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Timeline for Visual Arts end of year verification and marking - submission dates
| Level 1 | Tuesday 30 October |
| Level 2 | Tuesday 6 November |
| Level 3 and Scholarship | Thursday 15 November |
Assessment Resources
NZQA produces a range of resources to assist teachers to prepare for the assessment of Visual Arts achievement standards and the NZ Scholarship performance standard. Samples of Visual Arts candidate work are produced using student work assessed in the previous year.
| • | 2006 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Scholarship |
| • | 2005 | Level 3 | Scholarship | ||
| • | 2004 | Level 3 | Scholarship | ||
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2006 Visual Arts examples
Level 1
The resources below contains examples of candidate work submitted in 2006 for verification of assessment for the Visual Arts Achievement Standard 90020 Generate and develop ideas in making art works. The purpose of this resource is to assist art teachers in preparing teaching programmes and their candidates for assessment in 2007.
These examples have been selected to reflect the wide range of school art programmes providing candidates with opportunities to succeed. They are examples of Achievement, Achievement with Merit and Achievement with Excellence, and demonstrate the broad range of work that meets the requirements of each achievement criterion for the standard.
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The New Zealand Qualifications Authority would like to thank the candidates who gave permission for their work to be published.
Level 2
This resource contains examples of candidate work submitted in 2006 for verification of assessment for the Visual Arts Achievement Standards 90235, 90479, 90480, 90481, 90482 Produce a body of work within (design, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture) to show understanding of art-making methods and ideas. The purpose of this resource is to assist art teachers to prepare teaching programmes and their students for assessment in 2007. The Assessment Report for this standard for 2006 is available on the NZQA website, and provides important information for Visual Arts teachers using these standards in 2007.
Examples from three school submissions have been selected for each field to reflect the wide range of school Visual Arts programmes providing students with opportunities to succeed. The submissions selected contain examples of work that have gained Achievement, Achievement with Merit and Achievement with Excellence.
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| Design | (1.7 Mb) |
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| Painting | (1.8 Mb) |
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| Photography | (1.4 Mb) |
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| Sculpture | (1.4 Mb) |
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The New Zealand Qualifications Authority would like to thank the candidates who gave permission for their work to be published.
Level 3
This resource contains examples of candidate work submitted in 2006 for assessment for the Visual Arts Achievement Standards 90517, 90667, 90668, 90669, 90670 Produce original work within (design, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture) to show extensive knowledge of art-making methods and ideas.
The purpose of this resource is to provide Visual Arts teachers with specific examples that demonstrated the levels of achievement of each standard in 2006, and to illustrate some of the different ways in which the standard may be met. The portfolios selected contain examples of work that have gained Achievement, Achievement with Merit and Achievement with Excellence.
The resource should be used in conjunction with the relevant Assessment Reports for these standards for 2006, which are available on the NZQA website and provide important information for Visual Arts teachers using these standards in 2007.
Appropriating candidates' ideas and decisions directly from these exemplars is likely to reduce opportunities for other candidates to produce an original body of work, as required by the standard.
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| Achieved: | (4.6 Mb) |
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| Merit: | (3.4 Mb) |
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| Excellence: | (4.9 Mb) |
(5.0 Mb) (7.0 Mb) |
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| Achieved: | (3.3 Mb) |
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| Merit: | (3.4 Mb) |
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| Excellence: | (5.2 Mb) |
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| Achieved: | (3.4 Mb) |
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| Merit: | (3.6 Mb) |
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| Achieved: | (2.2 Mb) |
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| Merit: | (2.2 Mb) |
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(3.9 Mb) |
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| Excellence: | (4.2 Mb) |
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| Achieved: | (2.0 Mb) |
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| Merit: | (3.2 Mb) |
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| Excellence: | (1.8 Mb) |
(1.8 Mb) (1.8 Mb) |
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The New Zealand Qualifications Authority would like to thank the candidates who gave permission for their work to be published.
Scholarship
This resource contains examples of candidate work submitted in 2006 for assessment for Scholarship Visual Arts.
The purpose of this resource is to provide Visual Arts teachers and candidates with specific examples that demonstrated the levels of achievement of each standard in 2006, and to illustrate some of the different ways in which the standard may be met.
Notes for managing the files:
- In the table below, 'Landscape' and 'Portrait' refer to the page-orientation, NOT to the subject matter. All candidates submitted work in both Landscape and Portrait orientation. In the PDF files below, Candidate # 1 in both 'Painting' documents is the same candidate.
- In the High Resolution ZIP files, candidates files can be identified by a common identifier number - the first 4 characters of the file name. Thus file5735.jpg in the Design Folio belongs with 5735-6171.jpg and 5735-6174.jpg in the Workbook file.
- The High Resolution Folio images are of the entire folio. You may wish to create separate images of each panel for printing purposes.
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The New Zealand Qualifications Authority would like to thank the candidates who gave permission for their work to be published.
The Assessment Reports for 2006 can be found by using the Search tool at the top of this page.
2005 Art examples
Levels 1 and 2
The following poster sets contain examples of candidate work submitted in 2005 for verification of assessment for levels 1 and 2 Visual Arts achievement standards. Their purpose is to assist art teachers in preparing teaching programmes and their students for assessment in 2006.
Hard copies of the level 1 poster set can be purchased by order form: Word 
or PDF.
Level 2 poster sets are available on CD only and can be purchased by order form: Word or PDF.
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| Achievement standard 90020 | PDF |
7.5 Mb | ||
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| Achievement standard 90235 | Design | PDF |
11.7 Mb | |
| Achievement standard 90479 | Painting | PDF |
1.5 Mb | |
| Achievement standard 90480 | Photography | PDF |
12.2 Mb | |
| Achievement standard 90481 | Printmaking | PDF |
10.9 Mb | |
| Achievement standard 90482 | Sculpture | PDF |
10.9 Mb | |
Level 3
The following poster sets contains examples of candidate work submitted for marking in 2005 for the level 3 Visual Arts achievement standards. Their purpose is to assist art teachers in preparing teaching programmes and their students for assessment in 2006.
Hard copies of these poster sets can be purchased by order form: Word or PDF.
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| Achievement standard 90517 | Design | PDF |
3.9 Mb | |
| Achievement standard 90667 | Painting | PDF |
34.2 Mb | |
| Achievement standard 90668 | Photography | PDF |
2.8 Mb | |
| Achievement standard 90669 | Printmaking | PDF |
28.9 Mb | |
| Achievement standard 90670 | Sculpture | PDF |
3.0 Mb | |
NZ Scholarship
The following poster set contains examples of candidate work submitted for Visual Arts NZ Scholarship in 2005. Its purpose is to assist art teachers in preparing teaching programmes and their students for NZ Scholarship in 2006.
A hard copy of this poster set can be purchased
by order form: Word or PDF.
NZ Scholarship - 2005 |
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| Scholarship performance standard | 9.6 Mb | |
2004 Art examples
(Limited availability)
Levels 1 and 2
The following poster sets contain examples of candidate work submitted in 2004 for verification of assessment for levels 1 and 2 Visual Arts achievement standards.
The level 1 poster set is available on CD only and can be purchased by order form: Word or PDF.
Hard copies of the level 2 poster sets can be purchased by order form: Word or PDF.
Level 1 - 2004 |
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| Achievement standard 90020 | PDF |
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Level 2 - 2004 |
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| Achievement standard 90235 | Design | PDF |
5.3 Mb | |
| Achievement standard 90479 | Painting | PDF |
5.9 Mb | |
| Achievement standard 90480 | Photography | PDF |
4.6 Mb | |
| Achievement standard 90481 | Printmaking | PDF |
5.1 Mb | |
| Achievement standard 90482 | Sculpture | PDF |
4.7 Mb | |
Level 3
The following poster sets contain examples of candidate work submitted for marking in 2004 for the level 3 Visual Arts achievement standards.
Hard copies of these poster sets can be purchased by order form, or Word or PDF.
Level 3 - 2004 |
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| Achievement standard 90517 | Design | PDF |
5.8 Mb |
| Achievement standard 90667 | Painting | PDF |
6.1 Mb |
| Achievement standard 90668 | Photography | PDF |
4.9 Mb |
| Achievement standard 90669 | Printmaking | PDF |
5.8 Mb |
| Achievement standard 90670 | Sculpture | PDF |
5.6 Mb |
NZ Scholarship
The following poster set contains examples of candidate work submitted for Visual Arts NZ Scholarship in 2004. Its purpose is to assist art teachers in preparing teaching programmes and their students for NZ Scholarship in 2005.
A hard copy of this poster set can be purchased by order form: Word or PDF.
NZ Scholarship - 2004 |
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| Scholarship performance standard | 49.5 Mb | |
2003 Art examples
(Limited availability)
Levels 1 and 2
The following poster sets contains examples of candidate work submitted in 2003 for verification of assessment for levels 1 and 2 Visual Arts achievement standards.
A hard copy of the level 1 poster set can be purchased by order form: Word or PDF.
Hard copies of the level 2 poster sets can be purchased by order form: Word or PDF.
Level 1 - 2003 |
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Level 2 - 2003 |
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| Achievement standard 90235 | Design | PDF |
2.9 Mb |
| Achievement standard 90479 | Painting | PDF |
2.9 Mb |
| Achievement standard 90480 | Photography | PDF |
2.7 Mb |
| Achievement standard 90481 | Printmaking | PDF |
3.1 Mb |
| Achievement standard 90482 | Sculpture | PDF |
2.7 Mb |
Other resources
Guidelines level 3 and Scholarship - 2004
This resource provides support for teachers for Visual Arts level 3 externally assessed achievement standards and the NZ Scholarship performance standard for Visual Arts.
View in Adobe PDF .
External standards - resource for teachers
This resource provides guidance for teachers preparing their students for assessment of the Visual Arts level 3 external standards for Design, Painting, Photography, Printmaking and Sculpture.
90020 activities - 2002
The following activities have been designed to support teachers in designing appropriate tasks and schedules for the delivery of the Visual Arts standard 90020.
These activities show three different approaches to subject matter, the use of media and techniques, artist models and stylistic development. They are examples of the ways teachers could plan a programme of work, but are in no way prescriptive.
90020 Activities - 2002 |
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| Visual Art Focus Area: | Landscape (Te Maunga Taranaki) | |
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| Visual Art Focus Area: | Self Portrait | |
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| Visual Art Focus Area: | Cubist Still Life | |
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Other resources for the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) are available for purchase from Customer Resources.
Last updated: 11 April 2007