Develop ideas using feedback
I can gather and analyse user feedback to inform design developments.
Develop ideas using feedback
I can gather and analyse user feedback to inform design developments.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Designers share ideas with sketches.
- Designers share ideas to gather feedback which influence design developments and decisions.
- Designers use user feedback to inform and support design iteration.
Keywords
User feedback - information provided by users about their opinions and insights into design ideas
Iterative - refining and improving
Design development - the process of refining and evolving design ideas through feedback testing, and iteration
Common misconception
User feedback is just opinions, it’s not useful when developing designs.
Feedback is largely based on opinions. However, it provides real world insight into how people interact see, understand and would use a design.
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To help you plan your year 9 design and technology lesson on: Develop ideas using feedback, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
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Equipment
Sketching and ideas resources, sticky notes, recording device, feedback information for development tasks.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
changes colour in response to heat
changes colour in response to water
changes colour in response to sunlight