Year 8: DESIGN and TECHNOLOGY
Grade Descriptors
| Fabrication Skills | Theory and Design Skills | |
| A | Appropriate resistant materials, hand tools, power tools and shaping machines comprehensively utilised in fabrication and assembly tasks. Extensive planning and proficient finishing of projects. Practical work extremely well presented. | Exemplary understanding of technology theory and design concepts. Work invariably exhibits creativity and originality in its design content |
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| B | Appropriate resistant materials, hand tools, power tools and shaping machines effectively utilized in fabrication and assembly tasks. Thorough planning and thoughtful finishing of projects. Practical work consistently well presented. | Thorough understanding of technology theory and design concepts. Work frequently exhibits creativity and originality in its design content. |
| C | Appropriate resistant materials, hand tools, power tools and shaping machines competently utilized in fabrication and assembly tasks. Adequate planning and satisfactory finishing of projects. Practical work reasonably well presented. | Adequate understanding of technology theory and design concepts. Work regularly exhibits creativity in its design content. |
| D | Appropriate resistant materials, hand tools, power tools and shaping machines generally utilized in fabrication and assembly tasks. Minimal planning and basic finishing of projects. Practical work rarely well presented. | Limited understanding of technology theory and design concepts. Work occasionally exhibits creativity in its design content. |
| E | Appropriate resistant materials, hand tools, power tools and shaping machines ineffectively utilised in fabrication and assembly tasks. Insufficient planning and incomplete finishing of projects. Practical work very limited. | Minimal understanding, and some misunderstandings, of technology theory and design concepts. Work rarely exhibits creativity or originality in its design content. |
