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Design, Technology and Engineering
Stage 2
Subject outline
Version 4.0
For teaching in 2024. Accredited in November 2018 for teaching at Stage 2 from 2020.
For teaching in 2024. Accredited in November 2018 for teaching at Stage 2 from 2020.
Stage 2 | Subject outline | Assessment design criteria
Assessment design criteria
The assessment design criteria are based on the learning requirements and are used by:
- teachers to clarify for the student what they need to learn
- teachers and assessors to design opportunities for students to provide evidence of their learning at the highest possible level of achievement.
The assessment design criteria consist of specific features that:
- students should demonstrate in their learning
- teachers and assessors look for as evidence that students have met the learning requirements.
For this subject the assessment design criteria are:
- Investigation and Analysis
- Design Development and Planning
- Production
- Evaluation.
The specific features of these criteria are described below.
The set of assessments, as a whole, must give students opportunities to demonstrate each of the specific features by the completion of study of the subject.
Investigation and Analysis
The specific features are as follows:
| I1 | Analyse the design features of products, processes, materials, systems, and/or production techniques. |
| I2 | Analyse ethical, legal, economic, and/or sustainability issues related to a solution. |
Design Development and Planning
The specific features are as follows:
| D1 | Communicate design concepts using technical language and visual representations. |
| D2 | Plan, develop, test, and validate concepts and procedures. |
Production
The specific features are as follows:
| P1 | Application of skills, processes, procedures, and techniques to create a solution. |
| P2 | Development of solutions to technical problems or recommendations for improvement. |
Evaluation
The specific features are as follows:
| E1 | Evaluation of the solution features, realisation process, and/or response to issues. |