Vg1 crafts, design and product development (DTH01‑01)
Competence aims and assessment
Competence aims after product development and creative processes
The pupil is expected to be able to
- plan and document a design and product development process individually and in cooperation with others within a given time frame
- create and prepare sketches and blueprints manually and with digital resources
- examine and use design, cultural expressions, style history and local traditions within traditional crafts as inspiration for their own product development
- use technical terminology and visual instruments during collaboration with others and to document their own work
- explore and use colours and symbol in the development of products with hard, soft and plastic materials
- apply composition principles to 2D and 3D shapes
- use traditional methods of measurement and adapt patterns and templates
- develop new craft products and assess durability, function and aesthetical expression
- present ideas and products to customers and others, and convey the history and uniqueness of the products
- explore and convey how demand, culture, tradition, trends and sustainability impact the craft subjects locally and regionally
- calculate costs and the price of materials and products
- explore dilemmas that arise at the intersection of tradition and innovation
- present different uses of colour, symbols and materials in craft products
- explore how craft traditions have been used for political and ideological statements in various cultures, and present their own work as an expression of personal emotions and opinions
Formative assessment
The formative assessment should help promote learning and the development of competence. The pupils demonstrate and develop competence in product development and creative processes when they use knowledge, skills and critical thinking to solve assignments in the programme subjects.
The teacher facilitates pupil participation and encourages the desire to learn through a variety of assignments. The teacher can give assignments that cover multiple or all the programme subjects. The teacher shall have conversations with the pupil regarding their development within product development and creative processes. The pupils shall have the opportunity to express what they believe they can accomplish and reflect on their own academic development. The teacher provides guidance on further learning and adapts the education to enable the pupils to use the guidance provided to develop their competence in the programme subject.
Assessment of coursework
The grades awarded for coursework reflect the overall competence of the pupil in product development and creative processes at the end of the education in the programme subject. The teacher plans and facilitates the pupils in demonstrating their competence in various ways. Using the competence aims as a starting point, the teacher shall assess how the pupil demonstrates understanding, reflection and critical thinking, and how the pupil masters challenges and solves assignments in various contexts. The teacher awards grades in business operations based on the competence the pupil has demonstrated by planning, completing, assessing and documenting their own academic work.