1. Curriculum and Assessment NSS Visual Arts and Its Implementation

2. Major Changes to the Curriculum  It adopts an open and flexible curriculum framework, replacing examination-oriented teaching syllabuses;  It emphasises both art appreciation and criticism and art making;  It puts more emphasis on studying the contextual character of the visual arts; and  It emphasises the further development of the mind to which the visual arts can contribute.

3. Aims It aims to enable students:  enrich their aesthetics and arts experience;  strengthen their abilities to appreciate and create various forms of visual arts work aesthetically and critically;  develop perceptual abilities, generic skills and meta-cognition through autonomous and open-ended processes of inquiry in visual arts learning;  enhance multiple perspectives, and cultural and cross cultural understanding through exploration of the visual arts of diverse cultures;  cultivate personal refinement, values and attitudes, self-identity and a sense of commitment towards the community, the nation and the world; and  acquire a foundation for pursuing educational and career opportunities in the visual arts and creative industries.

4. Curriculum Framework Students learn through a balanced programme of study consisting of two intertwined and interrelated strands: visual arts appreciation & criticism in context and visual arts making

5. Curriculum Framework Learning Strands: visual arts appreciation & criticism in context visual arts making Selection of Learning Opportunities: Scope of Learning Visual arts of at least two different cultural contexts: Chinese, Western, local, etc. Visual Arts of different media

6. Curriculum Framework Selection of Learning Opportunities: Knowledge: formal knowledge knowledge in context Skills: for art appreciation & criticism and art making verbal presentation of art appreciation & criticism Experiences: general, aesthetic and artistic experiences Values and attitude

7. Assessment Research workbook (Presentations on art appreciation and criticism in context in relation to art making / critical studies, and research process (20%) Artwork / Critical studies of a theme (4 pieces of work in each portfolio) (30%) Paper 1– Visual presentation of a theme, OR Paper 2– Design Each Paper consists of the following: (i) Art appreciation and criticism (ii) Art making (10%) (40%) School-based Assessment (50%) One portfolio consisting of : Public Examination (4 hours) (50%)