Product Design and Technology: 2021 School-Assessed Task (SAT)

Unpacking SAT Criteria 1 to 4

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Current study design • The accreditation period for

Product Design and Technology has been extended and expires 31 December 2023.

https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/vce/vce-study-designs/productdesign-and-technology/Pages/Index.aspx

Administrative information for School-based Assessment in 2021https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/vce/vce-study-designs/productdesign-and-technology/Pages/Index.aspx

School-Assessed Task• Units 3 and 4

‒ The School-assessed Task (SAT) contributes 50 per cent to the study score and is commenced in Unit 3 and completed in Unit 4.

‒ The mandated assessment criteria are published annually on the VCE Product Design and Technology Study page on the VCAA website and notification of their publication is given in the February VCAA Bulletin.

School-Assessed Task• The 2021 Teacher authentication record form on pages 18–21 is to be used

to record information for each student and must be made available on request by the VCAA.

• Teachers should be aware of the dates of submission of scores into VASS in June and November. These dates are published in the 2021 Important Administrative Dates and Assessment Schedule, published annually on the VCAA website: https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/administration/Key-dates/Pages/Admin-dates.aspx

• Includes earliest date SATS may be returned to students: 5 November 2021

Unit 3: Applying the product design processOutcome 3• On completion of this unit the student should be able to document the product design process

used to meet the needs of an end user/s, and commence production of the designed product.

• Nature of task A folio comprising:  an end user/s profile working drawings of final option a design brief a scheduled production plan evaluation criteria a list of relevant processes used for larger

scale production research a record of production progress and

documentation of decisions and modifications

design options and justification

SAT assessment criteria 1• Skill in developing an end user/s’ profile, research, a design brief and evaluation criteria

with reference to the product design factorsIndicators • Identifies design problem• Conducts primary research• Develops end user profile• Develops design brief• Identifies evaluation criteria with reference to product design factors• Writes evaluation criteria that reflect design brief; criteria to evaluate final product is written in four

parts

SAT assessment criteria 1

• Identifies design problem: local, national, global?

• Conducts primary research: real people: surveys such as questionnaires or interviews; or observations

• Develops end user profile: single or multiple end user?

SAT assessment criteria 1

• Develops design brief: Explains the context Sets out constraints and considerations Explains expected quality (realistic)Addresses the product design factors

• Identifies evaluation criteria with reference to product design factors

SAT assessment criteria 1

• Writes evaluation criteria that reflect design brief; criteria to evaluate final product is written in four parts

Evaluation criteria to be used to select the preferred option (not four parts)andEvaluation criteria to evaluation the final product (four parts)

SAT assessment criteria 2• Skill in conducting research and communicating developmental work

• Indicators ‒ Identifies relevant research areas ‒ Conducts primary and secondary research ‒ Gathers feedback from end user/s‒ Demonstrates relationship between research and a range of developmental work ‒ Generates visualisations, using appropriate annotations‒ Identifies and acknowledges appropriate intellectual property (IP)

SAT assessment criteria 2• Identifies relevant research areas: product design factors, for

example research plan using tables, mindmaps or other graphic organisers, moodboards

• Conducts primary and secondary research Students may need to be taught how undertake both types of research • Gathers feedback from end user/sTo help guide the developmental work; feedback can be written, recorded, online, etc

SAT assessment criteria 2• Demonstrates relationship between research and a range of

developmental work Explains why the research is relevant or what has been learnt. How has it affected the developmental work? What is ruled in and/or out? • Generates visualisations, using appropriate annotationsThroughout the research, explosions of creativity or innovations. Related to the research to help guide future visualisations.

SAT assessment criteria 2

• Identifies and acknowledges appropriate intellectual property (IP)Accepted conventions. Students should follow their schools preferred referencing system.Just recording URLs is not an appropriate acknowledgment of IP.

SAT assessment criteria 3• Skill in developing creative and innovative design options, and ability to gain end user/s

feedback and justify preferred option

Indicators • Uses developmental work including visualisations to generate innovative and creative design options

with annotations• Identifies possible functions/features/materials and production processes evident in design options• Gathers end user/s feedback on design options • Selects and justifies preferred option in relation to evaluation criteria and end user/s feedback

SAT assessment criteria 3• Uses developmental work including visualisations to

generate innovative and creative design options with annotations

Visualisations show idea refinement.There is a clear link between the visualisations and future design options. Students need to be explicitly taught creative design thinking techniques to generate innovative and creative design options

SAT assessment criteria 3• Identifies possible functions/features/materials and

production processes evident in design options

Design options need to reflect the design brief. Design options have a connection to the visualisations and to the research.

SAT assessment criteria 3• Gathers end user/s feedback on design options • Selects and justifies preferred option in relation to

evaluation criteria and end user/s feedbackReal feedback: can be written, recorded, online etcHave clearly used the evaluation criteria.Justify why this design options is the preferred solution for the design problem or need.

SAT assessment criteria 4

• Skill in preparing working drawings and a scheduled production/work plan (including quality measures)

Indicators• Prepares working drawings• Develops scheduled production plan• Demonstrates risk assessment and risk management

SAT assessment criteria 4

• Prepares working drawings‒ Use of technical language and conventions.‒ Use of symbols and measurements.‒ Explain product functions and requirements.‒ Explain materials and construction methods.

SAT assessment criteria 4

• Develops scheduled production plan • Page 24 of the study design:

‒ ‘… components of production planning: • a scheduled work plan with timeline, production steps, materials, tools,

equipment and machines, quality measures and estimated time to complete processes

• a risk assessment • a materials and costing list’.

SAT assessment criteria 4

• Demonstrates risk assessment and risk management• Assess risk of materials, tools, equipment and machines.• Clear management for each risk, using the hierarchy of controls.• Students need to undertake risk assessments and risk management

before any practical work is undertaken. ‒ This may even need to occur when students are undertaking primary research

where risks are involved.

SAT information webinar • To be held on Monday 22 February 2021 between 3.45

pm to 5.00 pm.

• Any question, information or clarification you would like to be covered during this webinar, please send email to Leanne Compton before Wednesday 17 February 2021 Leanne.Compton@education.vic.gov.au

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For further information

Dr Leanne Compton, Curriculum Manager Design and Technologiesleanne.compton@education.vic.gov.aut: 03 9059 5145