How are art exams marked and moderated? How does marking a creative process differ from marking a knowledge based subject? And how are standards maintained across schools?

Sandra Allan, AQA’s Head of Curriculum for Creative Arts, and Robin Drummond, one of AQA’s assessment design managers, talk through how they ensure art is marked reliably and accurately.

How are art exams marked and moderated? How does marking a creative process differ from marking a knowledge based subject? And how are standards maintained across schools?
Sandra Allan, AQA&rsquo;s Head of Curriculum for Creative Arts, and Robin Drummond, one of AQA&rsquo;s assessment design managers, talk through how they ensure art is marked reliably and accurately.

How are exams made accessible for students from different backgrounds? How are clever multiple choice questions written? And just how are grade boundaries awarded? 
Teacher Craig Barton meets the people involved in producing and marking exams to get the answers to your most pressing questions, as well as talking to fellow teachers about how you can apply all this new knowledge in the classroom.

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