1. Technology assessment criteria of 7th grade
Criteria 1 points 2 Points 3 points 4 points 5 Points 6 Points
The student explains the
The student describes the The student explains the problem, discussing its
problem, mentioning its problem, mentioning its relevance and critically
The student states the The student describes the
relevance and investigates the relevance and investigates investigates the problem,
problem and investigates problem, mentioning its
The student states the problem, selecting information the problem, evaluating evaluating information from a
the problem, collecting relevance and investigates
A: Investigate problem and investigates
information from sources the problem, selecting
from some acknowledged information from some broad range of appropriate,
the problem. sources and describes a test acknowledged sources and acknowledged sources and
and lists some information from some describes detailed methods for
to evaluate the describes a test to evaluate
specifications. acknowledged sources. appropriate testing to evaluate
product/solution against the the product/solution against
design specification. the design specification. the product/solution against the
design specification.
The student generates a The student generates The student generates a The student generates a range
The student generates a of feasible designs, each
The student generates few designs, justifying the some designs, justifying range of feasible designs,
range of designs, justifying evaluated against the design
one design, and makes choice of one design and the choice of one design justifying the choice of one
B: Design some attempt to justify makes some attempt to and makes some attempt
the choice of one design and
design and evaluates it fully
specification and justifies the
evaluates it this against the chosen design and evaluates
it. justify this against the to justify this against the this against the design it fully and critically against the
design specification.
design specification. design specification. specification. design specification.
The student produces a plan
The student produces a plan that contains a number of
The student produces a The student produces a The student produces a plan
The student produces a that contains a number of detailed, logical steps that
plan that contains some plan that contains a number that contains a number of
plan that contains a few logical steps that describe the describe the use of resources
C: Plan details of the steps and/or
details of the steps and of logical steps that
use of resources and time, and
logical steps that describe
and time. The student critically
includes resources and describe the use of the use of resources and evaluates the plan and justifies
the resources required. makes some attempt to
time. resources and time. time, evaluating the plan. any modifications to the
evaluate the plan.
design.

2. Criteria 1 points 2 Points 3 points 4 points 5 Points 6 Points
The student uses The student uses appropriate The student competently The student competently
The student considers the appropriate techniques and techniques and equipment, uses appropriate techniques uses appropriate techniques
and equipment. The student
The student considers the plan and uses appropriate equipment, and follows the and follows the plan, and equipment and follows
follows the plan and justifies
D: Create plan and creates at least techniques and equipment plan and mentions any justifying any modifications the plan, justifying any
any modifications made,
part of a product/solution. to create a modifications made, made, resulting in a modifications made, resulting resulting in a product/solution
product/solution. resulting in a product/solution of good in a product/solution of of appropriate quality using
product/solution. quality. appropriate quality. the resources available.
The student evaluates the
success of the
The student evaluates
The student evaluates the product/solution in an
product/solution in an
The student evaluates the product/solution in an objective objective manner based on
objective manner based on
product/solution and his or manner based on the results of the results of testing, and the
The student evaluates the The student evaluates the the results of testing, and the
her own performance, and testing, and provides an views of the intended users,
product/solution or his or product/solution and his or views of the intended users,
suggests ways in which evaluation of his or her own providing an evaluation of his
E: Evaluate her own performance and her own performance, and
these could be improved, performance, and provides an
providing an evaluation of his
or her own performance, and
makes some attempt to makes some attempt to test or her own performance, and
testing the product/solution appropriate evaluation of the suggests improvements,
test the product/solution. the product/solution. suggests improvements,
to evaluate it against the impact of the product/solution providing an appropriate
providing an appropriate
design specification. on life, society and/or the evaluation of the impact of
evaluation of the impact of
environment. the product/solution on life,
the product/solution.
society and/or the
environment.
The student rarely
The student occasionally The student sometimes The student frequently The student consistently
displays a satisfactory The student often displays a
displays a satisfactory displays a satisfactory displays a satisfactory displays a satisfactory
standard in personal satisfactory standard in
standard in personal standard in personal standard in personal standard in personal
engagement (motivation, personal engagement
engagement (motivation, engagement (motivation, engagement (motivation, engagement (motivation,
F: Attitudes in independence, general
independence, general independence, general independence, general
(motivation, independence,
independence, general
Technology positive attitude) or in general positive attitude) and
positive attitude) or in team positive attitude) and in positive attitude) and in team positive attitude) and in team
team work (attitudes in team work (attitudes
work (attitudes towards team work (attitudes work (attitudes towards safety, work (attitudes towards
towards safety, towards safety, cooperation
safety, cooperation and towards safety, cooperation cooperation and respect for safety, cooperation and
cooperation and respect and respect for others).
respect for others). and respect for others). others). respect for others).
for others).
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