Candidates should be encouraged to see the evaluation of their advanced media portfolio as a creative task, exploiting the potential of the chosen format through images, audio, video, and links. Marks should be supported by teacher comments and other forms such as audio or video presentations. Questions addressed in the evaluation include how the media product uses or challenges real media conventions; the effectiveness of combining the main product with ancillary texts; what was learned from audience feedback; and how media technologies were used in construction, research, planning and evaluation.
2. Evaluation
In all cases, candidates should be encouraged to
see the evaluation as a creative task and the
potential of the format chosen should be
exploited through the use of
images, audio, video and links to online
resources. Marks should be supported by
teacher comments and may be supported by
other forms such as audio or videotaped
presentations.
3. Questions to be addressed
• In what ways does your media product
use, develop or challenge forms and conventions
of real media products?
• How effective is the combination of your main
product and ancillary texts?
• What have you learned from your audience
feedback?
• How did you use media technologies in the
construction and research, planning and
evaluation stages?
