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Design Technology SL
May 2025 · Paper 2 · TZ1

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  • 3questions
  • 45marks
  • 14question parts
  • 7micro-topics

What this paper tests

Mark distribution

  • Process in context56%
  • Process in theory20%
  • People in practice13%
  • People in theory11%

Hardest areas (by marks)

  1. 1.Testing with CAD9 marks
  2. 2.Applying research methods6 marks
  3. 3.The closed loop6 marks

Question types

explain / justify: 50%outline: 21%list: 21%identify: 7%0%
  • explain / justify50%
  • outline21%
  • list21%
  • identify7%

0% of parts are show / prove.

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Which topics dominate May 2025 TZ1 Paper 2?

Process in context 56% (typical 26%), Process in theory 20% (typical 23%), People in practice 13% (typical 1%).

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