The development of an assessment framework for design and technology at Key Stage 3

Most of the recent work that has been undertaken on assessment strategies in Design and Technology has concentrated on GCSE work (MEG 1990) (LEAEG 1989), and on the methods of external assessment developed by the Assessment of Performance Unit (APU 1987) which are being utilised during the development of Standard Assessment Tasks. It is in this context that this study was undertaken, in order to develop an assessment framework for Design and Technology at Key Stage Three. The framework was constructed around the following criteria