GCSE Art and Design
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
There is no written examination and no separate marks for spelling or grammar, but half the marks (AO1 and AO3, 25% each) depend on reading and analysing artworks and on recording annotated reflections as work progresses. Numeracy is marked as pathway dependent and is limited to measuring, scale and proportion, mostly in Three-dimensional design, Textile design and Graphic communication. The single biggest thing Key Stage 3 should build is the habit of precise, evaluative annotation using the language of art, written as the work develops.
- Corff dyfarnu
- CBAC
- Lefel
- Level 1 and Level 2
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2025
- Faint o waith llythrennedd
- Canolig
- Faint o waith rhifedd
- Isel
- Manyleb
- Agor y fanyleb
Sut mae'r cymhwyster hwn yn cael ei asesu
- Unit 1: Portfolio: Non-examination assessment, internally set, marked by centres and moderated by WJEC, 60%, 120 marks
- Unit 2: Externally Set Assignment: Non-examination assessment, preparatory study plus 10 hours sustained focus, 40%, 80 marks
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Gofyn cwestiynau
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Giving and receiving spoken feedback in critiques
The specification expects learners to build confidence in giving and receiving feedback, and to consider how an audience interprets work. This is developed through talk rather than directly assessed.
Llythrennedd: Gofyn cwestiynau, Gwrando fel rhan o siarad cydweithredol, Diben
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils run a two stars and a wish gallery walk of self portrait drawings, giving comments aloud that use at least one formal element word.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils present their work in progress to a small group for one minute, then note the two most useful suggestions they heard and act on one.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils lead a structured critique of a peer's project, asking about intention before judging, and the artist responds aloud to each point.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Opportunities for integration of learning experiences, page 17; Subject content 1.2.9, page 14
“develop confidence in giving and receiving feedback, promoting independent thinking, originality and creative resilience”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu gofyn ac ateb cwestiynau, gan adeiladu ar syniadau pobl eraill mewn trafodaethau grŵp a'u datblygu.
Rwy’n gallu ymateb i safbwyntiau pobl eraill, gan geisio eglurder, crynhoi ac esbonio’r hyn rwyf wedi ei glywed, ei ddarllen neu ei weld.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy’n gallu ymateb i safbwyntiau pobl eraill mewn ffordd hyderus a sensitif, gan grynhoi a gwerthuso'r hyn rwyf wedi ei glywed, ei ddarllen neu ei weld.
Rwy'n gallu gwrando ar eraill ac ymateb iddyn nhw drwy gwestiynau, sylwadau ac awgrymiadau er mwyn datblygu sgiliau siarad cydweithredol a dod i gyfaddawd/consensws.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy’n gallu trefnu'r hyn sy'n cael ei ddweud yn effeithiol er mwyn gwerthuso'n feirniadol ac ymateb i’r hyn rwyf wedi’i glywed, ei ddarllen neu ei weld.
Rwy'n gallu ymateb gyda hyder a sensitifrwydd i syniadau pobl eraill mewn sefyllfaoedd cydweithredol gwahanol, gan fyfyrio ar wybodaeth a syniadau a gofyn cwestiynau perthnasol.
Da gwybod
- The whole qualification is non-examination assessment: Unit 1 Portfolio 60% and Unit 2 Externally Set Assignment 40% (page 4). There is no written paper.
- No separate marks are awarded for spelling, punctuation and grammar. Written literacy counts through AO3, to "record ideas, observations and insights", worth 25% overall (page 18).
- "There is no restriction on content, format or scale of work" (page 19). Work may be presented as sketchbooks, visual diaries, display sheets or a digital portfolio, so annotation can be handwritten or on screen.
- Unit 2 sustained focus: "Learners have a maximum of 10 hours to produce their outcome, which must begin with a minimum 2-hour session", under direct supervision, with no teacher advice or feedback (page 20).
- In Unit 2 Part 2 learners can use "resources and/preparatory notes produced in Part 1 only" (page 20).
- Numeracy strands are marked "Pathway dependent" for both units in Appendix A (page 23). With no examination, there are no calculator rules.
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
The scale and proportion work overlaps with Mathematics and Design and Technology, so shared vocabulary for scale factor and ratio helps pupils transfer skills.
Ffynhonnell: WJEC GCSE Art and Design specification, teaching from 2025, for award from 2027 (© WJEC CBAC Ltd 2024).