AQA
Photography is defined here as the practice of producing images using light-sensitive materials such as photographic film, or digital methods of development and production to create static or moving images.
Areas of StudyIn Component 1 and Component 2 students are required to work in one or more area(s) of photography, such as those listed below:
Knowledge and UnderstandingThe way sources inspire the development of ideas, relevant to photography including:
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Knowledge, understanding and skillsStudents must develop and apply the knowledge, understanding and skills specified in the Subject content to realise personal intentions relevant to photography and their selected area(s) of study.
The following aspects of the knowledge, understanding and skills are defined in further detail to ensure students’ work is clearly focused and relevant to photography. SkillsWithin the context of photography, students must demonstrate the ability to:
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Courses based on this specification should encourage students to:
Assessment WeightingsThe marks awarded on the papers will be scaled to meet the weighting of the components. Students’ final marks will be calculated by adding together the scaled marks for each component. Grade boundaries will be set using this total scaled mark. The scaling and total scaled marks are shown in the table below.
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Assessment objectives (AOs) are set by Ofqual and are the same across allGCSE Art and Design specifications and all exam boards.
The exams and non-exam assessment will measure how students have achieved the following assessment objectives.
Assessment objective weightings for GCSE Art and Design
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