Design and Technology (Product Design)

Assessment

• Paper 1: Principles Four sets of questions that predominantly cover technical principles within each endorsed title. Pupils are required to: analyse existing products, demonstrate applied mathematical skills and technical knowledge of materials, product functionality, manufacturing processes and techniques, demonstrate their understanding of wider social, moral and environmental issues that impact on the design and manufacturing industries. • Paper 2: Problem Solving This component has two sections that respond to selected tasks. Section A focuses on applying knowledge, understanding and skills of designing and manufacturing prototypes and products. Section B requires pupils to reflect on their design task in Section A in relation to wider factors/issues from the design principles. • Iterative Design Project The ‘Iterative Design Project’ requires pupils to undertake a substantial design, make and evaluative project centred on the iterative processes of exploration, creation and evaluation. Each pupil identifies a design opportunity or problem from a context of their own choice, and creates a portfolio of evidence in real time through the project to demonstrate their competence.