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Assessment Specifications
Level 1 Art History 2023
General information
Domain |
Art History |
Method of assessment |
Written examination |
Standards |
91015 |
Candidates are encouraged to write a concise response of no more than 550–600 words (3–4 pages). Assessment will be based on the quality of the response rather than its length.
Information in planning spaces will not be marked.
The assessment will be available to candidates in paper or digital format. Further information about digital external assessments can be found on the Digital Assessments: NCEA Online page.
Specific information for individual achievement standards
Standard |
91015 |
Title |
Demonstrate understanding of formal elements of art works, using art terminology |
Version |
3 |
Number of credits |
4 |
Candidates will be provided with:
- a question-and-answer booklet
- a resource booklet with images (plates) of New Zealand art works and buildings, covering the fields of painting and printmaking, photography, sculpture, and architecture.
Candidates will be required to answer ONE of two questions:
- EITHER Question One, by referring to ONE plate provided in the resource booklet and ONE plate they have selected from art works they have studied
- OR Question Two, by referring to plates provided in the resource booklet.
The art works used for Question One or Question Two may be by the same artists or by different artists, but must be from TWO different fields.
Plates for Question One and Question Two will be selected from the following artists' works:
| PAINTING AND PRINTMAKING |
PHOTOGRAPHY | SCULPTURE |
| Shane Cotton | Mark Adams | Neil Dawson |
| Bill Hammond | Marti Friedlander | Michael Parekōwhai |
| Robyn Kahukiwa | Gavin Hipkins | Tiffany Singh |
| Reuben Paterson | Fiona Pardington | Elizabeth Thomson |
| John Pule | Peter Peryer | |
| Kelcy Taratoa | ARCHITECTURE | |
| Robin White | Athfield Architects | |
| Bossley Architects | ||
| Jasmax | ||
| Warren and Mahoney |
These lists will be reviewed annually with these assessment specifications.