Design and Technology: Guide

Alison Hardy, Jason Davies, Jeffrey Buckley, Adri du Toit, Scott Bartholomew, Suzanne Gomersall, Cathy Growney, Marion Rutland, Ulrika Sultan, Louise Davies, Trudi Barrow, Matt McLain, Sarah Davies, Helen Brink, Richard Brown, Silveira, V., Mburu, P. K. , Andrew Halliwell | View as single page | | Feedback/Impact.
Design and Technology Education: Guide
Context
D&T curriculum
Pedagogy
Assessment
Resources
What is D&T?
Knowledge Structure of D&T
Signature pedagogies
What is assessed in D&T
Where can teachers find resources to support D&T
D&T in England
D&T Capability
Demonstrations
Formative & summative assessment
Research about D&T
D&T in Scotland
Creativity
AI as a pedagogical tool
Peer and self-assessment
Links to other useful resources
D&T in Wales
Gender in D&T
Design fiction
D&T in Ireland
Food in D&T
Lesson planning
D&T in South Africa
AI in D&T
Gifted students in technology education
Primary D&T
Values in D&T
Critical thinking in D&T
D&T in the USA
Biomimicry
Primary to secondary transition
History of food in D&T
Strength of Evidence
Transferability
Areas for further research
Editors' Comments
Online communities

Areas for Further Research

Alison Hardy

Knowledge and Learning

How different types of knowledge develop and integrate in D&T

  • How do conceptual and procedural knowledge build over time?
  • What progression models work best in different contexts?
  • How does design and technology capability emerge?

Teaching Approaches

Evidence-based pedagogical strategies

  • Which approaches work best for different aspects of D&T?
  • How can demonstration and modelling be most effective?
  • What are the best ways to teach design strategies?

Assessment and Evaluation

Developing better assessment tools

  • How can we reliably assess D&T knowledge?
  • What formative assessment approaches work best?
  • How do we track capability development?

Contemporary Issues

Responding to change

  • Teaching new and emerging technologies
  • Food education integration
  • Digital tool implementation

Teacher Development

Building teacher expertise

  • Professional development approaches
  • Supporting non-specialist teachers
  • Building teacher confidence

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