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SELECTION CRITERIA FOR ELECTIVE ART AT UPPER SECONDARY

Given the demands of the new ‘O’ Level Art syllabus, students need to spend much
time and energy pursuing it. The Art department seeks to identify students who have
both the attitude and aptitude to take art at the upper secondary level. They should
be well above average in ability their work and must demonstrate the potential for
future development. We look for students who can clearly articulate their ideas and
who demonstrate an overall commitment to the visual arts.

There are 4 criteria in the selection of students to undertake ‘O’ level Art. Students
must score a minimum of 12 points.

The 4 criteria are

1. Observation
2. Creativity & Imagination
3. Portfolio of works
4. Secondary 2 Art results

The table below shows the rubrics

Criteria / Score 4 3 2 1
Observation Studies The drawings The drawings The drawings The drawings
(1 Hr) show an show a good show a show little
excellent effort effort at truly moderate effort at
at truly observing the effort at observing the
observing the hands and observing the hands and
hands and making a hands and attempting to
making a sincere effort making an duplicate
sincere effort to duplicate effort to
to duplicate them. duplicate
them. them.

Imagination & Visual Visual Illustrations Illustrations

Creativity (24 hrs) illustrations illustrations contain are limited and
are creative are original clichÈs. fail to
clever, and and convey a communicate
make complex distinct point of through
analogies to view. analogy
communicate
ideas.

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Portfolio -More than 10 -10 examples - Less than 10 -Less than 5
A minimum of 10 examples of of completed examples of examples of
examples of artwork completed work completed completed
that may include works -Student work. work.
some of the -Consistently explores a - Portfolio is -Portfolio
following: explores variety of limited in shows no
*Original drawings / media, skills media, skills exploration of exploration of
paintings in a variety and sources and sources. media, skills, media, skills
of media. outside of -Student work and sources. and sources.
assignments shows skills, -Student work -Student work
* Photgraphy
-Student work planning and shows skills, shows little or
*Digital Art
shows skills, vocabulary planning and no progress in
planning and show good vocabulary growth of
vocabulary progress and show skills, planning
show a high growth over acceptable and
degree of time. progress and vocabulary.
progress and -Portfolio growth over -Student gives
growth over exhibits some time. up when faced
time. evidence of -Portfolio with difficulties.
-Portfolio persistence. exhibits limited
shows evidence of
persistence in persistence
working
through
difficulties.
Lower Secondary 75 and above 70 & above 65 & above 60 & above
Overall Art Results

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