DESIGN

Criterion B - DESIGN: (Maximum 6) Students are expected to generate several feasible designs that meet the design specification and to evaluate these against the design specification. Students are then expected to select one design, justify their choice and evaluate this in detail against the design specification Objectives Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 5 At the end of the first year, students should be able to: At the end of the second year, students should be able to: At the end of the third year, students should be able to: At the end of the course, students should be able to: Students design the product/solution • understand the importance of testing to determine the success (or otherwise) of the product/solution and, with guidance, design some simple tests. (moved from Investigate in the original IBO objectives) • design, with guidance, tests to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification. (moved from investigate) • design, with limited guidance, tests to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.   • create designs and communicate them using different forms and conventions • generate a range of designs that attempt to meet the design specifications • generate several feasible designs that meet the design specification • compare the designs against the design specifications • compare the designs against the design specifications and identify the pros and cons of each design • evaluate the designs against the design specification • select, with guidance, one design over the others. • select one design and explain its choice. • select one design and justify its choice. Assessment Students are expected to generate several feasible designs that meet the design specification and to evaluate these against the design specification.Students are then expected to select one design, justify their choice and evaluate this in detail against the design specification.   MYP1 / Grade 6 MYP 2 / Grade 7 MYP 3 /Grade 8 MYP 4-5 / Grade 9-10 0 The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below. 1-2 The student generates one design, and makes some attempt to describe it. The student generates one design, and makes some attempt to compare this against the design specification. The student generates one design, and makes some attempt to justify this against the design specification 3-4 The student generates a few designs, selecting one and comparing it against the design specification The student generates a few designs, selecting one design and evaluating this against the design specification. The student generates a few designs, selecting one design and fully evaluating this against the design specification using one test. The student generates a few designs, justifying the choice of one design and fully evaluating this against the design specification. 5-6 The student generates a range of designs, each compared against the design specification. The student uses the results of testing in order to choose one final design. The student generates a range of designs, each evaluated against the design specification. The student uses the results of testing in order to justify the final design. The student generates a range of designs, each compared against the design specification. The student chooses one design and evaluates it fully against the design specification using detailed tests The student generates a range of feasible designs, each evaluated against the design specification. The student justifies the chosen design and evaluates it fully and critically against the design specification. At the end of the course, you should be able to: experiment and seek alternatives ( practical skills, conduct tests, make models) develop and synthesize ideas ( explore ideas, narrow alternatives, make decisions)