Ideation at simple or obvious level. More accomplished technically than conceptually. More accomplished conceptually than technically. More conceptually challenging than a 2, but technically unresolved. Attempts to deal with ideas or technical problems are not realized.
Technical aspects are weak.
Solutions to problems tend to be simplistic. Sense of exploration of the medium is missing. Solutions tend to be trite. Little, if any, evidence of thinking. Copyright 2001 by the College Entrance Examination Board.