AR3400CA COURSE AND ASSESSMENT GUIDE NCEA LEVEL

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1 toi ataata visual arts photography AR3400CA COURSE AND ASSESSMENT GUIDE NCEA LEVEL /2

2 photography ar3400 teacher contact details When you first make contact with your teacher, please fill out their details below, for future reference. teacher s name: telephone: ext: alternative telephone number: address: Private Bag 39992, Wellington Mail Centre, Lower Hutt 5045 Please keep your Photography AR3400 Course and assessment guide in a safe place so that you can use it to plan your study and to record your assessment results. For further information about courses at this level, please refer to the Student Guide to Years and the Student Guide to National Certificates, both are available on the school website ( Cover: Reach me, Graeme Perry, student 2013 Copyright 2014 Board of Trustees of Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu, Private Bag 39992, Wellington Mail Centre, Lower Hutt 5045, New Zealand. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu.

3 contents 1 Welcome to AR Getting started 3 AR3400 course outline 4 Suggested course planner 5 Assessment summary 6 Assessment information 7 My Photography assessment record (AR3400) AR3400CA 1

4 1 welcome to ar3400 Welcome to the Level 3 Photography AR3400 course offered by Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu. overview of ar3400 In this Visual Arts/Photography programme you will study, develop and produce a body of work. AR3400 is made up of three Achievement Standards. Two of these are internally assessed; the portfolio is externally assessed. If you intend on applying to an Art School you will need to contact them directly, as their application requirements vary from institution to institution. Please contact your teacher as soon as you enrol to discuss your requirements, prior learning and starting point for the course. This course can be endorsed with Merit or Excellence if in a single year if you gain 14 or more credits at Merit and/or Excellence within Level 3 Photography. At least three of these credits must be from externally assessed standards and three from internally assessed standards. 2 AR3400CA

5 2 getting started how ar3400 is delivered AR3400 is an interactive online course only delivered in the online teaching and learning environment (OTLE) for Te Kura. You will receive an explaining how to log in to OTLE. This includes a link to set your password if you have not logged into the OTLE before. You can access OTLE by clicking on It is recommended that you bookmark this site in your browser. This will take you to a page with links to your courses. Your username and initial password is your Te Kura student ID number. You will be asked to set a new password when you first log in. After that, if you need to reset your password you can click on the Forgot password link on the OTLE login page. If you have difficulties logging in, please [email protected] organising your study Plan a regular time for study and art practice. Some people learn best from frequent short sessions while others do better with fewer, longer sessions. There is a suggested course plan in the course outline section of this guide to help you plan your programme of study. You may wish to consult with your subject teacher to help you decide on your plan. Getting your study underway is very important. Your first return of work should be two to three weeks after you received your initial work. If you have any issues returning your work within this time, please contact your subject teacher. For more information on how to study successfully, refer to the Student Guide to Years ( resources you need Refer to each module s resource list. choosing topics and standards NZQA advises that a one-year course should lead to credits. You may only wish to study some topics. For example, you may want to do only internal standards for this course. You should look carefully at the course outline and make your choices. It is important to consider how well this will meet your learning goals (such as gaining enough credits to achieve your NCEA Level 3, or whether you are working towards course endorsement, or meeting the entry requirements for your tertiary course or any future study). The external assessment for NCEA Level 3 Photography is a three panel portfolio due at Te Kura in early November. It is not expected that you would attempt to submit a folio prior to completing work towards an internally assessed Achievement Standard. The portfolio due date is set by NZQA and there are NO extensions. AR3400CA 3

6 To be awarded University Entrance you must have: NCEA Level 3 Three subjects at Level 3 or above, made up of: 14 credits each, in three approved subjects Literacy 10 credits at Level 2 or above, made up of: 5 credits in reading 5 credits in writing Numeracy 10 credits at Level 1 or above made up of: achievement standards specified achievement standards available through a range of subjects, or unit standards package of three numeracy unit standards (26623, 26626, all three required). To see the list of approved subjects refer to: To see the list of standards which count towards University Entrance literacy refer to: To see the list of standards which count towards University Entrance numeracy refer to: level-1-requirements/lit-num-subjects/ You should discuss your options with your learning advisor and/or your teacher. assessment Students are required to send in their teacher-assessed work. Teachers return student work with ongoing formative feedback and advice in preparation for final NCEA internal assessments and external assessment submissions. There is a total of 22 credits available in this course. The two internally assessed Achievement Standards for this course are: AS91447 Photography 3.2 (Internal, 4 credits) Use drawing to demonstrate understanding of conventions appropriate to photography AS91452 Photography 3.3 (Internal, 4 credits) Systematically clarify ideas using drawing informed by established photography practice The detailed criteria for Achievement Standards will be given in the relevant resources. They can also be found by searching the subject and level in the NCEA part of the NZQA website (www. nzqa.govt.nz) and then finding the relevant standard(s). 4 AR3400CA

7 External assessment preparation includes: one or both of the internal Achievement Standards AS91457 Photography 3.4 (AR3404) Produce a systematic body of work that integrates conventions and regenerates ideas within photography practice. This body of work is produced over several months. time commitment There are three Achievement Standards in this course. Each topic indicates how many study hours it is likely to require. For example, topic AR3402 may take approximately 40 hours of work to complete at the normal pace, representing about eight weeks of work at five hours per week. If you are to achieve at Excellence level, it is likely that you will have to study substantially more than the suggested guideline. Before deciding on the pace of learning, read through this Course and assessment guide and ask yourself the following: How much time can I set aside for study each week? Will I be attempting both externally and internally assessed standards? Will I be able to keep a steady pace of five hours of study each week? Do I intend to submit the external portfolio at the end of the year? Do I need specific external or internal credits for next year s study or work? normal pace of learning As a guide, expect to do at least five hours work per week in this subject. This means completing one internal Achievement Standard each term so that you have one and a half terms to complete the externally assessed portfolio before November submissions. flexible pace of learning If you have less than a year because you start later or need to finish earlier, you can decide the pace at which you work. cover sheets The last page on the task PDF is the final assessment cover sheet for your work. Print it out, fill it in, sign it and attach it to the front of your work or send it electronically via before sending back to Te Kura. If applicable, your supervisor also signs the cover sheet as part of our authenticity requirements. All students are encouraged to submit as much as possible of their work online via the OTLE Dropbox. When work requires authentication, students will follow the instructions provided in OTLE. te kura codes Your course code is: AR3400. AR is the code for Visual Art/Photography and 3 refers to Level 3. AR3402Y1 refers to the final assessment for an Achievement Standard (91447) for Photography 3.2. AS is the code for Achievement Standard. queries about your work It is important to contact your teacher if you have any queries about your work. It helps to have your ID number, task code (for example, AR3402) and the task or activity when you contact your teacher. AR3400CA 5

8 3 ar3400 course outline Course item/ booklet AR3400CA Title Learning focus Standard Photography Level 3 Course and assessment guide n/a n/a Term and approximate time AR3402Y1 Drawing assignment Carries out a practical investigation of subject matter in various media informed by established practice. AS91447 Use drawing to demonstrate understanding on conventions appropriate to photography. Term 1 AR3403Y1 Developing Ideas in Series assignment Develops photography ideas using techniques informed by established practice. AS91452 Systematically clarify ideas using drawing informed by established photography practice. Term 2 AR3404 Folio assignment Produces a photography portfolio guided by, and based on established practice. AS91457 Produce a systematic body of work that integrates conventions and regenerates ideas within photography practice. Term 3 and Term 4 Until November sumission date. 6 AR3400CA

9 4 suggested course planner ar3400 photography Recommended learning pathway. AR3402 is the starting point. Each module builds into the next. Completion of at least one internal is required to proceed to the external folio. Other options can apply. Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AR3402 term 1 term 2 term 3 term 4 topics AR3403 AR3404F standards you can gain Internals Externals AS9447 Photography 4 credits AS91451 Photography 4 credits 8 credits from externals AS91456 Photography Portfolio 14 credits Late assessment opportunity for internals only 14 credits from externals AR3400CA 7

10 5 assessment summary credits offered: 22 ncea level 3 photography (ar3400) Standard number Standard title Study material/ resources AS91447 Photography 3.2 Use drawing to demonstrate understanding on conventions appropriate to photography practice All activities within the tasks. Further assessment opportunity No Internal 4 credits AS91452 Photography 3.3 Systematically clarify ideas using drawing informed by established photography practice. All activities within the tasks. No Internal 4 credits AS91457 Photography 3.4 Produce a systematic body of work that integrates conventions and regenerates ideas within photography practice All activities within the tasks, according to own ideas proposal. No External 14 credits 8 AR3400CA

11 6 assessment information standards AR3400 offers credits from Achievement Standards which count towards NCEA Level 3. Please refer to our Student Guide to National Certificates or Te Kura and New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) websites for more information about National Certificates of Educational Achievement and assessment: internal assessment AR3400 offers two Achievement Standards that are internally assessed. This means that your teacher sets and marks all assessments that count towards credits gained for these standards. The final assessment opportunity for an Achievement Standard is coded Y1. external assessment External assessment means that an external examiner marks your assessment work. This is done by submitting a three-panel portfolio in early November. authenticity Authenticity means that students complete and submit work that is their own. When you submit work to Te Kura, you sign an authentication declaration that the work you are submitting is your own work and was done under the required assessment conditions. Where applicable, your supervisor signs to confirm this declaration. When submitting work online via the OTLE Dropbox, if it requires authentication, students must follow the instructions provided in OTLE. derived grades (compassionate consideration) If for any unexpected reason you are not able to submit final work towards an external portfolio, you may be eligible for a derived grade. Please refer to the NZQA website for information on this process as soon as possible to find out more should you feel this is necessary. appeals You have the right to query an assessment result if you want further clarification or disagree with the result. If you are still not satisfied, you may appeal. Refer to the Student Guide to National Certificates for more information. You can also appeal any other decisions, procedures or policies about assessments. Contact your teacher or learning advisor if you wish to appeal. Further information and a form that students can use to appeal is available on the school s website in the Student toolkit area ( and go to Student toolkit). new zealand scholarship New Zealand Scholarship examinations are designed to extend very high achieving Level 3 NCEA students. Students who wish to enter for the NZ Scholarship examinations must discuss this option with their Te Kura subject teacher. The list of subjects available for NZ Scholarship can be found at: AR3400CA 9

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13 7 my photography assessment record (ar3400) Standard number Assessment details Exam/ Assessment due date Grade awarded Credits achieved AS91447 Photography 3.2 Internal N/A 4 credits AS91452 Photography 3.3 Internal N/A 4 credits AS91457 Photography 3.4 External Early November* 14 credits *NZQA examination results available in January. AR3400CA 11

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