Assessment, assessment, assessment.....

In this section you will find a full discussion of the Visual Arts assessment criteria for each component of the new curriculum, as well as rubrics, tables, pdfs, student friendly descriptors and other resources used for marking student progress. Click on the headers below to take you to the desired page.

Group 6 Grade Descriptors

Overview of Submission Requirements

E Submission Deadlines and Formats

The 3 Course Component requirements

Comparative Study Assessment Criteria

CS basic assessment info for Students

Process Portfolio Assessment Criteria

Exhibition Assessment Criteria

Grade Boundaries

Self Assessment Rubrics

Formative Assessment

Holistic Marking Rubric

At a glance

all the basic assessment info on one sheet, handy for teachers. Download or print here

IB Visual Arts Assessment Guide one page

Assessment Descriptors

If you are looking for a detailed breakdown of the assessment criteria with mark band descriptors for all 3 components, look no further, 

Mark band descriptors all components

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CAF (Coursework Authentification Form) 28 February 2019

A few years ago the IB introduced a coursework authentification form for all DP subjects. On the form for Visual Arts "6VACAF",...
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Holistic Marking Rubric 13 December 2016

This page is in response to requests from teachers for a rubric for marking students during the early part of the course...
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Grade Boundaries 10 July 2019

What do those numbers on the assessment criteria charts add up to in actual 1-7 grades? Grade boundaries are the cut off...
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Exhibition Assessment 14 April 2019

The Exhibition is Internally Assessed by you the teacher and externally moderated.The Exhibition and Curatorial Rationale...
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Internal Assessment 2019 10 April 2019

Internal Assessment ( IA) is the part of the course assessed by the teacher, in our case for Visual Arts, Part 3, The Exhibition....
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E Submission Guidelines 10 April 2019

The guidelines for electronic submission of student work are detailed below. Any further changes will be updated here as...
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