Design and Technology (Product Design)

Assessment

Year 12: This year will focus on practical skills, refining design work, and creativity. The learners will be assessed through a Non-Externally Assessed coursework unit where they will go through the iterative process to identify a problem, design, model, evaluate, and make a suitable prototype. Students will be developing their subject knowledge through theory lessons and will be tested every 6 weeks internally through praising stars tests in lessons. The year 12 exams will be internally assessed at the end of the academic year. Year 13: This year the learners will have two externally assessed exams. Paper 1: The Principles of Product Design (80 marks available, 1 hour and 30 min paper) 26.7% of the overall A Level qualification and Paper 2: Problem Solving in Product Design. (70 marks available 1 hour and 45-minute exam) 23.3% of the A Level qualification. The remaining weighting of the qualification 50% will be internally assessed. The learners will undertake a substantial design, make, and evaluate task which will span over a 65-hour period. All learners will be internally assessed every 6 weeks through the Praising Stars assessment plan.