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Design Technology HL
November 2023 · Paper 2

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  • 5questions
  • 50marks
  • 13question parts
  • 12micro-topics

What this paper tests

Mark distribution

  • Process in theory32%
  • Product in theory22%
  • People in theory20%
  • People in context12%
  • Process in practice6%
  • Production in theory4%
  • Production in context4%

Hardest areas (by marks)

  1. 1.Testing with CAD9 marks
  2. 2.Choosing a material9 marks
  3. 3.The four pleasures6 marks

Question types

explain / justify: 69%outline: 15%write down / state: 8%list: 8%0%
  • explain / justify69%
  • outline15%
  • write down / state8%
  • list8%

0% of parts are show / prove.

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Which topics dominate November 2023 Paper 2?

Process in theory 32% (typical 21%), Product in theory 22% (typical 12%), People in theory 20% (typical 20%).

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