OCR GCSE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY NEA A guide

OCR GCSE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY NEA A guide to the NEA WHAT IS THE NEA? Non Examined Assessment The NEA is the ‘coursework’ part of the GCSE D&T course which is worth 50% of pupils final GCSE grade. The contexts from OCR, which the NEA is based around each year, are available to staff on June 1 st. Staff have since set several Explore tasks on itslearning for pupils to complete for the first part of the NEA. The Iterative Design Process WHAT IS EXPECTED? The NEA will be the main focus of learning in D&T between now and Easter 2021. Students will be expected to produce a portfolio of between 20 -25 A 3 pages detailing their design journey. Pupils will use the iterative design process throughout their work, centred around the three main assessment areas of exploration, creativity and evaluation. NEA Strand Outlines THE 5 ASSESSMENT STRANDS OF THE NEA There are 5 sections of the NEA which have a combined total of 100 marks: Strand 1 – Explore – 20 marks Strand 2 – Create: Design Thinking – 24 marks Strand 3 – Create: Design Communication – 16 marks Strand 4 – Create: Final Prototype – 20 marks Strand 5 – Evaluate – 20 marks

What is expected this term LEARNING FROM 1 st JUNE - SEPTEMBER The NEA was launched on 8 th June with pupils by their subject teacher through itslearning. Pupils started by identifying a suitable problem to solve by mind mapping, creating a mood board analysis existing products. On the Design and Technology SR day pupils re-capped the tasks that had been by subject teachers and to outline future tasks. Pupils then wrote design briefs and started drawing their initial 15+ ideas. Week Date Assessment Strand Covered Task Set 1 8 th June Strand 1. 1 Explore Investigating the Context - Mind Maps 2 15 th June Strand 1. 1 & 1. 4 Explore Mood Board & Product Analysis 3 22 nd June Strand 1. 2 Explore Design Brief 4 29 th June Strand 1. 3 Explore Primary User and Stakeholder Investigations and Requirements 5 6 th July Strand 2. 1 Create Initial Design Ideas - 15+ Design Ideas 6 13 th July Strand 2. 1 Create Initial Design Ideas - 15+ Design Ideas How will students be supported through the NEA? SUPPORT & LINKS • All resources, including those from the Design and Technology SR day are on itslearning. • All students have been asked to submit their work to their class teacher on a regular basis for assessment and feedback in line with exam board guidance. • Students have been given realistic deadlines for completing each task. • Students have had and will continue to have detailed support from their teacher on a week by week basis for each different NEA activity released. • Message your teacher on itslearning for further support and guidance. • This link takes you to the guide teachers will use to assess the NEA. https: //www. ocr. org. uk/Images/531798 -internal-marking-guidance. pdf • This link takes you to a video released by the lead moderator of the NEA where he explains the process in further detail. https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=IJ 2 wp. OJ 6 dl 8&feature=youtu. be