The sketchbook practice. Recording ideas, observations, and insights relevant to intentions as work progresses. Annotation as a form of thinking. Photography as record. Reflective writing in process. The visible trace of a learner’s mind at work.
Tested by
- Edexcel IGCSE Art and Design AO3 — record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions as work progresses (25%)
- AQA GCSE Art and Design AO3 — record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions as work progresses (25%)
Suggested evidence types
- Sketchbook (physical or digital — drawings, photographs, annotations, ephemera)
- Annotated photographs of work-in-progress
- Process journal / reflective log
- Voice notes recording thinking aloud during making (transcribed or kept as audio)
Mastery descriptors
- emerging — keeps a sketchbook with prompting; basic observational drawings
- developing — records observations purposefully; uses annotation to capture thinking
- secure — sketchbook is a working tool; recording shows genuine reflection on developing intentions
- mastering — recording is fluent, varied, and integral to the artistic process; annotation reveals sophisticated thinking