3N0608 Assessment Brief
| Title | Art and Design |
| Teideal as Gaeilge | Ealaín agus Dearadh |
| Award Class | Minor |
| Code | 3N0608 |
| Level | 3 |
| Credit Value | 10 |
| Specific Validation Requirements | There are no specific validation requirements for this award |
| Supporting Documentation | None |
| Access | To access programmes leading to this award the learner should have reached the standards of knowledge, skill and competence associated with the preceding level of the National Framework of Qualifications. This may have been achieved through a formal qualification or through relevant life and work experience. |
| Transfer | Achievement of this award will enable the learner to transfer to other appropriate programmes leading to awards at the same level of the National Framework of Qualifications. |
Purpose
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to explore aspects of the visual arts and to communicate using a range of media and materials. The award is designed to provide opportunity to generate images using a range of techniques and to develop personal creativity and visual awareness.
Learning Outcomes
Learners will be able to:
- Describe a range of visual arts
- Describe the maintenance and storage requirements for art tools and equipment
- Use a range of art and design elements
- Use a range of two and three dimensional materials and media
- Experiment in a range of elements and media
- Use a range of tools, equipment and materials safely
- Use colour and monochromatic media to record observations and communicate ideas and feelings
- Communicate an idea visually within two and three dimensions including from source materials and appropriate personal visual responses
- Solve specified design problems through visually documented planning and research
- Present own work as part of a display.
Assessment General Information
Details of FET assessment requirements are set out in Assessment Guidelines for Providers.
All FET assessment is criterion referenced. Successful achievement of the award is based on learners attaining the required standards of knowledge, skill or competence.
The techniques set out below are considered the optimum approach to assessment for this component. In exceptional circumstances providers may identify alternative assessment techniques through the provider’s application for programme validation which are reliable and valid but which are more appropriate to their context.
Assessment of a number of components may be integrated across programmes for delivery, provided that the learning outcomes of each minor award are assessed.
Group or team work may form part of the assessment, provided each learner’s achievement is separately assessed.
All providers are required to submit an assessment plan as part of their application for programme validation. Assessment Plans will include information relating to scheduling and integration of assessment. See current FET validation guidelines at www.qqi.ie.
Assessment Techniques
In order to demonstrate that they have reached the standards of knowledge, skill and competence identified in all the learning outcomes, learners are required to complete the assessment(s) below.
The assessor is responsible for devising assessment instruments (e.g. project and assignment briefs, examination papers), assessment criteria and mark sheets, consistent with the techniques identified below and FETAC’s assessment requirements.
Programme validation will require providers to map each learning outcome to its associated assessment technique. See current FET validation guidelines at www.qqi.ie.
All learning outcomes must be assessed and achieved Portfolio / Collection of Work 100%.
Description
Portfolio / Collection of Work
A portfolio or collection of work is a collection and/or selection of pieces of work produced by the learner over a period of time that demonstrates achievement of a range of learning outcomes. The collection may be self-generated or may be generated in response to a particular brief or tasks/activities devised by the assessor.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
Learners may be assessed on the basis of their prior knowledge and experience. Providers must be specifically quality assured to assess learners by this means. To do so they must complete B10, see Provider’s Quality Assurance Guidelines and be included on the Register of RPL approved providers. See RPL Guidelines at www.fetac.ie for further information and registration details.
Grading
‘Successful’ indicates that the learner has achieved all of the learning outcomes for the award with some supervision and direction. The learner has demonstrated autonomy of action and has taken responsibility for generating appropriate evidence for all learning outcomes.