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Unit 3: Art as knowledge
Quick questions on Reflecting on and evaluating an inquiry in QCE Visual Art Unit 3
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What is description is not evaluation?Show answer
The most common weakness is confusing description with evaluation. Description states what happened: "I tried layering tissue over the print." Evaluation makes a judgement supported by reasons: "Layering tissue softened the image and suggested fading memory, which serves my focus better than the hard-edged version because the meaning now lives in the obscuring, not the subject." Evaluation always carries a judgement, a criterion (usually your inquiry question) and a reason.
What are reasoned decisions?Show answer
A reasoned decision is the output of reflection. It states what you will do next and why, grounded in the evidence you just evaluated. "I will move from graphite to monoprint because graphite read as too controlled for a focus on chance and erosion, and the monoprint trials produced the unpredictability the inquiry needs." The because clause is what makes it reasoned rather than arbitrary.
What is reflection as a chain, not a checkpoint?Show answer
Strong inquiry shows reflection running throughout, not a single review at the end. Each cycle of make, look, judge, decide feeds the next. The traceable chain from research to experiment to reflection to decision is exactly what markers look for as evidence of inquiry. If a reviewer can follow why each artwork exists by reading your reflections, the inquiry is working.
What are reflecting across the four contexts?Show answer
Reflection sharpens when you ask which context a decision serves. A choice might strengthen the formal context (the composition now carries the meaning) while weakening the personal context (it no longer feels like your experience). Naming the context clarifies the trade-off and keeps your evaluation precise rather than vague approval or disapproval.
What is vague praise?Show answer
"I really like this one" is not evaluation. Say why it serves the inquiry and against what criterion.
What is decisions with no evidence?Show answer
Changing direction on a whim breaks the chain. Anchor each decision in something you researched or tested.
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