1. IB Art IWB Self Assessment KEEEP THE HEADINGS BUT DELETE THE SUPPORTING TEXT. YOU CAN USE TEXT AND IMAGES TO SUPPORT YOUR IDEAS. IF YOU HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE IWB YET YOU NEED TO STATE WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO. Mr. D. Inglis

2. Independent Research The teacher is looking for workbooks that show independent research, both visual and verbal, in appropriate depth and/or breadth, with outcomes that are thoroughly understood by the candidate. Ask yourself: Where does my IWB show truly independent research (or have I only researched what is set in class)? Have I explored and researched my ideas in depth/breadth, or is my research superficial (the bare minimum)? How have I shown that I understand what I have researched (or have I simply stuck things into the RWB without thinking)? How is your research independent? State how you have researched a wide area around your ideas. Mr. D. Inglis

3. Contextual Research The teacher is looking for workbooks that thoroughly investigate socio-cultural and historical contexts, in more than one culture. Ask yourself: Where have I researched the social/historical background to art from more than one culture? Have I shown that I understand how the social/historical background is relevant to these artworks? How have I used what I have learned elsewhere in my IWB (have I been able to show connection with my work)? What artwork from which different cultures have you analyzed? What history period did you look at? Can you show some examples? Mr. D. Inglis

4. Critical Research The teacher is looking for workbooks that systematically examine the meaning and significance of art from various cultures. Ask yourself: Where have I researched appropriate examples of artworks (from more than one culture) which relate to my ideas? Have I been able to analyze and discuss the visual qualities of artworks from more than one culture? How have I shown that I understand the significance, meaning and purpose of these artworks? How do the art works or culture that you analyzed relate to your ideas and overall research? Mr. D. Inglis

5. Visual Research The teacher is looking for workbooks that show a thorough, wide-ranging and experimental investigation of visual qualities and expressive forms. Ask yourself: How have I shown a thorough visual exploration of ideas: through sketching, drawing, experimenting with different media and practicing different techniques? How wide is the range of ways that I have recorded my ideas visually (or have I just produced lots of pencil sketches)? What mediums did you use in your research? What techniques did you experiment with? Mr. D. Inglis

6. Integration For this criterion, the teacher is looking for a close relationship between the IWB’s and the studio work, in which reflection and research support experimentation and successful artistic production. Ask yourself: Do my IWB’s and Studio Work demonstrate a close relationship and connection? Have I produced a worthwhile, mature body of work which shows how what I have learned has led to the production of successful art work? How is your IWB connected to your studio work? In what particular way does your IWB support your studio work? Mr. D. Inglis

7. IB Studio Work Self Assessment KEEEP THE HEADINGS BUT DELETE THE SUPPORTING TEXT. YOU CAN USE TEXT AND IMAGES TO SUPPORT YOUR IDEAS. Mr. D. Inglis

8. Imaginative Expression The examiner is looking for work that is exploratory, creative and imaginative. Interesting ideas are presented in intelligent, sometimes surprising, ways. Ask yourself: To what extent have I truly explored ideas to create interesting, adventurous studio work? Or have I settled for the obvious? Where have I used any unusual or unexpected combinations of ideas or materials in my studio work? How is your work individual? How have you combined materials and techniques in a unusual or interesting way? Mr. D. Inglis

9. Purposeful Exploration The examiner is looking for work that matters to it’s creator. The art is thoughtful and has been developed into something full of power and meaning. Ask yourself: How are the ideas in my studio work connected with my own life and cultural background? Is it clear that I have created strong, powerful pieces of art work which really mean something to me? How is your art work personal? What is the connection between you and your artwork? Mr. D. Inglis

10. Meaning and Function The examiner is looking for work where subject matter, artistic ideas and techniques are combined well to produce a coherent outcome. Ask yourself: How are the ideas behind my studio work connected with the techniques and media that I have chosen to use? What is the personal, cultural or visual meaning/purpose of my studio work? Explain why you used your chosen techniques? Why does the technique you chose suit your idea? For example if you used oil paint you could have chosen to apply the paint in a rough manner which suited your idea because- What is the meaning or visual purpose of your artwork? Mr. D. Inglis

11. Formal Qualities The examiner is looking for work that is well panned. Its form is the result of the thoughtful application of design principals. Ask yourself: How effectively have I designed the appearance of my studio work? How well have I used visual language (composition, line, form, tone, color, texture, etc)? Which visual or artistic problems did I encounter and how well have I solved them? What is the most important art element and principle used in your work? For example the most important art element was the use of colour because- Mr. D. Inglis

12. Technical and Media Skills The examiner is looking for work that shows technical skill and effective use of the medium. Ask yourself: Am I using my chosen media with high levels of skill? What visual effects do I want to create? How effective is the medium I have chosen at creating these effects? Would it be better to choose a different medium? Why did you choose a particular medium? How does it suit your idea? Mr. D. Inglis

13. Growth and Commitment The examiner looks at both the studio work and the IWB’s for evidence of high quality visual and written work, including reflections on the relative success of different pieces of work and on their place in the student’s growth and development as an artist. Ask yourself: Overall, considering both my Studio Work and my IWB’s, how much growth and improvement has my art work shown so far? How have I developed as an artist during the course? This is your eighth piece. Is it one of your better or weaker works. Explain where it fits in with all of your other works. Mr. D. Inglis