Monday, 23 March 2015

Verb table so far


Verb
Definition / Explanation in context
Analyse
Analysing would often occur when students are analysing the design of a product to text for its effectiveness and suitability against the design criteria (needs of the stakeholders). Analysing may then lead to construction or further design, depending on the outcome of the analysis.
Apply
Applying knowledge of particular concepts or processes to new situations. This may also include the application of prior knowledge into new situations to undergo problem-solving.
Define
Use conceptual knowledge to create or remember a definition for a technological aspect of what they are studying or doing.
Design
This requires students to use their knowledge of the requirements of a project to create a design of a product to meet the needs of the stakeholders.
Draft
Drafting requires students to use their preliminary ideas to create a preliminary design. They would then be required to analyse their design.
Evaluate
Evaluation of a design would follow a similar path to analysing a design.
Experiment
Students will often experiment with or test their design or prototypes. This would be to evaluate/ analyse the effectiveness of their design.
Generate
Generating may include students generating or forming ideas about a project or even generating conclusions about the effectiveness of their product. It is generally the coming together of many ideas to make a decision.
Interpret
There may be some aspects of the design brief that are not clear and provide no ‘clean cut’ answers. This will require students to use what they know, brainstorm and discuss in groups (collaboratively) to interpret the problem to ensure they create a solution that will meet the perceived needs.
Problem-solve
Students will be required throughout the process to problem solve (apply their knowledge to new, challenging and open-ended situations).
Produce
Produce requires students to create their product; to actually construct their design.
Research
Students will be required throughout all stages of the design process to research their need or topic to look up the most suitable construction, the most suitable materials, the most suitable uses, etc. Although the research process will occur heavily in the beginning part of the design process, students will most likely revert back to this again and again throughout the process as changes need to be made.

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