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This will begin the first part of a series where I share an example project – in five sections :-
- Planning
- Research
- Development
- Manipulative Skills
- Evaluation
After I have published these I welcome any comments or questions and then will publish what was given by the external examiner. Note our Design Technology department now asks all students to produce the folio as a PDF document that can easily be printed and shared and any freehand or other drawings scanned and attached to each sheet.
Anyway without further ado – the first section is Planning which has the following criteria:-
| Planning | |||
| Levels/marks | Aspect 1 | Aspect 2 | Aspect 3 |
| Defining the problem | Formulating a brief or research question | Selecting variables or specifications | |
| Complete/2 | Identifies a focused problem for a design project or investigation. | States a detailed brief or research question that is appropriate to the level of study. | Selects and explains appropriate variables or specifications. |
| Partial/1 | Identifies a suitable problem, but lacks detail in the explanation. | States a brief or research question, but this is not explained in detail. | Selects some appropriate variables or specifications. |
| Not at all/0 | Does not identify a suitable problem or repeats the general aim provided by the teacher. | Does not state a brief or research question or the brief or research question is inappropriate. | Does not select appropriate variables or specifications. |
Please click on the following link to be able to view the section in Scribd – Planning Example Project
Enjoy and remember any questions or thought regarding what this project should receive for the planning section grade is welcome.
