EjSBS - The European Journal of Social & Behavioural Sciences

The European Journal of Social & Behavioural Sciences

Online ISSN: 2301-2218
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Reviewing the Impact of the National Strategies Design and Technology Framework for Key Stage Three

Table 5: D&T (Sub-skills of design, from the D&T Framework (DfES, 2004)) Framework design activities experienced (n = 202)

Responses Sub-skill1 No. of pupils Percentage Rank order Usage
Sketching Generating 152 75.200% 1
Mindmaps Exploring 145 71.800% 2
Moodboards Exploring 129 63.900% 3 High
‘Brainstorms’ Exploring 114 56.400% 4
Flowcharts Planning 80 39.600% 5
Isometric drawing Developing 65 32.200% 6
ACCESS FM Evaluating 65 32.200% 6
Sensory Analysis Evaluating 51 25.200% 8 Moderate
Deconstruction Generating 36 17.800% 9
4 x 4 Developing 24 11.900% 10
Role-play Exploring 22 10.900% 11
Eco-footprint Exploring 21 10.400% 12 Low
Extending the product Generating 18 8.900% 13
range
Winners and Losers Exploring 16 7.900% 14
Morphology Generating 16 7.900% 14
Beg, borrow, steal Developing 14 6.900% 16
PIES Evaluating 14 6.900% 16
Walk on the wild side Generating 11 5.400% 18
Gantt charts Planning 9 4.500% 19
CAFE QUE Evaluating 8 4.00% 20
SCAMPER Developing 5 2.500% 21
A day in the life of… Exploring 2 1.00% 22 Negligible
Six thinking hats Evaluating 2 1.00% 22
6-3-5 Matrix Generating 0 0.0% 24
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