[Design and Technology] 2018 study design issue

Sun May 7 19:03:38 AEST 2017

I agree with all of the comments below.

My feelings are this column should simply be headed – Skills and knowledge required to meet the criteria.

Evaluation Criteira for Finished Product
Justification
Skills & Knowledge required
Method of testing finished product.

Clarity in the language used to define the task is paramount.  We are not out to trick or confuse students as to what is required.  This column has always been confusing to students, and the newly proposed wording is extremely vague as to what is required as well as failing to have clear purpose for being there.

Skills and Knowledge required can refer to practical skills, information, or decision making skills and time management.

Okay, there is my 10c worth ☺

Melissa

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From: destech-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:destech-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Robin Panousieris
Sent: Saturday, 6 May 2017 12:42 PM
To: 'Design and Technology Teachers' Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Design and Technology] 2018 study design issue

Hi All,

Does anyone know how to contact Leanne Compt as I can’t find her email and I haven’t had much feedback about this issue and am worried that come the 2018 exam only the wording in the study design is accepted even if there are mistakes in the study design.

Thanks in advance

Robin

From: destech-bounces at edulists.com.au<mailto:destech-bounces at edulists.com.au> [mailto:destech-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Lorraine Tran
Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2017 6:54 PM
To: Design and Technology Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Design and Technology] 2018 study design issue

Hi Robin, Lisa and others on the list

Yes, I agree that there seems to be a problem with the wording you've quoted. But there is also another problem in that the text under the heading refers to evaluation criteria that inform the selection of the preferred design option as well as being used for the finished product, but the dot points only refer to the finished product.

Also, we need to keep in mind that the evaluation criteria for the design options cannot always be the same as for the final product. You could ask about how well a garment fits the end user (for the finished product), but not for the design option.

Robin...I'm sure that a list of changes to the study design will be published in the future. We need to keep an eye out for it and let others know when it's available.

Regards, Lorraine.

On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 3:25 PM, Lisa Walsh <lisaw at avilacollege.vic.edu.au<mailto:lisaw at avilacollege.vic.edu.au>> wrote:
Oddly phrased. Has to be a typo...should read to 'ensure' and not 'evaluate' surely!

Lisa Walsh

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On 30 Apr 2017, at 12:48 pm, Robin Panousieris <panousieris at bigpond.com<mailto:panousieris at bigpond.com>> wrote:
Thanks Lorraine,

I found out via a friend not through this site.  Could teachers please read the evaluation criteria and explain to me what the third step requires as I just can’t work it out.

When the previous study design was modified there was a document published that indicated where the changes were.  Has anyone found that document ?  Does it exist ?

Evaluation criteria
Throughout Units 1 to 4, students develop evaluation criteria from the design brief. These criteria are used to inform
and justify the selected design option, and evaluate the success of the finished product in relation to solving the
design problem for the end-user/s. Each criterion has four parts:
• a question
• justification and relevance to the design brief
• the process used to evaluate the success of the product
• how the finished product could be tested or checked.

Thanks

Robin

From: destech-bounces at edulists.com.au<mailto:destech-bounces at edulists.com.au> [mailto:destech-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Lorraine Tran
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2017 4:35 PM
To: Design and Technology Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: [Design and Technology] Study design for implementation in 2018

Hi Product Design and Technology teachers

Not sure if this has already been noted on this mailing list....

The Product Design and Technology Study Design for implementation in 2018 (accreditation period 2018 - 2022) is now available on the VCAA website at
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Pages/vce/studies/designtech/destechindex.aspx

The link to the revised study design can be found at the bottom of the Product Design and Technology page.

Apologies if you are already aware of the availability of this study design on the VCAA website.

Regards, Lorraine Tran

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