Through learning and experiencing new things I am able to apply it and teach it to others. I can apply the steps of the Design Cycle not only in technology but in other class projects too. For example, it is helping my partner and I do our IB Personal project. Also, since I learned to use the Design Cycle, I was able to teach the 6th graders all about it. This is very essential for them to know becasue they will be using the Design Cycle all the way to 10th grade. The way it will be applied in the community is when we become adults and apply to our jobs or careers. Whether they become a doctor, engineer, teacher or a counselor they will need to follow this process. Once the whole community applies this to their lives, they will be more successful.
My future projects can become better by evaluating my final product. I critically evaluated myself by creating a self rubric. This helps me see what was not as effective as other parts of the project. A lot has to do with how a person manages their time and how well the project is planned out. A good formulated plan leads to a better outcome and product. Another way for the projects to become better is by taking the create stage more in depth. Making feasible designs and improving the final design makes it easier to create the product. In the future I can be more successful by following the requirements strictly.
From this project, I learned that I need to be more aware of each stage of the Design Cycle. I felt that I started off strongly in the investigate and design stage, but then ended up more poorly in the plan, create and evaluate. I will continue to compare two ideas in the investigation step and create a rubric to see which one is more effective. This was very helpful because it's a fast way to find out what product will be better. Also, I will continue to make 3 feasible designs to compare and see which is best. On the contrary I will not continue to waste time when creating the project. I felt that I could've been more productive if I followed my plan exaclty how I wrote it. There were times that I stayed behind and the work doubled so I had to make it up quickly.
I feel that my final product was well done but it wasn't fantastic. Overall I rate it a 5. The investigate stage I rate it a 5 becasue I made a rubric for the two programs I was comparing. I rated myself a 4 on the plan becasue I made a timeline to follow hen I was already halfways through the project. On the design stage I rated myself a 5 becasue I made 3 designs that were specific and detailed. On creating the product I rated myself a 5 because I thought it was helpful for a 6th grader to learn about the Design Cycle. Finally, on the evaluation I rated my self a 3 becasue I haven't yet gotten the chance to test it out on a 6th grader.
In the future my goal will be to create a better plan. This last time I made the plan when I was already halfways through the project. It was not as effective as I planned because I was rushing through it. Next time I will make sure I make it from the beginning of the project so that I can follow it and not fall behind. I need to make sure that I not wait till the lastminute to finish up instead I have to planout every step.
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