Design and Technology (Product Design)

Assessment

Paper 1 - Technical principles How it's assessed • Written exam: 2 hours and 30 minutes • 120 marks • 30% of A-level A mixture of short answers and extended responses. Paper 2 - Designing and making principles How it's assessed • Written exam: 1 hour and 30 minutes • 80 marks • 20% of A-level A 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 Non-Examined Assessment (NEA) - Practical application of technical principles, designing and making principles. How it's assessed • Substantial design and make project • 100 marks • 50% of A-level Written or digital design portfolio and photographic evidence of the final prototype.