GCSE Design and Technology
An aid to help
with the marking of controlled assessment. This must be used in conjunction
pages 12-16 of the specification
A best fit approach must be adopted.
Criterion 1: Investigating the Design Context
Understanding the design context |
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Discrimination shown when selecting and
acquiring relevant research that will promote originality in design. 2.
Excellent understanding and analysis of the
design context 3.
Good understanding and analysis of the design
context 4.
Basic understanding and analysis of the
design context 5.
Limited understanding or analysis of the
design context |
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Analysis of products |
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Detailed analysis of relevant existing
products or systems related to design intentions 2.
Good analysis of relevant products or
systems 3.
Some analysis of related products or systems
4.
Minimal analysis of other products or
systems |
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Analysis of research |
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Comprehensive analysis of relevant and
focussed research 2.
Good analysis of relevant research 3.
Superficial analysis of the research 4.
Little evidence of analysis of research |
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Design Criteria |
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1.
Clear and specific design criteria
identified, reflecting the analysis undertaken 2.
Design criteria which reflects the analysis
undertaken 3.
Design criteria reflects most of the
analysis undertaken 4.
Design criteria is very general and is
lacking in any detail |
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Target Market |
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1.
Target market identified and intended
consumer profiled 2.
Target market for the product has been
identified 3.
Some consideration has been taken of the
likely consumer/user 4.
Limited understanding of the target
market/user evident |
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Maximum mark: 8
(1)7-8
(2)5-6 (3)3-4 (4) 1-2
Criterion 2: Development
of Design Proposals
Design Ideas |
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Imaginative and innovative ideas,
demonstrating creativity, flair and originality, Further developments made to
take account of ongoing research 2.
Imaginative ideas demonstrating a degree of creativity
which are further developed to take account of ongoing research 3.
Design ideas show some degree of creativity
and further development 4.
Ideas show some variation in approach or
concept 5.
Ideas are lacking in imagination with minimal
development or further research |
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Planning |
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A coherent design strategy, with clear
evidence of a planned approach, adopted throughout 2.
An appropriate design strategy, with
evidence of planning, adopted for most aspects 3.
An appropriate design strategy, with some
evidence of planning, adopted for some aspects 4.
A limited design strategy, with some
evidence of planning is evident 5.
Little evidence of a logical approach being
adopted, with no indication of planning |
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Social, Moral, Environmental and
Sustainability |
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1.
The implications of a wide range of issues
including social, moral, environmental and sustainability, are taken into
consideration and inform the development of the design proposals 2.
Development of design proposals take into
account the main aspects related to a variety of social, moral, environmental
and sustainability issues 3.
Developments of design solutions are
influenced to some extent by factors related to social, moral, environmental
and sustainability issues 4.
Some consideration taken of social, moral
and environmental and sustainability issues in development of design
solutions 5.
Development work shows little consideration
of social, moral and environmental and sustainability issues |
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Development |
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Excellent development work through
experimentation with a wide variety of techniques and modelling in order to
produce a final design solution 2.
Good development work achieved through working
with a variety of techniques and modelling 3.
Adequate development work achieved through
working with a range of techniques and modelling 4.
Development work is lacking in detail but
makes reference to a number of techniques and modelling 5.
Basic development work undertaken using a
limited range of techniques |
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Understanding of materials |
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Appropriate ingredients and components
selected with full regard to their working properties 2.
Appropriate ingredients and components selected
with regard to their working properties 3.
Ingredients and components selected with
some regard to their working properties 4.
Ingredients arid components selected with
limited regard to their working properties 5.
Ingredients and components selected with
little regard to their working properties |
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Product Specification |
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Fully detailed and justified product
specification taking full account of the analysis undertaken 2.
Product specification is complete and reflects
key aspects of the analysis undertaken 3.
Product specification reflects most aspects
of the analysis 4.
Limited product specification which reflects
most obvious features of analysis 5.
Produced a simple product specification
which is general in nature |
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Maximum mark: 32
(1)26-32
(2) 19-25 (3) 12-18 (4)6-11 (5)0-5
Criterion 3: Making
Making skills |
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High level of making/modelling/finishing
skills and accuracy 2.
Very good level of
making/modelling/finishing skills 3.
Good level of making/modelling/finishing
skills 4.
Basic level of making/modelling/finishing
skills 5.
Undemanding level of
making/modelling/finishing skills |
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Equipment |
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Selected and used appropriate tools, materials
and/or technologies skilfully and safely 2.
Selected and used appropriate tools,
materials and/or technologies correctly and safety 3.
Used appropriate materials, components,
equipment and processes correctly and safely 4.
Used materials, components and equipment
correctly and safely 5.
Used materials, components and
equipment safely under close
supervision |
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Final Product |
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Worked independently to produce a rigorous
and demanding outcome 2.
Outcome demonstrates a high level of demand 3.
Parts of the outcome show high levels of
demand 4.
Some aspects of outcome are demanding 5.
Worked with some assistance to produce
outcome of limited demand |
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Quality control |
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Qualify controls are evident throughout the project
and it is clear how accuracy has been achieved 2.
Quality controls checks applied in the
manufacture of the product 3.
Applied quality control checks broadly but
superficially 4.
Some evidence of limited quality control
applied throughout the process 5.
There is limited evidence of any quality
control and levels of accuracy are minimal |
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Commercial production/Target group |
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The outcome has the potential to be
commercially viable and is suitable for the target market 2.
The outcome is suitable for the target
market and could be commercially viable with further development 3.
The outcome requires further development in
order to be suitable for the target market 4.
The outcome has some weaknesses which limit
its suitability for the target market 5.
The outcome has significant weaknesses which
limit its suitability for the target market |
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Maximum mark: 32
(1)
26-32 (2) 19-25 (3) 12-18 (4) 6-11 (5) 0-5
Criterion 4: Testing and Evaluation
Appropriate testing |
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Detailed testing and evaluation as
appropriate throughout the designing and making process taking account of
client/user or third party opinion 2.
Appropriate testing and evaluation of the
product evident throughout the designing and making process 3.
Evidence of testing and evaluation leading
to the production of the final outcome 4.
4 Minimal testing and evaluation through the
designing and making process |
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Testing against the specification |
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All aspects of the final outcome have been
tested against the design criteria & product specification 2.
Most aspects of the final outcome have been
tested against the design criteria and the product specification 3.
Some evidence of testing against the design
criteria and/or the product specification 4.
Limited or not testing of final outcome
against the design criteria and product specification |
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Improvements and modifications |
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Evaluate and justify the need for
modifications to the product and consideration given as to how the outcome
might need to be modified for commercial production 2.
Evaluate and justify the needs for
improvements or modifications to the product 3.
Some improvements or modifications to the
product suggested 4.
Limited mention of some improvements or modifications
that could be made to the product |
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Maximum mark: 12
(1) 9-12 (2)6-8 (3)3-5 (4)0-2
Criterion 5: Communication
Design folder |
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Design folder is focused, concise and
relevant and discriminates an appropriate selection of material for inclusion
2.
Design folder shows some skill in choice of
material for inclusion but includes some irrelevant content 3.
Design folder shows excessive duplication of
information and a lack of brevity and focus resulting in irrelevant content |
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Decision making/technical language |
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All decisions communicated in a clear and
coherent manner with appropriate use of technical language 2.
Most decisions communicated with some
clarity and with some use of technical language 3.
Ideas and decisions communicated at a
simplistic level with a limited grasp of the concepts involved and a limited
use of technical vocabulary |
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Written communication |
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The text is legible, easily understood and
shows a good grasp of grammar, punctuation and spelling 2.
There are a small number of errors in
grammar, punctuation and spelling 3.
Numerous errors in grammar, punctuation and
spelling |
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Maximum mark: 6
(1)5-6 (2)3-4(3)0-2