Design and Technology GCSE
Iterative Design
What Iterative Design means in Design and Technology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Iterative Design
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A design methodology based on a cyclic process of prototyping, testing, analysing, and refining a product.
A design methodology based on a cyclic process of prototyping, testing, analyzing, and refining a product.
A cyclic approach to designing, testing, analyzing, and refining a product or process.
Topics that use Iterative Design
- All design and technological practice takes place within contexts which inform outcomes (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Component 2: Non-examined assessment (NEA) - Evaluate (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Component 2: Non-examined assessment (NEA) - Investigate (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Component 2: Non-examined assessment (NEA) - Make (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
- Product Specification
- Design for Disassembly
- Fitness for Purpose
- Performance Characteristics
- Qualitative Data
- Quantitative Data
- Realistic Conditions
Using Iterative Design in the exam
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