Begin with an evidence-based readiness audit
Objective: Compare a target task with current artifacts, identify demonstrated strengths and observable gaps, and design a short learning contract without using age or confidence as placement evidence.
I can show what I am ready to do, what still needs repair, and which artifact will prove the repair.
Build the idea
Readiness is task-specific. Compare target criteria with actual artifacts: source fidelity, reasoning, genre, time control, live response, accessibility, and revision. A strong essay transfers some evidence to a brief, but it does not prove concise decision writing or response to questions.
Separate cannot yet from has not yet been demonstrated. The learner may be able to answer questions, but without a recorded defense there is no observable evidence. This distinction avoids turning a missing artifact into a fixed identity and directs the next assessment efficiently.
Write a learning contract with one or two high-leverage gaps, bounded practice, criteria, evidence, review date, and escalation. For example: give two timed defenses with five question types; produce one two-page brief reviewed by a target reader. Completion comes from artifacts meeting criteria, not time spent.
Language model
- Learner I am bad at speaking because I did not answer questions.
- Coach Was live questioning included in the artifact?
- Learner No. It has not been demonstrated.
- Coach What evidence will test it?
- Learner Two recorded defenses with accurate responses to five question types and one documented revision.
Notice
- Compare artifacts with target criteria.
- Distinguish absent evidence from inability.
- Define the artifact that closes each gap.