Formative Assessment in
Art & Craft

Rationale:
When pupils are equipped with strategies to explore a theme thoroughly, the artwork produced will be meaningful and enriching.

What we did

• Got pupils to draw on a theme
• Recorded responses and cues
• Conducted a survey

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Observations

• Pupils are not sensitive to details
• Fearful or have reservations in drawing
• No habit of creating a draft
• Lack observational skills in art
• No idea how to develop a theme

So what's next?

A Structured Approach

The impact of a structured approach to explore a theme in a drawing lesson among P5 pupils

Given a theme, pupils will be able to:

• Consider materials / techniques
• Explore mini activities
• Relate to personal experiences
• Create quick doodles

FINALLY

Decide on the final Artwork

AUTOMATIC

Week 2:

How?

• Make thinking visible
• 10 X 2
• Reading / Viewing
• Talk about experiences

Week 3:

How?

• Observational skills
• 10 X 2
• Speed sketching

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Week 4:

How?

• Creative Questioning
• Imagine

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Week 5:

How?

• Link to personal experience
• Understand others
• "What makes you say that"

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Week 5:

How?

• Recap previous 5 lessons
• Doodle It!

The Results

We don't have any improvement in 'marks' or 'scores'

Data
From more than 100 survey responses
80% felt more motivated
87% felt more confident
90% has more creative ideas

Observations

• Pupils more sensitive to details
• Less reservations in drawing
• Almost all have some sort of draft
• Better observation skills
• More creative ideas

So.... What's Next?

Putting all these strategies together

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Then What?