Textiles and Design Major Textiles Project Marking Guidelines

The Marking Guidelines for Textiles and Design Major Textiles Projects (MTPs) are published by the Board of Studies, Teaching
and Educational Standards NSW (BOSTES) at http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/textiles-design.html
Markers use this convenient back-to-back page layout of the marking guidelines as their marking scheme during the marking operation. The
mark ranges at the top of each column are used as a guide, and are supplemented by other briefing materials provided during the marker
training period, including images of benchmark works. All Textiles and Design MTPs are assessed by two markers who have experience in the
subject and have been trained in applying the marking guidelines. During marking, all markers are closely monitored by their Senior Marker,
the Supervisor of Marking and BOSTES officers. It is important to note that markers use a holistic approach to marking an MTP where an on-
balance view of achievement is reached using the guidelines.
Schools are reminded that the use of these criteria to assess work at school is not appropriate. The progress of the MTP should be assessed
in other valid ways, such as oral presentations or reports on progress linked to other syllabus outcomes.

The following extract from the Glossary of Key Words is provided to assist.
Analyse: identify components and the relationship between them, draw out and relate implications. Apply: use, utilise, employ in a particular situation.
Clarify: make clear or plain. Demonstrate: show by example. Describe: provide characteristics and features. Evaluate: make a judgement based on
criteria; determine the value of. Explain: Relate cause and effect; make the relationships between things evident; provide why and/or how. Critically
analyse: add a degree or level of accuracy depth, knowledge and understanding, logic, questioning, reflection and quality to analyse. Identify:
recognise and name. Interpret: draw meaning from. Justify: support an argument or conclusion. Outline: sketch in general terms; indicate the main
features of.

Aim
Textiles and Design Stage 6 is designed to enable students to understand and appreciate the nature and significance of textiles and to develop confidence and
competence in the selection, design, manufacture and application of textile items.

Objectives
Students will develop:

1. knowledge and understanding of the functional and aesthetic requirements of textiles for a range of applications
2. practical skills in design and manipulation of textiles through the use of appropriate technologies
3. the ability to apply knowledge and understanding of the properties and performance of textiles to the development and manufacture of textile items
4. skills in experimentation, critical analysis and the discriminatory selection of textiles for specific end-uses
5. knowledge and understanding of Australian Textile, Clothing, Footwear and Allied Industries
6. an appreciation of the significance of textiles in society.

Course Structure
Textiles and Design Stage 6 has a Preliminary course and an HSC course each of 120 indicative hours and consisting of Design, Properties and Performance of
Textiles and Australian Textile, Clothing, Footwear and Allied Industries. The Preliminary course also includes a minimum of two Textiles Projects. The HSC course
includes the development, management, communication and manufacture of an MTP. Students select one focus area through which they develop a project, which
includes supporting documentation and textile item/s: apparel, furnishings, costume, textile arts, non-apparel.
Students will demonstrate the development of manipulative, graphical, communication, research, decision-making, management and manufacturing skills

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Major Textiles Project Component: Supporting documentation
Supporting documentation – design inspiration 5 marks
Criteria 5 4
Clear communication of the design
inspiration by:
Explaining the relationship of the design
Relevance to focus
inspiration to the nominated focus area
area
Justification of Justifying particular creative and/or
creative and/or innovative design ideas or techniques
innovative design developed from the design inspiration
Critically analysing and explaining the
Relationship to
relationship of the design inspiration to
historical/cultural or
the historical/cultural or contemporary
contemporary
factors that have contributed to the
factors
design and manufacture of the item/s
Supporting written information through
Communication communication techniques such as
techniques to collages of pictures, samples from
support written various sources or graphical
information communication techniques, presented in
a contemporary manner.
(25 Marks)
4 pages (A4) or 2 pages (A3)
3 2 1
Limited communication of the design Minimal communication of the
inspiration by: design inspiration by:
Relating some design ideas of the
Identifying the focus area
design inspiration to the nominated
focus area
Listing some design ideas or Briefly mentioning the intention
techniques developed from the design of the item/s
inspiration
Listing a few historical/cultural or
contemporary factors that have
contributed to the design or
manufacture of the item/s
Including some pictures, samples or
sketches.
Candidates may achieve 2–3 marks as Candidates may achieve 1 mark as
indicated above OR by satisfying a indicated above OR by satisfying a subset
combination of the criteria for other mark of the criteria for other mark ranges.
ranges.

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Major Textiles Project
Supporting documentation – visual design development
Criteria
Drawings/sketches
 presented as either graphic or
free, not to an industry standard
 indicate mood, feel and emotion
of the design
 provide specific information
about the design features
Inspiration, development and
evaluation of design ideas
Analysis of functional and
aesthetic design
Evidence of creativity
throughout visual design
development
Quality presentation of visual
design development
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Component: Supporting documentation
5 marks
5 4
Clear communication of the visual
design development by:
including appropriately labelled
high-quality sketches/drawings
that clearly indicate the link
between inspiration and design
explaining the inspiration,
development and evaluation of
design ideas for the item/s
critically analysing the functional
and aesthetic aspects of the
design, considering strengths and
weaknesses, with reference to the
elements and principles of design
providing evidence of creativity
throughout concept development
presenting the development of
ideas and concepts in a logical
and sequential way
3 2
Limited communication of the
visual design development by:
including labelled medium-
quality sketches/drawings that
show some relationship
between inspiration and design
describing the inspiration,
development and evaluation of
design ideas for the item/s
describing the functional and
aesthetic aspects of the design
presenting some development
of ideas and concepts.
Candidates may achieve 2–3 marks
as indicated above OR by satisfying a
combination of the criteria for other
mark ranges.
(25 Marks)
6 pages (A4) or 3 pages (A3)
1
Minimal communication of the
visual design development by:
including poor sketches/
drawings without labelling
that show no evidence of the
link between inspiration and
design
listing one or two functional or
aesthetic aspects of the design.
Candidates may achieve 1 mark as
indicated above OR by satisfying a
subset of the criteria for other mark
ranges.
Major Textiles Project Component: Supporting documentation (25 Marks)
Supporting documentation – manufacturing specification 5 marks 6 pages (A4) or 3 pages (A3)
Criteria 5 4 3 2 1
Detailed communication
Limited communication of the Minimal communication of the
of the manufacturing
manufacturing specifications by: manufacturing specifications by:
specifications by:
Description
 description of item/s
describing item/s describing item/s in a basic way
 use of commercial pattern and/or describing item/s briefly or
accurately and in or listing pattern company and
individually designed patterns incompletely
detail number
 modifications made to commercial patterns
(if applicable)
Production drawings producing drawings producing drawings of an producing drawings of limited
 to scale and in proportion that clearly reflect the elementary standard standard
 fully dimensioned (including seam size, cuff textile item/s and
size, border dimensions, yoke size, the number which are of
of seams, hanging dimensions etc.)
 most appropriate view/s of an item/s with all
professional standard
relevant measurements clearly communicated
 front and back views, including the grain line on
the item/s
 pattern shapes include all pattern markings, as
appropriate to the items
Technical production plans
 fabric swatches
including all the
 quantity of material
required details in the including some relevant details
 notions required
technical production in the technical production plan
 itemised cost
plan
 total cost
 order of construction
Product label including a product including a product label which
 care instructions label that contains all may not contain all the required
 fibre content the required aspects aspects OR contains aspects that
 size appropriate to the are not appropriate to the
 country of manufacture selected focus area. selected focus area.
 brand name Candidates may achieve 2–3 marks Candidates may achieve 1 mark as
as indicated above OR by satisfying a indicated above OR by satisfying a
combination of the criteria for other subset of the criteria for other mark
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Major Textiles Project Component: Supporting documentation (25 Marks)
Supporting documentation – investigation, experimentation and evaluation 10 marks 8 pages (A4) or 4 pages (A3)
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Experiments with Experiments with Carries out some Minimal evidence of Provides no
Experiments extensively materials, equipment materials, equipment experimentation experimentation or evidence of
with and manufacturing and manufacturing without indicating investigation experimentation or
processes processes applicable how the results of investigation
 materials
applicable to the to the item and experimentation
 equipment
item and modifies modifies design or have been used in
 manufacturing design and/or construction design or
processes applicable construction as a construction
to the item/s result of the
experimentation
Provides thorough Provides details of Provides details of Provides basic Lists materials,
details of materials, materials, equipment materials, equipment details of materials equipment and
Justifies the use of equipment and and manufacturing and manufacturing and/or equipment manufacturing
 materials manufacturing processes used and processes used and and/or processes used
 equipment processes used and justifies their use on justifies their use manufacturing
 manufacturing justifies their use on the basis of sound based on limited processes used
processes the basis of investigations investigation
comprehensive
investigations
Evaluates the Evaluates the Describes the Briefly describes Lists the properties
Evaluates the properties properties and properties and properties and/or some of the of fabric, yarn and
and performance of performance of the performance of the performance of the properties and fibres used in the
fabric, yarn and fabric, yarn and fabric, yarn and performance of the item/s
 fabric
fibres used in fibres used, though fibres used fabric, and/or yarn
 yarn
relation to the end- not clearly in and/or fibres used in
 fibres purpose relation to the end- the item/s
purpose
Candidates may Candidates may Candidates may Candidates may
achieve 7–8 marks achieve 5–6 marks achieve 3–4 marks achieve 1–2 marks
as indicated above as indicated above as indicated above as indicated above
OR by satisfying a OR by satisfying a OR by satisfying a OR by satisfying a
combination of the combination of the combination of the subset of the
criteria for other criteria for other criteria for other criteria for other
mark ranges. mark ranges. mark ranges. mark ranges.

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Component: Textile item/s 25 Marks
Criteria 25 21 20 16 15 11 10 6 5 1
Design is clearly Relates design features Relates some design, Indicates little relevance Does not indicate
Appropriate
appropriate to the to purpose with aesthetic and functional of design to purpose and relevance of design to
design,
intended purpose with consideration of aesthetic features to the intended does not consider purpose and chooses
including
aesthetic and functional and functional aspects purpose aesthetic and functional inappropriate design
aesthetic and
aspects balanced and features in relation to features for the purpose
functional
related to the overall overall purpose/design
aspects
design
Choice of fabric/design Shows innovation and Shows innovation and Shows limited innovation Shows no innovation and
features/construction creativity in the choice of creativity in the choice of and creativity in the creativity in the choice of
Level of
techniques demonstrates either fabric, design, or either fabric, design, or choice of either fabric, either fabric, design, or
creativity/
creativity/innovation and construction methods construction methods, design, or construction construction methods
innovation
has a direct line to the with a link to the overall though with a limited link methods
overall purpose purpose to the overall purpose
Displays complex design Complex design features Uses limited complex Provides little evidence of Provides no evidence of
features and/or use of and/or specialised fabrics design features and/or application of application of
specialised fabrics and/or and/or application of specialised fabrics and/or advanced/complex advanced/complex
application of specialised specialised or advanced specialised or advanced construction techniques construction techniques
Degree of
or advanced construction construction techniques construction techniques or design features or or design features or
difficulty
techniques and/or and/or application of and/or application of difficult fabrics difficult fabrics
appropriate to
application of decorative decorative techniques are decorative techniques
the item/s
techniques attempted, without
complete mastery or
successful integration into
item/s
Utilises appropriate Shows proficiency in Shows proficiency in Little proficiency is shown Elementary proficiency
Degree of
techniques in the most areas of some areas of in the manufacture of the only is shown in the
proficiency in
construction and/or manufacture in relation to manufacture in relation to item/s to an appropriate manufacture of the item/s
manufacture of
design and completes the the construction and the construction and standard or appropriate combined with
quality textile
item/s to a high standard design design but requires more choice of manufacturing inappropriate choice of
item/s
of manufacture attention to detail techniques manufacturing techniques
Completes item/s Completes item/s but Generally completes Item/s show incomplete Item/s incomplete,
Management of
reflecting efficient time requires further attention item/s but requires more sections, appears rushed reflecting poor
item/s to
management to some finishing details attention to detail in all with little evidence of management of time
completion
areas management
Candidates may achieve Candidates may achieve Candidates may achieve Candidates may achieve
16–20 marks as indicated 11–15 marks as indicated 6–10 marks as indicated 1–5 marks as indicated
above OR by satisfying a above OR by satisfying a above OR by satisfying a above OR by satisfying a
combination of the criteria combination of the criteria combination of the criteria subset of the criteria from
for other mark ranges. from other mark ranges. from other mark ranges. other mark ranges

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