Course overview

Component 1: Design and Technology in the 21st Century.

Written Examination: 2hrs, 50% of qualification

A mix of short answer, structured and extended writing questions assessing candidates’ knowledge and understanding of:

• technical principles
• designing and making principles

along with their ability to

• analyse and evaluate design decisions and wider issues in design and technology.

Component 2: Design and make task

Non-exam assessment: approximately 35 hours 50% of qualification

• A sustained design and make task, based on a contextual challenge set by WJEC, assessing candidates’ ability to:

• Identify, investigate and outline design possibilities
• design and make prototypes
• analyse and evaluate design decisions and wider issues in design and technology.

Key revision resources

Websites

BBC Bitesize website

Eduqas website

Books

              

How best to revise

• Download past exam papers and practice!
• Use the mark schemes to check against your answers and write top mark answers
• Use the revision guides to help you study
• Your coursework and exam overlap, keep up with your coursework and retain the key knowledge learnt whilst doing it
• Attend period 6 sessions

Additional information

Keep up with internal deadlines set by your teacher for coursework modules to ensure you are staying on track with work. Come to your year group Period 6 or holiday coursework days.