AQA AS Product Design 2016 Exam Discussion

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Does critically evaluate mean both positive and negatives.. i put just negatives!!! Do you think i will get marked down. :frown:

I put six ergonomic evaluations and six safety evaluations but they were a mix of both positive and negatives

Reply 161

username1952127

Original post by Exams987

i didn't know either but i put in a few improvements such as smart materials and ergonomic handles , just in case.

I mentioned Thermochromic pigments to improve the safety aspects, like for consumers who have poor visual and hearing, a thermochromic kettle would ensure that they would be able to see the kettle turn bright pink (for example) when the water is boiled, rather than touching the kettle to check if it is hot enough which would result in injury ://

Reply 162

yamyam77

What were the questions on section A??
The fill in the box question, alloys question, safety symbols and I can't seem to remember the other ones

Reply 163

Jacobacton

That paper wasnt too bad i thought!

Reply 164

Jacobacton

Original post by lozengerrrr

Why did you mention improvements? The question just wanted you to evaluate.. so positives and negatives

Reply 165

joeowen131

Original post by Jacobacton

That paper wasnt too bad i thought!

Didn't do the spinning question, and the evaluation one i think i messed up on. Pretty bad on my behalf.

Reply 166

joeowen131

Original post by Jacobacton

Why did you mention improvements? The question just wanted you to evaluate.. so positives and negatives

On last years mark scheme it says stuff like, 'the chair is slippery, could add a textured surface' that sort of thing.

Reply 167

username1952127

Original post by Jacobacton

Why did you mention improvements? The question just wanted you to evaluate.. so positives and negatives

I did mention positives and negatives, and where there were negatives I just briefly mentioned some possible improvements, other mark schemes which states 'critically evaluate' has said 'some may suggest addition' and 'some candidates may suggest modification'.

Reply 168

Jacobacton

Original post by joeowen131

Didn't do the spinning question, and the evaluation one i think i messed up on. Pretty bad on my behalf.

I dint think i did that well on the spinning question either :/ my teacher gets the paper tomorrow so ill go through it with her! :/

Reply 169

lmg1

I believe I done quite relatively well on that exam but I probably lost a few marks for spinning. Also for section C I analysed the design with good aspects but I said modifications. Will I lose marks for modifications such as better hand grip made from polymorph.

Reply 170

Jacobacton

[QUOTE="joeowen131;65079601"]On last years mark scheme it says stuff like, 'the chair is slippery, could add a textured surface' that sort of thing.[/QUOTE

But last years paper asked for improvements

Reply 171

username1952127

[QUOTE="Jacobacton;65080411"]

Original post by joeowen131

On last years mark scheme it says stuff like, 'the chair is slippery, could add a textured surface' that sort of thing.[/QUOTE

But last years paper asked for improvements

http://www.irevise.com/Content-Display/Download-Manager/ProductInfoID/11650/FileID/11399/Filename/May-11---Unit-1

Page 17, 'Use notes and diagrams to identify and critically analyse the ergonomic andanthropometric features of this sports drink bottle'

http://www.irevise.com/Content-Display/Download-Manager/ProductInfoID/11653/FileID/11402/Filename/May-11---Unit-1-Marking-scheme

Page 8,

Some possible improvements to the negative reason in which you had listed I believe was fine, however if you simply stated improvements without positive and negative points, then that would be a different story :smile:

(edited 7 years ago)

Reply 172

joeowen131

Original post by Jacobacton

I dint think i did that well on the spinning question either :/ my teacher gets the paper tomorrow so ill go through it with her! :/

You you mind telling me what she thought of the paper? Thanks

Reply 173

yamyam77

[QUOTE="lozengerrrr;65080665"]

Original post by Jacobacton

I've been told by my DT teacher that if it doesn't state you need to mention improvements then you don't need to, with the right critical analysis and diagrams you can still achieve 12/12 :smile:

Good on you for mentioning smart materials tho you should be credited for it

Reply 174

lmg1

Original post by joeowen131

You you mind telling me what she thought of the paper? Thanks

My teacher by the sounds of what I told them seems to think I done alright and said this to others as well as I got most points only problems with me were my diagrams such as spinning.

Reply 175

username1952127

[QUOTE="yamyam77;65080875"]

Original post by lozengerrrr

I've been told by my DT teacher that if it doesn't state you need to mention improvements then you don't need to, with the right critical analysis and diagrams you can still achieve 12/12 :smile:

Good on you for mentioning smart materials tho you should be credited for it

Oh yeah ofc, mentioning just positives and negatives is really what the question only asked for, but I don't think you'd lose any marks if you briefly mentioned some possible improvements to the negative points!
Well, I hope so anyway, it's only what past mark schemes has said but who knows really. And thanks, I hope so!

Reply 176

Music With Rocks

Metal spinning ->>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7QB0-AlwtI watched this at 1am last night, that luck :tongue:

Reply 177

lmg1

[QUOTE="lozengerrrr;65081043"]

Original post by yamyam77

I done mine similar to the question in which it gives the bottle which has been blow moulded. In the lines provided I wrote the positives but in the space I wrote negatives and how the design could be improved. For example I said the gauge for the water could be moved around so it could be easily seen and about thermochromics inks.

Reply 178

AbbieL

Original post by lozengerrrr

The spinning question threw me off so much, but apart from that I think it went okay. Messed up on the first little bit, put injection moulding for yoghurt pot instead of vacuum forming, even though I was contemplating this D: What did you guys put for Section C for critically evaluate the safety and ergonomic aspects for the kettle?

Did the same with the first one but my teacher said sometimes they give two answers as the right one, they did it with a similar question a couple of years back

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