Grade 12 · lesson 4 of 4

Make the project reproducible in scope

Record the stated element with enough detail for another reader to trace it. Distinguish source facts from interpretation.

About 22 minutes, plus any extended practice

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Supplied materials

  • Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
  • Worked case: Excerpt A: Question: What failure-at-bend counts appear in dated Trial Cards R1–R3? Excerpt B: Question asks failure count. R1 says the paper tore after four completed bends. Excerpt C: Questioner: Why count only dated trial cards? Answer: Their date and observed outcome fit the bounded question. Excerpt D: Source notes retain R1 section 1, R2 section 2 and R3 section 1 beside the quoted results.
  • Primary check: Excerpt A: Method: read each trial card, extract date, model ID and failure status, and retain its locator. Excerpt B: Question asks all failure counts across R1–R3. R1 gives one model’s failure count but says nothing about R2 or R3. Excerpt C: Questioner: Do these trials prove years of durability? Answer: No; each covers only a short bend trial. Excerpt D: Inclusion rule: include dated trial records with model IDs; exclude undated promotional claims.

Learn the idea

A bounded inquiry becomes easier to inspect when sources, selection rules, reasoning transformations and revisions are visible. That transparency does not guarantee exhaustive evidence or a correct conclusion by itself.

Record the stated element with enough detail for another reader to trace it. Distinguish source facts from interpretation.

Original worked input: Original excerpt D: Source notes retain R1 section 1, R2 section 2 and R3 section 1 beside the quoted results. The task is to make the project reproducible in scope. The answer is “stable source identifiers and locators”. Evidence: Source notes retain R1 section 1, R2 section 2 and R3 section 1 beside the quoted results. Reasoning: stable source identifiers and locators is supported because IDs and section fields locate each claim’s source. A reproducible procedure can still have limited evidence.

  1. Read the supplied worked case and identify the part named in this lesson. An adult can model unfamiliar words.
  2. Record the stated element with enough detail for another reader to trace it. Distinguish source facts from interpretation.
  3. Check the worked solution: stable source identifiers and locators. Evidence: Source notes retain R1 section 1, R2 section 2 and R3 section 1 beside the quoted results. Reasoning: stable source identifiers and locators is supported because IDs and section fields locate each claim’s source. A reproducible procedure can still have limited evidence.
  4. Use the new primary and practice cases. Give a reason from the actual words before checking the feedback.
Worked example

See the method in action

Original excerpt D: Source notes retain R1 section 1, R2 section 2 and R3 section 1 beside the quoted results. Solved: stable source identifiers and locators. Evidence: Source notes retain R1 section 1, R2 section 2 and R3 section 1 beside the quoted results. Reasoning: stable source identifiers and locators is supported because IDs and section fields locate each claim’s source. A reproducible procedure can still have limited evidence. Record the stated element with enough detail for another reader to trace it. Distinguish source facts from interpretation.

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Helpful tips
  • A stable identifier links repeated notes to one record.
  • A reproducible procedure can still have limited evidence.
Original excerpt D: Inclusion rule: include dated trial records with model IDs; exclude undated promotional claims. Use excerpt D only. Which documentation element is supplied?

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explicit inclusion rule

Evidence: Inclusion rule: include dated trial records with model IDs; exclude undated promotional claims. Reasoning: explicit inclusion rule is supported because the inclusion criteria make selection reproducible. A reproducible procedure can still have limited evidence.

Take it further

Changed-input task: Original excerpt D: Each table row links extracted count and status to its claim, preserving stopped without failure as censored evidence. Give an evidence-based answer before looking at the model. Expected reasoning: Evidence: Each table row links extracted count and status to its claim, preserving stopped without failure as censored evidence. Reasoning: transparent transformation of notes to claims is supported because raw count and failure status remain visible beside each bounded claim. A reproducible procedure can still have limited evidence. Then write a brief alternative sentence, paragraph, source note or scene that demonstrates the same operation; label new fictional details and preserve source limits.

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More practice: try new cases

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More practice: try new cases
1. Original excerpt D: Notes show raw count, failure status and the resulting bounded claim; stopped without failure is never transformed into failed. Use excerpt D only. Which documentation element is supplied?
Need a hint?
  • A stable identifier links repeated notes to one record.
  • A reproducible procedure can still have limited evidence.
2. Original excerpt D: Revision log records changing R3 from incorrectly failed at five to stopped without failure after checking its source. Use excerpt D only. Which documentation element is supplied?
Need a hint?
  • A stable identifier links repeated notes to one record.
  • A reproducible procedure can still have limited evidence.
3. Original excerpt D: Every claim includes stable record ID and section locator so another reader can find it. Use excerpt D only. Which documentation element is supplied?
Need a hint?
  • A stable identifier links repeated notes to one record.
  • A reproducible procedure can still have limited evidence.

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