Sample Student Responses from the 2008 Visual Arts Assessment
"Sufficient" Sample Response The student's response presented
here shows clear and specific observations that communicated
something important about the artist. The student incorporated
identifying detail in terms of personal features and an activity
(art making). The self-portrait shows purposeful use of
compositional elements and sophisticated use of materials. This
work also shows very good use of proportion, color, and line,
and was fully developed and individualized. The response also
showed evidence of the student having spent time observing the
Kollwitz and Schiele self-portraits. Four percent of students’
self-portraits were rated “Sufficient.” "Uneven" Sample Response
Works at the “Uneven” level made some specific observations.
They sometimes employed pertinent compositional elements, gave
attention to details such as facial features to convey
expression, and/or effectively used materials to communicate.
However, “Uneven” works were typica