Syllabus Cambridge IGCSE® Art & Design 0400

[Pages:25]Syllabus Cambridge IGCSE? Art & Design 0400

For examination in June and November 2020, 2021 and 2022. Also available for examination in March 2020, 2021 and 2022 for India only.

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Contents

1 Why choose this syllabus? .................................................................................................... 2

2 Syllabus overview ....................................................................................................................4

Aims

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Content overview

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Assessment overview

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Assessment objectives

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3 Subject content ........................................................................................................................ 7

Painting and related media

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Print making

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Three-dimensional design

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Photography, digital and lens-based media

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Graphic communication

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Textiles and fashion

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4 Details of the assessment ...................................................................................................13

Component 1 Coursework

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Component 2 Externally Set Assignment

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Avoidance of plagiarism

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Assessment criteria for Component 1 and Component 2

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5 What else you need to know .............................................................................................. 17

Before you start

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Making entries

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After the exam

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How students and teachers can use the grades

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Grade descriptions

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Changes to this syllabus for 2020, 2021 and 2022

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Changes to this syllabus

For information about changes to this syllabus for 2020, 2021 and 2022, go to page 20. The latest syllabus is version 1, published September 2017.

Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design 0400 syllabus for 2020, 2021 and 2022.

1 Why choose this syllabus?

Key benefits

Cambridge IGCSE? syllabuses are created especially for international students. For over 25 years, we have worked with schools and teachers worldwide to develop syllabuses that are suitable for different countries, different types of schools and for learners with a wide range of abilities.

Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design encourages a range of skills, stimulates aesthetic awareness, knowledge and critical understanding of art, and provides opportunities for learners to develop a range of skills. Crucially, a personal and independent perspective is encouraged at all times. The syllabus is designed to accommodate a wide range of abilities, materials and resources, and allows the different skills of the teaching staff to be fully used.

The syllabus appeals to learners who wish to explore practical work through a range of two- and/or three-dimensional processes and include new media and technologies in addition to traditional media and processes.

The syllabus helps equip learners with lifelong skills including: ? confidence and enthusiasm as they develop technical skills in two- and/or three-dimensional form and

composition ? the ability to identify and solve problems in visual and tactile forms ? the ability to develop ideas from initial attempts to outcomes.

Our programmes balance a thorough knowledge and understanding of a subject and help to develop the skills learners need for their next steps in education or employment.

Our approach encourages learners to be:

Cambridge learner

`The strength of Cambridge IGCSE qualifications is internationally recognised and has provided an international pathway for our students to continue their studies around the world.'

Gary Tan, Head of Schools and CEO, Raffles International Group of Schools, Indonesia

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Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design 0400 syllabus for 2020, 2021 and 2022. Why choose this syllabus?

Recognition and progression

The combination of knowledge and skills in Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design gives learners a solid foundation for further study. Candidates who achieve grades A* to C are well prepared to follow a wide range of courses including Cambridge International AS & A Level Art & Design.

Cambridge IGCSEs are accepted and valued by leading universities and employers around the world as evidence of academic achievement. Many universities require a combination of Cambridge International AS & A Levels and Cambridge IGCSEs or equivalent to meet their entry requirements.

UK NARIC, the national agency in the UK for the recognition and comparison of international qualifications and skills, has carried out an independent benchmarking study of Cambridge IGCSE and found it to be comparable to the standard of GCSE in the UK. This means students can be confident that their Cambridge IGCSE qualifications are accepted as equivalent to UK GCSEs by leading universities worldwide.

Learn more at recognition

Supporting teachers

We provide a wide range of practical resources, detailed guidance, and innovative training and professional development so that you can give your learners the best possible preparation for Cambridge IGCSE.

Teaching resources ? School Support Hub

support ? Syllabus ? Scheme of work ? Learner guide ? Discussion forum ? Resource list ? Endorsed textbooks and digital resources

Training ? Face-to-face workshops around the world ? Online self-study training ? Online tutor-led training ? Cambridge Professional Development

Qualifications

Exam preparation resources

? Question papers ? Mark schemes ? Example candidate responses to understand

what examiners are looking for at key grades ? Examiner reports to improve future teaching

Support for Cambridge

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Community

You can find useful information, as well as share your ideas and experiences with other teachers, on our social media channels and community forums.

Find out more at social-media

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2 Syllabus overview

Aims

The aims describe the purposes of a course based on this syllabus.

The aims are to enable students to develop: ? an ability to record from direct observation and personal experience ? an ability to identify and solve problems in visual and/or other forms ? creativity, visual awareness, critical and cultural understanding ? an imaginative, creative and personal response ? confidence, enthusiasm and a sense of achievement in the practice of art and design ? growing independence in the refinement and development of ideas and personal outcomes ? engagement and experimentation with a range of media, materials and techniques, including new media and

technologies, where appropriate ? experience of working in relevant frameworks and exploration of manipulative skills necessary to form,

compose and communicate in two and/or three dimensions ? a working vocabulary relevant to the subject and an interest in, and a critical awareness of, other practitioners,

environments and cultures ? investigative, analytical, experimental, interpretative, practical, technical and expressive skills which aid

effective and independent learning.

Support for Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design

Our School Support Hub support provides Cambridge schools with a secure site for downloading specimen and past question papers, mark schemes, grade thresholds and other curriculum resources specific to this syllabus. The School Support Hub community offers teachers the opportunity to connect with each other and to ask questions related to the syllabus.

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Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design 0400 syllabus for 2020, 2021 and 2022. Syllabus overview

Content overview

Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design has been designed to offer a broad choice of media and approaches so that candidates can produce a personal response and schools can play to their strengths in terms of staff expertise and interests.

The broad areas of study are: ? painting and related media ? print making ? three-dimensional design ? photography, digital and lens-based media ? graphic communication ? textiles and fashion.

Candidates can respond to either component using any of the media above.

Assessment overview

All candidates take two components.

All candidates take:

Component 1

Coursework

50%

100 marks

Candidates research, develop and realise a project from one area of study in the subject content from a theme set by the teacher.

There are two parts to the coursework:

? a portfolio and

? a final outcome.

Externally assessed

and:

Component 2 Externally Set Assignment

8 hours 50%

100 marks

Candidates respond to one starting point set by Cambridge International. Candidates may produce work from the same area of study as Component 1, but they do not have to.

There are two parts to the assignment:

? supporting studies and

? a final outcome, produced during a supervised test of 8 hours' total duration.

Externally assessed

Please check the samples database at samples for submission information and deadlines for Component 1 Coursework.

Please check the timetable at timetables for the test date window for Component 2.

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Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design 0400 syllabus for 2020, 2021 and 2022. Syllabus overview

Assessment objectives

The assessment objectives (AOs) are:

AO1 Record Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions as work progresses

AO2 Explore Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes

AO3 Develop Develop ideas through investigation, demonstrating critical understanding

AO4 Present Present a personal and coherent response that realises intentions and demonstrates an understanding of visual language

Weighting for assessment objectives

The weightings allocated to each of the assessment objectives (AOs) are summarised below.

Assessment objectives as a percentage of the qualification

Assessment objective

Weighting in IGCSE %

AO1 Record

25

AO2 Explore

25

AO3 Develop

25

AO4 Present

25

Assessment objectives as a percentage of each component

Assessment objective

Weighting in components %

Component 1

Component 2

AO1 Record

25

25

AO2 Explore

25

25

AO3 Develop

25

25

AO4 Present

25

25

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