Design Technology

Group 4 subject
Assessments from 2020 to Present

Description

The Diploma Programme design technology course aims to develop internationally minded people whose enhanced understanding of design and the technological world can facilitate our shared guardianship of the planet and create a better world. Inquiry and problem-solving are at the heart of the subject. DP design technology requires the use of the design cycle as a tool, which provides the methodology used to structure the inquiry and analysis of problems, the development of feasible solutions, and the testing and evaluation of the solution. A solution can be defined as a model, prototype, product, or system that students have developed independently. DP design technology achieves a high level of design literacy by enabling students to develop critical-thinking and design skills, which they can apply in a practical context. While designing may take various forms, it will involve the selective application of knowledge within an ethical framework.

Past Syllabuses

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Paper 1: Multiple Choice

Weight: 30%

/ 30

Paper 2

Weight: 30%

/ 50

Individual Design Project

Weight: 40%

/ 36

Predicted Grade
50
Predicted Mark
Using the undefined grade boundary
0

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Predicted Mark Probability Distribution

Historical Grade Boundaries

Historical Grade Boundaries Graph for
SL Design Technology
SL Design Technology
Boundary* Markband
1234567
M19 TZ0 0163043546475
M21 TZ0 071925323946
M22 TZ0 071624334453
M23 TZ1 0162740496071
M23 TZ2 0162841516373
M24 TZ1 0172737485869
M24 TZ2 0172736485971
HL Design Technology
Boundary* Markband
1234567
M19 TZ0 0152839516274
N19 TZ0 0153042536475
N20 TZ0 0142637485869
M21 TZ0 071728384958
M22 TZ0 081927385061
N22 TZ0 092130435467
M23 TZ1 0132736475869
M23 TZ2 0132736475869
N23 TZ0 0163040485869
M24 TZ1 0142534445567
M24 TZ2 0142534445567

*Timezone 0 (Worldwide)

*Timezone 1 (North America, South America)

*Timezone 2 (Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Oceania)

NOTE: N20, M21, N21, M22, N22 grade boundaries were artificially low due to COVID. There were also

NOTE: Beware of using outdated grade boundaries. Many subjects have since updated their syllabus.