Sample assessment outline Design ATAR Year 11 – Unit 1 and Unit 2 Assessment Assessment type and task Due date Assessment task Description weighting weighting Production of a portfolio in which students investigate, explore Term 2 25% Portfolio for Unit 1: Product design ideas and follow a design process in response to a design brief Task 2: Week 4 related to product design. Production 50% Production of a portfolio in which students investigate, explore Term 4 25% Portfolio for Unit 2: Cultural design ideas and follow a design process in response to a design brief Task 6: Week 4 related to cultural design. Task 1: In–class response Term 1 Design process and methods reflective analysis to – Analysis of factors affecting design (cultural, 10% Week 6 devise and evaluate solutions to design problems. historical, target audience, function). Task 4 : Report Response Communication theories consideration of communication Term 3 Present a report that analyses the communication – 10% 30% Week 4 environment relevant to design, reflecting on the environment relevant to the design. characteristics of the target audience. Task 5: Investigation and in–class response on the Term 3 Production processes and methods application of production – 10% exploration of product development to reflect sustainable Week 9 processes relevant to the design. practices. Task 3: Semester 1 written examination a representative – Examination week sample of the syllabus content from Semester 1 using a Design principles and process, communication principles and – 10% Written Term 2 modified examination design brief from the ATAR Year visual literacy, production knowledge and skills. 12 syllabus. examination 20% Task 7: Semester 2 written examination a representative – Examination week sample of the syllabus content from Unit 1 and Unit 2 Design principles and process, communication principles and – 10% Term 4 a modified examination design brief from the ATAR visual literacy, production knowledge and skills. Year 12 syllabus. Total 100% 100%
Sample assessment outline Design – ATAR Year 11 Unit 1 and Unit 2 Assessment type and weighting Assessment task weighting Due date Assessment task Description Production 50% 25% Term 2 Week 4 Task 2: Portfolio for Unit 1: Product design Production of a portfolio in which students investigate, explore ideas and follow a design process in response to a design brief related to product design. 25% Term 4 Week 4 Task 6: Portfolio for Unit 2: Cultural design Production of a portfolio in which students investigate, explore ideas and follow a design process in response to a design brief related to cultural design. Response 30% 10% Term 1 Week 6 Task 1: In–class response Analysis of factors affecting design (cultural, historical, target audience, function). Design process and methods – reflective analysis to devise and evaluate solutions to design problems. 10% Term 3 Week 4 Task 4 : Report Present a report that analyses the communication environment relevant to design, reflecting on the characteristics of the target audience. Communication theories – consideration of communication environment relevant to the design. 10% Term 3 Week 9 Task 5: Investigation and in–class response on the exploration of product development to reflect sustainable practices. Production processes and methods – application of production processes relevant to the design. Written examination 20% 10% Examination week Term 2 Task 3: Semester 1 written examination – a representative sample of the syllabus content from Semester 1 – using a modified examination design brief from the ATAR Year 12 syllabus. Design principles and process, communication principles and visual literacy, production knowledge and skills. 10% Examination week Term 4 Task 7: Semester 2 written examination – a representative sample of the syllabus content from Unit 1 and Unit 2 – a modified examination design brief from the ATAR Year 12 syllabus. Design principles and process, communication principles and visual literacy, production knowledge and skills. Total 100% 100%
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