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Present the book to the user

I can respond to user feedback and evaluate my design thinking.

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Present the book to the user

I can respond to user feedback and evaluate my design thinking.

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Key learning points

  1. Testing the product with the user helps us get feedback.
  2. Feedback can aid improving designs.
  3. Evaluating the design specification helps us review what we have learnt.

Keywords

  • Manufacturers - people who make the product

  • Evaluating - checking if a product is good or needs improving

  • Aesthetics - how a product looks

  • Environmental impact - ways to reduce, reuse and recycle

Common misconception

Evaluating a design uses only the user feedback.

Evaluations should be reflective and allow the designer to consider their thoughts as well as the user's.


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Discussion about construtive feedback and kindness might be a good idea prior to sharing, testing and evaluating work. Liaise with the partner class (if these are the users of the product) to ensure that groups or pairings are appropriate.
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Equipment

worksheet, pencil, final products to share with the user

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these linkages is a reverse motion linkage?
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Q2.
Which linkage has the same input and output movement?
lazy-tong linkage
reverse motion linkage
Correct answer: push-pull linkage
Q3.
What part of the linkage holds it in place and supports movement?
tunnel
Correct answer: bridge
hill
Q4.
The word aesthetics means what something...
Correct Answer: looks like., visually good, what the person sees
Q5.
What does the word 'components' mean?
colours used in designs
places to store things
Correct answer: parts that work together
tools for drawing
Q6.
Match the keywords to the correct meaning.
Correct Answer:aesthetics,how the product looks
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how the product looks

Correct Answer:components,different parts of product
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different parts of product

Correct Answer:tab,a flap used to join two shapes
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a flap used to join two shapes

5 Questions

Q1.
Match the headings to the description.
Correct Answer:function,what it does
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what it does

Correct Answer:needs of the user,who it is for
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who it is for

Correct Answer:performance,how it works
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how it works

Correct Answer:aesthetics,what it looks like
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what it looks like

Correct Answer:materials,what it is made from
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what it is made from

Q2.
Environmental impact considers reducing, reusing and ...
Correct Answer: recycling.
Q3.
Match the words to their meanings
Correct Answer:testing,checking to see if something works and evaluating how it works
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checking to see if something works and evaluating how it works

Correct Answer:improvements,how we can make the product better
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how we can make the product better

Correct Answer:evaluating,making judgements that are positive and negative
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making judgements that are positive and negative

Q4.
Why do manufacturers always test products?
Correct answer: to test that a product works
Correct answer: to test that a product is safe
to test that the product price is right
to test the product name
Q5.
What does 'evaluate' mean?
Correct answer: checking if a product is good or needs improving
recycling the product at the end of its use
making sure a product looks attractive

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