plumiInvestigation, primary and secondary data: AQA GCSE Design and Technology questions
Every AQA GCSE Design and Technology exam question on 3.3.1 Investigation, primary and secondary data, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 17 questions on Investigation, primary and secondary data, as a list
- June 2025, Written paper, Q21.1 (4 marks): Satisfying the needs and wants of the user. [4 marks]
- June 2025, Written paper, Q21.2 (4 marks): Use of anthropometrics and ergonomics. [4 marks]
- June 2025, Written paper, Q27 (6 marks): Explain why designers should investigate and research existing products before starting to design new products. [6 marks]
- June 2024, Written paper, Q20.1 (4 marks): Analyse and evaluate the bus stops in terms of user needs and wants. [4 marks]
- June 2024, Written paper, Q20.3 (4 marks): Analyse and evaluate how the designer of a bus stop may have considered anthropometrics and ergonomics. [4 marks]
- June 2024, Written paper, Q28 (3 marks): Explain the purpose of using a focus group when developing a product. [3 marks]
- June 2023, Written paper, Q17 (4 marks): The data in the table below shows the approximate percentage of vehicles sold in the UK in 2021 by the type of fuel/power they use. Percentage of vehicles sold
- June 2023, Written paper, Q22.1 (6 marks): The suitability for the user. [6 marks]
- June 2023, Written paper, Q22.2 (6 marks): Ergonomics and anthropometrics. [6 marks]
- June 2022, Written paper, Q19.1 (6 marks): Analyse and evaluate the garden furniture and its packaging in terms of functionality. [6 marks]
- November 2021, Written paper, Q21.2 (4 marks): Analyse and evaluate how the modern vacuum cleaners in Figure 4 meet the needs and wants of users. [4 marks]
- November 2021, Written paper, Q24 (6 marks): Focus groups and market research are used by designers to gather information before designing products. Use one example for each technique and describe how they
- November 2020, Written paper, Q20.1 (4 marks): ergonomics [4 marks]
- November 2020, Written paper, Q20.2 (4 marks): functionality [4 marks]
- November 2020, Written paper, Q21 (6 marks): Describe the following two types of investigation. Give examples to show how they help when designing. [2 x 3 marks] Primary research Secondary research
- November 2020, Written paper, Q22.1 (1 mark): A designer has been asked to design a prototype toy suitable for use by a child between 3 and 5 years of age. They are using the data in Table 4. Complete the t
- November 2020, Written paper, Q22.2 (3 marks): Use your values from Question 22.1 to complete the bar chart and label the x axis. [3 marks]
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