Design and Technology (Product Design)

Assessment

Paper 1 What's assessed: Technical principles. How it's assessed • Written exam: 2 hours and 30 minutes • 120 marks • 30% of A-level Questions: Mixture of short answer and extended response. Paper 2 What's assessed: Designing and making principles. How it's assessed • Written exam: 1 hour and 30 minutes • 80 marks • 20% of A-level Questions: Mixture of short answer and extended response questions. Section A: • Product Analysis: 30 marks • Up to 6 short answer questions based on visual stimulus of product(s). Section B: • Commercial manufacture: 50 marks • Mixture of short and extended response questions