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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Collect information on history and theory.
  2. Apply information to own area of work.

Required Skills

Required skills

literacy skills sufficient to source understand and apply information on history and theory

Required knowledge

general knowledge about sources of information on history and theory for arts practice and own area of arts practice

general knowledge about how to organise information relating to history and theory and how to apply this information to own area of work

awareness of copyright moral rights and intellectual property issues and legislation as it relates to using information in own work

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit

application of selected information about history and theory to the development of understanding of own area of work

overview knowledge of aspects of art historytheory as they apply to a particular area of work

Context of and specific resources for assessment

The assessment context must provide for

project or work activities that allow the candidate to source information and apply to a particular work context

Method of assessment

Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge and might include

case studies to assess ability to apply information to different work contexts

questioning and discussion of the candidates intention and work outcome

written or verbal reports on the application of selected information on history and theory to own area of work

review of portfolios of evidence

third party workplace reports of performance by the candidate

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands eg literacy and the needs of particular groups eg people with disabilities and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties eg speakers of languages other than English remote communities and those with interrupted schooling

Assessment of this unit requires access to history and theory information sources


Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Sources of information may include:

cultural, historical, scientific texts

film, video, web

images, objects

journal articles

oral histories

performances

performances/presentations

religious and spiritual texts

stories

technical or medium specific information.

Information may relate to:

aesthetics

criticism

cultural issues

gender and identity issues

histories of art, craft and design

histories of performance/presentations and related skills

land and place

new technologies

politics

spiritual concerns

world histories.

Information may be:

oral

performance-based

stories

written.

Gathering and collating involves systematically organising information by means of:

diagrams, charts

files, scrapbooks, diaries

mind maps

sketches.

Artistic practice may involve one, or more than one, area of the arts including:

arts administration

dance

design

multi-media

music

photoimaging

visual arts and contemporary craft

writing.

Understanding of own work may be enhanced by review of information on:

current trends

historical developments in a particular area

the work of artists generally

the work of others in a particular field.