Scholarship Art History

On this page:

• Art History assessment specification
• Art History resources

Art History assessment specification

Format for the assessment for all achievement standards

Eight questions will be provided, four in each of two sections. Candidates will be required to answer two questions, one from each section. Questions in Section A focus principally on aspects or elements of art. Questions in Section B require a response to the broader issues of art history.

Resources or information supplied

There will be a question booklet and a separate answer booklet.

Marking

Each answer is marked out of 8 marks. A further 8 marks are allocated to communication of argument, making a total of 24 marks. Candidates are advised not to repeat the same information in both of their answers.

Art History resources

The links listed below are for resources to help teachers and students understand what is required for success in Scholarship.

• Performance standards
• Exemplars of students work (PDF, 188KB)
• Top Scholar 2011 (PDF, 4.2MB)
• Exam materials (question books, resource books, reports, schedules, etc)
  • 2011 exam materials
  • 2010 exam materials (ZIP, 573KB)
  • 2009 exam materials (ZIP, 6.2MB)
  • 2008 exam materials (ZIP, 624KB)
  • 2007 exam materials (ZIP, 766KB)
  • 2006 exam materials (ZIP, 980KB)
  • 2005 exam materials (ZIP, 331KB)
  • 2004 exam materials (ZIP, 759KB)
  • All years (ZIP, 5MB)