4 - Design & Technology SL

Assessment

External Assessment Paper 1 – 1 Hour – 30% Multiple-choice questions on core and HL extension material. Paper 2 – 1.5 Hours – 30% Data based, short-answer, and extended-response questions on core material. Internal Assessment Individual Design Project – 60 Hours – 40% All standard and higher level students complete a design project as an internal assessment task. This design project allows them to demonstrate their investigative, analytical, design thinking, design development, prototyping, testing and evaluation skills and mirrors the design processes used across the various industries that integrate design practice. Internal assessment accounts for 40% of the final assessment. At SL, the design project requires students to identify a problem and develop a solution. It is assessed against four common criteria: • Analysis of a design opportunity • Conceptual design • Development of a detailed design • Testing and evaluation