About this Subject
- Length of Study: Full Year
- Number of SACE Credits: 20
- Pre-Requisite Information: Highly Desirable Knowledge: At least a C grade in Stage 1 Visual Art (2D Art or 3D Art or Digital Photography
Subject Overview
Students complete a Visual Study of their own choice. A Visual Study is an exploration of, and/or experimentation with, one or more styles, ideas, concepts, media, materials, methods, techniques, technologies, or processes. Students base their exploration and/or experimentation on critical analysis of the work of other practitioners, individual research, and the development of visual thinking and/or technical skills.
The Folio component is the documentation of the students’ visual learning through the development of a student initiated concept in the area of graphic design, product design or environmental design (architecture). A maximum of 40x A3 pages explores ideas, concepts, design analysis, media and technique experimentation and skill development, critical thinking and problem solving. The Folio can support two separate design concepts (approximately 20x pages each) or one extensive concept, body of design work (maximum of 40x pages). Folio concepts are negotiated with the art teacher.
The resolved design works from the development of the Folio component form the Practical component. A written Practitioner’s Statement supports the design works, two statements for two separate design works or one statement for a body of design work.
Students undertake study in Stage 2 Visual Art - Design through the following topics:
- Folio
- Practical and Practitioner’s Statement
- Visual Study
Assessment
Stage 2 assessment is comprised of 70% school-based assessment which is externally moderated by the SACE Board and 30% external assessment which is externally marked by the SACE Board. Students demonstrate evidence of their learning through the following assessment types:
70% School Based Assessment:
Assessment Type 1: Folio (40%)
- A maximum of 40x A3 pages and documentation to support the resolved design works
Assessment Type 2: Practical (30%)
- Two separate resolved design works or one body of resolved design work
- Two separate Practitioner’s Statements of 500 words each to support two separate resolved design works or one Practitioner’s Statement of 1,000 words to support one body of resolved design work
30% External Assessment:
- One Visual Study of 2,000 words throughout 20x A3 pages of investigation/documentation
