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  • Crunch Time

    If you're teaching and preparing for the upcoming deadlines for second-year IB Visual Arts students, your head is likely swimming with to-do...

  • The Unmotivated Art Student

    We all know one... or maybe two. That student who is slow to start and quick to finish, and just doesn't seem to want to give any energy to...

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  • 28 March 2024
    xanthipi abel
    Exhibition Assessment
    Great thank you! 
  • 28 March 2024
    Shannon Brinkley
    PP Assessment Criteria
    Hello Joselyn, great question! The most recent Subject Report suggests that showing less artworks, with deeper analysis, often yields better results. Specifically they mentioned 4-6 artworks, when focused in depth, allowed for candidates to...
  • 28 March 2024
    Shannon Brinkley
    Choosing Art Works to Compare
    Hello Aparna, Heather has built an incredible site, I agree! My response to the first query is a question: is the frame of the digital artwork in the videography piece of high enough resolution for analysis? And will the student be able...
  • 28 March 2024
    Shannon Brinkley
    Process Portfolio
    Hi Jane, the exhibition text technically wouldn't be "Assessed" under the process portfolio criteria since this is neither development of ideas or a reflection (it doesn't fit any of the criteria). However, if a student uses the text as a tool...

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  • Thank you for keeping this website running for IB art educators. I found a lot of useful and clear information about the three IB art exam components. Already feeling more confident about my curriculum and lessons, after subscribing to this source. Thank...

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