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 FORMAT OF THE EXAMINATIONS

The examination consists of Paper 01, Paper 02 and Paper 03 (School-Based Assessment). Paper 04
(The Reflective Journal). All candidates offering the same Expressive Forms will write the same
examination paper and will fulfil the same requirements for the School-Based Assessment.

The examination requirements are:

Paper 01 A Multiple Choice paper consisting of 60 items.

(1 hour 15 minutes) - 10 items will be based on areas of the syllabus which are
common/generic to all Expressive Forms.

(60 marks)
- 50 items will be based on the Expressive Forms chosen by the
candidate. There will be 25 items per Expressive form chosen.

Paper 02 A Production Paper based on the two Expressive Forms chosen

There are nine Expressive Forms, five are two-dimensional and four are
(6 hours for each three-dimensional forms. Each Expressive Form will be assessed by four
expressive form)
questions. Candidates are required to respond to one question on each of
the Expressive Forms studied. Marks for the skills, Craftsmanship, Design
(120 marks)
and Composition; and Originality will be allocated in the ratio 8:5:2.

Each 6-hour paper will be divided into two 3-hour sessions with a break of
not less than 1 hour between sessions. These two sessions need not be
held on the same day. If the examination is done on two separate days
then the examination work MUST NOT be taken from the Examination
Centre.

Paper 03 School-Based Assessment Portfolio consisting of SIX pieces of work
School-Based (THREE pieces from EACH Expressive Form chosen) along with the
Assessment (SBA) Reflective Journal entries based on FOUR of the pieces (TWO pieces
Portfolio per Expressive Form).

(Art Pieces and Each candidate will be required to prepare a portfolio of work consisting
Reflective Journal) of a sample of three pieces from each Expressive Form chosen. For further
details on SBA see ‘Regulations for Teachers on Setting and Marking
Completed over 5 Coursework for School-Based Assessment (pages 47–51).

terms.
Each Candidate will be required to prepare a Reflective Journal. The
Journal will consist of a body of work reflecting the candidate’s exposure
(330 marks)
to Theory, Process and Practice of Visual Arts with special reference to the
Expressive Forms studied. The Journal should be maintained over the first
five terms of the two-year course and should include evidence of research,
samples of work, photographs, interviews, critiques, descriptive, analytic
and personal statements and reflections.

The Journal must contain no more than 1,000 words and must be
presented in an e-portfolio format. (See regulations for the Reflective
Journal on pages 51–59).

Students are encouraged to work in groups.

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