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Assessment (first exams 2027)

 This page has color-coded rubrics for each of the assessed tasks. Scroll down to find the rubric you need. As the syllabus endeavors to make a clear distinction between SL & HL tasks, you'll also notice that some tasks are weighted differently for SL & HL students. This is labelled above each rubric to make the distinction easy to see.

We've used the language from the syllabus to create a series of color-coded rubrics showing the criteria for each assessment task. There are five rubrics in total; only the Art-making Inquiries Portfolio has the same requirements and rubric for SL and HL. When assessing each task, use the following rubrics to stay aligned with the IB Criteria and to ensure consistency in your marking. Use the bolded words to differentiate between the different 'markbands' in each assessment task.

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*While an effort was taken to make the rubrics fit on one page, this wasn't possible in all cases due to the length of the descriptors; please ensure you scroll down each document to see the maximum of two pages per task rubric.

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There are multiple criteria evaluated within each assessment task and not all criteria are of equal value. The different values are labelled below, within each rubric. 

Below each rubric are links to other pages on our site with more details for each assessment task. If you wish students to access these pages for each task you need to tick that box in student access, otherwise students have access to this page only, with all the rubrics you see here. We feel that this is probably sufficient information for students. 

Preview of the dates for 2027 Assessment Submissions   

15th March/15th September: Art-making Inquiries Portfolio, 

20th April/20th October: Resolved Artworks/Selected Resolved Artworks and predicted grades

30th April/30th October: Connections Study/Artist Project

For more information on uploading file types, sizes, and component deadlines, go to eSubmission guidelines 

Art-making Inquiries Portfolio: 

Weighting: 40% SL or 30% HL

See further: Art-Making Inquiries Portfolio Overview and Assessment particulars.

Artist Project

Weighting: 30% HL only, a standalone task

See further: Artist Project Overview and Assessment particulars.

Connections Study

Weighted: SL only, 20%

See further: Connections Study Overview and Assessment particulars.

Resolved Artworks (SL)

Weighted: 40% - Internal Assessment

See further: Resolved Artworks Overview (HL & SL) and the SL Internal Assessment particulars.

Selected Resolved Artworks (HL)

Weighted: 40%, Internal Assessment

See further: Resolved Artworks Overview (HL & SL) and the HL Internal Assessment particulars.

Image Credits: The Seamstress (1946) by Jacob Lawrence, retrieved from: https://www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/the-seamstress-1946

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