Assessment

2020 - November series

2019 - June series

• Marking instructions are included at the beginning of specimen assessment material mark schemes and were accurate at the time of publication. Marking instructions may be revised in live papers as appropriate during the lifetime of the qualification.

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• Iterative design challenge J310/02/03 - Sample non-examined assessment (NEA) task. PDF 771KB
• Principles of design and technology J310/01 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
• Principles of design and technology insert J310/01 - PDF 1MB

• J310/01 practice papers J310/01 - interchange login required

2019 - June series

• Grade descriptors guidance DOCX 296KB
• Grade descriptors DOCX 32KB
• Grading exemplars System login required

• Iterative design challenge June 2022 J310/02/03 - PDF 688KB
• Internal marking guidance J310/02/03 - This guide provides comprehensive reference when marking and preparing for the NEA. PDF 19MB
• Iterative design challenge June 2019 J310/02/03 - PDF 2MB
• Main guidance - Security J310/02/03 - This guide offers an approach to an iterative design challenge for the security context. PDF 24MB
• NEA marking criteria J310 - PDF 678KB
• Student guide - Getting ready to start your NEA - Presentation J310/02/03 -

  PowerPresentation (including presenter notes) shown within the video. PPTX 8MB

• Student guide – Getting ready to start your NEA - Video J310/02/03 - This video gives an overview of the structure and process for the NEA, showing an example NEA folder.
• Student guide - The 2021 contextual challenges - Presentation J310/02/03 -

  PowerPresentation (including presenter notes) shown within the video. PPTX 540KB

• Student guide – The 2021 contextual challenges - Video J310/02/03 - This video gives an overview of the 2021 contextual challenges for the NEA.