Visual Art Assessment Component Overview
Higher level
Standard level
Art-Making
Inquiries Portfolio
Art-Making
Inquies Portfolio
30%
HL and SL students investigate personal artistic questions through research, experimentation and reflection, exploring materials and techniques to develop and communicate ideas.
30%
HL and SL students investigate personal artistic questions through research, experimentation and reflection, exploring materials and techniques to develop and communicate ideas.
Selected
Resolved Artworks
Resolved
Artworks
40%
HL students select and present 5 resolved artworks from a wider body of work, demonstrating coherent artistic intentions, technical skills and meaningful connections between concepts, materials and visual expression.
40%
Students create and present 5 resolved artworks that demonstrate a coherent body of work, combining conceptual ideas with appropriate materials and techniques to communicate their artistic intentions.
Artist's
Project
Connection
Studies
30%
Students investigate and compare their own resolved artwork with at least two artworks by different artists, exploring personal and cultural contexts, artistic influences and visual connections
20%
Students develop, create and present an independent artwork informed by research into at least 2 artworks by different artists. They explore cultural contexts and audience engagement, using dialogue and feedback to refine their ideas.