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Leaving Cert Technology: Ergonomics & aesthetics

How often Ergonomics & aesthetics comes up on the Technology papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 6 of the last 9 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

OL Asked on 5 of the last 9 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025.

Ergonomics & aesthetics, Higher Level(8 marks)

Quick ones on Ergonomics & aesthetics.

(a)What is anthropometric data?
  1. Test data on the strength of materials
  2. Measurements of human body sizes
  3. Records of a product's sales figures
(b)A product is designed to fit the 5th to 95th percentile. Which users may not be catered for?
  1. Only the tallest 5% of users
  2. The middle 90% of all users
  3. The smallest 5% and the largest 5%
(c)A shelf must be reachable by nearly everyone. Which user sets its maximum height?
  1. A 5th percentile (small) user
  2. A 50th percentile (average) user
  3. A 95th percentile (large) user
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(a) Measurements of human body sizes

(b) The smallest 5% and the largest 5%

(c) A 5th percentile (small) user

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Ergonomics & aesthetics.

Higher Level

Asked on 6 of the last 9 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025A10
2024Not asked
2023A7
2022B3a
2021B2b
2019Not asked
2018Not asked
2017B3b
2016A14

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Ergonomics & aesthetics questions

Ergonomics & aesthetics, 2 marks

What is ergonomics?

  1. Choosing the cheapest materials for a product
  2. Planning the order of tasks in a project
  3. Designing products to suit the people who use them
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Designing products to suit the people who use them

Ergonomics studies how people interact with products and surroundings: size, comfort, safety and ease of use, using data such as anthropometrics.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 5 of the last 9 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025B2b
2024A9
2023Not asked
2022Not asked
2021B2a
2019A8
2018Not asked
2017A1
2016Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Ergonomics & aesthetics questions

Ergonomics & aesthetics, 2 marks

What does ergonomics mean in product design?

  1. Designing products to use less energy
  2. Designing products to look fashionable
  3. Designing products to suit the human body
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Designing products to suit the human body

Ergonomics fits the product to the user: comfort, reach, grip and posture. An adjustable office chair and a shaped handle grip are typical examples.

Ergonomics & aesthetics, 2 marks

Anthropometric data gives information about…

  1. Sales figures for a product
  2. Measurements of the human body
  3. The strength of materials
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Measurements of the human body

Tables of anthropometric data give sizes such as hand length or seat height across a range of people, so products fit most users, not just the average person.

Ergonomics & aesthetics, 3 marks

Which feature of a garden trowel is mainly ergonomic?

  1. A soft, shaped rubber grip
  2. A low selling price
  3. A galvanised steel blade
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A soft, shaped rubber grip

A shaped soft grip fits the hand and reduces strain, so it is ergonomic. Price is a market decision, and galvanising protects the steel from rust.

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