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 Deall, ymateb a dadansoddi
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Analysing artworks from diverse contexts
Learners must critically analyse art, craft and design from different cultures, places and times and explain how context shapes meaning. AO1 rewards critical and contextual understanding of sources in both units.
Llythrennedd: Deall, ymateb a dadansoddi
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils study one Kyffin Williams landscape and complete a content, form, process and mood grid, writing one sentence under each heading.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils compare a Welsh artist with a Black or Asian artist working on the same theme, noting similarities and differences in a Venn diagram before writing a paragraph.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils research an artist's context and write a short analysis explaining how the time and place the work was made shape its meaning, using evidence from the image.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Subject content 1.2.6, page 14; AO1, page 18
“apply critical thinking to a wide variety of art, craft, and design from diverse contexts”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu darllen yn fanwl, gan adnabod a nodi nodweddion testunau, e.e. cyflwyniad, dilyniant, darluniau, ffurfioldeb, geirfa allweddol.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio'r hyn rwy'n ei wybod am wahanol fathau o destunau i ystyried a yw testun yn effeithiol o ran cyfleu gwybodaeth, syniadau a safbwyntiau.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu adnabod gwahanol ddehongliadau o destun a gwybodaeth a gwerthuso eu rhinweddau cymharol.
Rwy'n gallu cymharu a gwrthgyferbynnu themâu a materion mewn amrywiaeth o destunau gan gynnwys testunau digidol a chlyweledol.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu darllen yn fanwl, gan ddadansoddi cynnwys, iaith ac effaith testunau er mwyn dyfnhau fy nealltwriaeth.
Rwy'n gallu ystyried yn fanwl wahanol ddehongliadau o faterion a syniadau, gan ddefnyddio'r testun/amrywiaeth o ffynonellau i gefnogi barn.
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Researching and selecting contextual sources
Learners develop ideas through sustained research, and Unit 2 begins with contextual and practical research during the preparatory period. They must select relevant sources and take from them what informs their own work.
Llythrennedd: Deall, ymateb a dadansoddi
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils use two given books or websites to find three facts about an artist and record them in their sketchbook with the source named.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils gather images and short quotations about a printmaker from a gallery website and a book, then sort them into useful and not useful for their own project.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils build an independent research page for a theme such as cynefin, choosing their own sources and writing why each one will shape their ideas.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Subject content 1.2.1, page 14; Unit 2 overview, page 16
“develop and research, using explorative and analytical skills to support sustained investigative curiosity”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio ffynonellau cyfeirio/digidol i ddewis, crynhoi a chyfuno gwybodaeth, gan gyfeirio atyn nhw fel y bo'n briodol.
Rwy'n gallu coladu a gwneud cysylltiadau, e.e blaenoriaethu, categoreiddio, rhwng gwybodaeth a syniadau o wahanol ffynonellau gan gynnwys testunau digidol a chlyweledol.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu ymchwilio i amrywiaeth eang o ffynonellau cyfeirio a digidol er mwyn datblygu dealltwriaeth lawn o bwnc neu fater.
Rwy'n gallu gwerthuso defnyddioldeb a dibynadwyedd testunau.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu ymchwilio'n annibynnol i amrywiaeth eang o ffynonellau er mwyn datblygu dealltwriaeth o bwnc neu fater cynyddol gymhleth.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio testunau a argraffwyd a thestunau digidol i chwilio'n ddethol, gan asesu dibynadwyedd, arwyddocâd a chywirdeb yr hyn rwy'n ei weld.
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).