Criterion E: Evaluate Students are expected to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification in an objective manner based on testing, and to evaluate its impact on life, society and/or the environment. They are expected to explain how the product/solution could be improved as a result of these evaluations. Students are expected to evaluate their own performance at each stage of the design cycle and to suggest ways in which their performance could be improved.
Achievement level
Level descriptor
0
The student did not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below.
1–2
The student evaluated the product/solution or your performance. The student made some attempt to test the product/solution.
3–4
The student evaluated the product/solution and your performance and suggested ways in which these could be improved. The student tested the product/solution to evaluate it against the design specification.
5–6
The student evaluated the success of the product/solution in an objective manner based on the results of testing, and the views of the intended users. The student provided an evaluation of their own performance at each stage of the design cycle and suggested improvements. The student provided an appropriate evaluation of the impact of the product/solution on life, society and/or the environment.
Notes
Product testing: A stage in the design process where versions of products (for example, prototypes) are tested against the need, applied to the context and presented to the end‑user or target audience.
Students are expected to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification in an objective manner based on testing, and to evaluate its impact on life, society and/or the environment. They are expected to explain how the product/solution could be improved as a result of these evaluations.
Students are expected to evaluate their own performance at each stage of the design cycle and to suggest ways in which their performance could be improved.
The student made some attempt to test the product/solution.
The student tested the product/solution to evaluate it against the design specification.
The student provided an evaluation of their own performance at each stage of the design cycle and suggested improvements.
The student provided an appropriate evaluation of the impact of the product/solution on life, society and/or the environment.