assessment and external moderation processes are an objective, fair and reliable means of measuring achievement across candidates and centres. To this aim GCE and GCSE Art & Design candidates should be marked according to the extent to which they have addressed each of the Assessment Objectives specified within each qualification. Therefore, we recommend the utilisation of the respective Eduqas/WJEC Assessment Objective Checklist and Mark Schemes in conjunction with the Indicative Content for the specific  title followed when conducting internal assessment.

These documents are available to download here (and on the Eduqas and WJEC websites) and can support the assessment process by helping you to understand the criteria and match up the descriptors in the mark scheme to your students’ performance at each AO. Once the correct box or band in the Mark Scheme has been determined you can decide whether the score is high, middle or low within that band and total up each Assessment Objective mark to achieve a total mark. The simplified ‘Assessment Objective Checklist’ version of the Assessment Objectives is also a valuable aid to internal self or peer assessments. Teachers have informed us that this document is particularly useful as a means of encouraging candidate familiarity and indeed engagement with the criteria for success.

In addition to the above assessment tools we also recommend reference to the appropriate marked exemplar (available in this section) to support comparative judgements and aid internal assessment procedures.

Eduqas GCSE (9-1) Art & Design Mark Schemes / Descriptors

GCSE Portfolio / ESA Mark Schemes

Eduqas GCSE (9-1) Art & Design Student AO Checklist

GCSE AO Student Checklist 

Eduqas GCSE (9-1) Art & Design Indicative Content

GCSE Indicative Content – all titles

 

WJEC GCSE Mark Schemes / Descriptors

GCSE Portfolio / ESA Mark Schemes

WJEC GCSE Student AO Checklist

GCSE AO Student Checklist

WJEC GCSE Indicative Content

GCSE Indicative Content – all titles

 

Eduqas AS Personal Creative Enquiry/A level Personal Investigation A Level Externally Set Assignment Art & Design Mark Schemes

AS PCI / AL PI / AL ESA Mark Schemes

Eduqas AS/AL Art & Design Assessment Objective Checklist

AS/AL AO Checklist

Eduqas AS/A Level Art & Design Indicative Content

AS/AL Indicative Content (PCI, PI & ESA)

 

WJEC AS Personal Creative Enquiry/A Level Personal Investigation/AL Externally Set Assignment Art & Design Mark Schemes

AS PCI/AL / PI / ESA Mark Scheme

WJEC AS/A Level Assessment Art & Design Objective Checklist

AS/AL AO Checklist

WJEC AS / A Level Art & Design Indicative Content

AS/AL Indicative Content (PCI, PI & ESA)