Design and Technology – Work Samples
View the Course Performance Descriptors for Design and Technology (Acrobat pdf, 172 KB)
Grade A
A student performing at this grade typically:
- integrates their extensive knowledge and understanding of design in critically analysing concepts and processes, and is able to apply their learning in new contexts.
- consistently applies, justifies and manages complex design processes to develop design ideas and solutions.
- evaluates and coherently explains the impacts of past, current and emerging technologies on the individual, society and environments.
- evaluates designed solutions, independently considering a comprehensive range of factors affecting the work and responsibilities of designes.
- independently develops and critically evaluates innovative, enterprising and creative design ideas and solutions.
- is discriminating in their selection and use of a wide range of appropriate techniques to communicate design ideas and solutions effectively to a wide variety of audiences.
- applies risk management practices when independently selecting and safely using a wide range of technologies to produce outstanding designed solutions.
(One work sample available for this Grade)
Grade B
A student performing at this grade typically:
- demonstrates a thorough knowledge and understanding of design when analysing concepts and processes, and is able to apply their learning in new contexts.
- consistently applies, justifies and manages design processes to develop design ideas and solutions.
- analyses and explains the impacts of past, current and emerging technologies on the individual, society and environments.
- evaluates designed solutions, considering a variety of factors affecting the work and responsibilities of designers.
- confidently develops and evaluates innovative, enterprising and creative design ideas and solutions.
- selects and uses a wide range of appropriate techniques to effectively communicate design ideas and solutions to a range of audiences.
- consistently applies risk management practices when selecting and safely using a range of technologies to produce high-quality designed solutions.
(9 work samples available for this Grade)
Grade C
A student performing at this grade typically:
- demonstrates a sound knowledge and understanding of design when analysing concepts and processes, and is able to apply their learning in new contexts.
- applies, justifies and manages a design process to develop design ideas and solutions.
- explains the impact of past, current and emerging technologies on the individual, society and environments.
- evaluates designed solutions, taking into account a range of factors affecting the work and responsibilities of designers.
- explains innovative, enterprising and creative design ideas and solutions.
- selects and uses a range of techniques to communicate design ideas and solutions to a range of audiences.
- applies risk management practices when selecting and safely using a range of technologies to produce designed solutions of sound quality.
(11 work samples available for this Grade)
Grade D
A student performing at this grade typically:
- demonstrates a basic knowledge and understanding of design when describing concepts and processes, and is able to apply their learning in familiar contexts.
- applies and manages a design process to develop design ideas and solutions.
- describes the impacts of past, current and emerging technologies on the individual, society and environments.
- evaluates designed solutions, choosing appropriate factors that affect the work and responsibilities of designers.
- with guidance, develops and describes design ideas and solutions that are innovative, enterprising and creative.
- uses a range of techniques to communicate design ideas and solutions to audiences.
- applies basic risk management practices when selecting and safely using a limited range of technologies to produce designed solutions.
(6 work samples available for this Grade)
Grade E
A student performing at this grade typically:
- demonstrates an elementary understanding of design when identifying concepts and processes and, with guidance, applies their learning in familiar contexts.
- with guidance, applies and manages a simple design process to develop design ideas and solutions.
- identifies some impacts of technologies on the individual, society and environments.
- identifies some factors that affect the work and responsibilities of designers when evaluating designed solutions.
- with direction, develops design ideas and solutions.
- uses a limited range of techniques to communicate designed solutions.
- with guidance, applies risk management practices when using a limited range of technologies to produce simple designed solutions.
(No work samples available for this Grade)
New Work Samples
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(7 new work samples available)