Field          Arts and Crafts

 

Review of Visual Arts Level 2 achievement and unit standards

 

Unit standards

Subfield

Domain

ID

Visual Arts

Practical Art

9025, 9034, 9035, 9050-9063

 

Achievement standards

Domain

ID

Subject reference

Practical Art

90233

Visual Arts 2.1

90234

Visual Arts 2.2

90235

Visual Arts 2.3

90471

Visual Arts 2.1

90472

Visual Arts 2.1

90473

Visual Arts 2.1

90474

Visual Arts 2.1

90475

Visual Arts 2.2

90476

Visual Arts 2.2

90477

Visual Arts 2.2

90478

Visual Arts 2.2

90479

Visual Arts 2.3

90480

Visual Arts 2.3

90481

Visual Arts 2.3

90482

Visual Arts 2.3

 

The Ministry of Education and NZQA National Qualifications Services have completed a review of the achievement and unit standards listed above.

 

New Registration date                           November 2011

 

Date new versions published             November 2011

 

Planned review date                              31 December 2014

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

In 2008 the Ministry of Education (MoE) and NZQA began to review achievement and unit standards in light of the revised New Zealand Curriculum (NZC).  This Alignment of Standards (AoS) review also addressed duplication of outcomes, credit parity, fairness, consistency, and coherence.  The AoS review was guided by the revised NZC itself and the Standards Review Guidelines.  A copy of the NZC is available at: http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/Curriculum-documents/The-New-Zealand-Curriculum.

 

Teacher subject associations were involved in the review, and draft achievement standards were the focus of wide consultation, especially with secondary schools and teachers.  Extensive resources, including student exemplars, were also developed to support these standards, and are available on the MoE and/or the NZQA websites.

 

The review of unit standards included consultation with tertiary providers to assess continued relevance and likely future use of the standards.  Unit standards that duplicate achievement standard outcomes and those without the likelihood of future tertiary use were recommended for expiry.

 

National consultation was undertaken in 2010, with the results analysed by Research New Zealand.  The responses were generally positive.

 

The review of these Level 2 unit and achievement standards was completed in time for implementation in schools in 2012.  The review of unit and achievement standards at Level 1 was completed in time for implementation in schools in 2011.  Standards at Level 3 will be implemented in 2013.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

·         All NZC Level 7 (NZQF Level 2) outcomes derived from the NZC are now assessed using achievement standards, and there are no longer any unit standards linked to the NZC.

·         Existing achievement standards were reviewed and new achievement standards were developed to align with the NZC.  See table below.

·         Grading criteria for achievement standards were reviewed in accordance with the Standards Review Guidelines.

·         Unit standards that recognised similar outcomes as achievement standards were recommended for expiry.  See table below.

 

For a more detailed description of the review of, and the changes to, the Visual Arts standards see the appendix at the end of this report.

 

Impact on Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR)

(Formerly known as AMAP)

 

All new achievement standards have been registered on CMR 0233.

 

Impact of changes on NCEA Exclusions List

 

For transition purposes, the following exclusions will apply for new achievement standards.

 

Achievement standard

Excluded against each of these standards

91305

90474

91306

90233

91307

90471

91308

90472

91309

90473

91310

9059, 90475

91311

9051, 90476

91312

9055, 90477

91313

9053, 90478

91314

9057, 90234

91320

90235

91321

9052, 90479

91322

9056, 90480

91323

9054, 90481

91324

9058, 90482

 

Review Categories and changes to classification, title, level, and credits

 

The following summary shows the changes made to the standards as a result of the review.  All changes are in bold.  Where a new or a new version of an externally assessed achievement standard is registered, the following designation appears after the title [Externally Assessed].

 

Key to review category

A

Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number

B

Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number

C

Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement achievement standard with a new ID

D

Achievement standard will expire and not be replaced

 

Externally assessed achievement standards categorised as category C or D expire at the end of

December 2011

 

Internally assessed achievement standards and unit standards categorised as category C or D expire at the end of

December 2012

 

Arts and Crafts > Visual Arts > Practical Art

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

90474

 

91305

Research and document methods and ideas in the context of a drawing study in design

Demonstrate an understanding of methods and ideas from established practice appropriate to design

2

 

2

 

 

6

 

4

 

 

C

 

 

90233

 

91306

Research and document methods and ideas in the context of a drawing study in painting

Demonstrate an understanding of methods and ideas from established practice appropriate to painting

2

 

2

6

 

4

C

 

 

90471

 

91307

Research and document methods and ideas in the context of a drawing study in photography

Demonstrate an understanding of methods and ideas from established practice appropriate to photography

2

 

2

6

 

4

C

 

 

90472

 

91308

Research and document methods and ideas in the context of a drawing study in printmaking

Demonstrate an understanding of methods and ideas from established practice appropriate to printmaking

2

 

2

6

 

4

C

 

 

90473

 

91309

Research and document methods and ideas in the context of a drawing study in sculpture

Demonstrate an understanding of methods and ideas from established practice appropriate to sculpture

2

 

2

6

 

4

C

 

 

9059

 

90475

 

91310

Research and generate ideas in response to a particular design situation

Generate and develop ideas using drawing processes and procedures in design practice

Use drawing methods to apply knowledge of conventions appropriate to design

2

 

2

 

2

9

 

6

 

4

C

 

C

 

 

9051

90476

 

91311

Produce drawings to generate painting ideas

Generate and develop ideas using drawing processes and procedures in painting practice

Use drawing methods to apply knowledge of conventions appropriate to painting

2

2

 

2

9

6

 

4

C

C

 

 

9055

90477

 

91312

Produce photographic drawings to generate ideas

Generate and develop ideas using drawing processes and procedures in photography practice

Use drawing methods to apply knowledge of conventions appropriate to photography

2

2

 

2

9

6

 

4

C

C

 

 

9053

90478

 

91313

Produce drawings to generate printmaking ideas

Generate and develop ideas using drawing processes and procedures in printmaking practice

Use drawing methods to apply knowledge of conventions appropriate to printmaking

2

2

 

2

9

6

 

4

C

C

 

 

9057

90234

 

91314

Produce drawings to generate sculptural ideas

Generate and develop ideas using drawing processes and procedures in sculpture practice

Use drawing methods to apply knowledge of conventions appropriate to sculpture

2

2

 

2

9

6

 

4

 

C

C

 

 

 

91315

Develop ideas in a related series of drawings appropriate to established design practice

2

4

New

91316

Develop ideas in a related series of drawings appropriate to established painting practice

2

 

4

New

91317

Develop ideas in a related series of drawings appropriate to established photography practice

2

 

4

New

91318

Develop ideas in a related series of drawings appropriate to established printmaking practice

2

 

4

New

91319

Develop ideas in a related series of drawings appropriate to established sculpture practice

2

4

New

90235

 

91320

Produce a body of work within design to show understanding of art-making methods and ideas

Produce a systematic body of work that shows understanding of art making conventions and ideas within design [Externally Assessed]

2

 

2

12

 

12

C

 

 

9052

 

90479

 

91321

Produce related work which develops and extends painting ideas

Produce a body of work within painting to show understanding of art-making methods and ideas

Produce a systematic body of work that shows understanding of art making conventions and ideas within painting [Externally Assessed]

2

 

2

 

2

 

9

 

12

 

12

C

 

C

 

 

9056

 

90480

 

91322

Produce related photographic work which develops and extends pictorial ideas

Produce a body of work within photography to show understanding of art-making methods and ideas

Produce a systematic body of work that shows understanding of art making conventions and ideas within photography [Externally Assessed]

2

 

2

 

2

 

9

 

12

 

12

C

 

C

 

 

9054

 

90481

 

91323

Produce related printmaking work which develops and extends pictorial ideas

Produce a body of work within printmaking to show understanding of art-making methods and ideas

Produce a systematic body of work that shows understanding of art making conventions and ideas within printmaking [Externally Assessed]

2

 

2

 

2

 

9

 

12

 

12

C

 

C

 

 

9058

 

90482

 

91324

Produce work which develops and extends sculptural ideas

Produce a body of work within sculpture to show understanding of art-making methods and ideas

Produce a systematic body of work that shows understanding of art making conventions and ideas within sculpture [Externally Assessed]

2

 

2

 

2

9

 

12

 

12

C

 

C

 

 

91325

Produce a resolved work that demonstrates control of skills appropriate to cultural conventions

2

4

New

9025

Produce a documentary photographic essay

2

4

D

9034

Maintain and operate a still camera

2

4

D

9035

Direct and photograph subjects according to a photographic intention

2

4

D

9050

Demonstrate basic black and white photography procedures and processes

2

6

D

9060

Develop, clarify and refine ideas in response to a particular design situation

2

9

D

9061

Practise given drawing approaches

2

4

D

9062

Document using photography for art making purposes

2

2

D

9063

Research a given art topic related to practice

2

4

D

 

 

Appendix

Development of Level 2 Visual Arts Standards

 

Process of Aligning Standards with the New Zealand Curriculum

The revised NZC does not make significant changes to the Level 6-8 achievement objectives for Visual Arts.

 

Placing the student at the centre of learning as emphasised in the 2007 NZC has been an underlying concern when discussing changes to Visual Art standards.  Student progress through levels of achievement and pathways for learning have underpinned the structure of the matrix at all three levels.

 

The front end of the NZC has significantly underpinned discussions and decisions in shaping the standards.  The Key Competencies, Principles, Values, and the Essence Statement for the Arts have been embedded in achievement criteria.  Potential for collaborative work, moving image, time-based art, and allowance for future technologies and approaches have been included.

 

The language of the Visual Art strands has been used where possible to explicitly or implicitly address the intentions and outcomes of each standard.  The research standards (1.1, 2.1, and 3.1) relate specifically to the Understanding the Arts in Context (UC) and Communicating and Interpreting (CI) strands.

 

The drawing standards (1.2, 1.3, 2.2, 2.3, 3.2, and 3.3) relate specifically to the Developing Practical Knowledge (PK) and Developing Ideas (DI) strands.

The production standards (1.4, 1.5, 2.4, 2.5, 3.4, and 3.5) relate specifically to the UC, PK, DI, and CI strands.

 

Addressing Duplication

Unit standards that duplicate the assessment of achievement outcomes of the achievement standards have been recommended for expiry.  This is in accordance with the Principles for Standards Review.

 

Addressing Credit Parity

The relative weighting of research, drawing and production standards is consistent between NZQF levels.

 

Consideration has been given to the relationship between evidence expectations for Visual Arts and those for other subject areas.

 

Fair, reasonable, and manageable evidence expectation feedback from the sector has been considered when developing achievement criteria for each standard in relation to the credit weighting.

 

External and Internal Assessment

The credit allocation for all external standards remains unchanged.

Additional internal achievement standards have been developed to provide alternative assessment pathways for students and programme flexibility for teachers.

The balance between internal and external standards is in accordance with the Principles for Standards Review.

 

What has changed?

AS 2.1     Demonstrate an understanding of methods and ideas from established practice appropriate to design/painting/photography/printmaking/ sculpture

 

·           Changes have been made to the Explanatory Notes to provide consistency between each of the levels, and to reflect feedback from consultation.

·           This is now a research standard solely and the practical component in the previous 2.1 has been removed.  Practical work is one valid method of researching but is not a requirement of it.  The application of research in practical work is able to be demonstrated in 2.2.  This would be best delivered as part of a holistic programme where the research in 2.1 informs work made in 2.2 & 2.3.

·           The credit weighting has been changed to four credits to align all the research standards across the matrix and reflect the removal of the practical component.

 

AS 2.2     Use drawing methods to apply knowledge of conventions appropriate to design/painting/ photography/printmaking/sculpture

AS 2.3     Develop ideas in a related series of drawings appropriate to established painting/photography/printmaking/sculpture practice

 

·           The previous 2.2 standard has been separated into two achievement standards.

o       The revised 2.2 uses drawing skills (media, methods and techniques to arrange elements and principles)

o       The revised 2.3 explores ideas (developed in a related series). This enables the assessor to reward particular strengths of students.

·           It is recommended that these two standards be used to assess parts of a combined holistic learning programme.

·           The four credit allocation for each of these standards reflects the production expectations.

·           The credit weightings for these standards are consistent across all three levels of the Visual Arts matrix.

 

AS 2.4     Produce a systematic body of work that shows understanding of art making conventions and ideas within design/painting/photography /printmaking/ sculpture

 

·           The three criteria for each of the Achievement Criteria have been reduced to a single criterion for each in accordance with the Principles for Standards Review.

·           The language of this criterion reflects the significance of the evidence required and credit weighting of this external standard.

 

AS 2.5     Produce a resolved work that demonstrates control of skills appropriate to cultural conventions

 

·           This standard is designed to provide an opportunity for students to produce a one-off artwork.  As such this standard does not require developmental evidence for credit.

·           It may be useful and appropriate to offer a period of teaching and learning prior to the assessment of this standard, such as evidence for 2.3.

·           This standard is intended as an alternative pathway for students unable to engage in the sustained development process required for a twelve credit body of evidence.

·           This standard is not field-specific and students can only be awarded credits for this once.

 

Moving Image

In order to align with the NZC Visual Arts Essence Statement, p 21, Assessment Specifications are being developed for Level 2 external assessment that will allow for assessment of moving image artworks.