期刊名称：Studies in Design Education Craft & Technology
出版年度：1971
卷号：4
期号：1
语种：English
出版社：Studies in Design Education Craft & Technology
摘要：The first examination of this syllabus to be held has just taken place so that an interim app r aisal is possible . The intention of the sponsors was to establish an A level course in which practical work within a design framework was used as a means of ident if ying intellectual ability and original thinking. It was essential to avoid 'soft option' and hence the standards of assessing are vital to success. Since the very natur~ of the c o urse calls for just those qua l ities that are least easily identified , let alone assessed, this is no easy task. Having got the syllabus accepted and the schools ready to introduce courses in it, Malcolm Deere, on the recommendation of the sponsors, was appointed examiner . He had previously had considerable experience of assessing design project work at undergraduate level and has since put in a great deal of effort in organising methods that seek to reflect the intention of the syllabus . Not only has a lot of t i me been spe n t on personal interviews for assessment purposes, but a c lose watch has been kept on the work throughout the course so that, by the time the assessment took place , an unders t anding between student and examiner could exist . Although if numbers a r e later to in c rease this sort of c lose scrutiny may no longer be possible, it is essential in the tr i al period and everyone connected with the syllabus is grateful for what has been done. The assessment consists of two written papers of three hour s duration . Paper I deals with the sections of the syllabus entitled , 'Man as an individual', and 'Man in so c iety' and Paper II with the section, 'Technology'. The candidate also submits for assessment his coursework which includes, 'working showing general investigations of visual, tactile, spa t ial and structural qualities' , as well as a major design project . With the project he must submit documentary evidence in c luding a report, whi c h , 'indicates the extent to which he has understood the problem and his approach in trying to solve i t'. Finally the c andidate is interviewed by the examiner as part of the assessment . Much of the judgment in this total assessment must be subjective and has to be taken on trust . At the s ame time , as with all public examinations, the examining board bears the responsibilit y of fixing standards and of awarding the fin a l grades . In the c ase of an experimental syllabus such as this the Schools Council also holds a watching brief . Full evide n ce is therefore submitted to the Board for this purpose.
