Design Technology - International School of Duesseldorf

• To develop students’ critical awareness in viewing media
• To develop students’ research skills using a variety of technological
and informational resources
Assessment:
Assessment is an integral part of our teaching and learning and is a
continuing process. Homework and class participation are further essential
aspects of ongoing assessment. Various methods, both formative and
summative, are used to determine the extent of students’ learning and ways in
which they can improve, based on the following criteria:
Criterion A: Content: refers to the student’s ability to demonstrate: an
awareness of the function of language through critical and creative writing, an
understanding of the works studied and an effective response to literature.
Criterion B: Organization: covers the student’s ability to express ideas with
clarity and coherence, structure arguments in a sustained and logical fashion,
and support these arguments with relevant examples.
Criterion C: Style and Language, Mechanics: refers to the student’s ability
to use language for a variety of purposes, including description, analysis and
persuasion. Appropriate register and language should be chosen, according
to intention and audience.
Typical assessment tasks include:
• Oral presentations
• Speeches and debates
• Large and small group discussion
• Narrative, descriptive, persuasive, journalistic and expository writing
• Creative writing
• Poetry, prose and media analyses
• Written and oral commentaries
• Tests and quizzes
• Individual and group projects
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