TIFS Photography Department
The Assessment Objectives
All your work in GCSE photography will be assessed under four assessment objectives, these are:
Students must demonstrate their ability to:
AO1 - Develop their ideas through investigations informed by contextual and other sources demonstrating analytical and cultural understanding.
AO2 - Refine their ideas through experimenting and selecting appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes.
AO3 - Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to their intentions in visual and/or other forms.
AO4 - Present a personal, informed and meaningful response demonstrating analytical and critical understanding, realising intentions and where appropriate, making connections between visual, written, oral or other elements.
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Handouts
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Use the guides and handouts, these will give you guidance on how to achieve the best results.
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The Grades
You can achieve a grade between 1 and 9 in Photography.
With 9 being the highest. There is a quick guide which can be downloaded below which explains the grades.
During the course you will be given project specific grids that will help you find out what YOU need to do to make progress.
Handouts
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Use the guides and handouts, these will give you guidance on how to achieve the best results.
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To help you make sense of these assessment objectives downloaded the AO Tips opposite.