Design and Technology 2022 HSC exam pack

Marking guidelines are developed with the examination paper and are used by markers to guide their marking of a student's response. The table shows each question and the criteria with each mark or mark range. Sample answers may also be developed and included in the guidelines to make sure questions assess a student's knowledge and skills, and guide the Supervisor of Marking on the expected nature and scope of a student's response. They are not intended to be exemplary or even complete answers or responses.

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Use the feedback to guide preparation for future examinations. Feedback includes an overview of the qualities of better responses. Feedback may not be provided for every question.

Feedback on practical examination

Major Design Project

Project proposal and management

Students should:

reflect the original need for the project consistently throughout the process of design and development, and in all decision making
develop the proposal for the product, system or environment to be produced rather than explore other possible projects
develop time and action along with finance plans during the proposal and process, not after the completion of the project
present the proposal and management section as a plan for future direction
use the words in the marking headings personalised to your project to create your time and action plan
develop criteria for success in the Project Proposal and Project Management section, and develop consideration of design factors in the Project Development and Realisation section.

In better projects, students were able to:

clearly articulate the purpose of their design solution and use this to guide their decision making throughout the folio
develop criteria for success that was used throughout the process of design and development to guide and evaluate the development of the project.

Areas for students to improve include:

showing a clear understanding in relation to what they are trying to achieve
ensuring the text in mind maps, annotations and Gannt charts is clear to read
making all font size 12-point Times New Roman or equivalent
making time and action plans specific to the project.

Project development and realisation

Students should:

research and test in areas relevant to the intended product, system or environment
show the development of the design or concept through sketching, model making, testing and experiments in the evidence of creativity section
show how refinement of ideas leads to the solution presented
include evidence of the development of the product, system or environment.

In better projects, students were able to:

demonstrate the development of ideas with relevant research, sketching, prototypes, testing and evaluation
use a variety of suitable materials to prototype ideas
use easily sourced, low cost and sustainable materials like cardboard or calico to show initial concepts and then develop these into more robust materials as the design approached its solution
show testing of the final design solution in its intended environment and/or with its intended target market.

Areas for students to improve include:

having initial idea generation to provide options for progressing the design
showing evidence of how the project was produced
showing the links between idea generation and the selected design solution
using some of the 6-minute video to communicate parts of design development and decision making, and demonstrate the project in use
using the 6-minute video to add information rather than duplicating what is in the folio
using 12-point Times New Roman font or equivalent
making all sketches clearly visible with a dark pencil, pen or equivalent
displaying all tests and prototypes for marking.

Evaluation

Students should:

use language that shows reflection and analysis rather than telling the story of the project development
be succinct, offering information that relates directly to solving the problem or meeting the need
show the relationship between the proposal and the presented design solution.

In better projects, students were able to:

complete all four evaluation components
include succinct reflections and analysis in the 6-minute video
seek expert or target market evaluations where appropriate and analyse these
analyse specific impacts of the project on the environment rather than providing generalised statements
critically evaluate both performance and functionality through real testing of the design solution.

Areas for students to improve include:

adding future directions from ongoing evaluations
providing more evidence of evaluations through testing and experimentation
providing evaluations that genuinely analyse the process and completed product, system or environment.

Feedback on written examination

Sections II and III

General feedback

Students should:

read the question carefully to ensure that they do not miss important components of the question
have a clear understanding of key words in the question and recognise the intent of the question and its requirements
engage with any stimulus material provided and refer to it in the response
communicate ideas and information using relevant examples
expect to interpret data/graphs/tables and assess information for accuracy, reliability and/or validity
review the response to ensure that it addresses the question requirements.

Section II

Question 11

In better responses, students were able to:

outline how testing and experimentation improved design quality
include examples such as testing identifies flaws or errors, provides timely opportunity for improvement/adjustment/change.

Areas for students to improve include:

using specific examples that relate to design
identifying how changes will improve a design.

Question 12

In better responses, students were able to:

identify and name specific technology used by designers for communication, for example, google translate, online platforms such as twitter
make clear reference to design practice
describe how the use of technology can eliminate communication barriers to improve efficiency and productivity of design practice.

Areas for students to improve include:

identifying, through examples, how technological change in communication can improve a design project or practice and/or how technology will assist a designer
using a specific technology to support the response.

Question 13

In better responses, students were able to:

support the response by referencing the drink bottles shown in the question
show the relationship between the drink bottle and long-term environmental impacts such as waste, landfill, pollution and harm to natural habitats if not disposed of correctly
identify positive impacts of recycling/reusing/repurposing on the environment, encouraging responsible consumer practice to produce less waste, and therefore reducing negative impacts.

Areas for students to improve include:

providing more than general information on environmental issues
supporting responses with relevant examples
relating the response to the stimulus provided.

Question 14

In better responses, students were able to:

provide relevant examples of the changing nature of work occurring as a result of automation, robotics and computer-controlled machines that are used in mass production
demonstrate comprehensive unerstanding by provide multiple effects of mass production on workplace practices
relate cause and effect of mass production on workplace practices. For example, upskilling, job loss/change leading to unemployment, and well-being.

Areas for students to improve include:

providing detail on changes to workplace practices to make the response more comprehensive
using cause and effect statements including ‘therefore’, ‘as a consequence of’, ‘this leads to’ to make the connection between mass production and workplace practice changes evident.

Section III

Question 15

In better responses, students were able to:

make reference to the stimulus provided
clearly and logically address cause, effect and impacts of two energy systems on both society and the environment
highlight both short and long term social and environmental impacts
form multiple relationships between environmental and social effects
extend arguments with reference to additional alternate energy systems, for example, tidal and hydro energy systems
establish an extensive analysis of varied impacts of alternate energy systems on society, including financial costs, health complications and new job opportunities
establish an extensive analysis of the possible impacts of alternate energy sources on the environment including waste, loss of land/habitats, land degradation, finite resource reduction.

Areas for students to improve include:

developing a cohesive response by using connective terms, full sentences, and paragraphs
using cause and effect statements including ‘as a consequence’, ‘furthermore’ and ‘as a result of’ to draw out implications of alternate energy systems
using the specified examples in the question, for example, wind, solar, nuclear and/or hydrogen power
elaborating and providing more detail on the impacts of energy systems on society and the environment, rather than sketching or generally describing features or attributes of an energy system
referencing both social and environmental impacts.

Design and Technology 2022 HSC exam pack

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HSC Marking Feedback

Feedback on practical examination

Project proposal and management

Project development and realisation

Evaluation

Feedback on written examination

General feedback

Section II

Question 11

Question 12

Question 13

Question 14

Section III

Question 15

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