Assessing Design Innovation

Assessing Design Innovation was a research and development project conducted for the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) and the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) in 2004. The purpose was to assess the current condition of design and technology in schools and to identify ways in which teaching and learning in these subjects could be supported and strengthened.

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Assessing Design Innovation: Report

This paper, produced by the Technology Education Research Unit (TERU) at Goldsmiths College, University of London, reports the findings of an assessment of design and technology teaching in primary and secondary schools. A focus of the report was on assessment of design and technology subjects at all stages and...

Assessing Design Innovation: Tasks

This set of tasks presents students with challenges encouraging them to be creative and imaginative in responding to a design brief. Each project can be used as an assessment activity and students are given six to seven hours to complete the task. Each brief clearly explains the scenario, what is required and what...