Sunday, September 1, 2013

Year 11 DET Exam Revision Semester 2

For your end of year exam you should study the following content:

  • Read chapter summaries from your text book - all chapters from 1 to 12
  • Complete summary questions for chapters 7 and 10.
  • Revise summary questions that you completed from chapter 3 in semester 1.
  • Complete summary questions from chapter 2 (Design Process and Production Processes).
  • Revise your Designer Case Study from semester 1.
  • Practice Multiple Choice Questions.
Your Exam will have the following format:
  • 10 multiple choice questions
  • 3 short answer questions
  • 1 extended response question.
Become familiar with the following key terms used in exams in the short answers and extended response questions. These will usually determine how marks are given and the level of your answer should be.

7. Critically (analyse/evaluate)

Add a degree or level of accuracy depth, knowledge and understanding, logic, questioning, reflection and quality to (analyse/evaluate) Analyse - Identify components and the relationship between them; draw out and relate implications

6. Evaluate
Make a judgement based on criteria; determine the value of
5. Explain
Relate cause and effect; make the relationships between things evident; provide why and/or how
4. Discuss
Identify issues and provide points for and/or against
3. Describe
Provide characteristics and features
2. Outline
Sketch in general terms; indicate the main features of
1. Identify
Recognise and name