TEXTILE DESIGN

STATISTICS

Exam board: Pearson Edexcel

Assessment method: 100% examination. 3 externally marked examination papers. Students must answer all questions. Calculators can be used in the assessment. The booklet ‘Statistical Formulae and Tables’ will be provided for use in the assessments.

Length of exams: All papers are 2 hours.

Breakdown of units:

Paper 1: Data and Probability

Content overview

Questions may be set on any of the following topics: 1 – Numerical measures, graphs and diagrams 2 – Probability 3 – Population and samples 4 – Introduction to probability distributions 5 – Binomial distribution 6 – Normal distribution 7 – Correlation and linear regression 11 – Bayes’ theorem 12 – Probability distributions 13 – Experimental design 18 – Exponential and Poisson distributions Statistical Enquiry Cycle (SEC) Assessment overview

Paper 2: Statistical Inference

Content overview

Questions may be set on any of the following topics: 7 – Correlation and linear regression (7.2 only) 8 – Introduction to hypothesis testing 9 – Contingency tables 10 – One and two sample non-parametric tests 13 – Experimental design 14 – Sampling, estimates and resampling 15 – Hypothesis testing, significance testing, confidence intervals and power 16 – Hypothesis testing for 1 and 2 samples 17 – Paired tests 19 – Goodness of fit 20 – Analysis of variance 21 – Effect size Statistical Enquiry Cycle (SEC)

Paper 3: Statistics in Practice

Questions may be set on any of the topics within the specification, including the Statistical Enquiry Cycle (SEC).

Overlap with other subjects

Any subject which has anything to do with the real world will find themselves using some or other aspect of statistics: Geography, Biology, Sociology, Psychology, Economics etc. Needless to say at A-level any overlap will be superficial but at degree level statistics can be an invaluable tool.

Updated 19/6/20

A LEVEL COURSE OUTLINE 2021/22

TEXTILE DESIGN

Exam board: AQA

Assessment methods: 60% coursework, 40% examination. All units are practical

Length of exam: A level – 15 hours of unaided, supervised time

Students will be introduced to a variety of experiences that explore a range of textile media, processes and techniques within both traditional and new media and will explore use of drawing for different purposes, using a variety of methods and media on a variety of scales, including potential use of colour.

Students’ exploration into relevant images, artefacts and resources relating to a range of art, craft and design, from the past and from recent times will be integral to the investigating and making processes. Responses to these examples will be shown through practical and critical activities that demonstrate understanding of different styles, genres and traditions.

Areas of study

Students are required to work in one or more area(s) of textile design, such as: • fashion design • fashion textiles • costume design • digital textiles • printed and/or dyed fabric and materials • domestic textiles and wallpaper • interior design • constructed textiles • art textiles • installed textiles

Breakdown of units

Component 1 Personal Investigation - This is a practical investigation supported by written material. Students are required to conduct a practical investigation, into an idea, issue, concept or theme, supported by written material. The focus of the investigation must be identified independently by the student and must lead to a finished outcome or a series of related finished outcomes. This must be supported by an extended response of between 1000 and 3000 words of continuous prose. The personal investigation will be assessed as a whole.

Component 2 Externally Set Assignment - The question paper will consist of a choice of eight questions to be used as starting points. Students are required to select one. Following receipt of the paper students should consider the starting points and select one. Preparatory work should be presented in any suitable format, such as mounted sheets, design sheets, sketchbooks, workbooks, journals, models and maquettes. Following the preparatory period, students must complete 15 hours of unaided, supervised time. In this time students must produce a finished outcome or a series of related finished outcomes, informed by their preparatory work.

Overlap with other subjects

Textile Design overlaps well with all arts subjects whether visual (Fine Art, Graphic Design, Photography), performance (Music, Drama) or written (English Literature, History, Classics). History of Art would be especially beneficial to enhance the visual analysis skills needed to comment on students’ own practical artwork. Photography also overlaps very well with Media, Film Studies and Sociology.

For further information, please visit the RIC Visual Arts blog site.

Updated 19/6/20

A LEVEL COURSE OUTLINE 2021/22