Design and Technology (Product Design)

Assessment

Paper 1 What’s assessed • Technical principles • Designing and making principles • Specialist knowledge How it’s assessed • Written exam: 2 hours • 100 marks • 25 % of A-level Questions A mixture of short answer, multiple choice and extended response questions. Paper 2 What’s assessed • Technical principles • Designing and making principles • Specialist knowledge How it’s assessed • Written exam: 2 hours • 100 marks • 25 % of A-level Questions Section A: Product analysis • 40 marks available. • Up to six short answer questions based on visual stimulus of product(s). Section B: Commercial manufacture • 60 marks. • Two extended response questions worth a total of 30 marks each. Non-exam assessment (NEA) What’s assessed Practical application of: • Technical principles • Designing and making principles • Specialist knowledge How it’s assessed • Single substantial design and make task • 100 marks • 50 % of A-level • Approximately 40 hours in duration • Written or electronic portfolio with photographic evidence of outcome • Assessment criteria to include: • exploration • designing • making • analysis and evaluation The above will be assessed holistically. Task(s) Students will undertake substantial design tasks and produce a final prototype. The context of the task will be determined by the student.