我女儿于2016年参加纽省高考。当知道她准备把视觉艺术作为高考课目时，我非常纠结并且担心。这是因为我知道她只是一名艺术爱好者，不具备类似艺术家的很高天分；其次我们担心艺术作品在评分中的考官主观性。这门课不是亚裔背景学生高考所选择的热门，我们对此评分过程不熟悉。我女儿和我们讨论过很多次，也提供了很多信息让我们知道这门课高考的评分过程和其他课程一样同样客观和科学，她有信心取得好成绩。她为此付出了很多热情和努力，拿到了94分的高分。
我的经验是：
1. 对艺术的热爱和激情比天分更重要。
2. 学校教的技巧有限，很多要靠自己自学、练习。
3. 要提早备考- 个人作品在11年级开始就要开始准备。我女儿在高考前的一个圣诞节学校假期里基本上完成了她的作品。高考时她只需要应考理论部分，减轻了高考期间的压力和工作量。
4. 考生中素描、水彩画和油画等作品较多。如果你选择这些形式的作品，一定要有自己的特色，否则较难胜出。
5. 作品选题和综合技巧的应用很重要。我女儿的个人作品是做了一个系列的玩具模型。她用羊毛针刺技术做了各种人形，用硬纸板做成动物形的面具，用纸张不同的处理做背景。作品的主题是空气污染对人类的影响，引起大家对环境保护的重视。她写的作品介绍也较切题。我觉得环保是比较讨人喜欢的题材。
6. 学生的艺术笔记也占分数- 反映你平时的努力，不要轻视。
7. 个人作品的评分至少有三个外校的老师打分，他们会把各部分的分数加起来给个总分，加上本校老师的给的分数和高考时理论部分成绩，所以视觉艺术的高考成绩应该是可控而且总分应该是比较合理的。
我请女儿写了一篇短文来介绍高考备考中的体会，希望对大家有帮助。我怕译得不好，所以把原文贴在下面，家长们可以直接给孩子读。
HSC Visual Arts Advice:
1.EXPLORE: As SOON as possible, which means even during the end of Year 11 and the holidays before you start the HSC. This means doing some research, looking at artists whose works you like. Artists usually post their techniques, processes and materials online. I recommend apps such as Pinterest which the art community loves to post their works on. The app allows you to save as many posts as you want. Exploring will give you ideas that you maybe haven’t thought about before for your major. When exploring, keep an open mindset.
2.EXPERIMENT: Many of the artworks that receive top marks are done using techniques that the student hasn’t done before in their life, but picked it up when they experiment with different art techniques. Once you’ve found some art making processes (eg: watercolour, cardboard sculpture, spray-painting etc.) make a couple of little samples/artworks experimenting with these processes. They don’t have to be good, but experimenting will help you find new ways of making your major.
3.RECORD: Make sure you record EVERYTHING you research and experiment with in your visual diary. Markers love to see diaries that show great effort. A good tip in filling your diary, is to write down notes that briefly describe what you experimented or researched and whether you want to use this for your major. Stick in pieces of things that inspire you- may even be a lolly wrapper or brochure that you like the aesthetic of and helped you develop you concept for your major.
4.PRACTICE: Once you’ve found a couple of art making techniques that you want to incorporate into making your major, practice with them. Markers will be looking for signs of expertise in whatever way you choose to make your artwork. The best artworks show students combining different processes together. Keep in mind that marking is harsher for processes that are commonly used, such as watercolour, painting and drawing. Marking will not be as harsh for unique techniques, such as digital art, textiles and for what I did, which was cardboard sculpting, incorporated with wool-felting and paper-burning. However, that does not mean that you should choose a unique technique just because it is easier to get marks with. Stick to what you are strong in and enjoy experimenting with.
5.BE CONSISTENT: Plan out times to do your artwork and even do more experimenting as you are making the artwork. DO NOT leave your artwork to the last minute- if you do, you will regret your life and want to jump into a trash can. I made sure that I took advantage of every chance to work on my major and even I felt stressed near the end because things will happen (eg: something takes longer to make than you expected).
6.IF YOU HAVE A FRAGILE ARTWORK- MAINTAIN A BUFFER OF AT LEAST HALF A METRE SURROUNDING IT AND PROTECT IT WITH YOUR LIFE. There is nothing worse than forgetting to put a simple paper sign next to your artworks saying “Do Not Touch” and having someone curious accidentally touching and breaking your hard work.
7.Some extra notes for the major: Take some time to develop an artist statement that sounds cool to markers (preferably something you are passionate about- but if you are not that is okay, just pretend), if you are stressed out, take a deep breath and let yourself enjoy the art making process.
8.FOR THEORY (THE EXAM): Art theory is not really about WHAT you say, but HOW you say it. Key things to study for- make sure you have a solid grasp of the Conceptual Framework and the different Frames. You will need to use these as tools in shaping your answer. Also memorise information about a couple of your own chosen artists to write about for the essay. Make sure they are artists that you are interested about- this makes it easier to memorise information about them. Remember that in art, you will ALWAYS sound competent and correct as long as you use the Conceptual Framework or the Frames as your base. Read the question carefully.
Good luck!
评论
感谢LZ的分享！
评论
这方面的内容我们华人真是了解的太少，感谢楼主和你女儿的分享！
评论
谢谢LZ的分享。希望今后能看到更多非亚裔热门科目的备考经验分享。
评论
感谢楼主分享
评论
感谢楼主和女儿的分享。
替大家问个俗事儿，scaling怎么样
评论
https://www.uac.edu.au/assets/do ... rt-2017-NSW-HSC.pdf
有个表格A3,有每科的Scaling. 不过我觉得高分或低分（90分以上和60分以下的）基本不受Scaling 的影响。我女儿再三要我写上：不要考虑太多Scaling的因素，选自己喜欢的，拿手的科目才是王道！才会有持久的学习动力！
评论
对，选这门课的一定是真爱
评论
每个学校和council都有应届毕业学生作品展，free to public，喜欢的可以关注
评论
每年纽省art gallery 有应届中学毕业生视觉艺术优秀作品展览，Art Express. 全部都是达到Band 6 的作品。
评论
请问一般是什么时候？谢谢
评论
今年和去年是1月下旬到4月下旬，我记得2016年是3月到5月。地点都是在Art Gallery. 你可以在1月初上Art Gallery 的网查查。都是学生们很有创意的作品，值得一看。
评论
太感谢楼主和女儿的无私奉献，确实我们华人对这门课了解不多
评论
今年4月，我在powerhouse museum的底层也看到部分毕业生作品
评论
谢谢楼主分享，有心了！
评论
谢谢楼主分享，我女儿今年HSC，选了MUSIC的3U，花了大量时间做，也是真爱，只可惜考虑将来的就业让她还是读工程师专业。想问一下楼主的女儿最后选了艺术专业吗？
评论
高考的选课和大学的专业没有必然的联系吧？除非有些专业指定要在中学读过什么课程。当然在中学读过和大学专业有关的课程更好。如果没读过或者在大学的初期想要转专业，你也可以读bridge courses补上去。
高考备考过程要历时1年半到二年的时间，不要高估孩子们的耐力和毅力，没有兴趣就很难做到坚持不懈。这也是高考选课程时为什么要选自己喜欢的、善长的，用自己的特长去争取高分，然后在选专业和学校时你就有更广泛的选择范围。
除了视觉艺术，我女儿还选了戏剧和古代历史，都拿到了九十多分的较好成绩。另外学戏剧使她增强自信心，在众人面前演讲或示范作业时不怯场，对以后就职时面试、推销自己也有好处；学历史使她扩展眼界。她文理严重偏科，数学较差，所以考不上精英中学，读了一个普通私校。我觉得做不到牛娃，青（蛙）娃们只要自己有目标肯努力，也能达到他们的心愿哦！
我女儿在读她自己选的心理学专业，读得蛮开心的。她仍然热爱艺术，在网上看和学习各种形式的作品，除了涂涂画画，也做一些小玩艺，自己乐在其中，有时还送给朋友做礼物。她讲这是她调节忙碌生活的最好方法。懂一点艺术，人生会增添一些乐趣吧！我认为培养一个有爱心、有责任感和热爱生活的人是教育的最重要目标，对吗？
评论
感谢楼主的分享
评论
懂一点艺术，人生会增添一些乐趣吧！我认为培养一个有爱心、有责任感和热爱生活的人是教育的最重要目标，对吗？
100% 对
评论
感谢楼主无私奉献， 学习。
评论
太谢谢啦！
评论
lz请查看站内短信
评论
太赞同你说的了！
评论
统一回复：非常感谢大家！
评论
lz，希望您能授权我们把这篇文章发送到公共号的推送中，谢谢
评论
同意授权给版主。多谢你。
澳洲中文论坛热点
- 悉尼部份城铁将封闭一年，华人区受影响！只能乘巴士（组图）
- 据《逐日电讯报》报导，从明年年中开始，因为从Bankstown和Sydenham的城铁将因Metro South West革新名目而
- 联邦政客们具有多少房产？
- 据本月早些时分报导，绿党副首领、参议员Mehreen Faruqi已获准在Port Macquarie联系其房产并建造三栋投资联