The candidate record booklet must contain:
· a statement by the student
· a short written comment by the teacher
· a photographic record of the selected studio work
· A4/letter-size copies of the selected investigation workbook pages.


In the statement, the student must describe briefly, in no more than 300 words, his or her artistic growth and development throughout the course. He or she should illustrate these insights with specific examples related to studio work and the investigation workbooks.
It is the teacher’s responsibility to ensure that the student selects and provides a photographic record of studio work and representative pages from the investigation workbooks for the candidate record booklet. The teacher should provide support and advice throughout this process. As students learn to discriminate between different levels of quality in their work, they are expected to select their best body of work in both studio and investigation. However, following input from the teacher, the final decisions about what to include in the candidate record booklet must be the student’s own.

Assessment
Wherever possible, two additional photographs of the overall exhibition should be provided for inclusion in the candidate record booklet. The two photographs can be taken at the time of the interview. This can provide a useful record of the exhibition.

The student must select carefully the stated number of copied investigation workbook pages (see the following tables) and ensure that the work meets all the assessment criteria. It is important that the student includes pages that demonstrate how his or her investigation led to the development of some of the studio works photographed for inclusion in the candidate record booklet. The selection can include some consecutive pages.

It is also important that students demonstrate evidence of:
· their investigation and strategies for organizing its content
· first-hand responses to such content
· exploration of ideas both visually and in writing.

Quantity of work
The quantity of work expected of students for both studio and investigation work is not prescribed and should be what is “reasonable” in the time available during the course. (Please refer to the “Difference between HL and SL” and “Syllabus outline” sections.) The following tables indicate the quantity of work required for inclusion in the candidate record booklet for both studio and investigation. The selection of photographs may include, where appropriate, such details as close-ups or different angles, or a series of stills.

HL
Investigation 40%
Internal assessment

Studio 60%
External assessment

25–30 A4/letter-size copies of workbook pages

Selection of 12–18 photographs representing the works produced

SL
15–20 A4/letter-size copies of workbook pages

Selection of 8–12 photographs representing the works produced

Authenticity
The execution of artworks submitted for assessment must be by the student exclusively. A student who allows the work of another to stand as his or her own commits malpractice. The student is responsible for ensuring that all work submitted for assessment is his or her own, and that all investigation sources are acknowledged, including situations where the creative appropriation of another artist’s work has been made.

Copying works of art without the provision of references constitutes plagiarism. There are circumstances where the creative appropriation of another artist’s work may be acceptable and important, but the original source must always be acknowledged.

It is the teacher’s responsibility to monitor student work on a regular basis and to confirm that, to the best of his or her knowledge, it is the student’s own work.

· As part of the learning process, teachers should give advice to students on the development of studio artwork but students should take increasing responsibility for their own direction of the work.

· The investigation workbooks are designed to be working journals, and, although teacher feedback about them is expected, reworking or “tidying up” the content of the workbook pages is not encouraged.

In addition, the teacher is responsible for overseeing student documentation of artworks (in the
photographs and investigation workbook pages included in the candidate record booklet).

Teachers are also required to sign the appropriate documents. (Please see the Vade Mecum.)
Teachers should refer to Academic honesty: guidance for schools (September 2006) for further guidance and information.

Collaborative work
If students wish to work collaboratively, all work should be planned in consultation with the teacher. The teacher’s role is vital in monitoring the individual’s contribution to the collaborative project. The final assessment is of individual students, so each student’s artwork must show evidence of his or her individual achievements within a particular project. The investigation workbooks are vital in documenting each individual’s development of ideas and contribution to the project. Teacher comments relating to collaborative work, to be noted in the candidate record booklets, are also very important.