What Is A Global Comment?
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Posted by Jo Murphy Jul 6, 2007 |
When assessing art we often talk about a piece of work in isolation.
When we do this we might say “This piece of work makes me feel.” “I like this artwork because….” Appreciative Inquiry
When an Art Teacher makes a global comment it will by contrast be about a body of work or the process by which a artist comes to develop a body of work.
There fore we would make a global comment about an artist when we refer to
- A visual diary
- An exhibition
- A project or a theme
- An illustrated volume
- Any collection of art pieces and ideas that go to make up the general direction in which the artist is heading
Think it through!
- Planning Digital Pathways for Art Beginning the process of creating an electronic storage system can seem overwhelming to an Art Teacher.
- Assessment Tools Applied To Arts Using assessment instruments as goal setting tools and planning guides can ensure smooth communication and create enthusiastic Art Students.
The articles cited above outline how to gather together a body of student work for assessment. Once this work has been entirely gathered and collated it is time to make a global comment. An art teacher usually doesn’t feel confident about making a global comment based solely on one piece of work. A collection of work ensures that the teacher can know the artistic approach and have a very general idea about the trends and themes the student is following.
In the formative stages of an artists career it is unwise to give advice about career choice, directions or future pathways with out access to an entire body of that students work.
One aesthetic piece of work can be misleading if the student does not have evidence of sufficient self direction to follow through on themes, or to create more of the same, or develop new innovative pieces.
Clear mapping of process ensures teachers feel confident to make assessment comments.
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