Eduqas GCSE Design and Technology the design and make NEA overview quiz quiz

50 percent of the GCSE

25 percent of the GCSE

75 percent of the GCSE

100 percent of the GCSE

By a final written exam that is set and marked entirely by WJEC examiners

Internally assessed by the centre and externally moderated by WJEC

By a timed online multiple-choice test sat under exam conditions

It is not formally assessed and counts for none of the final grade

To make it impossible to plan ahead so that every student is forced to start from nothing

To force everyone in the whole cohort to investigate and then make exactly the same identical product

So students investigate the context, identify their own need and user, and decide what to design

To remove the need for any research at all before designing begins

Information that already exists and was gathered earlier by other people for other purposes

Only information that is found by searching websites and pages on the internet

The final written evaluation of the prototype carried out at the very end

Information gathered first-hand by the student, such as interviews or observation

Analysing existing products and reading published data

Interviewing the intended user face to face about their needs

Observing a real user struggle with a task and noting the problems

Measuring the user's hand to get accurate first-hand dimensions

To deliberately waste extra material so the project looks busier and more expensive

To test size, fit and function cheaply and fix problems before the costly final make

Because the rough model itself is the final product that gets handed in for marking

To skip the planning stage entirely and save time by making the real one straight away

Because developing only a single idea is never allowed by the exam board rules at all

To make the design portfolio much longer and thicker purely for the sake of bulk

To avoid design fixation and explore more possibilities so a stronger idea is found

To avoid having to use the specification when judging which idea is the best one

The specification is enough on its own, so asking the user anything at all is a complete waste of time

User testing on its own completely replaces every measurement against the specification points

Neither test is needed because the prototype can simply be judged by how attractive it looks

The specification gives objective measurable success, while user testing reveals real-world usability

It judges against the specification with evidence, is honest about weaknesses, and suggests realistic improvements

It only lists the strengths of the prototype and quietly leaves out every single weakness or fault that was ever found

It avoids any testing at all and instead simply describes what the prototype looks like once finished

It is based purely on the designer's own personal opinion without any test or user evidence at all

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Only the final colour the finished prototype will be painted at the very end

Just a single quick sketch of the finished prototype with no other detail

The materials, processes, tools, order of work, quality checks and safety

Only the total cost of the materials needed to build the final prototype

Ignoring both cost and sustainability so the evaluation stays short and simple to write

Only saying that the finished prototype looks nice without any supporting evidence

Removing all of the user feedback so that the evaluation stays neat and positive

Considering cost, sustainability and how the product could be made in quantity