Industrial Technology
Areas for Assessment
OHS and risk management
Properties and applications of materials
Industrial Technology and society
Designing, communicating and evaluating
Producing quality projects
Grade A
A student at this grade typically:
- demonstrates extensive knowledge of traditional, current, new and emerging technologies in their field of study, and evaluates the social, cultural and environmental impacts of these technologies.
- displays advanced technical skills in identifying and using appropriate materials and hand and machine tools to produce practical projects of excellent quality, independently assessing and managing risks and consistently applying safe work practices.
- evaluates the suitability of materials for specific applications and the functional, aesthetic, environmental and economic aspects of projects and commercial products.
- independently selects and uses a range of media to illustrate practical projects, and confidently uses technical terminology to discuss production processes with a range of audiences.
- independently and consistently applies skills and design principles to the development and production of new projects.
Grade B
A student at this grade typically:
- demonstrates thorough knowledge of traditional, current, new and emerging technologies in their field of study, and analyses the social, cultural and environmental impacts of these technologies.
- displays high-level technical skills in identifying and using appropriate materials and hand and machine tools to produce high quality practical projects, assessing and managing risks and applying safe work practices.
- analyses the suitability of materials for specific applications, and the functional, aesthetic, environmental and economic aspects of projects and commercial products.
- uses a range of media to illustrate practical projects, and uses technical terminology to discuss production processes with a range of audiences.
- consistently applies skills and design principles to the development and production of new projects.
Grade C
A student at this grade typically:
- demonstrates sound knowledge of traditional, current, new and emerging technologies in their field of study, and explains the social, cultural and environmental impacts of these technologies.
- displays technical skills in identifying and using appropriate materials and hand and machine tools, to produce practical projects of sound quality, identifying and managing risks and applying safe work practices.
- describes the suitability of materials for specific applications, and the functional, aesthetic, environmental and economic aspects of projects and commercial products.
- produces competent drawings to illustrate practical projects, and uses accurate technical terms to describe production processes to a range of audiences.
- applies skills and design principles to the development and production or modification of projects.
Grade D
A student at this grade typically:
- demonstrates basic knowledge of technologies in their field of study, and outlines social, cultural and environmental impacts of these technologies.
- displays basic technical skills in identifying and using appropriate materials and hand and machine tools to produce practical projects, identifying and managing some risks, and applying safe work practices.
- outlines properties of materials that make them suitable for specific applications, and identifies functional, aesthetic, environmental and economic aspects of products and commercial products.
- produces simple drawings for practical projects, and uses general terms to describe production processes to an audience.
- applies basic skills and design principles to the development and production or modification of projects.
Grade E
A student at this grade typically:
- demonstrates elementary knowledge of some technologies in their field of study, and recognises some social, cultural and environmental impacts of these technologies.
- with guidance, displays very limited technical skills in identifying and using appropriate materials and hand and machine tools to produce practical projects.
- identifies some properties of materials that make them suitable for specific applications, and identifies some aspects of products and commercial products.
- produces elementary sketches related to practical projects, and uses simple terms to describe production processes.
- with assistance, applies elementary skills and design principles to the production or modification of projects.