Teachers should establish if students have developed robust level one competencies and are ready to begin working towards level two achievement objectives for the technological practice components, and plan learning experiences to progress these as guided by the level two Indicators below.

Brief Development

Planning for Practice

Outcome Development and Evaluation

Achievement Objective

Students will:

• Explain the outcome they are developing and describe the attributes it should have, taking account of the need or opportunity and the resources available.

Achievement Objective

Students will:

• Develop a plan that identifies the key stages and the resources available.

Achievement Objective

Students will:

• Investigate a context to develop potential outcomes. Evaluate these against identified attributes; select and develop an outcome.
• Evaluate the outcome in terms of the need/opportunity.

Teacher Guidance

To support students to undertake brief development at level two teachers could:

• provide the need or opportunity and develop the conceptual statement in negotiation with the students
• guide students to discuss the implications of the need or opportunity and the conceptual statements and support them to establish a list of attributes an appropriate outcome could have
• provide students with an overview of the resources available and guide them to take this into account when identifying the attributes for the outcome

Teacher Guidance

To support students to undertake planning for practice at level two teachers could:

• ensure that there is a brief against which planning to develop an outcome can occur
• provide students with an overview of the stages they will be working through during their technological practice. This could be presented and explained as a design process the teacher has developed, and it could be used to support students to identify what the key stages are
• provide a range of appropriate resources and guide students to decide which particular materials components, and/or software will be required for each key stage Teachers should ensure all resources provided are appropriate for use.

Teacher Guidance

To support students to undertake outcome development and evaluation at level two teachers could:

• ensure that there is a brief with attributes against which a developed outcome can be evaluated
• establish an environment that encourages and supports student innovation when generating design ideas
• provide opportunities to develop drawing and modelling skills to communicate and explore design ideas. Emphasis should be on progressing 2D and 3D drawing skills and using manipulative media such as plasticine, wire, card etc
• provide opportunities to develop skills required to produce their outcome
• guide students to evaluate their outcome against the brief.

Indicators

Students can:

• explain the outcome to be produced
• describe the attributes for an outcome that take account of the need or opportunity being addressed and the resources available.

Indicators

Students can:

• identify key stages required to produce an outcome
• identify the particular materials, components and/or software required for each key stage

Indicators

Students can:

• describe potential outcomes, through drawing, models and/or verbally
• evaluate potential outcomes in terms of identified attributes to select the outcome to produce
• produce an outcome in keeping with the brief
• evaluate the final outcome in terms of how successfully it addresses the brief.