Cambridge IGCSE Design and Technology (0979) | Past papers 📄
Cambridge IGCSE Design and Technology-0979 past papers are a helpful tool that helped me to achieve high scores in the final examination. With Cambridge IGCSE Design and Technology-0979 past papers, I have gained knowledge of marking schemes and grading thresholds. It also clarifies the important and repeated syllabus content of relevant subjects. Past papers are key to success in each subject either Accounting-0452 or Computer Science-0478. Its syllabus is the same as Cambridge IGCSE Design and Technology-0445, but the grading scale differs. Its grading scale is 9 to 1.
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Assessment Overview
its syllabus is assesed with the help of 5 papers. Paper 1 and Component 2 are compulsory; each student must attempt them. Paper 3, paper 4, and paper 5 are optional. For each paper, students have to prepare specific content for paper 1 I prepared Product Design. For component 2 I focused on the project I chose to submit to enhance my skills. Resist Material is assessed on paper 3, and System & control is assessed on paper 4. For paper 5, I prepare the topic Graphic Products.
Compulsory Component
| Paper 1 | |
| 1 hour 15 minutes | |
| Product Design | |
| 50 marks | 25% |
| Questions will be based on the Common content: Product Design | |
| Answer one question | |
| Externally assessed |
| Component 2 | |
| Project | 50% |
| 100 marks | |
| School-based assessment | |
| Internally assessed and externally moderated |
Optional Component
| Paper 3 | 1 hour |
| Resistant Materials | 25% |
| 50 marks | |
| Questions will be based on the Specialist option: Resistant Materials content and the Common content: Product Design | |
| Section A: answer all questions | |
| Section B: answer one question | |
| Written paper | |
| Externally assessed |
| Paper 4 | 1 hour |
| Systems & Control | 25% |
| 50 marks | |
| Questions will be based on the Specialist option: Systems & Control content and the Common content: Product Design | |
| Section A: answer all questions | |
| Section B: answer one question | |
| Written paper | |
| Externally assessed |
| Paper 5 | 1 hour |
| Graphic Products | 25% |
| 50 marks | |
| Questions will be based on the Specialist option: Graphic Products Content and the Common content: Product Design | |
| Section A: answer all questions | |
| Section B: answer one question | |
| Written paper | |
| Externally assessed |
Assessment Objective
The assessment objectives (AOs) are:
AO1 Knowledge and understanding
Recall, select and communicate knowledge and demonstrate understanding of design & technology, including its wider effects.
AO2 Application
Apply knowledge, understanding and skills in a variety of contexts and in designing and making products.
AO3 Analysis and Evaluation
Analyse and evaluate products, including their design and production
Assessment Weightage.
| Assessment objective | Weighting in IGCSE % |
| AO1 Knowledge and understanding | 30 |
| AO2 Application | 50 |
| AO3 Analysis and Evaluation | 20 |
| Total | 100 |
Assessment objectives are a percentage of each component. Each component has a different Weighting. The weighting of each component is presented in percentage form, which enabled me to achieve high scores on the final examination. I prepare each component according to its weighting.Â
| Assessment objective Weighting in components % | |||
| Paper 1 | Component 2 | Paper 3,4,5 | |
| AO1 Knowledge and understanding | 20 | 20 | 60 |
| AO2 Application | 60 | 60 | 20 |
| AO3 Analysis and Evaluation | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 |