Instructions
for
the
teacher
The
purpose
of
this
assessment
is
to
gather
more
information
about
the
thinking
processes
involved
in
the
design
process.
It
is
an
additional
method
of
assessment
to
support
the
portfolio.
The
teacher
may
use
alternate
questions
that
relate
specifically
to
the
design
without
suggesting
design
thinking
or
making
links
for
the
student.
Each
description
in
the
rubric
is
work
equal
marks.
The
value
of
each
item
is
listed
in
the
heading
of
the
rubric
table.
The
highest
possible
score
is
20
Suggested
Result
Allocation
A
18-20
14-18
10
-
14
Fail
less
than
10
Student
Name:
Date:
Result:
/20
1. Explain
your
design
choices.
Ask
questions
specific
to
the
design.
E.g.
Why
do
you
have
this
element
of
the
design?
4
marks
3
marks
2
marks
0
marks
1. Discuses
how
every
element
of
1. Discuses
how
the
main
1. Discuses
how
the
elements
of
1. Does
not
justify
design
the
design
interrelates
to
elements
of
the
design
the
design
interrelate.
choices.
enhance
the
final
product.
interrelate
to
enhance
the
final
2. Makes
some
links
to
the
2. Does
not
make
any
links
to
the
2. Justifies
design
choices
by
product.
design
challenge
and
the
challenge
and
the
design.
explicitly
linking
design
2. Justifies
design
choices
by
design
choices.
aspects
and
the
challenge.
making
links
to
the
design
aspects
and
the
challenge.
2. What
materials
did
you
choose?
Why?
How
do
these
materials
make
your
design
work?
What
did
you
use
to
join
your
materials
together?
Why?
Why
didnt
you
choose
[other
option]?
Ask
questions
specific
to
the
design.
E.g.
Why
did
you
choose
this
material?
4
marks
3
marks
2
marks
1. Carefully
chooses
everyday
1. Examines
two
-
three
of
the
1. Examines
one
of
the
materials
products
and
examines
all
of
materials
characteristics/
uses
characteristics/
uses
in
order
to
their
characteristics/
uses
in
in
order
to
enhance
the
design.
enhance
the
design.
order
to
enhance
the
design.
2. Chooses
a
joining
material
and
2. Chooses
joining
materials
in
2. Carefully
chooses
joining
considers
its
characteristics/
order
to
enhance
the
design.
materials
and
examines
their
uses
in
order
to
enhance
the
3. Justifies
the
material
choices
by
characteristics/
uses
in
order
to
design.
referring
to
one
of
the
enhance
the
design.
Critiques
3. Justifies
the
material
choices
by
materials
characteristics.
options
to
choose
best
material.
referring
to
some
of
the
3. Justifies
the
material
choices
by
materials
characteristics.
making
explicit
connections
between
the
materials
chosen
and
their
characteristics.
0
marks
1. Does
not
consider
the
characteristics
of
the
materials
in
the
design
2. Does
not
consider
the
characteristics
of
the
joining
materials
in
the
design.
3. Do
not
justify
the
material
choices.